My first homework assignment for my photography class was to go out into the streets of Providence and practice some street photography. I loved it. It was something I'd never really been brave enough to do—photograph random people in the street. It was frustrating at some points. A shot wouldn't turn out the way you envisioned it; the person would move at the last minute and cause image blur; a bus would drive by and block your shot. But I realized that's what I love so much about photography: it's completely spontaneous and fresh. If you're exploring a new area, you never know what you may stumble upon that is photo-worthy. You never know what will happen between the moment you put you eye up to the view finder and then click the shutter. It's life, and life is unexpected.
