ASSIGNMENT 72
Shop Owners
ASSIGNMENT
Unfortunately, small family-owned shops are disappearing fast. It is important to document them while we can. Put on your photojournalist cap and visit the local shoe repair shop, barbershop, bookbinder, or tailor.
TECHNIQUE
A good way to approach this exercise is to make contact with the shop owner as a customer first. It’s unlikely that anyone would say no to a customer. Show them samples of your work and tell them you are working on a series of shop owners. You may also be spontaneous and make an environmental portrait on the spot. It’s easy to get the feel of the situation, and it’s important to show genuine interest. The subject may want to pose—let them! Don’t put your camera down; eventually they with ...
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