I wanted to share the link as it really made me think about the 'spontaneous photograph' - a lot of the time, as I'm sure others do, I focus on still subjects such as plants and buildings, I suppose because they're a safe photograph. Looking at Dakowicz inspired me to be braver with capturing a moment on camera that is not so planned.
Does anyone else want to increase their photography skill with this type of photo? What's your favourite one you've uploaded that relates to this? Would love to see some other interpretations of this!
I love street photography and am a great fan of @jonikantonen who does nothing but street photography
My favourite one is the following. I recently entered my first photographic competition at the Photographic Society I joined last year and the print of this one won 1st prize!
I'm attracted to street photography but have not practiced much of it. My location is part of the problem, my fear is the other part. Here's my favorite...
I love the ideas expressed in that link, and am definitely interested in such work. I hesitate when it comes to street photography, and am trying to overcome my past of taking static photos of posed people to being more spontaneous. I once met a young man on the plane who said he takes photos that cannot be taken again the next day (his way of saying, no buildings without context of the moment). My favorite recent post of spontaneous photography is this one because he is laughing at the idea I only needed him to stand against that wall so I could do light metering off his face to prepare to take someone else's photo:
My favourite one is the following. I recently entered my first photographic competition at the Photographic Society I joined last year and the print of this one won 1st prize!
Some of my favourites: