Friday, May 4, 2007

Day 50, project 50 (d50: p50)

THE CLIENT:

Ben Branagan

THE BRIEF:

A personal photography project: A photographic collection of tourists photographing famous landmarks (with a view to producing a publication and/or exhibition).
These have already been made into a series of postcards, however, Ben continues to build the collection.
(n/b. will be credited for any photographs used in publication)



Having discussed various locations, Ben and I drafted a list of landmark places to shoot. This includes, but does not limit to:

1. Marble Arch
2. Piccadilly Circus
3. Trafalger Square/ Nelson's Column
4. The London Eye
5. Big Ben/ Houses of Parliament
6. Buckingham Palace
7. Tower Bridge/ Tower of London
8. St. Pauls
9. The Monunment
10. City hall

THE OUTCOMES:

(n/b. added to list on day: Downing Street, Oxford Street, Millenium Bridge, Tate Modern)
150 shots (09:42-19:10)

(the hit list)



(getting into character- n/b. I DO NOT DRESS LIKE THIS USUALLY)



(def should get extra credit for walking around London like this...)



(picture of me taking a picture...((get the irony...))!



(some favourite shots of the day)



(some quote "beautiful Italian men"- (quoted by one of the beautiful Italian men)



(talking to the beuatiful Italian men)



(making friends...with Bobby Brown and crazy girl)



(he SO badly wanted to laugh...)



(other professional camera-men)





(150 shot and 150 billion miles later)






Start time: 08:23 (4/5/07)
Finish time: 21:35 (4/5/07)