Random Candids

Nmahooch · November 1, 2011

I like to get out there and shoot the people of NYC, candids are my favorite.

Here's a few random streets shot I took recently. I tried to keep the quantity down.

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bfjr · November 1, 2011

Good Work here.

For me the last one works extremely well !

Nmahooch · November 1, 2011

Thank you.

M38A1 · November 1, 2011

Of the series, I'm really liking the treatment and content of #2 and #7. For me, the solo shots of individuals with the shallow DOF background is just, well.... nice.

Nmahooch · November 1, 2011

Thanks

lensmole · November 1, 2011

#7 for me as well .
The couple in # 6 look like they could break up soon, it might have worked had their been more love in their eyes .

rpcrowe · November 2, 2011

Every once in a while...
Every once in a while... I AM REMINDED WHY I LEFT NEW YORK!

Nmahooch · November 2, 2011

lensmole wrote: »

#7 for me as well .
The couple in # 6 look like they could break up soon, it might have worked had their been more love in their eyes .

She was aware of me trying to get the picture, I just waited for him to turn my way. it was a bit awkward.

rainbow · November 3, 2011

These are well done photographically. However, the ones of an individual (or couple) are only of passing interest as nothing can really be gleened from the photo. Contrast these with #4 (my favorite to explore the environment with the other peripheral people adding to the shot) and #5 whereby one might link the two pedestrians and view the surroundings.

So I challenge you to shoot with a wider lens, getting closer to the subject and including more of the setting. You have already mastered street portraits with nice bokeh and this will help you explore a new facet of shooting street.

Nmahooch · November 4, 2011

Rainbow- I understand what you are saying and I hope to put it to use today. Thanks for the advise.

richardman · November 4, 2011

Rainbow's advise is dead-on, or as I said, "we think we got a pretty good street photo, but in the end, it's just a person walking down the street."

Just like landscapes are Rocks, Trees, and Water but Adams and others rise above that; we must strive to rise above "Just a person walking down the street" too.

Islandcrow · November 5, 2011

Wonderful series! I love your editing, and your subjects are excellently portrayed.

RSL · November 5, 2011

Nelson, Good title. They're random candids all right, but not street photographs. Technically they're excellent -- very excellent in fact. But:

1. So the guy's sitting there smoking a cigar. Is that the story?

2. Not a bad informal portrait of a kid who needs a haircut.

3. A weirdo in a space suit. This one probably comes closest to being a street shot since we can wonder what he's doing on the street in a space suit. But you can find people with stranger stuff than a space suit on a lot of streets in the US these days.

4. Three folks on the lip of a subway stairway? Yes, one guy looks as if he has trouble picking his socks in the morning, but that's the only thing out of the ordinary.

5. A guy with a cane and a guy without a cane. People on a street don't make a street photograph.

6. This one has a bit of promise. One can wonder what these people see in each other. One can wonder why the guy doesn't get a haircut. That's about all the wonder in the picture though.

7. Another very good informal portrait. The guy's on the street with strange hair, but that doesn't make a street photograph. Maybe there aren't any barbers in this city. Maybe all these guys are letting their girlfriends cut their hair.

Keep trying. You've certainly mastered the technology. Now you need to master the art.

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