Day 55 (Sat., Nov. 5)

Ok, how do you make a photo of something that has not happened? Better yet, how do you make a bland assignment appealing?

I kept on asking myself those questions as I drove 45 minutes north to West Palm Beach. I was headed to meet the Montana-Perico family. We are working on a story about how Latinos celebrate Thanksgiving. I think it's a great idea, but I wasn't sure how to make a photo of this family more visually appealing. Not that they are boring. The family was actually very kind and helpful. The Colombian family was very nice to me, that's for sure.

But how do you shoot a photo of their Latino Thanksgiving celebration three weeks before Thanksgiving? So, all I could do was shoot a portrait of them. Also the photo above showed the "fall" setting. But that was pushing it. It's a stretch.

I am beginning to press on my assignments. I am not sure why. It's hard to make photos of something that has not happened. But that can't be my reason for pressing. I am having trouble being creative. Not sure why, but I am at a road block right now. Hope that changes all tomorrow. It better will, I am shooting Molotov, my favorite Spanish rock band from Mexico.

One of the reasons why I think I am becoming less creative is because I have felt in a routine. So, tonight I tried to changed that. I went out w/ Chris Young (UCLA/Berkley) and Yolanda Sanchez (UCLA), two interns at the Sun-Sentinel who happen to be from Southern California. We went to dinner at a catfish restaurant and then we hit the bar scene at the Las Olas Riverfront. Well, let's see if I can snap out of my road block w/ this change of pace.

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