One woman he photographed was so happy to interact with another human being after being isolated that she walked out of her house to meet him and extended her hand for a handshake. “It warms your heart to see this in your community, and it’s been rewarding because I get to meet all these new people that I’d never probably would have met otherwise.” “Everyone has been tremendously friendly and upbeat,” he said. Once in front of the house, he will greet everyone at a distance (while wearing a cloth face mask) and then quickly take their portrait with a Nikon D50 and a 70-200mm telephoto lens. He’ll drive to the street where he’s supposed to take pictures and then text the family. just when the light is right for taking pictures. Sabatini, who has lived in Alexandria for 20 years, will leave the comfort of his wife and two daughters to go take pictures on weekends and after 4 p.m. I’ve now got 100+ families on my list and my plan is to take pictures of them all.” “I started taking photos of friends and neighbors, and after about a week-and-a-half word of mouth spread and it just took off. “I thought it’d be kind of a fun, small thing and maybe get a handful of people to participate,” Sabatini told ALXnow. Alexandria photographer Billy Sabatini had no idea how popular his Front Steps Project would be, and over the last several weeks he’s ended up taking photos of more than 150 families and sequestered individuals in front of their homes.

Front porch steps pictures