Giving a Wide Berth

     I usually don't have a problem with personal space issues around people with which I am familiar, but I wanted to practice taking photos of people at the distance we are expected to use for our stranger assignment in small format. This photo of my fellow student and roommate, Isabel McLaughlin, was taken at 35mm, which is the longest focal length we can use for the project. I enjoyed playing with different angles while I was very comfortable with my subject, who was also comfortable with me getting up close and personal. I think the wide angle will encourage me to take portraits with more personality and a greater sense of humor because I like playing around with the distortion.
     f/4 @ 1/80  ISO320