street photography
Sep 26, 2011 17:42:18 #
Thanks for the tip. I will look her up on Google. Much of my photography is Street photography.
Sep 26, 2011 18:05:13 #
The other day in NYC I took a picture of a homeless man sitting on the street. I took his picture without asking him. Then I went back and asked him if he minded if I took it. He said no.I walked away and then I realized I should give him something. so I walked back and put some money in his tray. He smiled and said thank you. I felt good about the experience. Generally I ask if I can take a person picture.
I was standing on the street and I saw an interesting group a distance away, so I took their picture. One member in the group saw me and he gave me a vulgar sign. I walked up to him and said, I intended to ask you if I could take your picture, but I was a distance away. He said he was sorry for his vulgar sign, but he does not like people taking pictures without asking. Asking is the best policy If they so no so be it.
I was standing on the street and I saw an interesting group a distance away, so I took their picture. One member in the group saw me and he gave me a vulgar sign. I walked up to him and said, I intended to ask you if I could take your picture, but I was a distance away. He said he was sorry for his vulgar sign, but he does not like people taking pictures without asking. Asking is the best policy If they so no so be it.
"Time to kill" A homeless man in NYC
Sep 26, 2011 18:07:13 #
Sep 26, 2011 18:15:47 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
There *is* another point of view I've encountered and share. And that is, the street is a public place. There should be no expectation of privacy when one is out in public. Consider for a moment the ubiquity of surveillance cameras. No one is asking permission to surveil passersby. One could also keep in mind that when one asks permission, one is no longer taking a candid shot. The person's awareness of you makes them pose and change their facial expression. Cartier Bresson did not ask permission. He went to extraordinary lengths to conceal the fact that he was photographing.
Sep 26, 2011 18:22:34 #
berchman, first your shot is powerfull, the choice of black and white adds to that power. I agree with you shoot from farther away and don't ask if they are in public there is no expectation of privacy. in your shot if you asked you would not have gotten that intensity of the mans prayer look. one of the reasons the great candid photographers shot with rangefinder cameras was that they were less obtrusive and quiter. :!:
Sep 26, 2011 19:44:01 #
You are right Candid shots are the best. Especially of street people. I have taken many pictures from a distance without the subject aware of the photo being taken. Sometimes I take the picture candidly and then say thank you. The picture I posted was take candidly first and then I said thank you and gave him some money. It all depend on where I am and who is the subject
Sep 26, 2011 19:53:35 #
grunt0311
Loc: Boston, MA
I leave the dslr home and shoot with a panasonic lumix for most of my street photos. When I do hear the call of the dslr I go to tourist areas of the city to blend in.
Sep 26, 2011 19:57:43 #
Yes I agree. I live in NYC and I am cautious about photographing homeless. Many of them are mentally ill. If I do take a photo it is generally from a distance and I use a telephoto lens. When I have travelled I have taken pictures of street people and there has been no problem
In the Street in Parma Italy
Sep 27, 2011 08:54:20 #
I lived in NYC for awhile and on a Sunday morning after a nights rain fall I would drive through Harlem at around 5 am, as the sun light would reflect off the wet streets and lights from the street light it made for some very interesting pictures. Back then I was shooting with B/W film. Not living in NYC, I haven't tried DSLR in my current location. I wish you success.
Sep 27, 2011 09:02:55 #
There is a group on Flickr devoted strickly devoted to street. They are so closed the admin has to approve you to join the group..silly. (I have yet to get approval..lol) Check out Jay Maisel in NYC..great images. Since I live at the beach..I try to capture as best I can my environment..here one taken with a 500mm..I called it "Let Sleepng Masters Lay"
Sep 27, 2011 09:47:05 #
liv2paddle wrote:
There is a group on Flickr devoted strickly devoted to street. They are so closed the admin has to approve you to join the group..silly. (I have yet to get approval..lol) Check out Jay Maisel in NYC..great images. Since I live at the beach..I try to capture as best I can my environment..here one taken with a 500mm..I called it "Let Sleepng Masters Lay"
What a shot, love it.
Sep 27, 2011 10:44:33 #
just so new people understand most street candids are not just about the homeless. People inn interesting coustumes handing out coupons, musicians, people wearing crazy hats, anything unusual at all cann make great street candids. close up of a fireman in his turnout gear at a medical run, cops aresting someone, construction workers all are excellant subjects as well. i try not to shoot the homeless due to the high percentage of substance abuse and mental illness and unpredictable behavior. before anyon ejumps on me for that, I was homeless, but through the grace and mercy of God I am not anymore.
Sep 27, 2011 12:42:22 #
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Sep 27, 2011 14:24:21 #
There seems to be two different approaches to the street photographer..get the telephoto out and shoot from afar..or get up close and personal..and interact with your subject. Its always been a bit distasteful to me to shoot someone down and out on thier luck. It almost feels like I am exploiting them. Going through Penn Station NYC you see people lying on the floor sleeping. Its indeed very sad..but I have seen people taking pictures . I have shot in Grand Central Station..and there are some real characters there...perhaps some homeless ..but for reasons unknown to me..they don't seem as depressing..maybe its the grandeur of the Station. I will see if I can find one in my files to show you an example . I just hope this isn't you sinatraman..lol
sinatraman wrote:
just so new people understand most street candids... (show quote)
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