street photography (first try) give it to me!!!!

anderson_paul

was my first time on the streets let me know, and I'm also new to the black and white conversion.

barber.jpg

anderson_paul

fishermen.jpg
Here is one more. Also I want to know what the legal rights were with street photography could I ever sell and image like this or would I need a model release?

System

hey paul-

neat pics-

little more light on the barber's face and a little pop in the pic-

look at the tutorials for andy's bw conversion and davidto's pop tute-


I like to see these in the people board; it is street but you got peops in there too-

not my call but several dgrinners have this type of pic in people-


keep 'em comin'!-

USAIR

I don't do shots like these so take this for what it's worth
#1 I like but to me to much space above the barber's head needs to be a little tighter very nice though.

#2 doesn't do anything for me
Keep shooting

Fred

muyguapo

anderson_paul wrote:

fishermen.jpg
Here is one more. Also I want to know what the legal rights were with street photography could I ever sell and image like this or would I need a model release?

My understanding is you only need a model release if the photo will be used commercially--that is to endorse a product or idea.

You would need a model release if the photo would be used for Mrs. Pauls fishsticks, the Catholic church or to endorse a charity. You wouldn't need a model release if you just sold an 8x10 for $1000.

Also my understanding is that the publisher, not the photographer, assumes legal liability when using the photo as long as the photographer honestly discloses whether or not he has a model release. For example, let's say Sunny Suntan lotion wanted to use the photo in an advertisement. As long as you say you do not have a model release, you can sell it to them and they can decide on whether they want to use it and assume the legal liability.

kombizz

nice shots

rundadar

Paul,
I like the first shot. I do not find it dark. Exposure wise, I find it just about spot-on. The subject is interesting too, the sense of environment is there too.

The exact moment/facial expression is not the most interesting, but it's not bad either (taking a few shots could have helped if you had time for that).

The B&W conversion is a bit flat, though. Some things to try (if you're OK using Photoshop):

1. Add a completely black layer and set the blending mode to "Color" (that will make the image B&W)

2. Add three adjustment layers on top of your original:

a. Hue/Saturation
b. Selective colour
c. Curves (will be used as a contrast layer)

Play with all three to see how it works out.

3. Once, you're happy with your conversion, group all the layers into a smart object and add another Hue/Saturation layer. Play with the hue (that will 'colorize' the image). Set the opacity of that layer to something low. An alternative option for this last step may be to use one of the Photo Filters (warming, cooling etc.)

Finally, most of the dirty work described above could be automated by downloading an action from here: http://www.epaperpress.com/psphoto/index.html

The action won't actually do a good conversion all by itself, but rather will give you a foundation to adjust the setting according to your unique vision - this way, the shots will look YOUR way, not like a replica of somebody else.

Shot #2 is a nice try and clearly shows your intentions to get into street shooting... but, the way it stands - there's no real story here, so I'd say that's not a keeper. One out of two is a fantastic ratio, though, so you're doing well

Everything obviously is just my personal take.

Cheers,

Alex