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Mar 2, 2012 17:48:25   #
irrigator Loc: Seffner, Florida
 
I liked them. #14 was the best for me. Street photography is tough. Especially with a 35mm. Yikes. I use a point & shoot or a 85mm 1.2. A 35 mm is pretty tight, no room to run if the going gets tough, just kidding.You do not know who you are going to run into. Best to have a friend along just in case. Try looking up this lady on google. "Vivian Maier". Her story & her photography are incredible. One of my heros. Got her book and would love to see her show. Amazing. the young guy who is doing the work is pretty cool too. I turned one of my photo buds on to her work and his wife took him to see one of the presentations for a Christmas present. I think you will like her work. Check her out.

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Mar 2, 2012 18:14:31   #
docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado
 
rpavich wrote:
I just stumbled onto this...I wish I had seen it before I went out...I'd have approached things a bit differently and possibly gotten better photos.

Joel Meyerowitz - Street Photography


that was a lucky stumble you just did Joel Myerowitz is very good - not just his images but his intent and philosophy of creating them. Lot's of hard hitting gritty street photograpy or photo journalism as its more commonly called. Check out Eugene Smith, Lewis Hines, The Knife and Gun Club guy, powerful images and while we're at it some folks you point a camera in their face will point a gun in yours and think nothing of pressing the trigger. So be respectful of people or suffer unwanted consequences.

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Mar 2, 2012 18:31:05   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
vislp wrote:
I really like 1478! Bet he was an interesting talk!

VisLP


Yes, actually he was...I THINK he was actually somehow a "street" sort of person though he wasn't dressed that way.

I met him several times on different streets...he seemed to be wandering.

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Mar 3, 2012 12:54:30   #
billybob40
 
Bob this is the best place for help, the shots you have are great. But you need to know your camera, xfast setting for the shot.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=STREET+PHOTOGRAPHY&oq=STREET+PHOTOGRAPHY&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=12&gs_upl=19344l34500l0l40563l18l18l0l7l7l0l625l3343l0.2.3.3.0.2l10l0

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Mar 3, 2012 13:01:04   #
THEBELLI
 
i agree candids are what street photos r suppose to be otherwise they are just portraits .. its also great exercise u take the photo then run like hell lol photography is what u make it .

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Mar 3, 2012 13:16:50   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
docrob wrote:
rpavich wrote:
I just stumbled onto this...I wish I had seen it before I went out...I'd have approached things a bit differently and possibly gotten better photos.

Joel Meyerowitz - Street Photography


that was a lucky stumble you just did Joel Myerowitz is very good - not just his images but his intent and philosophy of creating them. Lot's of hard hitting gritty street photograpy or photo journalism as its more commonly called. Check out Eugene Smith, Lewis Hines, The Knife and Gun Club guy, powerful images and while we're at it some folks you point a camera in their face will point a gun in yours and think nothing of pressing the trigger. So be respectful of people or suffer unwanted consequences.
quote=rpavich I just stumbled onto this...I wish ... (show quote)


Thanks for the tips..I'll try and digest what he says and try again soon

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Mar 3, 2012 13:17:27   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
irrigator wrote:
I liked them. #14 was the best for me. Street photography is tough. Especially with a 35mm. Yikes. I use a point & shoot or a 85mm 1.2. A 35 mm is pretty tight, no room to run if the going gets tough, just kidding.You do not know who you are going to run into. Best to have a friend along just in case. Try looking up this lady on google. "Vivian Maier". Her story & her photography are incredible. One of my heros. Got her book and would love to see her show. Amazing. the young guy who is doing the work is pretty cool too. I turned one of my photo buds on to her work and his wife took him to see one of the presentations for a Christmas present. I think you will like her work. Check her out.
I liked them. #14 was the best for me. Street phot... (show quote)


Thanks very much, I'll check out Ms Maier.

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Mar 3, 2012 13:35:19   #
HEART Loc: God's Country - COLORADO
 
rpavich wrote:
I took the day off today and I THOUGHT it was going to be sunny...it turned out to be a bit of a cloudy day and the conditions were changing constantly...so I ended up culling a lot of bad exposures.

I got to the city early so it was also hard to remember to reset the camera for "shade" and then "in the sunlight" conditions so I culled a LOT of shots. ::)

It was interesting in that the people I shot reacted positively and didn't seem to have a problem with it. The hard part was just composing, framing and sneaker zooming into the right spot/angle for a good shot...I have a LOT to learn, i can see that.

What you see here are the best of what I got...I tried to be critical but I can see how people get numb and don't know when to hack a photo...I'll let you comment and tell me what you think should go....

http://bobpavich.zenfolio.com/p1004748795
I took the day off today and I THOUGHT it was goin... (show quote)




Bob - congratulations; you did great for a 1st time outing. A 35mm or 50mm are the suggested lenses for street photography. Subjects not need sign a release unless you plan to use the images commercially. Several of the videos suggested are excellent. Intrusion is usually forgiven by the subject with a quick verbal permission to shoot. As always, the goal is to capture the moment; the story is a by-product of a good capture. Vivian Maier said it all 70 years ago in her photographs that have become legendary (http://www.vivianmaierprints.com/). Her images live long after her passing...and trust that yours will do the same! Good luck, my friend.

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Mar 3, 2012 13:38:59   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
HEART wrote:
rpavich wrote:
I took the day off today and I THOUGHT it was going to be sunny...it turned out to be a bit of a cloudy day and the conditions were changing constantly...so I ended up culling a lot of bad exposures.

I got to the city early so it was also hard to remember to reset the camera for "shade" and then "in the sunlight" conditions so I culled a LOT of shots. ::)

It was interesting in that the people I shot reacted positively and didn't seem to have a problem with it. The hard part was just composing, framing and sneaker zooming into the right spot/angle for a good shot...I have a LOT to learn, i can see that.

What you see here are the best of what I got...I tried to be critical but I can see how people get numb and don't know when to hack a photo...I'll let you comment and tell me what you think should go....

http://bobpavich.zenfolio.com/p1004748795
I took the day off today and I THOUGHT it was goin... (show quote)




Bob - congratulations; you did great for a 1st time outing. A 35mm or 50mm are the suggested lenses for street photography. Subjects not need sign a release unless you plan to use the images commercially. Several of the videos suggested are excellent. Intrusion is usually forgiven by the subject with a quick verbal permission to shoot. As always, the goal is to capture the moment; the story is a by-product of a good capture. Vivian Maier said it all 70 years ago in her photographs that have become legendary (http://www.vivianmaierprints.com/). Her images live long after her passing...and trust that yours will do the same! Good luck, my friend.
quote=rpavich I took the day off today and I THOU... (show quote)


Thanks very much!

I took a look at her stuff..amazing...hypnotic.

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Mar 3, 2012 13:54:07   #
Lancer W/A Canon Loc: atlanta
 
page 2 #5 NAILED IT!

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Mar 3, 2012 16:01:09   #
tainkc Loc: Kansas City
 
Not bad for a first try. I am not a fan of B&W just because you can. However, I think it is the one style that is very appropriate when doing street photography. I would stick with B&W only . Don't do Sepia or color filters. It seems to lose its' purity. Obviously, this is just my opinion. It also seems to me that you are going to get the hang of this very quickly and I am looking forward to seeing more.

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Mar 3, 2012 17:09:05   #
mort Loc: california
 
some of the most inspirational street photography i have seen in a long time .
google vivian maier

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Mar 3, 2012 18:46:20   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
tainkc wrote:
Not bad for a first try. I am not a fan of B&W just because you can. However, I think it is the one style that is very appropriate when doing street photography. I would stick with B&W only . Don't do Sepia or color filters. It seems to lose its' purity. Obviously, this is just my opinion. It also seems to me that you are going to get the hang of this very quickly and I am looking forward to seeing more.


Thanks tainkc...I'll keep that in mind.

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Mar 3, 2012 20:34:48   #
colo43 Loc: Eastern Plains of Colorado
 
Excellant

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Mar 3, 2012 20:58:57   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
colo43 wrote:
Excellant


Thanks!

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