As promised I said I was going to walk for 4 mornings last week and that’s exactly what I did.
Although the walks were brief I wanted to shoot more photos of people rather than just things.
I wouldn’t say I’m a street photographer so this style of shooting is a bit out of my wheel house.
For one I hate getting yelled at for taking a picture.
It’s something that is a bit out of my comfort zone and I firmly believe in pushing myself to the edge of my comfort from time to time.
The reason I do this is because it helps with my confidence while working.
Even if you shoot in a studio with your clients it’s important to have confidence to let your client know that you know what you are doing and they are getting what they paid for.
No Art director will ever be as intimidating as a stranger who wants to punch you in the face for taking their photo.

Whenever I shoot photos of strangers I will always get messages on instagram from people wondering if I asked permission to take the photo or not.
The truth is I feel out the situation.
Sometimes I formally stop and ask and other times I get by with taking the photo and then smiling after words.
If I can take the picture without doing either I prefer to sneak it.
This for me isn’t to trick anyone it’s to capture life in it’s natural form with out the person feeling like they have to look good for the photo.
In some cases a posed photo can come off as fabricated and when shooting street photos I like most of my interactions to be natural.

Tomorrow I am going to continue showing some images from my final 2 morning walks.

All the best,
Atticus