Sum recent street stuff :<)

[mattcantsk8]

I've been trying to get more comfortable with taking pictures of people any cc would be appreciated

 

[timor]

Keep "shooting", but in meantime you should discover something more about exposure and composition. Maybe you should first find the spot, establish exposure and then wait for some human to be exactly in the spot you have chosen instead of chasing people everywhere. #3 and 4 are samples of failed attempts.

 

[DarkShadow]

Well I am not a street shooter my self but there are some really good street shooters here.One particular person I have in mind may or may not chime in on his thoughts and has an article he has written thats a good one. Sorry but none of these work for me, some are to dark,composition is off and has no emotional connection or any kind of story I can read of them.Having said that if you keep at you should become more comfortable and should learn how to shoot with out invading someones space or chasing them around.

 

[The_Traveler]

Matt,

Besides the technical issues of muddy and indefinite conversion, I don't see what you saw that was interesting and that you wanted to show us.

If you can't point that out, the viewer probably can't either.
And that's the first thing a viewer does, try to figure out what the maker is showing the viewer, what is important and what isn't.

I think shooting in the street is very, very difficult so don't get dismayed if it takes a while to be able to foresee shots and capture them before they disappear.

 

[DarkShadow]

Agree its hard real hard and the courage that come's with it.Looking forward to seeing you blossom with street shooting.

 

[mattcantsk8]

Thanks for the responses Do you guys have any pointers on how to incorporate people into meaningful compositions when the situations are gone so quickly? before this I was mostly doing shots with out people or if there were people they were posed or pre planed!

 

[The_Traveler]

Do you guys have any pointers on how to incorporate people into meaningful compositions when the situations are gone so

If it was easy to succeed at it, everyone could and would do it.
Know your camera and how to set it for differing scene and light conditions so well that the actual taking of the picture is supremely fast and easy.
Look at lots of street pictures and try to understand what makes them succeed or fail.
Then spend time looking for interesting situations and, like an outfielder who runs at the crack of a bat, learn to get to the spot where the picture will be best seen and caught.

Every good/great picture is a combination of opportunity, intuition and skill. The latter two can be developed.

 

[The_Traveler]

BTW, for every decent picture I have, I have hundreds more that didn't make the grade.

Lew Lorton Photography The Myths of Street Shooting - explained and busted

 

[LilyBee]

It looks to me like youre trying to get a nice composition and then for a person to fit in that? Maybe close up on the people and learn how to get interesting shots of just them without lots of background or surroundings. Just a thought Im not saying what youre doing is wrong.