Street Photography Shot, Yes, No, Maybe?
Jan 19, 2020 20:32:11 #
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
To me, the focal point should be the street musician, not the storefront.
I agree. I played around with this beautiful photograph and concentrated on the musician but still wanted to leave as much of the environment that would tell the story of a musician playing wherever and whenever she could grab a moment. For me, my process begins after the photograph is taken. Once I have the photo, I look at it as an independent piece of art and not necessarily as a piece of photojournalism. I then had no problem with moving a bit of the hydrant into the photo so as not to lose this tiny aspect of the overall scene. Will post if permitted.
Jan 19, 2020 20:50:38 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
Fotoartist asked what the goal of photograph was. Since he was the fellow who took the picture, he would be the person in the best position to answer that question. Perhaps the goal was to record the complete scene that was before him. But I do not think that he should have stopped there, but should present the image in many of its component parts as has been suggested by others. I do not a problem with image as presented and that is for me it feels staged. I didn't say it was staged but only that it feels that way to me. The musician looks posed and the fellow looks like he is walking straight into those pallets. The pictoral quality of the image is top notch.
Jan 19, 2020 21:33:04 #
lmTrying
Loc: WV Northern Panhandle
Fotoartist wrote:
I don't do a lot of these. What's the goal? In the download you can read the menu.
Street photography?
I'd have to say, Yes.
The goal?
Street photography seems mostly to be about telling a story.
As others have said, there are many stories in your photo. And that is all right. Just sitting here playing on my phone, I can crop out at least eight other single stories.
Am I right, or wrong? Are you right, or wrong? You are a photographer. It's your story. What did you see? How do you want to tell it? Your choice.
Jan 19, 2020 21:42:11 #
Fotoartist wrote:
I don't do a lot of these. What's the goal? In the download you can read the menu.
It looks like it would be vey colorful so I might have preferred the color one if there was one.
Jan 19, 2020 22:46:46 #
rmalarz wrote:
Why did you assume that I was referring to close-up?
--Bob
--Bob
You mentioned the trumpet player as one "subject" that could be picked out of the the street scene. To do that would necessitate putting her in a "close-up."
Jan 19, 2020 23:29:55 #
Charlie157
Loc: San Diego, CA
I like the shot but I'm wondering How it would be if you got close to the trumpet player with the store in the background
Jan 20, 2020 00:03:11 #
I've been biting my tongue all day long as so many of you have been flailing away at a very nice "street photo." Either most of you seem to miss the point, or I have a complete misunderstanding of what "street photography" is. My understanding is that street photography is like photojournalism or wildlife photography: pp can consist of minor exposure adjustments and minor cropping; but cloning, heavy "photoshopping," and other major editing is a no-no. It's okay to render a street image as a b&w, but it's not acceptable to render it as an HDR image. Yet the suggestions I've been seeing all day lean heavily toward complex, heavy-handed editing. The street quality, with its stark authenticity and realistic presentation of an event, seems to be lost in your suggestions.
Am I wrong?
Am I wrong?
Jan 20, 2020 01:30:27 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
Fotoartist, himself, did not actually say that "street photography" was his goal. Actually he did not know what the goal of the photograph was. I don't necessarily think that is a bad thing. Some time it is good, even crucial, to have the finished image in mind before the camera is raised to the eye; but sometimes you just take a picture of the scene that is before you because you have your camera with you and what you see strikes your fancy. Planned or unplanned, it is up to the photographer to determine how the photograph should be edited. I am in agreement with rd-- if you alter a street image with "complex heavy-handed editing" you can't expect to have it accepted as authentic street photography.
Jan 20, 2020 09:36:06 #
rdgreenwood wrote:
I've been biting my tongue all day long as so many... (show quote)
HDR is acceptable when it is used to emphasize the "story". Moving objects is generally unacceptable because it changes the story.
Feb 1, 2020 00:33:23 #
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