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05/14/2013 11:00:59 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by Enlightened: I was lucky enough to get out to two different cities for a few hours each in the past week...I have learned that I am not very street photography smart! I have so much more respect for those of you who can do this! Shoot, shoot, shoot, upload, delete, delete and repeat!!! |
Hummm that's how I shoot everything! LOL |
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05/14/2013 11:11:05 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by littlemav: Originally posted by Enlightened: I was lucky enough to get out to two different cities for a few hours each in the past week...I have learned that I am not very street photography smart! I have so much more respect for those of you who can do this! Shoot, shoot, shoot, upload, delete, delete and repeat!!! |
Hummm that's how I shoot everything! LOL |
Hahaha...now that I think about it... |
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05/17/2013 06:44:06 AM · #28 |
Originally posted by Olyuzi: If you're timid about getting in people's faces with a wide angle lens or feel like a "voyeur" behind a telephoto lens try shooting "from the hip." This especially works well with cameras with articulating rear LCD screens and is not hard to get the hang of. The subject may not even be aware of having gotten photographed. Even if the image comes out blurry from camera/subject movement it can be considered quite acceptable and artistic in this genre.
Also, you don't have to shoot at street level. An interesting shot would be to get some elevation and shoot down on the street such as from a building you have access to. You can get a little adventurous and creative here. I once climbed a light pole to get interesting POV. |
I'm not a proponent of "shooting from the hip". Without an articulating LCD screen, it's impossible to properly frame a shot, and what shot's you do get that way are the result of luck and not skill or technique. A blurry street shot from camera/subject movement should not be considered acceptable or artistic, unless it was done intentionally to convey motion, for example. Shooting down from a building, may give some interesting shots, but if you're too high or at the wrong angle, you'll miss faces, expressions, and interaction (or the lack of) between people. |
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05/17/2013 08:33:36 AM · #29 |
Originally posted by CanonShooter: Originally posted by Olyuzi: If you're timid about getting in people's faces with a wide angle lens or feel like a "voyeur" behind a telephoto lens try shooting "from the hip." This especially works well with cameras with articulating rear LCD screens and is not hard to get the hang of. The subject may not even be aware of having gotten photographed. Even if the image comes out blurry from camera/subject movement it can be considered quite acceptable and artistic in this genre.
Also, you don't have to shoot at street level. An interesting shot would be to get some elevation and shoot down on the street such as from a building you have access to. You can get a little adventurous and creative here. I once climbed a light pole to get interesting POV. |
I'm not a proponent of "shooting from the hip". Without an articulating LCD screen, it's impossible to properly frame a shot, and what shot's you do get that way are the result of luck and not skill or technique. A blurry street shot from camera/subject movement should not be considered acceptable or artistic, unless it was done intentionally to convey motion, for example. Shooting down from a building, may give some interesting shots, but if you're too high or at the wrong angle, you'll miss faces, expressions, and interaction (or the lack of) between people. |
You may not like the blurry street shot but it's a style many do embrace. Judging the portfolio of PennyStreet there is a good deal of skill, as well as serendipity involved. Her photos are just amazing. By shunning the hip shot you greatly reduce the range of available opportunities and expression the street provides. Often times you simply can not get the viewfinder up to your eye fast enough, recognize the composition you want, and get a shot off before the fleeting moment is gone and you're left with not what you had intended. Not many are born with the reflexes of a HCB. Also, the very act of raising the camera to your eye, especially a large DSLR, may be just enough to alert your subject to your intentions and change the composition/expression, etc.
The challenge description said nothing about faces and expressions and the high viewpoint gets a unique angle on the street that can show interactions and street life on a grander scale.
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