Smile Project

For this project, we had to take photos of stranger, one with them smiling and one without. I found this project very fun and interesting because you don’t realize how many people you subconsciously judge. This project forced me to talk to people I would have never asked for a picture of before. It was difficult to walk up to someone I didn’t know and ask for a photo especially when they said no. Some people you can really tell a huge difference when they smile and the world lights up. A photographer’s bias can drastically change their work. If I were to be hired, I would ask the subject what they would like the photos to convey and their overall life goal. This would get an accurate representation of who they are and the photo they would be most satisfied with. Here is the link to my photos from this assignment.