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Published: 2006-05-05 17:07:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 210; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 24
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Please, full view encouraged!North Philadelphia, PA
This shot was taken on Rush Street, in North Philadelphia. I got a few good shots of this group, but in this shot one of the girls noticed me getting ready to take a picture and made a face. One of the most enjoyable aspects of street photography, to me, are the reactions of the people you meet along the way. Whether it be to you, the camera, or something else in the environment...it is always beautiful to plunge into the unexpected. This form of photography is the most spontanious form of artistic photography. Planning goes into each shot, but every single aspect of your frame is dynamic and ever changing. This, to me, is the beauty of it. The experience off camera is as moving as the moments you capture on camera.
Enjoy
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This one was shot from the passenger seat of a car, which is why it is slightly blurry
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Really great shot.
I agree completely with your comment. I love street photography. Unfortunately I am better at apreciating it then actually doing it. I always feel like an intruder when I point my camera at people. I think some of that is due to my nations reserved condition (but mostly it's my own reserved condition).
But your right, street photography it is the most dynamic and spontaneous style of artistic photography. Capturing that brief perfect moment is pure gold and when you know youve done it, the feeling of triumph is overwhelming. The reaction of the girl who noticed you is that perfect moment.
The slight blur is insignificant and in my (humble) opinion actually helps show the movement of the ribbon (or whatever it is) the girls are playing with.
Great stuff
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Thanks for the input!
I doubt any nations reserved condition is at fault for the nervousness. Starting street photography is just about as uncomfortable for one person as any other. The great part is you realize pretty fast that people really take positive note, and often open up a lot, when they notice someone taking the time to pay that extra attention to them. There are always a few exceptions, but whichever way it goes, it doesn't take long before it's more addicting than it is anything else. I actually had an idea to write a journal entry regarding street photography, and this very part of it. I'm glad you mentioned that because I had pretty much forgotten
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I agree, but I am not really that nervous about pointing my camera. I just hate the disapointment of the scene collapsing because the reaction to the camera is one of intrusion. But I feel that this is sometimes my fault for taking to long on the shot or being far to obvious. It's my timing and ability to encourage the scene rather than disrupt it that needs developing (Although the camera in Britain is seen as a threatening device because of our tabloid media culture).
I visted Paris a few years ago and acted the role of the flaneur ( [link] <-- sorry if you already know about this). In Paris the people parade and ignore the lenses pointed at them. The picture in my gallery (Love on a cold day in Paris) is the best shot I got of my trip and the couple in the image were fully aware of the camera, yet there actions didn't change. I got a second shot when they finally did react to the camera and whilst it was nice, it lost the romance of the scene.
I suspect you might have already, but if not and you can handle more academic text in you life, then I recommend hunting out Baudelaire and Walter Benjamin's writings.
Thanks for adding me to your friends list btw.
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Ah! I do know a little of this. Bauldelaire, as I recall, invented the concept of the flaneur. I've read mostly of the way it has influenced some architectural designs. Taking the concept from being a street critic, to creating environments that promote the situations a "flaneur" is looking for. I appreciate your suggestion very much...I will certainly look into the works of these two! Thanks
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Love it Josh. Good shot! Maybe a little faster shutter speed ot gain some clarity?
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Thanks...yeah I could have gone a little faster. But this got the exposure I was wanting. There were a lot of dark colors and little direct sunlight, so I slowed it down a little to make sure I got all the details. I wasn't extremely worried in this instance about a slight amount of blur because in a way I feel it adds to the movement and dynamical personality of the picture
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I see what you are saying and I agree the slight blur does add something.
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