faces of eugene - 002

faces of eugene - 001

i've started a personal project -- a series of "dignified portraits" where i'm approaching people i don't know and asking to make their portrait. so many people don't have access to getting a professional portrait made, i wanted to give people that might not be able to have a portrait made a chance to get a professional portrait. this is the first picture of the series.... taken at river road and the beltline.

down-town

i went downtown today to scout out some photo locations. ran into a friend of mine, who quickly became my test subject. didn't bring a flash with me, just my camera and the unusually-bright-for-eugene sunlight. i found a few good places to shoot in the future.... it was good to get a bit outside of my comfort zone, shoot without a flash and a studio. makes things feel new. makes things feel fresh.