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Photos: If Looks Could Kill
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Some of the not so happy people I have come across in Broward and Dade county as a street photographer.
Almost a fight - just a few seconds away from the fists flying when the police arrived.
Almost a fight - just a few seconds away from the fists flying when the police arrived.
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they are fascinating but i really want to know like... what were they yelling about?
was it all at the same place?
I am now convinced people are best when they are ranting
Never sold them but they have been used in newspapers.
Most were at protests. People in this area have protest weekly.
Animal rights was always good for some decent emotion
this was one of my favorite shots. The girls thought since the police were standing there that jaywalking would be OK. As they found out, no it is not.
Here a 911 call is being placed when animal rights activists tried to talk to passengers of a horse drawn carriage.
and I have a lot of Anti-war shots
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these have so much of a story and life to them
i usually ignore the photo thread completely
because seriously, how many artsy angles of your cat's face or a tree can you really get before it just becomes mundane?
the answer?
not many.
shes so cute I cant take her anger seriously.
Agreed, but I dont photo so I wasnt going to say anything.
Kitty faces and plants are safe for the most part. You want trouble, just get yourself a pro looking DSLR with a 200mm zoom and walk around in public. You will have confrentations.
Threated with arrest over these shots after a cat fight on Miami Beach.
Verbally assaulted and threated right after this shot by the spectator.
Officer, he's got a camera
Very intense ten minute argument after this shot of how I did not have permission to take her shot.
"there's some creepy guy with a camera pointing it at me!"
But most protesters understand and will pose for you
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A lot of good looking woman protest in Florida. That was a driving force in doing the protests.
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i didn't say everyone in the photo thread does that
but you have to admit.
on any given photo thread day there is typically a kitty or a flower.
admit this
i didn't say you did it.
I never took a shot of a kitten or a flower that I can recall.
A dog, yes
And this is about the only plant shot I can think of taking.
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but when i see pics of a closeup of someone's pet cat i just sort of ignore it and move on cause i've seen a lot of that particular subject matter, and i personally find it sort of boring.
and i feel like i see a lot of cats and flowers when i come in here
just sayin! didn't mean to upset people!
Step 1. Kittens
Step 2. Hooters
Step 3. Success
why is the dog shaved like that
kitties galore!
No one ever fucked with him.
but it'll make a good picture
that explains your wife
Crazy or a stripper that had not slept in three days.
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This thread has convinced me to comeback here and check up on it
What kind of kit do you use? Anything big and flashy is going to get you in to trouble. People are going to see you as a press photographer (which might be a good thing in some cases) but you're more likely to get the kind of access you want with something like a Leica or a small bodied film SLR or rangefinder.
Your results are great though I'm just saying it might be safer to switch to something more reportage/documentary
What's the reasoning behind the B&W conversions?
I had a Nikon D70 and most of the posted shots were done with the 50mm 1.8 at F4 or the 200mm 2.8 which is considered one of Nikon's best lenses.
Much of the time I was with other street photographers. And most of the more intense shots were
done at major events with a lot of media present.
I like raw emotion and hated cheesecake. I did do some models but they are not easy to deal with.
As for black and white, I like the old style newspaper look.
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I can imagine why:
"Okay, turn to the right"
"Like this?"
"Your mom's a whore"
"What!?"
*click* "Okay turn to the left..."
It was case of being in a strip club and having a dancer was some images and freaking out before I was ready to even shoot.
You'd really improve if you learned a bit about street photography. Here is a good starting point - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_photography
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How do you see these images being used or presented? Do you want them to form a cohesive series? Are these personal images or images that you would use for a book or journalistic media?
I think you should choose to use flash or not to use flash, and also pick black and white or colour, not both. Using a whole bunch of different techniques just makes the delivery more convoluted and less effective.
I think you should probably lose the black and white completely. On the one hand you are giving us close, intimate crops of a subject but then you're distancing us by using black and white which is typically more nostalgic and pushes us away by being less like seeing something through our own eyes. The ye olde aesthetic doesn't work because these are very digital in appearance and in terms of photojournalism or documentary you want to minimise the changes made between taking the picture and displaying it. In this instance being in black and white isn't serving a purpose.
In a very long winded way I am saying that these images are having an identity crisis and you are using techniques that conflict with each other. I think you could make these images even more effective by getting straight in your head what you want your images to achieve and deciding what format and style would be the most effective to deliver your message.
Nan Goldin doesn't really put much thought in to how she takes pictures, yet much as I hate her, the images she produces are beautiful. She still uses certain photographic codes, composition and a consistent format. These feel very digital to me and unloved from a photographic point of view.
Much
(I hate giving crits)
Not every subject or event gives you time to perfectly frame the shot and position yourself for the best lighting. Street photography is going have imperfections. And I have had to listen to a lot of 'critics' that feel that every image should be perfectly framed, lighting optimized, etc. They tend to haunt the street photography forums.
Should I ask the police officer to hold off so I can improve the lighting for this shot?
I have some people that are in the way in this shot. Can I ask the police to redo the arrest?
Can I ask this drunk girl to trim the fabric hanging off her?
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Even in that wiki article you linked, the examples of classic street photographers have strong processing on their B&W photos and good strong composition. You don't have the luxury of controlling your environment, which makes the shots all the more impressive when they are striking and incredibly well shot. You still have room to improve to a higher level, Dont take it as an insult, take it as a challenge.