Some shots from my first week in Pittsburgh. First is a portrait of this crazy Ukranian woman I met — she moved her hands all over the place when she talked. I think I'm going to do a multimedia piece about the old home she lives in because they have a lot of activities that involve the community, especially community youth, in working with the elderly. Second photo is for a Memorial Day story about how the VFW posts are losing membership and they had trouble finding people to put up flags on Veterans' graves. That's Walter, the Commander of the VFW post. Last shot was taken from the top floor of a building on the Carnegie Mellon campus. It's part of a garden structure that was recently installed. Let me know what you think.
2 comments:
Nice work for your first week man. I definitely like the first shot the most out of all the ones posted, although the Carnegie Mellon shot is tight too. I don't dig the middle one as much, simply cause his face is looking off to the side and not towards the camera - which gives it this disconnected feel. However, this might tell the story better than a more face-front shot.
The woman is infectious. From looking at the photo I really get a feeling of vibrancy and youth from her which is very interesting considering the general impression of old age homes.
Having the second man look away from the camera is a very good position. Considering it seems the article is about people ignoring veterans or at least a lack of attention which is suffocating the organization.
The final image I love because it is so foreign to me. The art in it draws me in (perhaps you should blame my backround) but shooting it from so high up gives the viewer a feeling of how large it is and how much you are missing by only seeing the photograph. While it is a strong image it makes me want to experience the full thing instead of the teaser I get with this image. I do feel a bit of distance between the woman in the image and the art. I'm not sure if this reflects well on the size or not, but I think it would be helpful to experiment with an appreciator of the art touching the momentous piece showing both the scale and the humbleness of the viewer.
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