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Some good pictures, essays, musings, gear tips, techniques in this PDF
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs11/f/2006/227/e/2/street_photography_for_the_purist.pdf” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;
well spotted Joseph, very extensive!
street photography is something i need too work on, this should be interesting reading.
This is a documentary with the same guy, and many other street photographers. A REALLY good watch, its very interesting to see them in action in video ;)
Part 1
[vimeo:1rpactkc]http://www.vimeo.com/6497905[/vimeo:1rpactkc]Part 2
[vimeo:1rpactkc]http://www.vimeo.com/6502390[/vimeo:1rpactkc]Part 3
[vimeo:1rpactkc]http://www.vimeo.com/6504591[/vimeo:1rpactkc]Make sure HD is on and hit fullscreen ;) Very inspirational stuff!
Its hard to find good videos there was one and Jim Sugar and american photographer who visited ireland in the 60s or so and his revisit to ireland and meets the childeren of the familys he meet in the 60s
It was on RTE player but i think its gone from the RTE server.Just made a change there so that you can embed the vimeo vids (as well as youtube) on the site…
^ Ok cool. Good for the lazy people, still deserves to be full-screened in HD on their site though ;)
Just read the first few pages now. Speaks to me it does, I look forward to going through it. Thanks.
Have started reading it – some of the photos are brilliant, but the text is just BLEURGH.
Full of empty, vacuous phrases about just how GREAT they all are, about how they FEEL a scene, how they BECOME ONE with their surroundings.
If they were any more full of themselves they’d burst.
^ To say he is a purist doesnt fit it at all, but I was able to finish it and found it interesting, it just depends if you are able to ignore his mentioning of rangefinders and the like ;) I did find the others bit relating to photography in general to be useful
bbor005 wrote:
Have started reading it – some of the photos are brilliant, but the text is just BLEURGH.
Full of empty, vacuous phrases about just how GREAT they all are, about how they FEEL a scene, how they BECOME ONE with their surroundings.
If they were any more full of themselves they’d burst.
I think the number one skill a good street photographer possesses is a total lack of embarrassment. I on the other hand, suffer from an overactive sense of embarrassment, so I’ll stick to landscapes! :D
-Doug
DougL wrote:
bbor005 wrote:
Have started reading it – some of the photos are brilliant, but the text is just BLEURGH.
Full of empty, vacuous phrases about just how GREAT they all are, about how they FEEL a scene, how they BECOME ONE with their surroundings.
If they were any more full of themselves they’d burst.
I think the number one skill a good street photographer possesses is a total lack of embarrassment. I on the other hand, suffer from an overactive sense of embarrassment, so I’ll stick to landscapes! :D
-Doug
A lack of embarrassment is one thing – this guy simply thinks that he’s god’s gift to photography. He likens himself to Cartier-Bresson, dismisses anyone with a different opinion as “flaming” and goes on (and on and on) about how the photos wouldn’t be anywhere as good if it weren’t for his talent and skill.
Not to mention,
The one-line writing.
Starts to grate.
Very quickly.
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