I wake up reasonably early this morning to my alarm. I’m dedicating the day to go take some photos on my camera. It’s always a great day when I go around and just take photos. It’s the most relaxing thing to me, it gets my mind off things. All my worries and thoughts.
I throw on my plain black shirt, my favourite black jeans and my black boots. I also tie my fake denim jacket around my waist and put on my locket. I also put on a few bangles and rings just to add to the outfit. (Outfit on the side.)
Once I am completely dressed I do a quick layer of my makeup. I can’t go anywhere without makeup except the gym so I have to put at least a good layer on. When I have finished with my makeup I let my hair hang down loosely with natural curls.
After I am finished getting ready I scurry for my camera in my cupboard and slide my sunglasses through my hair. Once placing the camera around my neck, I grab my keys so I can get back into the apartment and head out the door towards the elevator. I don’t drive when I take photos, I just walk around hoping to see something that catches my eye.
I make my way down to the lobby and am surprised not to see Hamish sitting behind the reception desk. Today it’s a woman dressed in a polished blue dress. I never really thought about when Hamish didn’t work. Because I basically see him every day. I wonder if Sundays are his days off. That’s pretty crappy that he has to work six days a week.
I walk out into the warm summer air and I’m glad to see the sun shining. It seems to be a perfect day to go out and take pictures. I begin to walk around and head towards the heart of the city in hopes to find a park.
I walk for around 20 minutes before something catches my eye. A couple are standing together holding hands admiring the graffiti beautifully painted onto the city streets. I stand a bit behind them and take a few photos behind them of them holding hands and staring at the city walls. People probably think I’m weird taking photos of random people but as soon as I take the photo I go up and ask if I can keep it. Because of course I need their permission. But I never ask before i take the picture, because it ruins the emotion of the photo. The natural emotion becomes fake and staged for the camera which I hate. I like to capture true moments in life not fake ones.
After taking a few more photos I walk over to the couple and explain what I just did. They both smile and tell me that I can keep the photos. I also hand them over a small card that I have made with my email and number on it, just in case if they want the photo or want to hire me. I have a few of these cards, I guess you can call them business cards. I just do it so people don’t think I’m a creep taking photos and to try and make some business.
After finishing talking to the lovely couple I begin to start my walk again looking for anything to photograph. Beautiful or ugly.
Once I reach a park I begin to take nature shots of the vegetation surrounding me. I think I got some really good shots of the daisy’s that surround my feet. I begin to take pictures of the children who are climbing the huge gum trees in the park. Capturing there true happiness and the relation between nature and children. I take photos of them for at least five minutes before I feel I have got the picture I wanted.
I talk to their parents briefly and give them a ‘business card’. The parents seem to really like the photos and they told me they would be contacting me later. It sometimes gets exhausting having to go up and talk to the person or the guardians of the person I took photos of. Because some don’t necessarily agree with me and tell me they would like the picture deleted. Which is fair enough, but kind of annoying. That’s why I try to stick to non-living objects. But sometimes it’s nice to capture memories and moments of someone’s life.
I take a seat on the grass that is now warm from the hot beam of the sun and let my eyes wander around the park. People around here truly look like they are enjoying themselves and it makes me smile. My eyes stop on some men around my age playing soccer in the middle of the park. It’s hard to see their faces, but I pull my camera out immediately to capture their fun. Once I take a few far away shots, not being able to see their faces. I zoom in to get the emotion of the game on my camera.
