The past few weeks I’ve been unable to walk too far and traveling was out of the question (Doctors orders), so trying to do street photography has been a nightmare. I’ve felt like a heroin addict that's gone cold turkey (not that I would know what that was like). So the only way to get my fix was to take photos while sitting in my local Starbucks. I have to say that I really didn’t see this becoming anything, I was only taking the photos to get my fix, but I’ve been enjoying it and surprising myself with the photos and moments I’ve been capturing.
There was no plan here and I had no expectations and maybe this is why I’ve been enjoying it so much, it’s amazing to watch people and you wouldn’t think that we would act that different from each other in a coffee house, but watching how people are when they are with someone and just how different that is compared to someone sitting alone, what is the person sitting alone thinking about, are they really alone? do they come to Starbucks for the company or is it a place to escape to for a few moments, who knows.
There’s one other thing I’ve noticed since I’ve had my camera with me, the thought that goes into choosing your beverage, it’s something else to capture those moments when people are in deep thought and I hope to show this in the coming months.
It’s amazing that when faced with health problems I’ve managed to find a photographic project that has given me something interesting to work at. I have decided to work on this project over the next few months and I hope to post regular updates here on the blog and who knows I might even start taking photos in other Starbucks as I start to travel again.
One last thing I would like to add, I will be shooting the whole project using the Fujifilm film simulation Acros R, this for me just adds a real noir feel to the photos and I won’t have to do any editing as I love how the Acros R looks and feels straight out of camera.
Enjoy the photos
