I Love Photographing Older People
Everyone has a
preference or something that they are especially good at. I would never pass up the opportunity to
capture a beautiful landscape but for me there is nothing better than
connecting to people. I am continually scanning the crowd like radar. I choose to shoot someone when I respond viscerally. My stomach literally jumps. This happens most often around weathered older men and women.
Boatman, Hoi An, Vietnam |
Our relationships are generally brief based on a chance meeting. So I have to be ready with all the tech stuff on the camera already set. The n, I have to quickly make the subject feel comfortable. A smile, a big laugh works very well for me.
To me, they have paid their dues and are
wearing their life on their face. The ir wrinkles, toothless smiles and twinkle in
their eyes say it all. It is honest and
I love them for it.
Carpe Diem,
Lorrie