Working with Automotives

Essay:

Approaching this project, I wanted to shoot my friend, Shin Lin. As he works on motorcycles and scooters in his spare time, he takes his work seriously. When I initially started shooting, I thought the pictures would reflect more on his actual taking apart and working on the machines. But being in the atmosphere and trying to shoot, brought out a different side of the work, particularly his working environment and the limitations he faces.

As his workspace is shared with his father, the different tasks he can do within the confines are limited. This pushed me to fine different angles and perspectives while shooting so that each frame was not too similar. I aimed to show his level of concentration to his work as he deals with limitations he can not control.

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