Street task - Shopkeepers

This weekend I took the camera out in town and photographed shopkeepers. The task helped me to work with the camera however I faced many issues. When working in spaces I was unfamiliar with, the lighting was space was a big issue. Many of the shops were very busy and there for there was no much time to take the photos, they were also mostly very dark so I had to put the ISO up a lot, which compromised the quality of the image. Some of the subjects were also uncomfortable with the camera but gave it a try. As I did not know the models I was friendly and talked to them in order to make them feel a bit more comfortable. These are the images I took:

I had to use the flash on this image as the shop was rather dark, the model was very friendly and open to taking a picture, which really shows in the image as she had an energy about her. 

unfortunately this image came out rather grainy because the ISO levels were put very high to compensate for the darkness in the shop. Although the image is bad quality I think the subject placement looks good and shows his laidback nature. 

I really like these images, I think the space around the subject works very well to show the shops style. The subject also looks right at the camera and opens the viewer to look at his gaze then the surroundings. 

These images are more candid and the subject continued to work as I took the pictures. The lighting was very bright because of the large windows all around, I think these kind of portrait photography is my favourite as it is so natural and shows a true moment in time.  

For these images I experimented with framing, I took the the image for outside the shop, though it is over exposed I like the use of the door fame. I think the image in landscape works better then the portrait photo.

I enjoyed taking these images as they used nature to add colour and the subject looks at one with his surroundings. I like the portrait image much more then the landscape as I feel the shop is more involved in the portrait. 

This subject was friendly but said he was not comfortable in front of the camera, I took some images before he got nervous which helped as after I took this he began to fidget and try to pose and use props. 

I had to use the flash for this photo again as it was too dark, but I think the colours in this image are very bright and vibrant, and the subject smile adds a friendly nature to photo. 

I think this subject was my favourite to shoot, though she said she was camera shy the photos have a rich green through the plants and her soft expressions make her feel one with the nature. The lighting was also bright. 

This shopkeeper was again camera shy but the bright colours helped to bring a liveliness to the image. I had to use the flash again in this photo as the shop was very dark and small. 

Overall I enjoyed this task but I feel models and portrait work is not my style, though this task helped me to understand the importance of preparing the camera and working with the model to achieve the best image.