@pschtyckque tx Chris... but i got past my fear of street photography pretty early on... then again, i have it easy... i'm in a big city... lots of tourists with cameras... and it's easy to just sit back and become part of the scenery... i also follow the approach of carrying my camera in my hand and pretending to be more interested in the architecture than the people... i laughed when i read the article because i use so many of those "tricks"... but i still struggle with the premise that most people like to be photographed... because if that were true, why do we start out with the assumption that they don't want to be photographed?
@northy I remember taking a photo of a panhandler on Hollywood Blvd when a guy waking towards me asked if I took his picture. I said no and he seemed disappointed. I told him I could, and he got all excited, backed up a dozen steps or so, and walked towards me again. I took his photo, showed it to him, he high-fived me, and continued on. Turned out to be a more interesting shot than the one I was trying to take.
@amandalomonaco well... i only had about 5 minutes to spare today... lucky i got anything usable :) really hoping to have some room in my day tomorrow, but we'll see...
It looks pretty straight to me even more so with the B&W I think. Like the fact that the people are further back as it gives a sense of height to the architecture. Cool shot
Reading comments above, of course in South America, people like to be paid to be photographed. Some times our buskers here do too. I take the doing architectural photo too sometimes. Funny huh
I do too! It is much easier to set up a shot and let people walk into it then to walk up to someone and disarm your camera and point it at them...lol. The way I see it..camera was there first so your fair game =) This street shot has great leading lines and works well in b&W
I like the contrast and lines. The people are still a bit off in the distance but they make a nice filling for the tunnel. Love the left side of this image.
I want to be a "pick a spot and let people come to you" street photographer but then I get all impatient and think there must be a better place around the corner...so I become a "chaser of better photo and missing it" street photographer.
Love the lines...and I like your take on street photography..every time I cycle to work, I think 'oh i shall and come and stand here, letting people walk towards me..that'll look good'!
