First Attempt

Okay, so far I have only gone out to shoot one time.  This Friday I went to downtown Norfolk to attempt street photography and boy was it a challenge!  I bet it would have been better if I hadn't gone so early in the morning, but I wanted to capture some interesting light.  Also it was cold, no one was out.  I'm having some doubts about the street photography idea, but I plan on trying again at a different time of day.  My original idea that I was leaning towards was to have a singular figure in a setting and to find people and create a series of people who appeared to be outsiders.  However, while I was shooting I noticed many places were not even open yet so I ended up with a lot of shots of empty locations.  I feel like this could work if I choose to go in that direction.  I think removing figures from the images might shift the affect a bit.  But I think having a photo absent of any figures would get the message of isolation and disconnect across.  Below are some shots that I took.  What do you guys think?

I'm also considering creating a series of re-staging some of Edward Hopper's paintings as they were my source of inspiration.  I think that has already been done but I think it would be challenging and I can add my own twist.  Maybe I could re-visit these locations and try to re-create elements or a snippet of the paintings instead of creating a replica.  What do you guys think of this idea?


My original inspo (Edward Hopper paintings):

All feedback is appreciated! Thanks!!

-Bri