Sydney Hot Babes Street Photography

[FinancialWar]

Blackrose: I understand the equation. It's either respecting the subject's personal space or getting up close and get the shot. I can choose one.

I also used some deceptive methods such as the picture below. I pretended I was shooting the building behind her and after I took the shot I said to her "excuse me you're in my way." She didn't get angry or anything.


IMG_2600.jpg by 日本光学, on Flickr

 

[Tony S]

These art student kids were filming people on the street for their upcoming project. They just had people stand in front of their camera for ~5 minutes and do whatever. They obliged me, so I returned the favor.

Kundalini.... you should have been worried about these guys taking your picture, especially when they do it with the lens cap still on. lol

 

[blackrose89]

Blackrose: I understand the equation. It's either respecting the subject's personal space or getting up close and get the shot. I can choose one.

You can have both actually.

IMO you're too close in the photo with the teen girls too. Luckily they didn't seem to mind, but it still seems close enough to make someone uncomfortable. And you posted another photo with the same "WTF are you doing" expression with the girls on the bench outside. Obviously, there is something wrong with the way your approaching your subjects. If you wanted to photograph a bird, you wouldn't run up to it really fast screaming and shove a camera in it's face right? You'd frighten it. Well each subject requires it's own conduct of approach and people are no different. You say you have to choose between the two, but you can have both actually. You can either take a photo from a reasonable distance, (I'm not saying be 30 ft away) and later crop the image in PP to fill the frame with the subject that you want. Or if you're really interested in this type of photography get a P&S with a a decent zoom lens. My NIkon Coolpix L120 has a very very good zoom on it and some places you can find a deal on it for only $150. You can have the best of both worlds.

This bee was taken at a distance but it's still a closed, tight crop with greta detail. Taken with the camera I mentioned above.


bee feeding by blackrose1981, on Flickr

 

[kundalini]

Kundalini.... you should have been worried about these guys taking your picture, especially when they do it with the lens cap still on. lol

I actually pointed that out to them......

"New camera" was the excuse they gave me.

 

[FinancialWar]

wouldn't you lose out much of the pixels if you crop too much.

 

[blackrose89]

wouldn't you lose out much of the pixels if you crop too much.

The bee photo above was cropped ALOT. So you had both, an extremly tight crop and a lotof zoom and still caught detail. If you got a P&S with a decent zoom like what I have you probably wouldnt be doing much of cropping ( you wouldnt need a such a tight crop for a street photo if you could zoom in) and still get the shot while respecting their space.

 

[imagemaker46]

Blackrose: I understand the equation. It's either respecting the subject's personal space or getting up close and get the shot. I can choose one.

I also used some deceptive methods such as the picture below. I pretended I was shooting the building behind her and after I took the shot I said to her "excuse me you're in my way." She didn't get angry or anything.


IMG_2600.jpg by 日本光学, on Flickr

Yes deception is a wonderful tool for a photographer to be using, along with trying to pick the girls up, or getting some numbers. You're well on your way to getting your balls kicked up past your ears for these practices. Let us know when you are singing soprano

 

[FinancialWar]

I'm a fast runner.

 

[cgipson1]

I'm a fast runner.

Ahhh... one of THOSE!

 

[kundalini]

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I also used some deceptive methods such as the picture below.

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Deception is for cowards and losers.

FFS, she has a camera in her hand. Why not ask if you can get a couple of shots of her for a "photos of photographers" project you're working on? Thinking on your feet will yield more (and better) photos than the GWAC approach.

 

[blackrose89]

I just looked through youre photostream and it looks like a few people look unhappy. You even took a shot in a mall with a woman on a bench trying really hard to conceal her face. Come on, have some respect. Just because you're legally allowed doesn't mean you should abuse it (although a mall is not public property)

 

[cgipson1]

We need a new term... PWAC! Anyone want to guess what it means?

 

[FinancialWar]

We need a new term... PWAC! Anyone want to guess what it means?

pro with a camera?

 

[blackrose89]

Charlie is it along the lines of kittywithacamera?

 

[Judobreaker]

I bet he means Perv With A Camera.