OK, bare with me on this. I've never published or contributed to a blog before, so it's all pretty new. Expect some photos, links etc. at some point - that's if I work out how to do that sort of thing.
To be honest, it's good I started the blog today, as I've been working on the Street Photog brief, and I need to moan to myself (and anybody else out there) about just how difficult I'm finding it.
I had al these big ideas about where I'd shoot and what sort of images I'd get, but the majority of the time I'm coming away with cack handed grab shots that are badly composed, blurred and just downright shit. I really have to pull myself together on this and get into that fabled ZONE that many talk about. In fact, what is the ZONE and what does it feel like? Absolutely no idea. I would say I've reached the pole end of the zone at the moment - nerves, handshakiness, thought process completely skewed. Have a few more days to think and do something about this brief. Got Friday afternoon free to work on this, so I'm gona down a bottle of red at lunch time and walk around naked with my camera - I reckon no-one will notice my camera then.
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Hey Charles, not sure if it's a good idea running around naked with your camera tho...you might end up becoming part of someone else's streetphot. project ;-) jokes aside. not sure how you've approached the project 'till now but John Easterby gave us some good tips in the tutorial on tuesday. an alternative technique to "hunting" people and snatching shots, is to find a busy spot (crossing, street corner, station) where you can see there's a lot going on. stay in one place and just watch the scene through the camera. many people won't take notice of you and just walk through the frame, going about their business. they are impelled to enter a space which you have (through your presence) defined as yours, making it psychologically a different ball game (for both parties) and is def. easier on the nerves. good luck! philip
ReplyDeleteHi Charles, good advice from Philip. I tried standing in several spots for about 20 mins a go and found people were apologising for 'walking into my shot', also found bus stops good, could spot the people from a little way off, get the camera ready, walk through and take a few snaps. Found busy road crossings good as well, good luck with it, avoid red wine and nakedness also, cheers, damian
ReplyDeleteWould have seconded the bottle of red and getting naked idea, but i used to live in brighton and, as far as i remember, that's pretty much what everyone does anyway...
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