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Drogheda Market
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Was out at Drogheda market on saturday. Here are some shots.
Wish the guy organising his stall in #7 was standing to the right hand side so the price board was fully visible.
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I’ve looked at these a few times now. But I’m finding it hard to say anything constructive about them. There doesn’t seem to be any impact in any of the shots…with the exception maybe of No.4..there’s nothing to draw me in… no focal point..no story. It looks like a set of random shots in a market..fairly well taken and framed, but just lacking something..detail maybe..
I’ve taken lots of these sort of shots myself, as have most people who like to shoot street stuff…and I suppose they are part of the learning process.
If you look at the set of shots taken in Moore Street in this section..the photographer has picked out individual moments…glances…that defined the shots…which gives them an impact.
But you will get better shots if you keep shooting these kind of scenes…keep an eye out for those tell tale glances…the contrast between a person and the environment they are standing in..the unusual..
Or as Mr. Bresson would say….the Decisive moment.
Hope that is some kind of help.
Robbie
8)Robbie,
Thanks for your advice. I think I know what you mean.
You are bang on – they are just random shots.
Had a look at the Moore st set as you advised and they definitely have impact.
Lot of learning to do!!Always lot’s of learning to do :wink:
I don’t think it ever stops….which I think is part of the joy of this photography lark 8)
I think its difficult to take good photos in Irish farmers markers for these reasons: first is that its difficult to take a photo of people in a non-intrusive way, so that photos are often rushed; second, there are usually a lot of canopies above the stalls which means lots of shadow. Also people are typically looking down at produce, so you don’t see their faces. My own favourite of these is the last one because of the nice profile of the stall, good colour and the man at work. it doesn’t bother me that you can’t see his face, in fact it might be better that way. Perhaps in farmers markets, and this a mental note to myself as much as anything else, it might be better to photograph from a low camera angle.
My two cents.
Interesting that you posted these under Street – it is the people in no. 5 and no. 6 that interest me.
In 5, the man has a look of either great interest/fascination (e.g. what would the wife want?) or great tedium (what teh hell did teh wife bring me here?).
The character in 6 looks just like teh sort of guy you’d expect hawking generators at a market.
And you caught them entirely natural – they weren’t aware you were there!
Keep it up.
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