Loosening, catching up

"Ten-year-old Colleen Caton, grandchild of Theresa Fischer, takes a break from sorting clothing at The Blue House Clothing Ministry located in Bel Air, Md., Thursday, July 10. The group takes in donated clothing and allows needy to search and take what they need for free. They have been a vision of the church since the beginning of the parish, when they were just a mission more than 10 years ago."

I've let this one slip through the cracks, which I guess can be translated into lots of wasted ones and zeros on the Internet and my blog. Since I am averaging about two to three assignments a day, I have a lot of images and stories I want to share, yet posting everyday is tough.

With that, I am trying to play catch up with some of the older posts I have yet to share. In coming weeks I am going to try and throw them up in between the more recent stuff.

So without further ado, here is a little story on an assignment I shot earlier this summer.

Camera companies invented the wide angle lens for a reason. To capture tight spaces in one frame.

I generally shoot tight, but will work with a 24-70mm (on a full frame sensor) often. I am again in love with my prime lenses, too, but I will every once in a while put my super wide to work.

Roughly in the beginning of July before getting to my assignment, I knew I would need a wide lens as this non-profit group would be unloading a truck.

Basically the group, The Blue House Clothing Ministry, takes in donated clothing and allows needy to search and take what they need for free. They have been a vision of a local church in Bel Air since the beginning of the parish, when they were just a mission more than 10 years ago.

From what I gathered, they used to be housed in a parishioner's home, and was called the "Rack of the Lamb." But the group needed more space and a more public location to minister to those in need.

I needed to hang out at this blue little house for about an hour and get some telling images of them sorting clothing and unloading a truck. Thus why I thought I would need my super wide.

To my dismay, the truck never showed, however, the space which they sorted, folded clothes in was tiny. And if that wasn't enough, there were six people in this small room including me.

It was tough staying out of their way, but they were subjects I love. They truly acted like I wasn't really there, so I made some candid images that I normally have trouble getting of people when they are too worried about the camera and me walking around.

The above image didn't really tell their story, but I liked it. The reason because I fit almost everyone into one frame as they took a break. It is a little chaotic and too loose for what I normally shoot, but I like the composition of it all.