Portrait Month
I’m a big fan of FDR’s “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” bit, and so I hereby announce that December is Portrait Month on my blog. Throughout the entire month of December—no time off for Hanukkah, Christmas, or Kwanzaa—I’ll be approaching at least one stranger every day and asking to make his portrait. I’ll post the daily results on this blog, for better or worse.
If time allows, I’ll also do some posting about portrait photographers whose work I respect, admire, dislike, or otherwise have a strong feeling about. No guarantees about that part, but I do guarantee a portrait a day.
Tune in, sports fans, to see the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Can you think of a more appropriate way to spend the holidays? Neither can I.
If time allows, I’ll also do some posting about portrait photographers whose work I respect, admire, dislike, or otherwise have a strong feeling about. No guarantees about that part, but I do guarantee a portrait a day.
Tune in, sports fans, to see the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Can you think of a more appropriate way to spend the holidays? Neither can I.
Labels: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, portraits
posted by Liz at 8:00 AM
7 Comments:
Maybe you should get one of those "free hugs" signs, too. You know, just to round out all this new interaction with strangers. :)
That's it: I'll get it on a T-shirt. ;)
Cool foray into the blog world, by the way.
For what it's worth, I think this is a really fantastic idea. I know it sounds silly and maybe cliché, but it takes a lot of brass to walk up to strangers on the street and ask to take their photograph. I don't actually know why I'm leaving a comment. I guess I just wanted to give you a stranger's support. Best of luck.
Thanks, Aaron. I'm eager to see what happens, and I'll take all the luck I can get. Stay tuned.
Great idea, Liz. Looking forward to it.
Sounds like our good buddy Shawntose had an impact on you.
Thanks, Armando!
And Anonymous, yes, Shawntose definitely had an impact.
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