Photo Story

The assignment this week was to tell a story with our photographs, including beginning, middle and end, in three to five photographs.  My story, of a woman who get stood up at a coffee shop is pretty simple, but still it would have been much easier with more photos to work with; it required putting a lot into each image. The first image sets up the story, with the coffee sign, and the emotion in her face already shows doubt; the motion of her face looking behind. The second picture shows her looking up from her phone, her cup in the photo. The third, out of focus except for the greenery above shows her at a large table by herself, while others by themselves sit at much smaller tables. The fourth photo just shows the cup that was already established as her is crushed and left on the tables.  The final shot shows her walking away in the rain with the same umbrella from the first shot.

The day this was shot was very gray, and it down-poured for most of the day, so many of these photos were tough to get, as the indoor shots were quite dark, and we had to wait until the rain was at least light enough to see the model. I think despite these setbacks, they turned out really well; the first and last being very strong. Although, one of my favorites is the fourth shot, which I feel is pretty much the turning point of the story, and shows a lot of strength; I also like the details of the tables and the reflection of the window that almost makes the table look like water itself.

Model: Erin Hartman