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Instead of playing with deadpan*, I played around with a different kind of style while I was walking through a neighborhood I usually drive through, SF’s Haight District. For the first half of the trip, I focused mainly on observing from a new perspective, trying to capture the kinds of things that I wouldn’t see from inside the car.

For the second half, I went back to my safe zone, portraits, and also walked through a different part of the city. I’m trying to expand my style and I was in two new places, one of which I had never walked through before, and one of which I just don’t get to spend enough time in. This gave the setting extra importance, so I began to play around with background and foreground.

*Were we supposed to play with deadpan or no? I got slightly confused?

To tell my story, I attempted to limit myself to expressing emotion and diversity through legs and shoes. Oftentimes, I find that people express a hidden aspect of their character through their shoes, so I attempted to capture it by forcing the eyes of the audience onto it. However, the rules that I set out in the beginning were probably too strict, not allowing me the freedom to express some complexity.

Rules:

1. no torso or upper body
2. must be of people waiting in line
3. capture some oddity, identity, or emotion