Street Photography

If you feel it's wrong then why do you want to do it?
That is the clinical definition of evil.

>>3146394
Stay in shape and dont look likr a pedo and youll be fine. Keep a scrap book with shit you havr shot before so when insecure people come up to you, yiu can show them the pics.

Either that, shoot from the hip, act like youre adjusting thr cam and come off as even more creepy, or just grow a pair of balls.

Shithead. Otherwise you werent passionate about photography in the first place if you are afraid of what others think.

Love, /p/. Faggot.

>>3146399
i dont think its wrong, maybe i should've worded that better, its more of thinking people who get mad or weirded out about it will.

>>3146400
I guess you're right, i am passionate about photography, but i also can't help but worry what people think, its a shitty trait that has definitely held me back in my passions.

Still interested in general how others handle doing street photography

-no one cares about your photo.
-really, no one.
-between not shooting and shooting, you better shoot, otherwise youll spend all night thinking about how much of a coward cuck you are.
-drugs help boost confidence and sometimes creativity. microdoses of lsd work wonders on anxious types.
-go and just take your photo. 99% of times people wont mind. if they do, do a friendly chuckle, smile politely and move on. dont talk.
-these are all behaviors that stem from a mindset, which you dont have, so im going to borrow it with you hoping youll make it yours in time:
>Im a photographer, a real photographer
>Im the best, most brilliant photographer in the world
>I have a message that matters
>My eye is so unique no one could do these shots but me and if i dont do them out of cowardice or whatever im robbing humanity -and myself- from some top stuff
>People feel thankful from being photographed by me
>When im out photographing, theres nothing more important than my photos
-and finally, have fun, thats the whole point of all this.

>>3146407
im not anxious, and i have confidence, i just know people can get pissy if seeing their photos taken by a stranger

how old are you?

>>3146415
enjoy your ban

>>3146404
>Still interested in general how others handle doing street photography
Looking like a hipster or art student helps a lot. I also mainly use film cameras so on top of the looks people just asume I'm indeed either one or the other.

>>3146400
>Keep a scrap book with shit you havr shot before so when insecure people come up to you, yiu can show them the pics.
This is also a good idea, anon.

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This is my type of streetphotography

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>>3146424
>out of focus
>shaky hand
>subjects' back
>no composition at all
end yourself

>>3146426
It's called "creepshot" photography you dingus. Shaky images of random womens asses.

>>3146424
looks like you were walking when you took this, probably because you were worried about stopping and taking a picture?
so it's more in focus and sharper, you'll want to take your shutter speed down a little, and don't move when you shoot - if you don't want to stay in one place too long, stop walking for the second it takes to take the picture then head off right after.
as you get more confident, take more and more time preparing the shot, so you can frame it better and work on composition.
oh, and it's board etiquette to resize pictures to 1mb by the way, just so you know (but you get people posting like 4mb so you didn't fuck up too bad)

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>>3146415
lol fuck you

>>3146418
also this is your answer
>Looking like a hipster or art student helps a lot.

try to dress famine pic related
also check /fa/ for more inspo, nigga you're 16 young as fuck there wouldn't be much problem for you i think

>>3146394
It's just photography, writing with light. If you have something to write, your pics will be great.

>>3146424
Tichy took sharper pictures with makeshift cam made of garbage

>>3146444
nice trips you weaboo photographer faggot

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trying to hide the fact you're taking the picture will make you look weirder than being open about the fact you're taking pictures - not acting ashamed of it gives off the impression you're a photographer, looking like you're afraid of being seen doing what you're doing gives off the impression something shady is going on. don't worry that you're going to look like a pervert if you're anxious though, i'm just saying don't be like, actively hiding behind things or in bushes.

the way i start off is acting like i'm taking pictures of the street as a whole, or something architectural. it lets me work on how the background is composed and means people don't pay much attention to me. then i'll either find the shot i want and wait until someone is about to walk into the frame, or i'll make it look like i'm scanning around for my next shot and just happen to pause on the person i'm taking a photo of for a second. if you don't draw attention to yourself, people won't notice most of the time, and if they do? you're not making it obvious you're shooting them, so they won't be certain enough to actively confront you about it. people as a whole want to avoid confrontation unless actively provoked. most of these people don't care about you in the same way you don't think about most people you walk past in a busy city centre.

i'm definitely still learning in terms of how to take good photos, but as far as technique on 'shooting strangers without them trying to fight you' i think i'm doing okay enough, because this lets me take photos of people looking straight into the lens while they're trying to work out if i'm taking photos of them, but then don't do anything about it because i act casual afterwards and look through or around them before and after checking the photo.

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>>3146444
>Tichy took sharper pictures with makeshift cam made of garbage
You're not wrong but look who's fucking talking.

>>3146447
that nigga is looking like he is about to beat the living fuck out of you

>>3146436
You don't even have to go the full /fa/ route, just not looking like a fratboy douchebag or a neckbeard pedo with cargo shorts is a good start.

Also some people can make it work but I'd avoid footlong zoom lenses and stick to primes

>>3146424
Damn nice ass anon, you're a great photog anon

>>3146448
>>3144501
still sharper

>>3146446
uguu~

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>>3146449
right? but i shot this dude for two or three minutes, moving around to frame it better, waiting for a moment when nobody was walking in the background, and he didn't even get up or say a word to me. shit works.

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>>3146451
no let him go /fa/
today people and clients in general are materialistic as fuck your skills, looks and effayness matters, if you wanna shoot those cool trendy $$$ jobs

>>3146461
>to frame it better
lol, you were at least 5m away pussy.

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>>3146424
Amsterdam 2017

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>>3146424
>>3146511

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I've just started taking street photos with Fuji x70. It has 28mm fixed lens. It's very wide and you can zoom only with your feet so you often have to be very close to people on the street. The thing is that I live in Moscow and Russian people are kinda more aggressive, than Europeans or Americans, and even in such circumstances the people on the street are even more afraid of me and my camera (mb it's because of that I'm 193 cm / 6'4" tall lol). I'm wearing kinda "tourist" clothes and all I do is pretend that I'm not interested in people at all, giving 100% of my attention to the background and I promise you - when you act in this way no one gives a fuck.

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>>3146535
>>3146537

Careful with those white borders Anon. I knew a guy once who became so obsessed with white borders that his photos were completely enveloped in border, there was no photo left.

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>>3146394
There is never enough time to ask to take a photo. Asking ruins the photo bc it then become a stagged photo. Ppl WILL flip out on you when you take pictures of thugs or of kids but you have to just not care. YOU WILL GET PHYSICALLY ATTACKED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.


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>>3146407
>oses of lsd work wonders on anxious types.
>-go and just take your photo. 99% of times people wont mind. if they do, do a friendly chuckle, smile politely and move on. dont talk.
>-these are all behaviors that stem from a mindset, which you

>99% won't mind

LEL

more like 70%

"why DA FUCK U TAKING my photo you creep. GIVE ME MONEY NOW" as they try to grab your camera off you

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>>3146555
im a grumpy looking tall fuck, maybe thats why people have never given me shit, ever. sucks to be a manlet, huh?

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>>3146556
projecting your insecurities into a random unknown person on the internet...

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>>3146560
this

>>3146447
That's the way I do it, but I feel like it's beating around the bush. Not to mention it takes more time and effort.

I'd really like this photo if the guys face didn't fill me with awkwardness.

>>3146555
Snapped a cellphone shot of a homeless dude's cat in New Orleans.
>Now that you took a picture of my cat you gotta give me money to buy some chicken.
>You better delete that if you don't have money.
Then he got distracted by someone that looked like they had more money and I walked off.

The fuck is wrong with people?

>>3146603
Yeah shame on the homeless guy for trying to feed himself

>>3146604
Be up front about it. Don't hide behind a wall and jump out every time someone does the obvious. It's a cat parked in a stroller alone on Bourbon Street. Yeah I'm gonna snap a pic. I take pics of all kinds craziness on that street. That's what you do.

most street photos are shit so you might as well not bother

>>3146612
fucking this man

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>>3146394
I'm too shy, or rather too introvert to chit chat with strangers. I also love when people act naturally.

>>3146400
10x times this.

>>3146404
You will hardly get anyone punching you in the face. You can get in trouble, but it's worth it.

>>3146407
Also this.

>>3146436
Fukken saved.

>>3146535
>>3146537
i'm happy to see more good shots like that.

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28mm and walk close in the opposite direction of the crowd

720mm lens. Get your shots from a block away. Crouching behind a bush. Don't forget your hoodie and sunglasses.

>>3146502
oh yeah, i just meant like moving so the pizza sign wasn't cutting off the bike. getting right up in his face would be interfering as much as asking for the shot and having them pose imo - but i'm also not gonna go out of my way to try and get my ass beat lmao

>>3146638
ayyy vsco street squad those orange shadows and blue highlights, ily

>>3146535
>>3146537
i like these pictures, anon

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>>3146666
>but i'm also not gonna go out of my way to try and get my ass beat
I get that, but your frame is filled with lots of useless stuff while your subject takes only little space, while your subject is somehow not really interesting. Shot this with a 35mm on film and although it shows very sloppy framing, it might help you understand what I mean.
Never got in a physical fight with a subject.

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I had this problem. If you have a girlfriend bring her people will think you are harmless.

If you are alone. Go to farmers markets or some kind of festival where people see it as an event and get comfortable taking shots.

When you are comfortable doing regular streets without evens go out thinking positive, have an idea about what kind of photos you want to take and listen to some uplifting music. If someone gives you a dirty look smile. Remember if someone gets angry; its them not you. Its there fault not yours. You have every right to take pictures without being a dick. Stay away from low hanging fruit (cripples, homeless, poor, thugs) unless you get permission or are ballsy. Some of my photos are @danielszpunar on instagram good luck

>>3146708
His photos suck but he's right

>>3146710
Thanks for the sub anon, xoxo

Do you guys upload those photos anywhere? I'd do it but I feel like that's a dick move, if you can clearly see persons face and everything.

>>3146737
And of course I mean some more popular places than 4chan.

you keyboard warriors talk about this crap and you make fun of anyone who feels weird about it, but pointing a camera at someone in a city is fucking weird

if some guy pointed a camera at you on your daily business, you'd think it was fucking weird and you wouldn't want it to happen

>>3146737
you have autism seek help

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>>3146739
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qcgEnC3bLY&t=91s

**blocks your path**

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>>3146740
I'll take it as a yes.

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>>3146708
youre too much of a pussy dude.

yes people get mad when you take their photo.

Is anyone going to get mad enough to shoot you or stab you? no, at least not in the United States.

Stop being a faggot and just invade ppl's personal space for your own glory. All is fair in war, love and photography :)

Seriously worse i had is some guy chase me for two blocks threatening to kill me

Kids and homeless/thugs are the worst. But you only live once! and no expectation of privacy in public!

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All feedback is very valuable to me given that I have stage 3 bone cancer. I am really trying to live life in the photography "fast lane". Just because I have cancer doesn't mean you have to be nice in your comments, I want the complete human experience. Happy photo taking.

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>>3146748
BRO I just saw your instagram. Cool pics amazing you can capture something interesting in such a boring part of the world. Where you live I think there is more low hanging fruit so I would probably not be such a pussy there.

Only one more level until you get to fight the final boss in stage 4 good luck anon!

>>3146781
I live in manhattan...

>>3146678
>Has his boyfriend pose for a pic
>Thinks it's street photography

>>3146874
:--DDD

Holy shit.

Everyone in this thread: learn to fucking frame and crop.

>>3146560
Nice catch