Awkward.

So I had good intentions of completing all these blogs wayyy before today but, in light of this week's theme of procrastinations I have (not exactly on purpose) decided that I will post my thoughts today. Since I constantly obsess about photography and new ideas, one would have thought that it would be easier to sit my ass in a chair and articulate them. Right.
Anyway, I thought I would share an interesting/funny story that brought a few realizations about trying to use models in pictures. For my final project, I had originally wanted to use models in abandoned houses to tell a story about the house through them. I had planned to do crazy/eerie hair and makeup to portray a strung - out type of look. I am constantly on the look - out for people who I feel would be great for this type of look or just simply have strong features or a certain body type. I know that, in the world of professional photography, nobody is going to pay you to photograph your friends - you have to go out in the real world and find models or approach people. On that note, I have engaged in semi - stalkerish behavior and noticed people (who I did not know) that I thought would be great for this final project.
After one of my classes, I approached a girl after one of my classes and told her I was a photography student and asked her if she would possibly want to be in a couple of my pictures. After receiving an uncomfortable text message from her about an hour later with a blatanly made - up excuse, I realized that I might just have freaked her out...and approaching people was not as easy as I thought. I think she thought that I was stalking her (well, I was slightly) or that I was maybe even hitting on her? Either way, she was definitely not comfortable with the whole thing. On top of this, I found that people were not willing to change their previous plans (i.e. going to the mall or dunkin donuts) to be photographed. I never realized how difficult it was to get people to cooperate in general...or at least for free...and maintain a reputation of not being a creep.