I made a new batch of portraits from around various Los Angeles home depot parking lots. about 14 or 15 in all with the Calumet 4x5, Provia 100 transparency and a Symmar 210mm.
When I approach people in the street to take their portraits with my view camera, I've got some explaining
to do about why I am wanting to point a large format studio camera at them, something like, "hi I am a photographer making art photographs, I would be honored to make a photograph of you. It would be nice for people to be able to see what you look like in a very honest straight forward way. I am an artist and this is art ... of sorts, descriptive art, showing what you look like but not who you are. The story of your life thats written on your face, written on your surface. thank you!"
