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Post by sushistereo on Mar 3, 2010 0:16:30 GMT -5
Step out of your comfort zone to a new level of portrait photography: take 100 portraits of people you don't know. The One Hundred Strangers project is a learning group for people who want to improve the social and technical skills needed for taking portraits of strangers and telling their stories. The method is learning by doing. The project is lots of fun and improves photo journalistic skills. During the process you might expand your every day living experience - and who knows, maybe you will even get a couple of new friends during the process. We welcome both beginner and advanced photographers. You may be new to photographing strangers or already have experience of this type of photography. Take 100 photographs of at least 100 people you don't know. Approach a person or group of people and ask for permission to both take a photo of them and to post it to the flickr 100 Strangers group. Get to know your subjects. Who are they? What is their life like? Try to tell a small story with each photo you take. This may be a story about the person or how you felt approaching that particular individual. You may have, for example, tried a new approach or used a new photographic technique. Try to learn something from every encounter you make. So here's what you need to do: 1) Take some pics 2)Send it to Pogoflickr808@yahoo.com with your name and your story 3) and I will post your pic to flickr the flickr account www.flickr.com/photos/pogotribeI hope you guys and gals take some nice pictures!!
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Post by bombmaniac on Mar 3, 2010 11:28:08 GMT -5
*coughcoughstalkercoughcough*
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Post by qieth on Mar 5, 2010 8:40:44 GMT -5
I like this idea. However, i might just propose a change. 100 strangers is a lot, and it might seem a bit daunting.
Suppose we started out with just one stranger. Approach someone, probably someone sitting on a bench or not looking busy, and ask if you can take their picture, and ask if they would share a story from their life with you. Good or bad, happy or sad, anything. Record the story or write it down, and post it with the picture.
It is unlikely that we will ever meet the people we interview or see, but it could be an interesting approach to learning about different people around the world. Would this be alright?
Im the kind of guy that enjoy talking to other people, and hearing their stories. Even the dullest person has a story that has affected their way of life. The most ignorant racist prick has experienced something that turned him into the person he is today. The joyous, goshgolly guy has a unique outlook on life.
SHIRT.. fuck.. damn.. the more i think of this, the more i want to make some sort of blog, which is just random interviews with people. I might just follow through on that. I didn't mean to steal your idea, Sushi, but you sparked an idea in my head!
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Post by Jake on Mar 6, 2010 12:03:56 GMT -5
I think what qieth says about choosing less than 100 people probably makes more sense in that 100 people is a lot of people. But of course, the group on flickr is instead for 100 photos. So really, I guess the best thing to do is to try and achieve 100 people but just over a very long period of time without worrying how long it takes. And I think your idea of random interviews with people is actually a very good one which you should follow through on! Everyone has at least one interesting story of theirs to share. Also Sushi, I saw the pictures you took and I thought they were very good!
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Post by adoriandeck on Mar 6, 2010 14:36:38 GMT -5
This is an awesome idea! 100 is a lot, but I think it could be something that would go on for a long period of time which is what makes it awesome instead of just going out 1 day and doing this, you could do it over a period of weeks. It's just a nice thing to do, people don't expect these kinds of things in their day.
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Post by dandelions8910 on Mar 6, 2010 23:11:19 GMT -5
Yeah, I really like this idea, but 100 is a LOT of people. I think the idea of stretching it out over a longer period of time makes more sense.
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Post by redkneehighsocks on Mar 19, 2010 5:23:14 GMT -5
i think its a great idea, i'd like to do it some day... matbe with less people, or with as a long term goal, but the same consept applies
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Post by zeromerc on Mar 19, 2010 12:51:21 GMT -5
I am starting the project on April 1. My goal is going to be to take a picure of somebody. either that I know or do not know for an entire year.
I may do several a day (to cover for vacations or something) but I am going to photo people I can put up on the interwebz. I might even do something on youtube to go with the pics... this is going to be soooooooo fun!!
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Post by halfthecarbs on Mar 22, 2010 0:59:41 GMT -5
I'm totally down for this, still, especially if I can find some polaroid film. That would be sweet.
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Post by sarahendipity on Mar 22, 2010 16:52:10 GMT -5
I like this idea. However, i might just propose a change. 100 strangers is a lot, and it might seem a bit daunting. Suppose we started out with just one stranger. Approach someone, probably someone sitting on a bench or not looking busy, and ask if you can take their picture, and ask if they would share a story from their life with you. Good or bad, happy or sad, anything. Record the story or write it down, and post it with the picture. It is unlikely that we will ever meet the people we interview or see, but it could be an interesting approach to learning about different people around the world. Would this be alright? Im the kind of guy that enjoy talking to other people, and hearing their stories. Even the dullest person has a story that has affected their way of life. The most ignorant racist prick has experienced something that turned him into the person he is today. The joyous, goshgolly guy has a unique outlook on life. SHIRT.. fuck.. damn.. the more i think of this, the more i want to make some sort of blog, which is just random interviews with people. I might just follow through on that. I didn't mean to steal your idea, Sushi, but you sparked an idea in my head! I think that this project is equally awesome, if not more awesome as the original project! I'd rather sit down with one person and learn their life story than quickly capture 100 peoples' faces and learn nothing about them.
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