Ahrk
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As far as street photography goes, I think if you're going to wait to get a studied composition, you're going to miss the opportunity to capture some great moments.Unfortunately, in my opinion, the composition is chaotic, the viewer can't tell if he is reading or just has a headache, there is no real contact or view of the inside to know if there is a dichotomy between calm and the possible bustle outside.I have nothing against clichés but, IMO, this is an attempt at a cliché that didn't work.
As far as street photography goes, I think if you're going to wait to get a studied composition, you're going to miss the opportunity to capture some great moments.Unfortunately, in my opinion, the composition is chaotic, the viewer can't tell if he is reading or just has a headache, there is no real contact or view of the inside to know if there is a dichotomy between calm and the possible bustle outside.I have nothing against clichés but, IMO, this is an attempt at a cliché that didn't work.
Street shots are often short of perfect but to me that's part of how they convey the chaos, the multi-facetedness and the fast pace of modern cities.
And indeed reflections have been done before. As has everything. Cliché is not elaborating on a previously explored theme, but rather lack of character in your rendition of it. And I wouldn't say this photo is devoid of character.
I would agree with JT that the truck is too much, and makes things look a little off. A prettier car might have made for a more polished-looking picture. Certainly.
But that is not within the photographer's control.
The things that are (choice of subject matter and execution), I think, are pretty interesting and worth talking about.
As far as street photography goes, I think if you're going to wait to get a studied composition, you're going to miss the opportunity to capture some great moments.
Street shots are often short of perfect but to me that's part of how they convey the chaos, the multi-facetedness and the fast pace of modern cities.
And indeed reflections have been done before. As has everything. Cliché is not elaborating on a previously explored theme, but rather lack of character in your rendition of it. And I wouldn't say this photo is devoid of character.
I would agree with JT that the truck is too much, and makes things look a little off. A prettier car might have made for a more polished-looking picture. Certainly.
But that is not within the photographer's control.
The things that are (choice of subject matter and execution), I think, are pretty interesting and worth talking about.
As far as street photography goes, I think if you're going to wait to get a studied composition, you're going to miss the opportunity to capture some great moments.Unfortunately, in my opinion, the composition is chaotic, the viewer can't tell if he is reading or just has a headache, there is no real contact or view of the inside to know if there is a dichotomy between calm and the possible bustle outside.I have nothing against clichés but, IMO, this is an attempt at a cliché that didn't work.
Street shots are often short of perfect but to me that's part of how they convey the chaos, the multi-facetedness and the fast pace of modern cities.
And indeed reflections have been done before. As has everything. Cliché is not elaborating on a previously explored theme, but rather lack of character in your rendition of it. And I wouldn't say this photo is devoid of character.
I would agree with JT that the truck is too much, and makes things look a little off. A prettier car might have made for a more polished-looking picture. Certainly.
But that is not within the photographer's control.
The things that are (choice of subject matter and execution), I think, are pretty interesting and worth talking about.
I would love to see the next few frames, assuming some were snapped, without the truck reflection. I think there would be a very faint reflection that would still give the intended effect, but allow the reader and his books to really "pop". As it is now, the truck is the first thing that jumps out to me.
Thank you all very much for the replies, there is a ton of information I can take from here. This is exactly what I love about critiques.