Journalistic-esque photo's of a Flash Mob--What do you think?!

[D-B-J]

Just some I took at a flash mob--any thoughts?

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Regards,
Jake

 

[D-B-J]

ttt

 

[DiskoJoe]

You need to work on the framing. Youre thinking to much at eye level and not in-camera framing. You clipped lots of body parts and shots are over exposed.

 

[Dillard]

I agree. These are more like snap shots, and they don't really show anything i associate with a flash mob

 

[D-B-J]

I guess I should have specified--I was there to photograph individual people, not the whole flash-mob itself. I was there to capture the emotions and such of the people IN the flash-mob.

Jake

 

[Crollo]

Why is that man not wearing any shoes.

 

[D-B-J]

Why is that man not wearing any shoes.

Because it was a beautiful day...?

 

[tirediron]

I guess I should have specified--I was there to photograph individual people, not the whole flash-mob itself. I was there to capture the emotions and such of the people IN the flash-mob.

That seems almost contradictory; that is, is not the whole concept of a "flash-mob" based on the sum of its parts? That aside, I don't feel you acheived your goal. I definitely agree with the comments about framing, cropping, etc, and in the two images where we can see faces, in only one do you have any eye contact with the subject.

 

[D-B-J]

I guess I should have specified--I was there to photograph individual people, not the whole flash-mob itself. I was there to capture the emotions and such of the people IN the flash-mob.

That seems almost contradictory; that is, is not the whole concept of a "flash-mob" based on the sum of its parts? That aside, I don't feel you acheived your goal. I definitely agree with the comments about framing, cropping, etc, and in the two images where we can see faces, in only one do you have any eye contact with the subject.

How do you NOT cut off body parts? I guess I am unsure about how to focus in on people without cutting off some body-parts.

 

[CMfromIL]

How do you NOT cut off body parts? I guess I am unsure about how to focus in on people without cutting off some body-parts.

Don't zoom in on that 'one' person, capture more around them. You could crop the person after the fact. That would be one solution.

Another would be to concentrate on the image in your viewfinder while taking the picture. If you see that a body part is cut off, adjust your shot.

Practice, practice, practice. Then practice some more.

 

[tirediron]

It's difficult, and you can't always avoid it, but look at the images you've posted. In #2, you have LOTS of room over the heads, but you've cropped the feet off of the man with his back to us, and almost done that wit the woman in front of him. In #3, you've cropped the left elbow and ankle/foot of the woman image right; moving back or zooming out just a little more would have got all of her. Conversely, if you don't want her in the image, then crop her out totally.

 

[Juice]

Super shallow DOF is handy in crowds as well, but takes a little more practice to be successful at.

 

[D-B-J]

It's difficult, and you can't always avoid it, but look at the images you've posted. In #2, you have LOTS of room over the heads, but you've cropped the feet off of the man with his back to us, and almost done that wit the woman in front of him. In #3, you've cropped the left elbow and ankle/foot of the woman image right; moving back or zooming out just a little more would have got all of her. Conversely, if you don't want her in the image, then crop her out totally.

Thanks. I'm sure I will have plenty more opportunities in the future to practice.