From Susan Worsham's series "Bittersweet on Bostwick Lane" we can learn a lot about her process. It's clear that these people are being photographed in space that they're familiar with, most likely their homes. However, we can also see how the photographs are clearly posed to an extent. The best example of this is the first photograph, where what appears to be unripe coconuts (??) scattered on the bed visually counter the pink blanket. Although Worsham is focusing on portraiture, she is also deeply concerned with light, color, etc.
According to Worsham, "Bittersweet on Bostwick Lane" is a selection of photographs taken from a larger series of her. The series started as photographs of her oldest neighbor, the woman in the final picture. From the series' title, I'm assuming the other people depicted are other neighbors of hers. Thematically, I'm not really sure what to say about this series. There's definitely something melancholy about it, even in the photographs of the children.
Pertaining to our project, Worsham's photographs demonstrate how although we need to take pictures of people, we need to continually focus on light, color, and composition first and foremost. She also demonstrates how we can balance photographing people on their on terms/ in their on setting with manipulating/adding/subtracting elements (making not taking pictures).
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