Candid street
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Another street shot of a little dog’s love for her mistress.
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Riding on a Float, Gay Pride Parade, Summer 2006, New York. Featured / MAJOR EVENT – Photography/Journalism Featured / The Woman Photographer SOLD Copyright
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Reflection in a store window in midtown Manhattan, NYC. Featured / Shopfronts Featured / Urban Art SOLD Copyright
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Spry, grizzled tap dancer in Washington Square Park, New York, May 2007. Featured / Elderly Copyright
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Lovers, candid shot, Washington Square Park, NYC. Featured / All Kisses Featured / / Home Page SOLD Copyright
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Candid, Washington Square Park, New York Featured / Men Appreciation group SOLD Copyright
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A young woman waits for a bus in Hollywood,CA next to a James Dean wall art.
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Shadows on a street in Aswan, Egypt.
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Conversation on an Egyptian street 1985
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This shot was taken in Copacabana in 2006, a little town in the north of Bolivia, situated on the bank of Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world at 3800 mts. / There was a big celebration in town that day and so much to see and discover. But I was so tired that I decided to sit down and rest for a while when those two men sat just in front of me. I took so many pictures of them but this one is my favorite. Click /
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Copacabana , Bolivia ! This picture was taken minutes after I took several shots of two old men sitting on the same step while I was resting a bit. Sometime interesting things comes around… /
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Wall in Manhattan Featured / Street Signs group Challenge Finalist / Fire Escapes Copyright
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by Mark GermanPhotographer for Hire – All Occasions – Mail Me :) / / My rules for photography and art are very simple – I like it, or I don’t… / / Thanks for visiting my folio :) / I certainly appreciate your taking time to view what I’ve been up to, and enjoy reading your comments. / / / / / Writings (or ramblings) / The 3rd / The 10th / Weaver / High-Flyer / The In-Between Place / The Haggard Crone / Come, Dark / Chandelier Brain / Eat Me / You’re Strange, Rick / Ever-Queen / Sleeping / The Black, White & Grey /
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Candid/Street photography - a few tips.
by Mark GermanToday I was asked by someone for a few tips on shooting street/candids. Many people like this genre, but it is not the easiest to perform…
Today I was asked by someone for a few tips on shooting street/candids. Many people like this genre, but it is not the easiest to perform successfully for many reasons, and often shots come out like – erm… snap shots. Since I took the time to write these brief pointers up for my friend, I thought I may as well share. Feel free to add, contest, debate, or send me lots of money. That last bit was a joke. Street/Candid / A few pointers: - A mid-zoom lens is ideal for candids. I use a 70-200mm on a crop body, and that would be fine for a full frame, also. If you do not have access to something in this range and/or can’t afford it, then concentrate on wider street scenes instead, and work within your equipment limitations. You do not need to have very expensive gear to do street. - 80% of people will be flattered you are taking their photo. Don’t try and hide it too much – and smile a lot. Walk up to people afterwards, and show them what you took (if digital). Without a long lens, you will more then likely be noticed most of the time. My rule is smile – and they smile back :) / (a hefty monopod can come in handy if things get out of hand) - 15% of people will not like their photo taken and either try and hide or cover their face or something. If you notice this – let them go – easy :) Respect people and their wishes. Many other opportunities around. - 5% of people are born assholes – or intensely dislike being photographed for their own private reasons. When you encounter this, just call out that you are deleting the image, and walk away. A few days ago, I was shooting a laughing session out in a city square. I laughed along with them. Someone asked me to join in, and I said that I was laughing on the inside ;) Then this guy rode up, and walked up to me. He asked me why I was shooting and I told him because it was a nice, fun thing to shoot. I asked him if he were going to join in and he said “no, not with a photographer around”. He said this as if I were a murderer. I said “easy fixed, mate. I promise not to take a photo of you”. And he walked off. Some people are just surly. NEVER hand your camera over to anyone. Even in the US, it is your right to take photos of anyone providing you are in a publicly owned area. This includes law-enforcement officers. Of course if they demand it, you must hand over your gear. But they are in the wrong, and it can usually be contested successfully. - A good way to take candids, is to visit fairs, fetes, etc – and face the crowd. Go to the side of the stage area and walk around, getting people used to you. Then start scanning the crowd through your lens. Make some jokes, take interest in the proceedings, become one with the crowd. Eventually people ignore you and you become a hunter/predator hahaha!!! / Look for emotions – listen to what is happening around you and time your shots to get the best emotive reactions. Position yourself so that light is to the left or right behind you, so that you can get reflections (catch lights) in the eyes. Always consider your backgrounds while shooting. Nothing worse then spending hours cloning out a light pole from behind someone’s head ;) / And frame your shots to allow for movement, as well as giving space to the direction someone is looking. - Wider street shots live and die by the ‘story’. This takes a little bit of keen observation and patience. A good system, is to position yourself in a people-traffic’ed (yes, I made that one up) location where you have visually composed an interesting scene. It may be a poignant billboard, or a large puddle in the street – maybe a pool of soft light spilling from an overhead lamp. And then wait like a spider :) A car will rush by as someone is walking, splashing them with muddy water – you time your shot to capture their indignation and water spray like an upturned umbrella. A mother and child walk through the lamplight, and as the mother moves back into darkness, the child, holding her hand, is illuminated. Your billboard espousing ‘have a happy day’ becomes a backdrop to a crying girl – or an arguing couple. Observe/setup/plan/wait/timing….a tripod is useful… Learn your camera so that settings are intrinsic. The less you need to think about technicalities, the more you can free your mind to focus on art. Hope that helps a little. Above all – try and relax and enjoy yourself. If you are uptight, it is contagious. If you smile, and interact with people, you will be automatically accepted.
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/ / Photographer for Hire – All Occasions – Mail Me :) / / My rules for photography and art are very simple – I like it, or I don’t… / / Thanks for visiting my folio :) / I certainly appreciate your taking time to view what I’ve been up to, and enjoy reading your comments. / / / Writings (or ramblings) / Music of the Spheres / Another World / Time & Tears / The 3rd / The 10th / Weaver / High-Flyer / The In-Between Place / The Haggard Crone / Come, Dark / Chandelier Brain / Eat Me / You’re Strange, Rick / Ever-Queen / Sleeping / The Black, White & Grey
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To be honest I was slightly concerned whether this chap was just drunk, stoned… or whether he’d shuffled off his mortal coil. Passers-by didn’t seem too worried though. I guess that’s life in the big city for you.
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Stoke Newington, London, 2008 party round corner © 2009 Urban Umbra
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Candid portrait captured in Washington Square Park, NYC. Featured / Mature Men Copyright
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No: 3 in a series of peeking in windows. / Bear St , Westminster, Winter 2008. bibliophile 1 © 2008 Urban Umbra
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I also thought of calling it: lost in Space …. Picnic in the park festival, Manchester “Candid at picnic in the park” was featured in ! All Street Portraiture…
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Centre Place, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. March 2009 Due to the darkness in the laneway, I needed to use the camera’s highest ISO (1600) to get a half decent shutter speed, which created some noise. However, I think it still works OK in this shot. Camera: Canon EOS 450D / EF50mm f/1.8 II @ 1600ISO / Shutter: 1/160 / Aperture: f/1.8
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Wall Street / New York City / June 2009 Title taken from a line from Robert Creeley’s poem, “The Rain.” Nikon D80 / 18-135 / Raw Featured in the Group: Art by Bubble Hosts / Featured in the Group: All Water in Motion / Featured on RB Homepage on 8/23/09 / Featured in the Group: Nikon D80 Users / Featured in the Group: Urban Art / Featured in the Group: All in Editing / Featured in the Group: Inspired by Poetry / Featured in the Group: Inspired Art
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Featured in European Everyday Life Baker Street Thanks Sis Sale of canvas print. 08.10.09
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