The Photo Game: Candid Relationship

This week's prompt required me to find a candid shot of a relationship. I made this task unnecessarily difficult due to nervousness about making subjects uncomfortable.

The Photo Game: Candid Relationship
a self portrait

Background

I joined Kenneth Wajda and a small group of photographers in a weekly photo game a while ago. Kenneth wrote a prompt each week and tasked us with creating a photograph that met the prompt. Unfortunately, Kenneth's photo game is taking a break.

Since I'm not prepared to give up the game, my wife graciously agreed to provide me with a surprise prompt each week so that I can continue.

The rules are still the same:

  • All submissions must be scans of film, no photos from digital cameras
  • Images must be captured, processed, and submitted by 8 AM each Saturday
  • Miss a week, and you're out

My goal in playing is simple. Get out and shoot film.

This Week

This week's prompt required me to find a candid shot of a relationship. I made this task unnecessarily difficult due to nervousness about making subjects uncomfortable. I like asking people for photographs but struggle getting candids. It seemed especially difficult with my short lens and a manual-focus camera.

As an added difficulty level, I also wanted to avoid photographing people from behind. There's enough bad street photography of people's backs. The world doesn't need me to make any more of that.

Unfortunately, I fell short here. This week's submission shows two people holding hands, walking away from the camera. Ugh!

a couple holding hands, walking

I made this photo using a Canonet G-III QL17 and Ilford HP5+.

Other Photos from the Roll

a couple ignoring each other near the fire pit at Denver Beer Co.

lady balancing a wine bottle on her head