@mcsiegle pushed me out of my comfort zone by challenging me to take a photo of a person or people from behind.
I only had a few minutes I could dedicate to photos yesterday so I tried to squeeze this in while dropping off a package.
I don't particularly love this photo but I was happy I worked myself up to taking it. Initially I saw these two walking past a nice background but I chickened out. I liked the hair of the subject on the right. They had been holding hands moments prior so I was disappointed to see they'd stopped.
I want to keep pushing myself on this challenge this week, including some shots in front of people.
haha -- my idea of people in my shots is to capture them unaware, like this. But it's fun to keep trying and practicing. Have you seen this one by Mona? https://365project.org/mona65/365/2022-08-21
@jyokota I had not! Thanks for sharing - that's a wonderful image. This week has definitely been a fun exercise in learning to shoot street candids - all thanks to @mcsiegle for the push.
I've gotten more comfortable getting caught too - the couple times it's happened I've gotten smiles, goofy reactions like jumping up and down and waving, etc. I had always expected scowls.
That's GREAT that you are getting encouraging responses. I'm about to go out tonight to do some night photography of people on the streets. Good luck with your ventures out
Perfect! Exactly what I had in mind you could do to ease out of the comfort zone. I may have to give you a rain check on the challenge you gave me. I again haven't taken the time to really give it a serious go and am now experimenting with shots I already have in my archive. I have the feeling I won't get anything worth much, but you never know.
August 28th, 2022
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I've gotten more comfortable getting caught too - the couple times it's happened I've gotten smiles, goofy reactions like jumping up and down and waving, etc. I had always expected scowls.