thank you, Christi and Lili! it was an irresistible shot, but i'm still paying for taking it. my arm's not ready for prime time yet....
This is a good read ...
" Street Photography For the Purist "
written by Chris Weeks ...
I put a copy of it in my public folder on my iDisk
10.3mb
http://tinyurl.com/ypvdoy
thank you for that! despite my minor indiscretion shooting yesterday, i'm back to being a spectator until i see the doc on monday. i always love to read about street photography because that's pretty much all i do.
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(a little babbling from me as i've kept quiet since i'm still stoned on drugs and pain. street photography has become somewhat my raison d'être....)
speaking of which, another vote here for using a wide angle and being in the moment. i think because i tend to see things in 28mm, if i'm trying to shoot people i need to be there, up close and personal. i have never considered myself a voyeur, more an observer... i take mostly candid shots of people i don't know. as for rules, i follow my gut on propriety and it's been pretty solid.
for instance, i never have the camera on when i walk into the hospital where i go to therapy despite it's rich array of people and reflective glass and mirrors and windows. in my mind's eye, i have gotten many amazing shots -- but the camera is always off so as not to tempt me to cross the line of right and wrong....
i truly think we can all trust our own ethics on the matter. as for a comfort zone, you have it in street photography or you don't and it shows in the images. i love the people here and they're the reason i picked up a camera in october. i'd been an observer for far too long -- i wanted to start sharing what i saw. (i can't take a pretty landscape shot to save my life).
the thread started with a question about the GRD2 for street photography and i do have to add that the camera is absolutely perfect and brilliant for that purpose. mine is on loan to a good friend this weekend (i really am not supposed to be stressing the arm yet) who gets himself in situations i envy. he's very gregarious and has managed to master french (which i have not) despite being a Scot. he lives in bars and cafes and will probably come back with pictures to make me green.
that may be the biggest key to what makes some of us able to do it and others not -- a comfort level. add in desire and a sense of daring and you have it made. shyness isn't an issue. if you're a shy sort of person, chances are you've been observing your whole life and have an eye second to none.... use it!