Comments on: The Stranger Project http://brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/ I Make Things Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:36:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rachel http://brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-881 Rachel Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:54:41 +0000 http://www.brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-881 heya, I tried something really similar in Newtownards in Northern Ireland.. people here seem to have that weird eye contact thing too... I was doing the project as part of a response to Gillian Wearing's "signs..." project so I just got people to write signs rather than doing the lolly idea.. It was tricky and to be honest I did get a few rather harsh responses to a 15 year old trying to finish her art project but twas fun all the same =]... my next project... to draw randomers in starbucks and other cafes without their knowledge.. (part of a response to August Macke's "Ladies in a cafe".. well that's aimed for easter after my mocks so I'll probably post a blog on deviant about how it goes... or more likely if it goes and I don't chicken out.. xD well done on your project.. seems to have gone very successfully, did you get any rude replies with your's?? heya, I tried something really similar in Newtownards in Northern Ireland.. people here seem to have that weird eye contact thing too… I was doing the project as part of a response to Gillian Wearing’s “signs…” project so I just got people to write signs rather than doing the lolly idea.. It was tricky and to be honest I did get a few rather harsh responses to a 15 year old trying to finish her art project but twas fun all the same =]… my next project… to draw randomers in starbucks and other cafes without their knowledge.. (part of a response to August Macke’s “Ladies in a cafe”.. well that’s aimed for easter after my mocks so I’ll probably post a blog on deviant about how it goes… or more likely if it goes and I don’t chicken out.. xD well done on your project.. seems to have gone very successfully, did you get any rude replies with your’s??

]]> By: rakesh http://brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-880 rakesh Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:52:16 +0000 http://www.brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-880 hey this is a cool idea..me wants to trys it out here too hey this is a cool idea..me wants to trys it out here too

]]> By: Manoj P http://brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-879 Manoj P Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:15:29 +0000 http://www.brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-879 Interesting work That leaves me with an idea- to market my current vocation of doing candid portraits at the clients place or hangouts-for an assignment fee. Its www.sepiastory.com Im inspired to go to a public place do the same- let me see how Indians will respond to this. Will be interesting . Manoj Chennai www.sepiastory.com Interesting work

That leaves me with an idea- to market my current vocation of doing candid portraits at the clients place or hangouts-for an assignment fee. Its http://www.sepiastory.com

Im inspired to go to a public place do the same- let me see how Indians will respond to this. Will be interesting .

Manoj
Chennai
http://www.sepiastory.com

]]> By: Neo http://brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-878 Neo Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:40:56 +0000 http://www.brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-878 Way-to-go Amit... looking forward to seeing more photos. Can you please click some having the lollipops as well :) Next stop, Timesquare. Way-to-go Amit… looking forward to seeing more photos. Can you please click some having the lollipops as well :) Next stop, Timesquare.

]]> By: dcinput » Blog Archive » dcinput daily for Thu 11th Jan, 2007 http://brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-877 dcinput » Blog Archive » dcinput daily for Thu 11th Jan, 2007 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:51:16 +0000 http://www.brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-877 [...] Bre Petis has been doing some great photography projects recently including the webcam photobooths, fauxtography [with Steve Garfield], the stranger project and the self portrait cult. Bre is awesome! [...] [...] Bre Petis has been doing some great photography projects recently including the webcam photobooths, fauxtography [with Steve Garfield], the stranger project and the self portrait cult. Bre is awesome! [...]

]]> By: Last Week, This Week, Next Week. at Amit Gupta’s Blog http://brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-876 Last Week, This Week, Next Week. at Amit Gupta’s Blog Sat, 06 Jan 2007 07:45:14 +0000 http://www.brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-876 [...] This week, I met up with Make’s Bre Pettis who recently arrived in NYC and we spent some time shooting strangers in Union Square. (Favorite shots: one, two) [...] [...] This week, I met up with Make’s Bre Pettis who recently arrived in NYC and we spent some time shooting strangers in Union Square. (Favorite shots: one, two) [...]

]]> By: Xilia http://brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-875 Xilia Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:14:52 +0000 http://www.brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-875 Really great idea and some fantastic shots as a result. Kinda reminds me of something from 2005 I shot... http://photofaye.blogspot.com/2005_07_17_photofaye_archive.html. Really great idea and some fantastic shots as a result. Kinda reminds me of something from 2005 I shot… http://photofaye.blogspot.com/2005_07_17_photofaye_archive.html.

]]> By: Jennifer http://brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-874 Jennifer Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:51:21 +0000 http://www.brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-874 Nice photos. I love how the light plays on the face of the young woman with the fur rimmed jacket. And you can see your own shadow on the laughing woman. Do you think you got more pics of women because you are a cute man or because women were more interested/flattered to get their pics taken?? ;) Nice photos. I love how the light plays on the face of the young woman with the fur rimmed jacket. And you can see your own shadow on the laughing woman. Do you think you got more pics of women because you are a cute man or because women were more interested/flattered to get their pics taken?? ;)

]]> By: mahalie http://brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-873 mahalie Thu, 04 Jan 2007 01:16:45 +0000 http://www.brepettis.com/blog/2007/01/03/the-stranger-project/#comment-873 Great idea, also applicable in Seattle. Sometimes I stare onerously or smile widely at strangers on the sidewalk just to see how far people go with avoiding eye contact. Anyway, you could help people find their photos by getting moo cards (http://www.moo.com/flickr/) with the path to the tag already printed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/strangerproject). I did this for party photos, printing the tag path or a path to my username and a blank where I write in the tag for that event...works great! Great idea, also applicable in Seattle. Sometimes I stare onerously or smile widely at strangers on the sidewalk just to see how far people go with avoiding eye contact. Anyway, you could help people find their photos by getting moo cards (http://www.moo.com/flickr/) with the path to the tag already printed (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/strangerproject). I did this for party photos, printing the tag path or a path to my username and a blank where I write in the tag for that event…works great!

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