I don't mean photos of streets lol, taking photos of people on the street can be... awkward, at least I find it to be, does any one else?
Nope. People stare at me and give me dodgy looks anyway, so it's nothing new if it happens when I'm out wacking a few notches on my shutter count.
As time goes on you will learn and understand how to read and react to personal space, you will be able to evaluate Proxemics, this is a value that defines distances for personal space.
For Street Photographers, Proxemics change in different social circumstances, walking through a park for example requires a minimum Proxemic value of 25ft, whereas at a fun fair or open concerts, people lower their threshold needs because they expect interaction with like minded people, yet the same person at a train station at rush hour, although lowering their Proxemic value to an intimate distance understanding there will be crowd contact, their social distance of violation is infinite.
Ahhh the invisible nutter with a camera jumping around againCheck this out for some inspiration, Joel Meyerowitz is a total legend.
A couple of pints beforehand soon sorts the nerves out.
Are we still talking about photography?
Load of tosh :thumbsdown:I think that's why a lot of people who like to do what they think is 'street' stuff use long lenses - they can get shots from further away. That defeats the object in my opinion, as any connection is lost. So many images of people shooting others at such a distance, very boring.
Load of tosh :thumbsdown:
...Proxemics...
It wasn't a personal attack son, relax.How rude - entirely a matter of opinion.
Wrong, we all live by tribal rules, even in today's society, tell Desmond Morris you disagree with his findingsNow that's tosh (possibly a matter of fact). One person's notion of what they consider to be close proximity to their 'personal space" (whatever that may be) will be different to another person's. You'll never know what that is, you can only guess.
All my photos are good enough at my chosen FL, but then I'm a street shooter.Remember - "if your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough".
Nor do i ...No problem taking street stuff.:shrug:
NY is such a different environment to most UK cities (even London), so it's not surprising to me to see that he can get away with the kind of in your face photography he's famous for. If you did that in Bristol, odds on you'd get lamped, or at best a mouthful. I think that's why a lot of people who like to do what they think is 'street' stuff use long lenses - they can get shots from further away. That defeats the object in my opinion, as any connection is lost. So many images of people shooting others at such a distance, very boring.
This more like it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRBARi09je8&feature=related
(although if he did that to me, I'd probably have words!)
A couple of pints beforehand soon sorts the nerves out.
Are we still talking about photography?
I think it could apply to most things in life
Load of tosh :thumbsdown:
135/200mm is a fantastic focal length for street shooting for me, but then so is 24mm, 50 or 70mm, getting in close will more likely make you lose your shot and **** people off.
py6km said:
Don't wear socks with sandals?
Is this really unacceptableEspecially white ankle socks.
Aargh! I hate this so much. I'm all for good causes but this just drives me mad.People with clipboards who say "could i have 2 minutes of your time?"
Check this out for some inspiration, Joel Meyerowitz is a total legend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRTf_-ezAes&p=6E6A6F727BF9216B&playnext=1&index=11
Don't forget, he is invisibleSo if blending in and making people at ease involves leaping about like a clown wearing a burglar suit, he's got the right idea.
If he leapt towards me, I'd run in the other direction...
I don't mean photos of streets lol, taking photos of people on the street can be... awkward, at least I find it to be, does any one else?
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I don't mean photos of streets lol, taking photos of people on the street can be... awkward, at least I find it to be, does any one else?