For a crop sensor, I usually find I get more dramatic photos using a 50mm than a 35mm, the only thing is you really have to back away from your subject
These are FF equivalents, and some cropping may have been involved.
All with strangers, who did not know I took the shot
Personally, I'm currently sticking with the 28mm of my Leica Q for street
21mm
she waits.. by dancook1982, on Flickr
28mm
Rawr by dancook1982, on Flickr
L1070541 by dancook1982, on Flickr
35mm
Nun by dancook1982, on Flickr
_DSC2955 by dancook1982, on Flickr
55mm
Bridget Jones - revisited by dancook1982, on Flickr
90mm
Untitled by dancook1982, on Flickr
DSC03214 by dancook1982, on Flickr
Stunning shots Dan, although I think number 2 spotted you . Like the PP too
Have to agree with Chris, cracking pictures. I like the last two but the nun one is my favourite and just looks right in B&W.These are FF equivalents, and some cropping may have been involved.
All with strangers, who did not know I took the shot
Personally, I'm currently sticking with the 28mm of my Leica Q for street
21mm
she waits.. by dancook1982, on Flickr
28mm
Rawr by dancook1982, on Flickr
L1070541 by dancook1982, on Flickr
35mm
Nun by dancook1982, on Flickr
_DSC2955 by dancook1982, on Flickr
55mm
Bridget Jones - revisited by dancook1982, on Flickr
90mm
Untitled by dancook1982, on Flickr
DSC03214 by dancook1982, on Flickr
I'm sure you'll be shooting these people in a non-exploitative, non-voyeuristic way, but do be careful out there.
Just reading through this thread as it's been bumped, and saw this quote from StreetSnapper.
I'll happily start another thread if someone says so, as I don't want to detract from the OP's thread, but was wondering what this means. I understand to a certain extent, the non-exploitative quote for instance as in making monetary or notoriety gain from the images, but the voyeuristic one?
If using a fixed lens rather than a zoom, have you tried 40mm? I find this is a good compromise between 35mm (which can sometimes look a bit 'remote') and 50mm, which I find can often be a bit too tight in its field of view. If you use a Canon DLSR you could perhaps try the 40mm pancake lens, which is a lot more low-profile and discrete than using a zoom or even a 50mm.I find that I much prefer shots from 50mm to 35mm in general, so much so that I sold my 35mm Zeiss FE f2.8 lens because I never wanted to use it.