Friday, November 4, 2011

Portrait Assignment. :)


Occupy Pittsburgh Protester
[occupy, pittsburgh, protest, hippie]
I took this photograph as he was telling a friend and I about the Occupy Pittsburgh protest. He was explaining to us why they were there and what they are trying to accomplish by protesting. I thought his story was very interesting and he showed true dedication in what he believe in.


Indian Hippie
[indian, hippie, occupy, pittsburgh, man]
This photo was  taken as I was walking through the mess known as the camp out for Occupy Pittsburgh. This man offered us refreshments from the "99% free" concessions for the protesters. I took this photo because he telling other people that weren't really involved in the protest that they were welcome to walk around and enjoy the protesters' environment.


Photographer
[photographer, man, camera]
I took this photo for a number of reasons. I really liked how this man was trying to capture a different angle when he was photographing his subject. He was traveling with two other men, who were also taking photos. I was also very interested in his camera. Although I did not talk to this man, I believe he was a tourist, because he did not speak English and he and his friends were photographing a lot of Pittsburgh.


Tourist Love
[tourist, station, square, love, couple]
I took this photo because I was walking with this couple as I was walking to school. They are from Ohio and were visiting Pittsburgh for the first time. After walking through Station Square, we parted and as they walked away, I took their photo. They seemed to be very interested in Pittsburgh and each other.