11/100 (100 Strangers Project)

Chris.


11/100

Chris was working with some stall holders when I approached him for my project. He was happy to help, and wanted to be captured naturally, doing what he does.
I had some smoke issues (They were food stalls) but heres what we have.

10/100 (100 Strangers Project)

Amandeep.


10/100


Amandeep was probably the chattiest of all my strangers so far and was a lovely man to talk to.
He told me that he won awards at school for his turban tieing skills and that he once wore a different turban every day for a year.
We like Amandeep. He's brilliant.

7/100 (100 Strangers Project)

Lucas.

(7/100)

Lucas was also with strangers #5 and #6 on Inverness Street.
His name was definitely Lucas.
I might be getting better at this whole remembering a name thing. :)

6/100 (100 Strangers Project)

Sek...I think....

6/100

My 6th stranger was a friend of Paddy's (stranger #5) and was one of the many people who came out of the bar to help me out.
I tip my cap to each and every one of you.
I think his name was Sek. But sometimes, I can't be trusted to remember a name. :)

5/100 (100 Strangers Project)

Paddy.

(5/100)

Paddy was outside a bar on Inverness Street rocking his yellow sunglasses and shirt.
When I told Paddy about the project, he went above and beyond the call of duty by going back inside the bar and bringing back out a ton of people all ready for their time to shine.
:)

4/100 (100 Strangers Project)

Yanek.

(4/100)

Yanek was sitting outside The Blues Kitchen in Camden having a smoke, when I asked him if he'd like to help me out and be included in my project.
There was a slight language barrier, but with a few wild gesticulations and some big smiles, we got through.
It was hard to choose my favourite shots of Yanek.
I think he might have done this before once or twice. :)

3/100 (100 Strangers Project)

3/100

This lovely lady was sitting on a chair in camden market surrounded by shopping bags.
She was happy to let me take her photograph, and stood up to be photographed.
I being the absolute sieve head I am, forgot to remember her name.
I asked her, she told me...We had a chat, then I walked away and forgot...

2/100 (100 strangers project)

Colin.

(2/100)

This is Colin.
He's a brilliant man who has a newspaper stand outside Camden underground station. I think he has a great face.
When I asked him if I could take his photo he said he thought I might break my camera, before saying yes.
His friend was standing nearby telling him to smile, but he said "No, no...that's not what they want these photographer types. You want seerious don't you? All moody."

Gotta love Colin.

1/100 (100 Strangers Project)

David.

(1/100)

David was walking along Camden Road on his own, minding his own business, when I asked him if he'd mind if I took his photograph for a personal project.
He was softly spoken and seemed quite shy but he really couldn't have been lovelier, and didn't look at me like I was mentally unstable, which was nice.
This is my favourite of the shots I took of David.
A well-timed number 168 bus gave me a nice backdrop.
Job done. Here's to you David. May everyone be as friendly as you.
99 to go.

Hello 100 Strangers Project.

It's time for a new project, and this time, no-one is safe from me and my lens. :) Mwa ha haaa.

When I first stumbled across The One Hundred Strangers Project page, It caught my eye, and got the right hand side of my brain all excited. 

I thought it was just the thing as a follow up to my 365 project. A definite challenge to drag me out of the warmth and safety of my comfort zone. ;)

The idea is to take portraits of strangers with interesting slash beautiful faces wherever I may stumble across them.

100 times.

I am both excited and terrified by it. A pinch of one and a (bigger) pinch of t'other.

One Hundred Strangers, One Hundred Personalities, One Hundred Stories.

Let's DO this thing.

Some rules:

♥ You do not talk about fight club.

♥ You DO NOT talk about fight club.

Some other rules: 

♥ I will always ask for permission to take a portrait.

♥ I will not hide in a bush with a telescopic lens.

♥ I will not be using a model release form as I am not using these portraits for commercial purposes or selling them.

♥ I will ask my strangers for permission to take a photograph for a personal project, and hand them my card with a link to my blog incase they would like to see the image.

♥ Some frames will be accompanied by stories, but I know for an actual fact that I will occasionally forget to take a name....

Something beginning with N...

364/365

...New Car!

The Beautiful Hairy Man is now the proud owner of his very first car.
The kids nearly combusted with joy.
So did he.

Something beginning with H...

363/365

...Heart.

Kids.

Don't play with matches.

This is a perfect example of 'Do as I say not as I do'....

x

Something beginning with H...

362/365

...He's my Brother.

Something beginning with R...

354/365

...Retreating snow.

The world has turned into an ice rink.
But not in a rosy-cheeked-ice-skaters-and-mulled-wine-way.
More of a fall-on-your-ass-on-the-school-run way.....

Something beginning with W...

Weekend In The Countryside...

This weekend, we spent a gorgeous few days in the countryside with the lovely, lovely Macphersons to celebrate our nephews eighteenth birthday with a massive house party.
It was The. Best. Weekend. Ever.
Wellies, and fields, chickens and dogs, great food, great company, and it was lovely to see the boys so free, roaming around fields.
They spent their days looking for chicken eggs, collecting wood for the fire, learning to use an axe, running free, playing with dogs, stomping around in their wellies, and staying up late drinking hot chocolate by the fire.
It just don't get better than that....

351/365

SATURDAY

350/365

The night of Harry's Party and we ordered some snow from the big guy especially for him. ;)

Words can't even explain how excited I was to stumble across this London telephone box, which had found it's way to Fyfield, and is now crammed full of books and employed as a library.


FRIDAY

349/365

THURSDAY

348/365

348/365?

Here's to weekends in the Countryside.
And to the Macphersons. X