Portrait of the VirginCapture Date: Dec 12, 2005 12:37 AM•Views: 301No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Throngs At La Placita Church
As the night wore on, the crowds built. I felt myself, at one point, part of a human wave, powerless to direct my own destiny. Not in a metaphysical sense, but physically, as a mass of the faithful pushed past the Virgin's alter, and I was carried along with it.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 02:16 AM•Views: 296
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And the Banda Played On - December 12, 2005
Banda music, performed by brass bands, has been a tradition in rural northwestern Mexico for more than a century. It's popular in Southern Califorina, too, and is played at the Virgin of Guadalude festival. Three or four bands may be playing at the same time and in close proximity. Here, banda is played near the the illuminated La Placita church, about 1:00 a.m.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 02:52 AM•Views: 295
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Portrait of a Child - December 13, 2005
Most people on this day (in this case, it's after midnight) like to have photographs of themselves or their kids posed next to a statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe. At Olvera Street, this is another location that is a traditional favorite year-round. Here the kids are quickly attired by the photographer's assistant in traditional garb - sombrero and poncho - for a photo atop the burro.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 01:59 AM•Views: 295
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The Virgin Watches Over Us - December 14, 2005
The girl is about to pose before a statue of the Virgin. The photographer will use a Polaroid camera to make the portrait, and a minute later the picture will be slipped into a decorative cardboard frame and presented to her parents.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 05:15 PM•Views: 295
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Tattoo Love - December 15, 2005
Devotion to the Virgin of Guadalupe can take many forms.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 02:07 AM•Views: 297
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Lost in a Holy Sea - December 16, 2005
Thousands of flowers - mostly roses - and candles are offered up to the Virgin of Guadalupe at the alter of the La Placita church. This view shows only a small portion of the entire area. Sometimes the volunteers - like the two on the right - almost disappear in the sea of roses. Note the candles on the ground behind the third volunteer.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 06:29 PM•Views: 295
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Celebrant - December 17, 2005
Photographed at the central plaza in Los Angeles, at the Virgin of Guadalupe festival.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 05:42 PM•Views: 295
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Portrait at the Central Plaza - December 18, 2005
One way to make a candid portrait is to sneak the photograph. Sometimes it works, but for me it's usually a failure. A better way for me to make a portrait is to make friends first. The trick is to avoid being too direct and thus rude. Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 06:17 PM•Views: 296
My method for making friends is to spend some time in the same place. I keep my camera out of sight, or at least out of use. After a while I become part of the scene, rather than an intrusive stranger. When that happens - and it's a moment whose arrival I have to intuit, it might be less than a minute or several minutes - I can ask to make a photo, and after a little while I don't even have to ask. Sometimes I'll bring along a photo album - pictures of my family and friends, and perhaps people I've met on my photography trips. Generally, if I'm able to show someone my photographs, that person wants to be included in my album, too. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Carlos - December 19, 2005
Make friends with someone and it's possible to move in close for a portrait. Of course it helps to have a relaxed, photogenic subject.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 12:53 AM•Views: 295
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Family Portrait with the Virgin - December 20, 2005
A family prepares to have it's official portrait made, with the Virgin of Guadalupe as a backdrop. There are perhaps 8 to 10 portrait photographers with their mini-studios set up in a line near the Virgin's alter at La Placita church.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 12:39 AM•Views: 297
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Portrait with the Virgin - December 21. 2005
A family's portrait is ready about 90 seconds after the photographer presses the shutter release. The photographers at La Placita are old school - no digital photography for them, rather they use tried and true Polaroid film.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 02:12 AM•Views: 296
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Dancers Eyes - December 22, 2005
One of the many dancers at the Virgin de Guadalupe festival.
Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 04:54 PM•Views: 295
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Let There Be Light - December 24, 2005
These are just a few of the thousands of votive candles placed in front of the alter to the Virgin of Guadalupe, at the La Placita church.
Capture Date: Dec 19, 2005 11:17 PM•Views: 296
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Christmas Time in Los Angeles
The Virgin of Guadalupe appeared in Meixco during the Christmas season, synthisizing themes common to the relgions of both American Indians and the Spanish. As with Christmas, the Virgin's festival is a family event, celebrating the continuity and wonder of life and the world around us. Capture Date: Dec 12, 2005 05:34 PM•Views: 295
And of course, the coming of winter in temperate Los Angeles does not dampen the desire for an ice cream cone. Happy holidays to everyone. No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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