Thank you, Vincent @vincent24, for running the Street 118 and thank you to all who participated and to everyone who voted for my image.
Now on to the 119 street challenge. Here are the dates and tag for this new competition
Tag— street-119
Dates: January 1st (day after the last challenge closed) to February 14. So, check your photos from the past two weeks and I added two weeks so everyone has time to get out and photograph.
For those of you who may be trying street photography for the first time, read on for some additional text and links below.
Street photography is an intimidating genre for many photographers, mainly because it involves pointing your camera at strangers and taking their picture. While it is true that a photo in which eye contact is made with the subject can be very powerful it is also true that an equally powerful image can be made without the subject realizing that their photo is being taken. There is more than one way to get a good street photograph. You can use the in-your-face guerilla approach, the stealthy surreptitious approach or you could simply ask a stranger if they would mind if you took their picture. Whichever technique you use always be mindful of light and shadow and strong composition, and try to tell a story. I lifted the following definition of street photography from an on-line article:
"Street photography is a visual documentation of everyday life and society. It’s commonly referred to as a candid representation of humanity, however, a person doesn’t need to be in an image for it to be considered street photography. This type of photography takes place exclusively in public areas, albeit not necessarily on the street."
Within three sentences, you might have already realized that there isn’t a clear definition of what street photography is or isn’t. And yet, once you see a street photography image it’s just so clear that it couldn’t be classified as anything else. As Bruce Gilden once said, “If you can smell the street by looking at the photo, it's a street photograph.”
Here is the link to the full article which offers some useful tips.
Now on to the 119 street challenge. Here are the dates and tag for this new competition
Tag— street-119
Dates: January 1st (day after the last challenge closed) to February 14. So, check your photos from the past two weeks and I added two weeks so everyone has time to get out and photograph.
All images posted can be viewed here: https://365project.org/tags/street-119
For those of you who may be trying street photography for the first time, read on for some additional text and links below.
Street photography is an intimidating genre for many photographers, mainly because it involves pointing your camera at strangers and taking their picture. While it is true that a photo in which eye contact is made with the subject can be very powerful it is also true that an equally powerful image can be made without the subject realizing that their photo is being taken. There is more than one way to get a good street photograph. You can use the in-your-face guerilla approach, the stealthy surreptitious approach or you could simply ask a stranger if they would mind if you took their picture. Whichever technique you use always be mindful of light and shadow and strong composition, and try to tell a story. I lifted the following definition of street photography from an on-line article:
"Street photography is a visual documentation of everyday life and society. It’s commonly referred to as a candid representation of humanity, however, a person doesn’t need to be in an image for it to be considered street photography. This type of photography takes place exclusively in public areas, albeit not necessarily on the street."
Within three sentences, you might have already realized that there isn’t a clear definition of what street photography is or isn’t. And yet, once you see a street photography image it’s just so clear that it couldn’t be classified as anything else. As Bruce Gilden once said, “If you can smell the street by looking at the photo, it's a street photograph.”
Here is the link to the full article which offers some useful tips.
https://www.wix.com/blog/photography/street-photography?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=19399843409^145175008536^search%20-%20dsa&experiment_id=^^642983295317^&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwvKtBhDrARIsAJj-kTj6kcBlMSeWesFn6odvHe0pyzdk_xbCNGJBhJnP7wNXBsGgrpTAjvEaAtS1EALw_wcB
Here are some other links/articles provided by others who have hosted previously; hopefully, they offer some helpful guidance.
https://issuu.com/thomasleuthard/docs/collectingsouls
https://digital-photography-school.com/ultimate-guide-street-photography/
https://contrastly.com/10-street-photography-project-ideas-to-get-you-going/
http://photography.tutsplus.com/series/street-photography--cms-802
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2017/06/28/street-photography-manual-by-eric-kim-composition/
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/street-photography-composition-lessons/
More can be read about the legality and appropriate behaviour relating to taking photographs of people in public places here:
http://365project.org/discuss/general/27464/candid-photos-of-people-do-you-ask-permission
http://valeriejardinphotography.com/