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09/21/2004 04:45:21 PM · #51 |
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09/21/2004 08:36:23 PM · #52 |
Very nice, DJLuba! I really like the examples posted...
Here's an interesting link in which some 'street photographers' are interviewed.
Clickety click.
Of particular interest are their responses to the following question:
Do you try to be invisible when you shoot, or do you approach and ask to take their pictures? Either way, how do you handle approaching people and taking their pictures?
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09/21/2004 09:15:20 PM · #53 |
Also had to add this incredible link.
Message edited by author 2004-09-21 21:16:06. |
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09/22/2004 09:43:31 PM · #54 |
I was inspired to walk around Toronto today and take some street photos by a photographer I discovered named Nils Jorgensen.
Here are some of those shots from the walk I took today...mostly untouched, straight out of my little point and shoot:
        
I love the freedom of trying to capture the moment, rather than capture a technically perfect shot...I hope to learn both, but right now I'm balancing my dpc-entry attempts with some photos for my soul. |
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09/23/2004 08:08:13 AM · #55 |
bump.
Gee, I hate to post four times in a row!! Is nobody interested in Street Photos or Candids on this site? No comments at all?
If not, can you recommend a community for street photography? This is a great site for landscapes, stock images or icons, but I'd like to balance my photography development...so if you know of any dpc-esque sites for other types of photography, please let me know!
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09/23/2004 08:14:57 AM · #56 |
This street candid got me 9th place in Fairy Tales
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09/23/2004 08:17:48 AM · #57 |
Originally posted by doctornick:
This street candid got me 9th place in Fairy Tales
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Congrats! It's a nice shot, as is the outtake! Do you take a lot of street photos? Did you check out the links below, what do you think?
What do you think of my early attempts at some street photos?
Edit: typoe.
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09/23/2004 08:38:24 AM · #58 |
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Originally posted by doctornick:
This street candid got me 9th place in Fairy Tales
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Congrats! It's a nice shot, as is the outtake! Do you take a lot of street photos? Did you check out the links below, what do you think?
What do you think of my early attempts at some street photos?
Edit: typoe. |
typo :)
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09/23/2004 09:47:15 AM · #59 |
Originally posted by KaBooM:
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Edit: typoe. |
typo :) |
Ironye. |
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09/23/2004 09:54:12 AM · #60 |
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09/23/2004 09:55:21 AM · #61 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Their's always a typo! |
I here ya! |
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09/23/2004 10:16:45 AM · #62 |
Taken while seated with the camera on the floor, using neither viewfinder nor LCD:
Taken holding the camera at my waist:
 Uncropped version:  |
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09/23/2004 10:23:07 AM · #63 |
| Very nice...I like the first one of the girl on the train/bus. |
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09/23/2004 12:59:08 PM · #64 |
I'll try one last time...any feedback on my Toronto photos from yesterday (about 10 posts down)?
Anyone at all?
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09/23/2004 03:55:12 PM · #65 |
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
I'll try one last time...any feedback on my Toronto photos from yesterday (about 10 posts down)?
Anyone at all? |
Left you some comments ... mostly I like the composition/subject, but thik they might use a little additional tweaking in post-processing to present them to best advantage. |
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09/23/2004 03:59:11 PM · #66 |
Those shots are great, John. They capture not only the visual but also the emotional impact of the situation. I happen to like the tilt. I don't mind tilted horizons (where they are tilted significantly enough not to be just slightly off kilter and make me tilt my head in reaction). Great contrast in the images too.
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09/23/2004 03:59:26 PM · #67 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
I'll try one last time...any feedback on my Toronto photos from yesterday (about 10 posts down)?
Anyone at all? |
Left you some comments ... mostly I like the composition/subject, but thik they might use a little additional tweaking in post-processing to present them to best advantage. |
Thank you so much for your comments...yeah, these pictures will definitely be edited as they are almost completely straight out-of-camera with 2 exceptions (Food and squirrel).
I'm in love with this new aspect of my hobby! I wish that the A40 would focus and shoot faster, so I look forward to trying this with the rebel when it gets here. But I must say, the small size of the A40 came in very handy...
Message edited by author 2004-09-23 16:00:31. |
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09/23/2004 04:02:11 PM · #68 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
What intrigues me the most about candid stuff is that you don't usually have any 'control over the environment or the people in it. Control of the lighting may or may not be present either. If you are shooting outdoors, you are at the mercy of the sun (or lack of). It seems that the composition and subject choice are usually the backbone of the image moreso than the technicals such as shutter speed and depth of field. There are 'better' choices for each of these depending on the environment, but that is something u have to determine in a very big hurry sometimes if you are shooting candids.
As I look back at the work of Elliott Erwitt and Henri Cartier-Bresson, I think the key to some of their 'decisive moment' images is the environment itself. If I 'find' an environment where I think candids or decisive moment images are going to be possible, I can setup for that, create my composition, and wait for things to happen. Have you ever noticed a 'scene' that would provide great space for a photograph if some people were in it doing interesting things? |
This leads me to something key to successful candids - how the uncontrolled environment is used by the photographer to enhance rather than weaken the image.
I often come across candids where the background, to me, is a distraction. It doesn't serve to enhance the main subject(s), even by giving a context to the situation as much as it distracts.
And the photographers often reply with "I had no control, no choice etc". My response is always the same. As a viewer I don't care about the reasons why you couldn't achieve a stronger image. All I notice is the fact that you didn't.
Does that make any sense?
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09/23/2004 04:09:55 PM · #69 |
Originally posted by Kavey:
This leads me to something key to successful candids - how the uncontrolled environment is used by the photographer to enhance rather than weaken the image.
I often come across candids where the background, to me, is a distraction. It doesn't serve to enhance the main subject(s), even by giving a context to the situation as much as it distracts.
And the photographers often reply with "I had no control, no choice etc". My response is always the same. As a viewer I don't care about the reasons why you couldn't achieve a stronger image. All I notice is the fact that you didn't.
Does that make any sense? |
It makes perfect sense. This is where knowing how to control those situations is important. Anticipating it can be beneficial. That type of 'on the fly' anticipation probably comes from experience. When you know a background is going to be a problem, you simply fill the frame with your subject as much as possible and then shoot at a wide aperture. That's about the best you can do in most cases.
Its also why some scenarios simply don't lend themselves well to the desire of the photographer. You can't always get a strong shot, no matter how hard you try.
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09/23/2004 04:13:20 PM · #70 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Its also why some scenarios simply don't lend themselves well to the desire of the photographer. You can't always get a strong shot, no matter how hard you try. |
This is definitely one of the key things I need to overcome. I noticed in my short session in Toronto that I would have liked to have much more time so that I could situate myself in a location conducive to a great street photo and wait for it to happen...
Message edited by author 2004-09-23 16:13:58. |
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09/23/2004 04:15:27 PM · #71 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
It makes perfect sense. This is where knowing how to control those situations is important. Anticipating it can be beneficial. That type of 'on the fly' anticipation probably comes from experience. When you know a background is going to be a problem, you simply fill the frame with your subject as much as possible and then shoot at a wide aperture. That's about the best you can do in most cases.
Its also why some scenarios simply don't lend themselves well to the desire of the photographer. You can't always get a strong shot, no matter how hard you try. |
Exactly... and I think sometimes people forget that and instead of evaluating their image on it's merit they evaluate it with all the baggage of how hard it was to achieve, the fact it was the best they could do given the restraints and so on. I'm guilty of this myself on certain occasions, who hasn't done this at times?
I think it's an important thing to learn that sometimes one cannot get a great shot from the situation. Learning to recognise the situations when one can achieve a great shot is as important as learning the technical aspects of taking it...
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09/23/2004 04:24:22 PM · #72 |
The lack of control in a candid situation does make it more difficult to get a great shot. And you are right... the level of difficulty in any given photo doesn't add anything to its aesthetic appeal. Another note.. .just because it's 'candid' doesn't mean its good :) I think that is what we are getting at ultimately...
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09/23/2004 04:26:38 PM · #73 |
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
I'll try one last time...any feedback on my Toronto photos from yesterday (about 10 posts down)?
Anyone at all? |
Left you some comments ... mostly I like the composition/subject, but thik they might use a little additional tweaking in post-processing to present them to best advantage. |
Thank you so much for your comments...yeah, these pictures will definitely be edited as they are almost completely straight out-of-camera with 2 exceptions (Food and squirrel).
I'm in love with this new aspect of my hobby! I wish that the A40 would focus and shoot faster, so I look forward to trying this with the rebel when it gets here. But I must say, the small size of the A40 came in very handy... |
I like the candid shots as they are, no tweeking, no PS! Just good candid photos.
This is what photography is all about, capturing an instant in time. Not the manipulating of it or the arty synthetic shot.
My late brother-in-law was a Press photographer and reporter, he said that the picture should tell the story! Sadly he never got to use these new digital cameras, but he was a straight out of the camera man.
A simple lesson here is: 'Shoot what you see, you will capture a memory.' |
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09/23/2004 04:28:03 PM · #74 |
Originally posted by Wolfie:
This is what photography is all about, capturing an instant in time. Not the manipulating of it or the arty synthetic shot. |
This is the statement that I love to tear apart, but I'll refrain :) |
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09/23/2004 04:29:12 PM · #75 |
I have been scouring the internet for street photography sites and a lot of it was really crappy, but contained photographs touted as 'an excellent example of sumthin'...so I got kind of bummed and thought it was just an excuse to take a technically poor photo.
But then I found the in-public website (link below) and it was truly inspiring (especially nils jorgensen's stuff). I've said all this before, I know... |
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