Is street photography creepy?

[gsgary]

I hope you told him to piss off and mind his own buisiness because he was talking bull**** most of the best photographers shot on the streets CHB,Brant the list is endless
This should help

A-holes like Bruce Gilden are what give street photography a bad name.This guy is reprehensible. He is the absolute antithesis of good taste. I have seen this video multiple times.This guy is the kind of shooter who earns the name "juicebag".

Sorry but he is one of the best street shooter going, i met him in Derby UK last year a he is a real nice guy

 

[danielsmith4213]

I think I'm going to buy one of those

 

[danielsmith4213]

In the U.S., the police officer would be wrong, but it's still creepy.

Is it really that bad to take photos of strangers if you do it tastefully?

If you feel creepy, you probably look creepy. Just the way you feel influences other people's perception and whether you are doing it openly and with confidence or like some creep with a camera.

My guess is, most 'street' photographers are young boys trying to take pictures of women and old men trying to take pictures of women. That probably accounts for about 70% of 'street' photographers. The remainder is mostly journalists covering protests, living conditions, etc or tourists.

IMO, going out to take pictures of people you don't know is a bit creepy. Sure, it can be done well...just most of the time it's not. Just my .02

YOU creep me out. Get your mind out of the gutter and onto a higher plane and you might actually get the beauty of street photography instead of making innocent photogs feel like they have anything to explain to YOU, a pervert.

I don't think Brassai knew all the hos and other night creatures he shot... I don't think Diane Arbus knew her subjects either... and somehow, they seem to fit in your 70% of creeeeeeeeeps. LOL.

YOU are the creep here!

For some reason I felt like the odd one out here by saying that I go and take street photos until now.. It would be fun to follow Diane Arbus around for a day and see how she approached people.

 

[Sammie_Lou]

I think I'm going to buy one of those

It was on Cafe Press somewhere lol

 

[skieur]

No, anyone who has done journalistic or public relations photography would do street photography without even giving it a second thought.

skieur

 

[Derrel]

Sorry but he is one of the best street shooter going, i met him in Derby UK last year a he is a real nice guy

Ted Bundy was also "a real nice guy".

Ted Bundy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[RhysPhotograph.me]

Why do I always feel like a creep when I go and do street photography? Today a stupid policeman told me that it's illegal to take photos of random strangers and that I should feel ashamed of myself... Which I'm pretty sure is wrong.

Tbh, I would feel creepy, I'm not saying it is, but I would certainly feel that way, that's why I always ask permission...

 

[RhysPhotograph.me]

No, anyone who has done journalistic or public relations photography would do street photography without even giving it a second thought.

skieur

That's a completely different mentality from 'candid' street photography.

 

[RhysPhotograph.me]

A-holes like Bruce Gilden are what give street photography a bad name.This guy is reprehensible. He is the absolute antithesis of good taste. I have seen this video multiple times.This guy is the kind of shooter who earns the name "juicebag".

+1

That was awful, the guy has no manners, I felt so sorry for that old lady, he nearly scared her half to death.

 

[gsgary]

Sorry but he is one of the best street shooter going, i met him in Derby UK last year a he is a real nice guy

Ted Bundy was also "a real nice guy".

Ted Bundy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I know who Ted Bundy is, there is nothing wrong with the way Bruce gilden shoots everyone has different styles and his style rocks it's no good for *****'s to try and shoot like he does

 

[RhysPhotograph.me]

Sorry but he is one of the best street shooter going, i met him in Derby UK last year a he is a real nice guy

Ted Bundy was also "a real nice guy".

Ted Bundy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I know who Ted Bundy is, there is nothing wrong with the way Bruce gilden shoots everyone has different styles and his style rocks it's no good for *****'s to try and shoot like he does

Tbh, I think the streets are a worse place with Bruce Gilden in it, he's not even brave or creative, just rude, intimidating and predatory to the vulnerable in society (& I'm sure he's much worse when the camera isn't on him).
The guy obviously has emotional/rejection issues and so just forces him self on innocent members of the public like some kind of photo rapist on a power trip.

 

[Stryker]

I love doing street photography and most of the time, I would talk to these strangers before I take their photos. 50% of my thrill is talking to strangers, get to know a little background of the subjects, and getting their approval. The next 50% is returning to the place, handing them a print of the photo, and get to see their reactions. It may not be candid anymore but I get the results I wanted. As I wanted to be appreciated and respected as a street photographer, I also want to give due respect my subjects. I may not be able to get the approval of all I approach, but I would estimate a 95% approval rating.

I took a photograph of an old man in August 24.

A month later I saw him again and handed him a print of the photo. He told me, "Son, when I die, I want this photo on top of my casket". He held me on my shoulder and whispered a faint "Thank you".

 

[skieur]

No, anyone who has done journalistic or public relations photography would do street photography without even giving it a second thought.

skieur

That's a completely different mentality from 'candid' street photography.

Oh, what different mentality? You still run into people who don't mind having their picture taken and those that are violently anti-photographer....probably more violent than that encountered by a street photographer. So, any difference is of degree.

On the other hand, I am talking about the more "appropriate" form of street photography where the photographer is not acting like a totally aggressive jerk. By the way, according to the law, assault applies to some of the more aggressive forms of street photography.

skieur

 

[joealcantar]

I guess these folks should have been ashamed of themselves for shooting:
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Dorothea Lange Great Depression Photography Women Photographers
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Shoot well, Joe

 

[Derrel]

Bruce Gilden allowing people to walk up to him, and then blasting them with a hand-held-flash connected to a Leica with a pigtail cord...meanwhile the Leica is synching flash at 1/80 second and over-exposing the backgrounds...him bellowing, "What!! I HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY HERE!", him barking at people, "No smile! No smile!"

GUY'S CLEARLY A JUICEBAG. His images serve no greater purpose than to show odd-looking people in a bad light, both literally, and figuratively. Dorothea Lange's most famous Depression-era images were commissioned work designed to document the realities of the Great Depression, and were handled sensitively, and were shot by a compassionate, caring,empathetic, and almost timid photographer. Gilden on the other hand is the epitome of a brash, aggressive, cocky, smug prick, yelling at people on the street, and being rebuffed on the street by people who tell him, "No picture! No picture!" and yet like an A-hole, he goes ahead and blasts them with a flash and his pre-focused 21mm lens...sorry Joel, but comparing Lange's work to that of Gilden is ridiculous. Simply ridiculous. Gilden is making an ass out of himself, looking for "characters". The work is abut HIM, whereas Lange's government-sponsored work was about the subjects and their real plight, and about the impacts of the Great Depression. Gilden is looking for "characters"...weirdos, foreigners,the handicapped, the guy's a POS in my book...