Shoot day turned scout day!

stood up. New Orleans 2008 © Leonard Lopp

Had a shoot scheduled for this morning in the French Quarter but it got canceled. My first cancellation... So after a good breakfast I went scouting in the Quarter for an upcoming portrait project titled "tourist" that will hopefully get started soon.

Scouting can be one of the best aspects of shooting a thought-out portrait. You get to wonder around not aimlessly but with a purpose. As for today, well, I've wandered the Quarter plenty (sober I might add) so it was kind of a refresher. I knew the spot I wanted to use but why not get out in the sun and look for some back ups, right?

The picture above was taken a few months ago. It's not really my cup o' tea to go down to the Quarter and fire off shots of the human statues, street performers and what not. There's plenty of others doing that so I'll leave it to them. The "tourist" project comes at it all from a different angle but I don't want to reveal too much about it until I get a few finished shots under my belt. I'll unveil it here on the chronicle first though!

Since I'm on the topic of the Quarter I'll throw a few more photos at ya from the past.

Untitled. New Orleans 2oo7 © Leonard Lopp

I wish I remembered this guys name but I forgot to write it down. I call him Herman now though. Herman and his buddy (at least 80 years old) were on there way to a gig during Jazzfest o7. They were playing some cocktail party. I felt so bad because it must have been 95 degrees that day. I offered to give them a hand because I thought his buddy was going to have a stroke but they politely declined and went about there way. I had just come from a Jazz Communion at St. Augustine's in the Treme'.

The Tamborine Lady!!

All images © Leonard Lopp 2oo7

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