– What is your story?

A slob commuter. As he casually behaves erratically and within his own comfort zone, his actions feel weird within the eyes of everybody else. Empathy in this case focuses on why we should try and understand his feelings. It may be weird to us but perfectly fine and normal for him.

– Did it turn out as you hoped?

Overall, I am pleased with the concept but the outcome is rather unsubstantial. These images look roughly 60% there but I enjoyed the technique and fun during the shoot.

– What would you do to improve it?

We could have conducted the shoot in the morning. The strong golden hour light would fill in the bus and produce more dramatic lighting.

Include an even more variety of shots. Certain shots could’ve been done better with a lnadscape format etc.

– What skills do you need to improve?

I think the overall organisational skills needed to conduct this shoot. To find a committed person and pitch better.

A further understanding for camera angles (mid-shot, portrait. Close up etc.) could make this more interesting. The iPhones 4:3 format portrait seems to dominate in this series of images. I think camera angles would create a better perspective of this photographic series of images.

– What are the most significant things you have learned so far?

Light matters a lot. In my shots, the flat lighting really pushes the viewer away.

Happy accidents. I had made a storyboard of ideas that could help me elaborate and assist during shoot. I ended up taking a lot more (277 photos) and many were not in sequence with the storyboard.