A Street Exercise
bdcolen
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Okay, folks, you want to street photography? You can't stand street photography! :rofl
Seriously - here's a new Street Photography Exercise:
Load up your cameras, get off your butts, and over the course of the next week go out and shoot photos of people in public places that somehow tell stories. And here's the hard part - you must use a lens that is a 35mm equivalent of a 50 mm or wider, and you must shoot from the front standing within 10 feet or less of your subjects. Got it?
A week from today I'll post a thread called Street Exercise I Photos - put your best photo there.
Good luck!:rofl :rofl :clap :clap :ivar :ivar
Seriously - here's a new Street Photography Exercise:
Load up your cameras, get off your butts, and over the course of the next week go out and shoot photos of people in public places that somehow tell stories. And here's the hard part - you must use a lens that is a 35mm equivalent of a 50 mm or wider, and you must shoot from the front standing within 10 feet or less of your subjects. Got it?
A week from today I'll post a thread called Street Exercise I Photos - put your best photo there.
Good luck!:rofl :rofl :clap :clap :ivar :ivar
bd@bdcolenphoto.com
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
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Needed the arm twisting.
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I'm on one crutch now and somewhat more mobile. I'm in!
From the spring:
Dude!!
#1 and #2 really rock. You captured some great expressions.
When I tried this for the first time in August I think it was, I had a man tell me "get the f*%# out of my face before I f*&%ng punch you"--so little weary, but will try again--oh and needless to say, I got out of his way.
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Tina
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Yeah, but you live in Queens, don't you?! (seriously, while I don't live in NY I spend plenty of time there for auditions/coachings etc, and when I stay over I stay with a dear friend who lives in Astoria, so I know ALL about what it's like in the boroughs!)
BD, I'm absolutely fascinated by this exercise but I'm a total wimp and street photog (in general, not just on this occasion) scares the pants off me. If I can get myself past the fear factor and find a suitably busy environment where I'm not simply afraid I'll give it a go, but no promises, 'k? :hide
Having said that, I am sure I am wrong because you are the expert and I am clearly not. So please take my assertion as an inquiry
Dan
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The last shot (taken first, in fact) was outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in Brookline, MA. This was a truly harrowing photography experience, although I got some good shots. The protesters were hyperaware of me and my camera. I tried to assume a neutral stance, but in this situation, if you're not with them you're against them.
The times I went out with my camera without much of a plan or destination, I got much less powerful results. At least for me, leaving my brain at home doesn't work so well.
The environment doesn't have to be busy. And "street photo" doesn't have to be NYC or the like - remember, "street photo" has to do with what's going on in the photo, not whether it was shot in the street.
And the entire point of this exercise is to force you to confront that fear factor. PUSH PAST IT. I realize this is VERY uncomfortable for most people, and foreign to many of you. Hell, I have to force myself to do this when I do it. So get out there and PUSH!
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
Some people want engagement in their street photos, some do not. In a crowded environment you can shoot close without engaging the person. The whole idea is to get comfortable with getting close. Quite frankly, a lot of people whose work I see on Dgrin could stand to get closer for their general shooting.
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
Thanks
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Maybe not conquering my fears, but it did make a nice workaround.
Cheers,