Week 3: Still Looking At Naked People (not sure why this never posted...)

The photographer I looked at this week was John Coplans, the one Gretta showed us in class this past week. I was finally able to find the correct spelling and name of the series from which she was showing me images. These images are from his book A Body. Coplans began photographing his body at the age of 60 and continued to do so for 20 years. The fact that this series spans across 20 years makes it so much more intimate and raw, almost as if we are not supposed to be looking. I want that sense of intimacy within my photos and hopefully I will be able to establish a rapport with my subjects so that they will allow me to take really tight and close photos in the midst of capturing more portraits. I've made images with one person, but they were nothing of substance. I'm finding that for once I'm feeling incredibly shy and am trying not to overstep my boundaries.... I think I just need to dive in and pretend I'm as comfortable as possible and then they will follow suit.