Today I went to The Museum of Contemporary Art in Georgetown in DC with my photographer friend, Bob to attend a Foto Models Guild meeting. It was an interesting meeting. There was a good mix of photographers and models. We discussed portfolios and other topics related to the unprofessional and more artistic side of photography and models. I learned a few things. Then there was a time for models to pose for photographers. There was only one guy who I really wanted to photograph and was able to get a few good shots of him. But the lighting was awful! And I didn’t take my tripod with me so many of my photos were slightly out of focus. No problem. I may work with him on my own and not in a group setting. I didn’t really like the group setting anyway because other photographers were telling him how to pose or move an arm or whatever and I couldn’t take my signature close ups. He and I exchanged cards and I told him I’d like to work with him sometime and that I’d e-mail him. And I will. You can see photos of him and the model I worked with this morning in my photos section.
While on a break from the shooting I went out into the courtyard to have a smoke. I was looking around and there was only one tree surrounded by 3 and 4 story buildings. I found it odd that this tree was by itself. Of course I had to take a photo. I call it “The Confusion Between Humans and Nature”. Click on the photo to see a larger version. Hopefully you can see the contrast between the size of the tree and the size of the buildings around the tree. I felt bad for the tree. It was dwarfed by the buildings it seemed.
