Aidan Dunbar

Working alone create four JPEG images, Portraits, anywhere in Leeds apart from the College and present them at 3PM.

These four images were inspired partly by Avedon’s mobile white backdrop but mostly by the genius “Candy Cane for your Portrait” series where a yellow sheet of paper was used to create a “theme” for a series of photographs. The thumbnails, filled with these bright splashes of colour look great when viewed together and hold together the set well.

After a few hours wandering around the city and the LGI campus I settled on making this idea a reality because it was the only workable option I had available, and the 3PM deadline was looming ever closer.

Paperchase in the Train Station supplied the paper background, which is a rather nice semi-flocked pattern. This was subsequently taped secured to the outside of a couple of buildings throughout Leeds, including the Princes Exchange and a rather concrete looking building opposite The Met Hotel.

Thank you to the 6 people who stopped to let me take their picture - I think I need to work on my asking technique, and definitely find a better location. Near the train station was too busy with people rushing too and from trains and buses, and near The Metropole was too quiet, with very few people coming down the road.

Perhaps handing out sweets would have helped my chances.