Pepper Sculpture

I think most photographers have a challenge interpreting what they see before them -I think you have to be prepared to experiment in order to turn the ordinary into something visually interesting. 

While slicing up a green pepper I became aware of the different textures and shapes as I continued dissecting it.  It became a new object with each slice, and that is when I reached for my camera.  I was no longer observing a vegetable -but a piece of organic sculpture.  It is a spark that hits you, and those creative juices just flow.

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Is there art in chaos?  The slicing up of this green pepper is a case in point.   There is something alien about the inside of a pepper -but yet there is a beauty and mystery in the shapes created by its amputation.   

Faces of Exit 270 Part 17

I try my best to be invisible when I wander around the streets of Exit270.   Again I have been fortunate that most of the subjects before my camera don't mind being photographed.  I am not arrogant with those who see my camera pointed at them -which is hard not to notice since I am at times in their face.   

Usually I find my subjects are non complacent about being photographed.  I never argue with those who don't wish to be photographed.  Never approach your subject with an attitude –if asked explain what you are doing and then ask them to ignore you.

I always I walk around the area making quick observations of the movement of people within my zone.   I set the camera on aperture priority -center focus -if the subject I am tracking moves into shadows I punch up my ISO.  If you are working the street -you want to be able to change with the scene, because it changes fast.  Move quickly-take the shot and move on.