Assignment 19- Chelsea Avery

I can't remember where I heard it first, I think it was in a photography book Shelby gave me or on some blog. "Don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness." This is mostly applicable to street photographers trying to get candid shots. I keep this in mind when taking photos of strangers, to capture the true emotion and character of the subject. For example, at the travel ban protest, I photographed a lot of angry, shouting people. I didn't ask any of them to take their photo except for this one lady who came up and wanted to tell me her story, but none of them seemed to mind. After a while though, this quote began to stick with me. It's not about breaking rules so much as pushing boundaries. I just like to keep it in mind to live my life to the fullest. That sounds so cliche but it is just really stuck with me. This kind of ideology has allowed me to have a lot of fun experiences and take a lot of great candid photos.