Your assignment

  • For a specific period of time only work on portraits with strangers.
  • Ask people from the street or any other accessible space to take a portrait.
  • choose the light situation that works best with the person

Encouraging consideration

  • How does it feel to approach people?
  • How do you decide whether you want to take a portrait of a specific person, or do you look for random encounters?
  • What character seems interesting to you?
  • How do you get in touch with people?
  • Do you introduce yourself?
  • How do you explain why you want to take a portrait?
  • How do people react and how do you deal with the reactions?
  • What helps to get in contact?