At the moment I'm torn between keeping my EM-1 (discreet) or using my 5DM3 (again) for street photography.
I popped out with my 5DM3/85mm 1.2L II at lunch to see how much courage I had mustered over the last month or two... I told myself to suck it up, if I see something - point the camera and shoot!
Well I keep thinking back now to the moments I missed.. I don't know yet how people would react because I'm overly cautious about making people aware that I am taking a photo of them specifically.
So this afternoon - I saw a woman standing talking on her mobile phone, she's in good light and her white dress and fashion stand her out from the crowd. My current angle (over her shoulder) is no good, I'd have to walk past her and look back to shoot, if I crouched down on one knee I could even introduce an interesting perspective - but I'd pretty much be in front of her by then, a very high chance she will see me...
...and by this point I'm quite far down the street wondering what that photo could have been...
I feel like I should push myself to risk more.. but at the same time I don't want to be obnoxious about it.
Also since the 5dm3 AF in liveview sucks, I feel like I need to use the VF more - since I like subject isolation. Maybe I need to prefocus, but I don't know.
I wonder how far people have had to push it before they got confronted?
I popped out with my 5DM3/85mm 1.2L II at lunch to see how much courage I had mustered over the last month or two... I told myself to suck it up, if I see something - point the camera and shoot!
Well I keep thinking back now to the moments I missed.. I don't know yet how people would react because I'm overly cautious about making people aware that I am taking a photo of them specifically.
So this afternoon - I saw a woman standing talking on her mobile phone, she's in good light and her white dress and fashion stand her out from the crowd. My current angle (over her shoulder) is no good, I'd have to walk past her and look back to shoot, if I crouched down on one knee I could even introduce an interesting perspective - but I'd pretty much be in front of her by then, a very high chance she will see me...
...and by this point I'm quite far down the street wondering what that photo could have been...
I feel like I should push myself to risk more.. but at the same time I don't want to be obnoxious about it.
Also since the 5dm3 AF in liveview sucks, I feel like I need to use the VF more - since I like subject isolation. Maybe I need to prefocus, but I don't know.
I wonder how far people have had to push it before they got confronted?