Street Painter

[echoyjeff222]

This painter's fabulous colors caught my eye as I was walking down a putong section of Beijing -- the experience itself was far from what I expected. I was expecting people going about their daily lives, but what I got was a tourist packed section of Beijing. The few people who still lived in this area closed their doors to the public .... I ended up just taking pictures of this painter, who was painting the street that we were walking through.

1. Which one of these compositions do you like for the paint? I tried a few different angles.


Paint1 by echoyjeff222, on Flickr


Paint2 by echoyjeff222, on Flickr


Paint3 by echoyjeff222, on Flickr




2. How can I improve on street shots in general? The only shot I liked was getting the painter, his painting, and the street in one shot. C&C?


painter by echoyjeff222, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

Good and colourful shots; I think the bottom one could have been made a lot stronger if you'd stoo more directly behind the painter to include his head, upper-body and brush-arm in soft focus with the painting itself sharply focused and less of the street scene around him.

 

[yerlem]

I like the first one of the set, and I agree with what tirediron said

 

[invisible]

I like the second photo of the paint series – I think it would sell very well as a stock image. The angle in the first version is a tad too wild for me, but I can understand why others might like it. The third version is just a lesser-quality version of version 2, with some distractive elements that you don't really need in the frame.

I agree with tirediron's comments on the photo of the painter.

 

[echoyjeff222]

Interesting, thanks for all the thoughts! I'll go and check if I have one like that, tirediron.

I was trying to decide between 2 and 3 as well. The reason why I had 3 was because I included the paintbrush for context, and I also noticed the smaller shapes created by the gaps between the boards. Are they distracting or interesting?