I have discovered that taking a photo of someone in a public place without their permission is seen by many people as stalking and the fact is you can get arrested for taking photos of police officers. You knew? I sure didn’t…
I will tell you even if you are not interested.
This all started with my new art assignment all well and good, until someone gets arrested or killed, they send us out with SLR cameras and tell us to take photos of people in their environments.
Sure go ahead take photos of stranger but only if they give you permission, Once again this is all well and good if you’re not totally terrified of talking to people who one look scary and two act fucking insane and may in fact be a serial killer; because you don’t choose normal people to photograph, because that is stupid and they are let’s face it not all that interesting, but when you find someone having an in depth conversation with themselves we all get a little excited, until you have to talk to them.
I don’t know about you but I seem to end up talking myself out of many things that in the long run probably would have been better than the thing I choose to do. For example I tell myself no don’t go find a key, just climb through the laundry window and get stuck. Because that’s what every sane person does.
I have also found that I talk to myself not like crazy talking with hand actions, but just conversations with different voices for the different individuals taking part. I often use these conversations to decide what to do, like climb through very small windows. But let me just explain I don’t just talk to anyone and not just myself. I talk to people I think may be able to help me, like Batman or Jesus and even Arthur (you may not know Arthur but he is the main character of a Garth Nix series); just people who can help.
So I go out and start to take photos of strangers, but I make sure I am well hidden and I won’t get caught, because I am not that stupid. Then I start to think “what if I do get caught?” and I realize I would have no idea what I would actually do. So I ask “What would Arthur do?” which doesn’t really help since Arthur is kind of a scardey cat and is sometimes kinda useless. And the only solution I can find is; don’t get caught which is probably the same thing that is going through every self respecting stalkers head, and If I do try talk myself out of it Stalking…Me? No! I would never stalk anyone.
At this moment in time I haven’t been able to get any good shots of people doing crazy things or even interesting things, they all just seem to be walking or breathing the usual boring things of everyday life. But I am not giving up since I do not want to fail my assignment and flunk all my schooling years and the small chance I could one day become an artist if I ever so choose.
I will tell you even if you are not interested.
This all started with my new art assignment all well and good, until someone gets arrested or killed, they send us out with SLR cameras and tell us to take photos of people in their environments.
Sure go ahead take photos of stranger but only if they give you permission, Once again this is all well and good if you’re not totally terrified of talking to people who one look scary and two act fucking insane and may in fact be a serial killer; because you don’t choose normal people to photograph, because that is stupid and they are let’s face it not all that interesting, but when you find someone having an in depth conversation with themselves we all get a little excited, until you have to talk to them.
I don’t know about you but I seem to end up talking myself out of many things that in the long run probably would have been better than the thing I choose to do. For example I tell myself no don’t go find a key, just climb through the laundry window and get stuck. Because that’s what every sane person does.
I have also found that I talk to myself not like crazy talking with hand actions, but just conversations with different voices for the different individuals taking part. I often use these conversations to decide what to do, like climb through very small windows. But let me just explain I don’t just talk to anyone and not just myself. I talk to people I think may be able to help me, like Batman or Jesus and even Arthur (you may not know Arthur but he is the main character of a Garth Nix series); just people who can help.
So I go out and start to take photos of strangers, but I make sure I am well hidden and I won’t get caught, because I am not that stupid. Then I start to think “what if I do get caught?” and I realize I would have no idea what I would actually do. So I ask “What would Arthur do?” which doesn’t really help since Arthur is kind of a scardey cat and is sometimes kinda useless. And the only solution I can find is; don’t get caught which is probably the same thing that is going through every self respecting stalkers head, and If I do try talk myself out of it Stalking…Me? No! I would never stalk anyone.
At this moment in time I haven’t been able to get any good shots of people doing crazy things or even interesting things, they all just seem to be walking or breathing the usual boring things of everyday life. But I am not giving up since I do not want to fail my assignment and flunk all my schooling years and the small chance I could one day become an artist if I ever so choose.
Xoxo Alexandra Louise.
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