=Capture a stranger street style=

[johngpt]

Am I seeing a bellows camera of some sort here? That looks so much like the hinge apparatus of a Polaroid Land camera.

 

[javier]

Examples of how I got some easy shots..I am organizing my film shots right now so I will use those as examples...
All the images in this post are all shot on film..There is no easier way to do street shooting than by using film.
I have 12 SLR's and use them all..All are set up differently.

Ok, with this image, I walked up to the guy and said to to the guy..''Awesome pipe, I love the way the smoke curls out.'' I was already pre focused, went up to about a foot from him, and click....I then offered to email him the image and went on my way...
Here I used my ME Super, Tokina 28mm, Kodak gold 100...

Artists, are the easiest to shoot...Too easy in fact...They are all to eager to show off their work...Again...''awesome work'' and click...

Then get really close and click again...

Still, there is nothing easier than shooting a person with his pet...
''Hey nice dog...'', point and shoot...People loving having their pets shot.....

Girls on bikes are easy as well...
''Smile pretty ladies'' and click.

Fishermen are always eager to be shot...
''Are they biting today?'' click.

Then there are time when...
''hey pretty lady, smile'' click...you get dirty looks, but hey, you got the picture...This lady asked me why I took her picture? I said..Look at you, your a pretty lady...She then smiled and went away happy...

Then there are some you simply need to wait to come to you....

This one made me laugh...Her friend told her to pose and she posed for me...By the time she realized it, I went click....

Then sometimes you simply get lucky...One of my all time favs through the window of my truck.

 

[javier]

Am I seeing a bellows camera of some sort here? That looks so much like the hinge apparatus of a Polaroid Land camera.

Yes, that is exactly what it is...Good eye!

 

[javier]

 

[AtlPikMan]

A Few Of my latest. They were taken at the Redbull Soapbox Derby

 

[javier]

A Few Of my latest. They were taken at the Redbull Soapbox Derby

Excellent, some of the best in the thread!

 

[johngpt]

Yep, I liked that racer. He's a real hot dog.

 

[javier]

Today I decided to go do some street shooting. I had other plans but changed my mind. I put together 12 care packages consisting of toilet paper, tooth brush and tooth paste, can foods, some candy and peach juice..
I had my son Daniel help me put them together and I was off to Venice beach. Since Daniel is not feeling well, I went by myself...

I met Danielle this day in Venice. Her sign pretty much says it all. I gave her a care package and said she especially appreciated the tooth brush and tooth paste. May God bless her.

 

[javier]

As I was making my way around, this gal caught my eye. I went up to her and asked her what her name is. She said her name was ET because she had no home. I then gave her a care package and told her she was not junk...She told me she appreciated the tooth brush because she could brush her tongue as she had no teeth..The food she got was perfect because it was soft food, so no teeth, no problem... We spoke for a little while and as I left, she said to me, that she thought nobody loved her...I wish I could have done more...May the Lord Jesus bless her...

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Hi folks...Meet Pokahantas...Perhaps the sweetest and most appreciative of all the folks I ran into today...She had no hands and yet managed to get the food open and really she loved the kerns juice...She really appreciated the toilet paper as well...I told her she was every bit as pretty as the Indian Pokanahtas and that brought out a smile that I happened to catch... May God bless her...

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Meet John...As my day was coming to and end, I passed this fellow by. He asked me for some money for food..Instead I went to my truck to see what I could put together. I had enough left over to put together one more care package...I gave it to him and talked with him for a little bit. When I was leaving, I asked him If I could take his picture. He said, yes, yes..I asked him to smile and he said he does not know how to smile. He forgot how too...I was crushed and again wished I could do more....May God bless John...

Picture made with Pentax K-7

Too see more from this series, please visit my new blog

 

[johngpt]

Awesome.

 

[Suede]

You are a good man Javier.

Those stories are really sad.

 

[Crettis]

so not really in a street. more like at a dog show. I really like this one. Oh yea, and all the other stuff in this thread has been awesome.

 

[javier]

Awesome.

Thanks John.

 

[javier]

You are a good man Javier.

I wish it where true....

 

[Suede]

You are a good man Javier.

I wish it where true....

Making those package`s,giving them out to the homeless and making them feel good with the package and your kind words is more than most people do.