Street Photography

TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
edited July 13, 2013 in Street and Documentary
Tonight was competition night at my camera club, and the
the mandate was "Street Photography".

One of the three judges is a professional journalist photographer.
Many of the entries were not what most of us would call "Street"
or "Documentary". People who don't do this thing just don't
understand it.

The journo tried to explain "Street" saying "it's journalistic
photography without ethics".

I got second place in Color and second in Black and White.
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/

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  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2013
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    Tonight was competition night at my camera club, and the
    the mandate was "Street Photography".

    One of the three judges is a professional journalist photographer.
    Many of the entries were not what most of us would call "Street"
    or "Documentary". People who don't do this thing just don't
    understand it.

    The journo tried to explain "Street" saying "it's journalistic
    photography without ethics".

    I got second place in Color and second in Black and White.

    Are they too unethical for us to see ?

    Lensmole
    http://www.lensmolephotography.com/
  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2013
    lensmole wrote: »
    Are they too unethical for us to see ?

    Not at all. There were 40-some entries in each category:

    WAITING FOR THE SOCIAL TO OPEN
    The%20Social%20Crowd-XL.jpg

    ART WALK
    Art%20Walk-XL.jpg
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2013
    These are great Tony ! The color one is just priceless . The compositions look way too straight for street photography.

    Lensmole
    http://www.lensmolephotography.com/
  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2013
    Really well deserved recognition on these. Looks like you learned by fire in our (good...) old PJ/street forum that I miss dearly.
  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2013
    lensmole wrote: »
    These are great Tony ! The color one is just priceless . The compositions look way too straight for street photography.

    One of the judges commented that she thought the color shot was
    posed, and this may have affected her rating.

    It was not! I was across the street from the art gallery and saw this
    guy walking towards the window. I waited until he was in front of the
    window and fired off three shots. This one just happened to catch him
    walking in synch with the painting.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,967 moderator
    edited July 9, 2013
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    One of the judges commented that she thought the color shot was
    posed, and this may have affected her rating.

    It was not! I was across the street from the art gallery and saw this
    guy walking towards the window. I waited until he was in front of the
    window and fired off three shots. This one just happened to catch him
    walking in synch with the painting.
    nod.gif The ability to anticipate is at the core of good street photography.

    Both shots are good. thumb.gif
    My Pics
  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2013
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    One of the judges commented that she thought the color shot was
    posed, and this may have affected her rating.

    It was not! I was across the street from the art gallery and saw this
    guy walking towards the window. I waited until he was in front of the
    window and fired off three shots. This one just happened to catch him
    walking in synch with the painting.

    Thanks for the back story.I didn't think it was posed at all . In reference to my comment regarding the compositions being to straight was meant to imply that street shots need not be perfect. It was a very decisive moment and a great skill to have. As Henri Cartier Bresson used to say focus fast,shoot quick and scram. Well done !

    Lensmole
    http://www.lensmolephotography.com/
  • mayflymayfly Registered Users Posts: 232 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2013
    Tony, I enjoyed both images very much, as well as the ensuing discussion of "street".
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited July 10, 2013
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    Not at all. There were 40-some entries in each category:

    WAITING FOR THE SOCIAL TO OPEN
    The%20Social%20Crowd-XL.jpg

    ART WALK
    Art%20Walk-XL.jpg

    Two terrific images, Tony. clap.gifclap
    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
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2013
    Good work! Like them both.
    Cristóbal


    www.mind-driftphoto.com
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