Documentary Portait- Location Scouting

Yesterday, January 17th, Caleb, Kateland, Tomasina and myself ventured out into Wilmington to find a location for the documentary portrait assignment. None of us are from Wilmington and haven't had the chance to explore much, but we were able to narrow our search to a few possibilities. We first ruled out the bridges into Wrightsville Beach. Although the setting was beautiful and quaint, there was not much room for movement along the walkway; space restrictions would have been inconvenient for capturing the different shot types.
The second location we looked at was Airlie Gardens. Upon arrival, we were all in agreement that the location was breathtaking and there were endless possibilities for our image. The only downside was that there is an entrance fee and not all members of the group wanted to have to pay.
Which brought us to Caleb's apartment complex, where in front of the main office sits a fountain, accompanied by a few benches and a small garden. We inspected the mini garden from all angles and found an area to shoot from that would balance the fountain perfectly between two bushes. We made a group decision to use (most likely Caleb's sister) to sit by the fountain in our images, as everyone is comfortable with understanding frame size in relation to humans, but not quite with inanimate objects. [We will make sure to have her sign a release form, as well as secure the location with the manager of the apartment complex]

We came up with a system for who will operate the camera, do the light meter, measure distance, and write up the field report for each shot. I personally will be taking a close up and the re-establishing long shot. My pictures give a general idea for location, but for the close up I will be taking the picture from a lower angle.

We are aiming to start shooting at around 8am in the morning- sunrise will be about 7:15. Light will be reflected from the water regardless, but it will be less significant in the morning vs. later in the day.