One way in which this control may be achieved is by shooting in a constant location and point of view. This way the only thing that varies from picture to picture are the people who are moving through the space. This might be a good way to create a unified body of photographs. I did a similar thing when I took a picture of the lamppost from the same point of view at three points of day. By keeping all other factors somewhat constant, the single varying factor becomes an area of interest almost by default. I was thinking about using a tripod and photographing on the corner of two bisecting streets. At a point like this I would be able to capture people either waiting to cross the road perpendicularly or move along horizontally.
I am also thinking now about how people change with a change of area and location. Perhaps I could set up my tripod in different areas of Richmond, for example downtown, the fan, and Oregon hill. It would be interesting to see how the demographics, appearance, and characteristics of people change according to the area of the city. I wonder how much specificity and similarity between people can be found in specific areas. I also feel as though the nature of the people would change according to location. For example, those walking on broad street are probably not going to be walking for leisure. Instead they will most like be walking in order to get from point A to point B. I hope that somehow I can somehow capture this purposefulness and directness in my photographs. By contrast, in the fan, perhaps I will get more pictures of people walking their dogs or taking strolls.
I think it is also important for me to consider how big I want the people to be in my frame. Ideally I would like them close enough where the viewer can notice details like dress, posture, and even maybe facial expression.
Maybe a series of 9? 3 photos of 1 place, 3 places total? I could shoot a ton at each location and then edit them down.
perhaps I will take some shots tomorrow, Friday, as a test, and if they turn out well I will continue onward!
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