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Connolly Station shots
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well done sandra 1st i can see what u where going for perhaps background could be a little less blur’d also if u keep the pp tighter to the subject
2 and 3, i like no 2 b/w is lovely so its just my 2p’s worth keep at it, street photography is something an art but u defo getting there………… well donethank you :) yeah the first shot i did edit it, and he was sitting right in front of me so the shot was just a quick shot because i didnt want him to know ha. and thanks :)
what do u think of the hole street photography thing ,,, i could never do it (fear of getting battered ) :) ha ha oh did he find out u took his pic ?..
I like it, its quite interesting and you can take pictures of some very interesting people.! And no he didn’t he was just so intrigued in his newspaper.
Sandra,
You’d be better off getting yourself a 50mm lense and shoot wide open or nearest as and let the lens
do the out of focus area for you tbh. You’ll end up with a better photo in the end.The 2nd one is quite soft, maybe a little too much even for street (imho). That said, I do like the shot :)
Thanks Mark.
Yeah i’m saving up for a 50mm lense, thats the problem when your a student and have no money :(
and thanks, i love the shot aswell,Hey check this link..
Its a good len to start off…I have one of those and its still great!
http://www.berminghamcameras.ie/store/index.php?target=products&product_id=1891Hi Sandra,
Would it possible for you to post the first image without the photoshop blur added? Personally i don’t recommend you get into the habit of adding these kinds of effects to street shots in particular, i think the shot stands out as it is, its an interesting scene as it stands.. Like mark said above, leave the lens do the work by shooting wide open.
Also the second shot again has a lovely subject, but the camera shake doesnt work with this one. Advice id give you in general with regards street photography in particular is, if you’re in a place like Connolly Station for example or anywhere in fact, is to prepare the camera before you shoot, have it ready with the correct settings, so when the shot you want comes along all you have to do is press the shutter.. How i would generally do it is, i would look at the camera’s settings window (on top of the camera facing upwards), point the camera at a particular spot and half press the shutter to see what kind of readings i get. If the shutter speed is to slow i will adjust the settings accordingly. The reason why i would be looking at the settings window is because that means the camera isn’t to my eye, it looks like im just fiddling with the camera and not drawing attention to myself… Its the small things like this that matter.. Hope this advice was helpful and didn’t sound patronizing, if it does my apologies, not my intention..
all the best and have a good weekend,
AlanBTW, the 50mm f1.8 is the perfect lens for you, but you can certainly get it cheaper then the price on that website. Check out some camera shops, some might stock it second hand..
I do not like the blur in No. 1. It is very obvious it was added in post and detracts from a shot that could have worked otherwise.
No.2 and 3 are OK but the shots are little blurred (not in the HCB way). The railing does bring my eye up to the platform which is probably not what you were going for so the cropped one is better in that regard.
Keep shooting (and keep posting).
hi, slightly offtopic, but still in street photography. Are there any legal issues in photographing strangers on the street? Would you need to get their permission?
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