AnthonyM Loc: Pasadena, CA

I was thinking about the dude's head in bottom right corner of #1 and the OOF box in upper left corner.
Perhaps the trash can(?) in lower right corner of #2 could go. Or not...

I don't know if it's Kosher to remove stuff from street photos, and your message in these images is clear to me, so perhaps best to leave them alone. Sorry to be so noncommittal, but you have greater expertise in this field than I do.

Voss

The head maybe could have been cloned out without too much difficulty. The other two would be much more difficult. And to be honest, I don't know where the boundaries are in relation to that kind of thing. Recently I read about a photographer who was roundly criticized for cloning his street photos. But the examples I saw involved major cloning--like removing entire people. Perhaps others have some thoughts on the matter?

10MPlayer Loc: California

Last shot title: America First, or maybe We're No.1

10MPlayer Loc: California

I expect in any art form there are expectations for what's allowed or not allowed. But it is art, so why not manipulate it if that is in your vision of what you want to express.

Voss

Perhaps you're right, and I totally misinterpreted what he was saying. That can happen if we don't sit down together and respectfully listen to each other.

Voss

My impression is that street photography can be viewed in several ways. The major ways I see are: 1) as documentation, where the photographer is making a record of an event (hence the idea that a shot must be candid rather than posed), and 2) as art, where the subject is presented, but in an aesthetically-pleasing manner. But it should still reflect the human-environment relationship. I think this, too, should be candid, but there is disagreement about this. (It seems that some of the great shots of some of the "masters" are not as candid as we are led to believe.) At this point, I feel that the manipulation of a street photo for the sake of art is legitimate, but should be to a relatively minor degree, and it should not alter the nature of the subject.

Apaflo Loc: Anchorage, Alaska

Dead on!

I might note that fully understanding that philosophy is no doubt both a cause and an effect for the wonderful Street examples that you post!

Voss

Thank you, Apaflo.