Foto Friday: Signs

Foto Friday this week was all about "signs." 

My shot is on the bottom left (you can see a larger version here: I (still) get nervous. And it cost Heather $12, so I hope it was worth it. 

Confession: I get a serious case of the nerves if I get out the camera in a public place. I'm more of an introvert than an extrovert, and I'm terribly paranoid that someone will yell at me or ask me what the hell I'm doing. This has never happened, of course, but the mind is a crazy place. I'm trying to overcome this little fear, and in the last year, I've gotten a lot better about shooting because I want to, regardless of whether it's a "socially acceptable" photography location. Still though, I have some work to do. I think it comes with a) age (the older I get, the less I care what other people think), and b) confidence (if I know what I want to capture with my camera, I'm less apt to fumble around and look/feel like an idiot).

Thanks to Heather who helped immensely with this shot. I was all ready pretty embarrassed holding up my sign in the airport, and I would have gone into spasms if I'd have had to set up the tripod. The pose is casual, but the insides are squirming like crazy. You know what they say though, "Fake it 'til you make it."

Comments

[Mary MacAskill]

Me too! Im always asking Derrick, Should I take the shot? Should I? Then I talk myself out of it! Chicken, I guess! lol!

[Martha - EP]

Mary, just saw these. I love what you guys are doing and your interpretation of your themes.