A death defying day in the middle the most hellish traffic. I spent a bit of time trying to get close to rickshaws to capture some of those public/private moments. Not much luck. A lot of walking as buses are just a waste of time. Some good photos came out of the 261 taken today.
- I jumped off my stalled bus to the sound of Dizzee Rascal. This made me aggressive and I got close into situations. I inserted myself. This resulted in some good pictures. I walked a lot at the beginning and this was good for getting me into the groove. It’s very, very important to ‘feel it’. But it can’t be forced. It’s like a active relaxation. A non thinking action.
- I walked into a hospital at one point and it was damn depressing. The light was really bad, but the place was dense with emotion. Even I balked however at trying to capture that. Of course I shouldn’t. Sickness plays such a large part of life.
- I took some random streets and so on but again the best photos came from Gulistan. My obsessive character, where I can eat the same meal for two straight weeks, or listen to the same song over 300 times, really gels with the obsessiveness (patience?!) required.
- Technically, there weren’t any issues that I haven’t raised before. I was really trying to be fearless in bringing the camera to my face. I also tried to consciously visualise a little, but it didn’t go so well. You really get into an unthinking, physical mode when shooting.
Why tomorrow will be better
- See that last shooting notes, I need to keep doing that stuff.
- Buy a notebook so I can take notes at the scene. Reduce the time for feedback.
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