Day 27:
On Day 28 I tried for an out in public shot again but I rushed and felt really self-conscious and so they were crap, so I experimented with a shot in the back seat of a moving car. I really like how it came out, so that's good. Nice and cinematic..
And then yesterday (cross-posted from Flickr) I spied this little plow in the far corner of the local supermarket parking lot near me as I drove by it earlier in the day. I asked my daughter if she might come be a look-out for me after dark so I could try and be brave and take self-portraits there. I wasn't sure if I'd climb on it or not because I hadn't really scoped it out. I decided to wear my coveralls thinking if it seemed out of sight enough I'd go for a naked shot. I also started wondering about perhaps using these coveralls as some sort of security blanket--like, use them to try and feel braver than I am. I can sort of see a series like that, me in the coveralls, but it's very loosely defined at the moment.
Anyway. This was REALLY well-lit and completely visible from a main intersection, as well as car headlights would shine right on me every time one went to exit the lot near where I was. I am certain I wouldn't have done it if my daughter wasn't urging me on, but I left her in the car a few yards away and went ahead and set up my tripod. I figured I could do some shots in the front plow there and even if a cop came, I wasn't climbing on the equipment so technically not doing anything wrong (though a "getting in trouble" doesn't phase me as much as being embarrassed by being seen does...totally nuts, I know). 
Again. Baby steps. If I do stuff like this more often with my daughter or a friend keeping me company, then hopefully eventually I'll get over my issues and be able to do this on my own as well. I want to get over this fear because I'm only hurting myself.
Here's another:
Meanwhile, I am feeling desperate to get into an urbex setting. Ideas are swirling.
