Photographing Strangers on the Street

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  bdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Certainly interesting, but not really "street photography," rather what it says it is = "photograph(ing) strangers on the street. But well worth seeing none the less...

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  Seefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Hey Angelo-
  
  Tom watched this video and somewhat emulated the photog. He set up (taped) a paper backdrop on a wall in Hollywood and snapped away. He got some good results.
  
  Gary

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  Wil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Interesting idea and from the look of his results, very effective.
  
  I wonder how he organizes model releases…
  
  
  
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  Angelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Wil Davis wrote: »

  Interesting idea and from the look of his results, very effective.
  
  I wonder how he organizes model releases…
  
  
  
  - Wil

  
  why do you think he'd need releases?
  
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  Angelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Seefutlung wrote: »

  Hey Angelo-
  
  Tom watched this video and somewhat emulated the photog. He set up (taped) a paper backdrop on a wall in Hollywood and snapped away. He got some good results.
  
  Gary

  
  
  Tom Yi? really?

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  Seefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Angelo wrote: »

  Tom Yi? really?

  
  Yep ... the good doctor. Look here:
  
  http://tomyi.smugmug.com/People/Street-Portrait-Project/9757228_6f88W#669459986_XNSKK
  
  Gary

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  Wil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Angelo wrote: »

  why do you think he'd need releases?
  
  .

  
  I think the question might be answered here
  
  I'm sure this has been/is being/will forever be debated ad nauseam…
  
  The USA is one of the (if not the) most litigious countries in the world…
  
  
  
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  Angelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Wil Davis wrote: »

  I think the question might be answered here
  
  I'm sure this has been/is being/will forever be debated ad nauseam…
  
  The USA is one of the (if not the) most litigious countries in the world…
  
  - Wil

  
  Wil
  
  I didn't pose the question, you did. I wondered why you asked about releases because there's been absolutely no reference to any of the images being used commercially.
  
  If you'd like a read on the subject matter I've assembled a library of data (links) in the Photog's Resources sticky thread at the top of the MYOB forum.
  
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  Angelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Seefutlung wrote: »

  Yep ... the good doctor. Look here:
  
  http://tomyi.smugmug.com/People/Street-Portrait-Project/9757228_6f88W#669459986_XNSKK
  
  Gary

  
  very cool although his 1 minute vs Clay's 8 seconds is notable. And as BD noted, asking passersby to pose does not fit the realm of true street photography.

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  Angelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  bdcolen wrote: »

  Certainly interesting, but not really "street photography," ...

  
  totally agree but considering how much passes for "street" in this forum...

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  Wil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Angelo wrote: »

  
  …If you'd like a read on the subject matter I've assembled a library of data (links) in the Photog's Resources sticky thread at the top of the MYOB forum.
  
  .

  
  (…actually it was a rhetorical question)
  
  Merci!
  
  
  
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  Seefutlung Registered Users Posts: 2,781 Major grins

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  Angelo wrote: »

  totally agree but considering how much passes for "street" in this forum...

  
  I totally agree ... this thread is about Photography in the Streets ...not "Street Photography".
  
  Gary

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  seastack Registered Users Posts: 716 Major grins

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  This may have been posted before, and I hope this is relevant to the thread.
  
  One of my favorite practical essays on the process of street photography is by Michael David Murphy called Ways of Working.

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  Angelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator

  July 6, 2010 edited July 6, 2010

  seastack wrote: »

  This may have been posted before, and I hope this is relevant to the thread.
  
  One of my favorite practical essays on the process of street photography is by Michael David Murphy called Ways of Working.

  
  
  
  
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