SLR Photography Guide - July Edition 2018

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St r eetPhot ogr aphy Composi t i on byEr i cKi m THE“ FI SHI NGTECHNI QUE” Ea r l yoni nmys t r eetphot ogr a phy , Iwoul dbel i k eafis her .

Forexa mpl ei nt hei ma geont henextpa ge, Ifini s hedwor ka f t eral a t eni ghta t wor k .

Is a wt hi si nt er es t i ngs c ul pt ur efigur ea nds a wa na r r owpoi nt i ngs t r a i ght t oa nempt ys pot .

It houghtt omy s el f : “ Howper f ec ti twoul dbei fIc oul dget s omeonet owa l kt ot ha ts pot ! ” Iwa i t edpa t i ent l yf ora bout15mi nut esf ort hi sphot ogr a ph.

I twa sl a t ea tni ght , s onotma nypeopl ewer ewa l k i nga r ound.

Howev erf r om t hec or nerofmyey e, I s a wabi c y c l i s tr i di ngi nt omys hot .

Exi t ed, Ihel dupmyc a mer a , r ea dyt ot a k e t hephot ogr a pha tt he“ dec i s i v emoment ”whena l lt heel ement swoul dc ome t oget her .

Lot sofc a r swer ec omi ngi nt ot hes hota ndoutoft hes hot , s oIwa sner v ousI woul dn’ tbea bl et oma k et hephot ogr a phi nt i me.

Butf or t una t el yt hes ec ondt he bi c y c l i s thi tt he“ X”ma r k , Igott hei ma geIwa nt ed.

Fort he“ fis hi ngt ec hni que, ”y ouneedpa t i enc e.

Youneedt opr ef r a mea nd pr ec ompos et hes hot , a nds i mpl ywa i tf ort her i ghts ubj ec tt oent ert hef r a mea t t her i ghtmoment .

Lookf orl ea di ngl i nes , geomet r i cel ement s , a ndfigur est ha t fitt hes c ene.

Sowha texa c t l ys t a r t edt obor emewi t hs hoot i ngwi t ht he“ fis hi ngt ec hni que” ?

Wel l , Idon’ tc ons i dermy s el fav er ypa t i entper s on.

Idon’ tl i k es i t t i nga nd wa i t i ng.

Ia c t ua l l ypr ef ert oi nt er a c twi t hs t r a nger s , t ogetc l os ea ndi nt i ma t e.

Howev erwhenIs t a r t eds hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phy , Iha dt hewr ongi deat ha t a l ls t r eetphot ogr a pher sha dt os hootl i k eHenr iCa r t i erBr es s on: unobt r us i v e, c a ndi d, a ndf oc uspr i ma r i l yonc ompos i t i on, geomet r y , l i nes , s ha pes , a ndf or ms .

I wa nt edt obemor ea c t i v ewi t hmys t r eetphot ogr a phy .

It hi nkt hephot ogr a phbel owi sagoodexa mpl et ha ts howsc ombi ni ngt he “ fis hi ngt ec hni que”wi t hamor ea c t i v ea ppr oa c h.

Theba c k gr ounds t or y : Iwa s goi ngupa nes c a l a t or( dur i ngal unc hbr ea k ) .

Is a wt hel ea di ngl i nesoft he es c a l a t or s( ont hel ef ta ndr i ghtoft hef r a me)a ndt houghti tmi ghtbe i nt er es t i ngt oha v es omeones t epi nt hec ent er .

Iwa sl uc k yt ha tIc a ughtama n wa l k i ngonbya tt her i ghtmoment , a ndIa l s oc a pt ur edhi sl egsi naper f ec t“ V” s ha pe.

The“ V”s ha peofhi sl egsi st wodi a gona ll i nes , a nda l s oc a nf or ma t r i a ngl ec ompos i t i ona swel l .

Wha ti st he“ c her r yont op”( s ma l ldet a i lt ha t ma k esaphot ogr a phgr ea t ) ?Tome, i ti st het wor eflec t i onsoft hemenont he l ef ta ndr i ght .

LEADI NGLI NES Af t erIs t a r t edt ogetbor edofs hoot i ngwi t ht he“ fis hi ngt ec hni que, ”Iwenton YouTubea nds ea r c hedf ors omei ns pi r a t i onf r om ot hers t r eetphot ogr a pher s .

I c a mea c r os st hewor ka nda ppr oa c hofBr uc eGi l denwhoa bs ol ut el ybl ewme a wa y .

Hewoul ds hoota tv er yc l os epr oxi mi t i es( a bouta na r ml engt ha wa y ) whi l es hoot i ngwi t hafla s hona28mm l ens .

Al otofpeopl ec a l l edhi ma na s s hol e, butIper s ona l l yf oundhi swor kt obe i ns pi r a t i ona l .

Il ov edhowr a w, i nt ens e, a ndi nt i ma t ehi si ma geswer e.

Notonl y t ha t , buthi sphot oswer ea l s owel lc ompos ed.

It hent houghtt omy s el f , howc oul dIc r ea t es i mi l a ri ma ges ?Iwa nt edphot os t ha tha dmor eener gy , pa s s i on, a ndl i f e, butIa l s owa nt edphot ogr a phst ha twer e wel lc ompos ed.

Onec ompos i t i ona lt ec hni queIf oundhel pf ulwa sut i l i z i ng“ l ea di ngl i nes ”when s hoot i ngupc l os ea ndper s ona l .

I nt hi sphot ogr a phi nChi c a go, Is a wt hi sguy da nc i ngi nt hes t r eet s .

Igotr ea l l yc l os ewi t ha17mm.

Ic r ouc heddownr ea l l yl owa ndt r i edt oha v ehi sbodypos i t i onedi nt hec ent er oft hef r a me, wi t ha l loft hel ea di ngl i nespoi nt i ngs t r a i ghtt ohi sbody .

Wha tI t hi nkma k est hes hotmor edy na mi ci showhi sa r msa r ea l s opos i t i oneda l ong t hel ea di ngl i nes .

“ Lea di ngl i nes ”c ombi nedwi t ht he“ fis hi ngt ec hni que. ”Is a wt hel ea di ng l i nesoft hi ss c ul pt ur es howna bov ea ndwa i t edf ort her i ghts ubj ec tt o ent er .

I nt hephot obel ow, Is a wt hel ea di ngl i nesont hewa l l , a nd wa i t edf ors omeonet ol ookt hr ought hepeephol e.

PERSPECTI VE& LEADI NGLI NES Anot herwa yy ouc a ni nt egr a t el ea di ngl i nesi swi t hc ha ngi ngy ourper s pec t i v e.

Forexa mpl e, oneoft heper s pec t i v esIl ov et oembr a c ea r el owa ngl es .

By s hoot i nga tal owa ngl e( c r ouc hi ngdown) , y ouma k ey ours ubj ec t“ l a r gert ha n l i f e. ”Theya l s oc a l lt hi st he“ s uper ma nef f ec t . ”I fy ouev erwonderhowa5f oot7 i nc hTom Cr ui s ec a nl ookl i k e6+f eeti namov i e, i ti sbec a us et heys howhi m f r om al owa ngl e/ per s pec t i v e.

Wheni tc omest os hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phywi t hdi f f er entper s pec t i v es , I r ec ommendt r y i ngt oembr a c et heext r emes : ei t herv er yhi ghper s pec t i v es , or v er yl owper s pec t i v es .

Thi sma k esf oruni quei ma ger yt ha ti nt er es t sy ourv i ewer .

Ac ommonmi s t a k et ha tt a l l ers t r eetphot ogr a pher sma k ei sbys hoot i ngs l i ght l y downont hei rs ubj ec t s , ma k i ngt hem l ooka wk wa r dl ys ma l l .

Tr yt ophot ogr a ph y ours ubj ec ta tl ea s tey et oey el ev el( whi c hmi ghtmea nc r ouc hi ngdown s l i ght l yi fy ou’ r et a l l er ) .

Byc r ouc hi ngdown, i ti sea s i ert oi nt egr a t el ea di ngl i nes di r ec t l yt oy ours ubj ec t .

Is a wt hi sma ni nHol l y wood, a ndIl ov edhi st oughl ooka ndha ndges t ur e.

I c r ouc heddowna ndphot ogr a phedhi m wi t hawi dea ngl e24mm l ens .

Thi s a c c ent ua t eshi st oughl ook , a ndy ouc a na l s os eet hel ea di ngl i nesi nt he ba c k gr oundwhi c hdi r ec ta l loft hev i ewer ’ sa t t ent i ononhi m.

Wi t hl ea di ngl i nes a ndl owper s pec t i v es , t r ys t a r t i ngof fwi t hj us tones ubj ec t .

SEEI NGLEADI NGLI NESAFTERTHEFACT Somet i meswheny ou’ r es hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phy , y oudon’ ts eet hel ea di ng l i nesort hec ompos i t i onwhi l ey ou’ r es hoot i ngi t .

Forexa mpl ei nt hephot ogr a phont henextpa get ha tIs hoti nDownt ownLAa t ni ghtwi t hafla s h, Iha dnoi deat ha tt her ewer el ea di ngl i nesi nt hei ma ge ba c k gr ound( t hes pi k edf enc et ha tl ea dsy ourey est ot hes ubj ec t ) .

Butdoest hei ma geha sa nyl es si nher entv a l uebec a us ey oudi dn’ ti nt endt he c ompos i t i ont ot ur noutt ha twa y ?Notnec es s a r i l y .

It hi nk90% ofs t r eetphot ogr a phyi sa boutedi t i ng;dec i di ngwha ty ourbes t phot osa r ea f t ert hef a c t .

Ther ef or ewheni tc omest ol ea di ngl i nesora nyot herc ompos i t i ona lt ec hni que, t hemor ey ous t udyi t , t hemor eper c ept i v ey ouwi l lbei na ppl y i ngi twhi l ey ou s hoot .

Howev eri fy ouget“ l uc k y ”wheny oufindy ourc ompos i t i ons uni nt ent i ona l l y , begr a t ef ul .

Onequot eIl ov ei sf r om r oma nphi l os opherSenec a : “ Luc ki swhenpr epa r a t i onmeet soppor t uni t y . ” Themor ey oupr epa r ey our s el fbys t udy i ngc ompos i t i on, t hemor eoppor t uni t i eswi l lpr es entt hems el v est oy ou.

St udenti ma gebyKi m Moi rSher ma n, Ca na da f / 8, 1/ 250s ec , I SO400

St udenti ma gebyJ ohnHa ga ns , UK f / 6, I SO400, 1/ 1600s ec

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St r eetPhot ogr aphy Cont i nued HANDGESTURES Is oondi s c ov er edt ha tIwa si nt er es t edi namor edy na mi cf or m ofs t r eet phot ogr a phy , i nwhi c hIwa sc ons t a nt l yont hemov e, s ea r c hi ngf ori nt er es t i ng c ha r a c t er s , emot i ons , ges t ur esa nda c t i ons .

Is oondi s c ov er eds omet hi ngt ha tma demuc hs t r ongerc ompos i t i onsa nd i ma ges : c a pt ur i ngha ndges t ur es .

Whyha ndges t ur es ?Wheny ougetha ndges t ur es , y ouc r ea t edy na mi c mov ement .

I nt hephot ogr a phofawoma nIphot ogr a phedi nHol l y woods een ont henextpa ge, Is a wher , c r ouc heddown, a ndwa sr ea dyt ot a k ea phot ogr a phwi t hafla s hwi t ha24mm l ens .

Thes ec onds hes a wme, s hepos edf ormebygi v i ngmea“ j a z zha nds ”ges t ur e.

Tome, t hi si swha tma det hephot ogr a ph.

Notonl yt ha t , butIa l s ol i k ehowt het wopeopl eonherl ef ta ndr i ghtba l a nc e outt hef r a me( mul t i pl es ubj ec t sbes twor ki nnumber soft hr ee) .

I fy ouwa ntt oma k emor edy na mi cc ompos i t i onsi ns t r eetphot ogr a phy , don’ t j us tphot ogr a phpeopl ewa l k i ngwi t ht hei rha ndsbyt hei rs i de.

Wa i tunt i ly ou s ees omeonema k i nga ni nt er es t i ngha ndges t ur ebef or et a k i ngaphot ogr a ph.

Anot hers t r a t egyi st oenga gey ours ubj ec t sa ndwhi l et hey ’ r et a l k i ng, wa i tunt i l t heys t a r tma k i ngha ndges t ur es .

REPEATI NGGESTURES Somet i meswheny ou’ r es hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phy , y ouwi l ls eepeopl er epea t ha ndges t ur es .

Forexa mpl e, Iwa swa l k i nga r oundi nDownt ownLAa nds a wt hi sgent l ema n bl owi nghi snos e.

Ifir s tmi s s edt hemoment , a ndt henwa i t edf orhi mt obl owhi s nos ea ga i n( peopl egener a l l yr epea tt hei rges t ur esont hes t r eet ) .

Sowhenhel i f t edhi st i s s uet obl owhi snos ea ga i n, Il i f t edmyc a mer at ot a k ea phot o.

Howev erhenot i c edmea nddr oppedhi st i s s ue.

It hent ol dhi m, “ Ohno, i t ’ sok a y , goa hea da ndbl owy ournos e! ”Het henl a ugheda ndl i s t enedt ome, a ndbl ewhi snos ea ga i n, a ndIc l i c k eda ga i n.

I fy ous ees omeonedoa ni nt er es t i ngges t ur eont hes t r eeta ndy oumi s st he “ dec i s i v emoment , ”a s kt hem t odoi ta ga i n.

Nowy oumi ghtbea s k i ng, “ Does n’ tt ha tr ui nt he‘ a ut hent i c i t y ’ ofa ni ma ge? ”Toa degr eey es , butIt hi nka sas t r eetphot ogr a pher , ourj obi sl es sa boutc a pt ur i ng “ a ut hent i c i t y ”a ndmor ea boutc r ea t i ngourowns ubj ec t i v ev i ewofr ea l i t y .

SoI ha v enoper s ona lqua l msa bouta s k i ngpeopl et or epea tha ndges t ur esort o pos ef ormei nac er t a i nwa y .

Myonl ys ugges t i oni st ha ti fs omeonea s k sy ou whet heras hoti s“ pos ed”ornot , t os i mpl ybet r ut hf ula ndt el lt heba c k s t or yof t hei ma ge( i fs omeonei si nt er es t edenought ohea rt hes t or y ) .

NOTSHOWI NGFACES Toma k eamor emy s t er i ouss t r eetphot ogr a ph, don’ ts howt hef a c esofy our s ubj ec t s .

Onl yf oc usont hei rha ndges t ur esa ndbodyl a ngua ge.

Is a wt hi sma nhunc hedov era nATM, a ndIa l s os a wt hedr a ma t i cl i ghthi t t i ng t hewa l l .

Tomet hel i ghtl ook sa l mos thol yi nna t ur e, a ndIc oul da l s of eelhi s pa i na ndmi s er y( per ha psnotha v i ngenoughmoneyi nhi sba nka c c ount ) .

If eel t ha tbyf oc us i ngonhi sha nda l one, i tma def orabet t ers t or ya ndi ma ge.

So whens hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phy , t r ynott os howf a c es , a ndma k ey ourphot os mor eobs c ur e.

WHENTOSHOOTHORI ZONTALSVSVERTI CALS? Oneoft hec ommonques t i onsIgetwheni tc omest of r a mi ngi swhenas t r eet phot ogr a phers houl df r a meaphot ogr a pha sahor i z ont a l( l a nds c a pe)s hot , a nd whent of r a mea sav er t i c a l( por t r a i t )s hot .

Mypr a c t i c a ls ugges t i oni st hi s : whenev erpos s i bl e, s hootbot h.

Wheny oua r es hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phy , i ti sdi f fic ul tt oa l wa y st el lwhet her t hes hotwi l lwor kbet t era sahor i z ont a lorav er t i c a ls hot .

Al otofr ea l i z i ng wha t“ wor k s ”ha ppensa f t ert hef a c t( wheny ou’ r el ook i nga tt hei ma gesi nt he edi t i ngpha s e) .

Howev erher ea r es omepoi nt er s : HORI ZONTALSHOTS Igener a l l yf r a mei ma gesa shor i z ont a ls hot swhent hes c eneha s pr edomi na t el yhor i z ont a ll i nes , a nds t r et c hesa c r os st hef r a me( l ef tt or i ght ) .

Forexa mpl e, i nt hei ma geont her i ghty ouc a ns eet ha tt her ea r es t r ong hor i z ont a ll i nesgoi nga c r os st hef r a me.

Al s obec a us et her ea r ef ourmena l li n ahor i z ont a ll i ne, s hoot i ngahor i z ont a lf r a mef el tmor ena t ur a l .

Ther ewoul d benowa yIc oul dfita l lt hes emeni nt ot hef r a mea sav er t i c a l , s ohor i z ont a l wa st heobv i ousc hoi c e.

VERTI CALSHOTS Wheni tc omest of r a mi ngas c enea sav er t i c a li ma ge, Igener a l l ydos ot o el i mi na t ec l ut t era nddi s t r a c t i onsi nt heba c k gr ound.

Av er t i c a lphot ogr a ph c a pt ur esl es si nf or ma t i oni nas c enet ha nahor i z ont a ls hot .

Ther ef or ewhen y oua r es hoot i ng“ s t r eetpor t r a i t s ”ofas i ngl es ubj ec t , av er t i c a lf r a megener a l l y wor k sbes t .

Mos ts t r eetphot ogr a pher sIk nowha v eaha r dt i me“ s eei ngv er t i c a l l y ”( bec a us e a shuma nswes eet hewor l dhor i z ont a l l ywi t hourt woey es ) .

Howev erf orme, I pr ef erv er t i c a l s , a st heyhel pf oc ust hev i ewer ’ sa t t ent i ondi r ec t l yt oy our s ubj ec t .

SHOOTI NGBOTHVERTI CALS& HORI ZONTALS I nt hi sc ont a c ts heets hownbel ow, Is t oppedt hi si nt er es t i ngc ha r a c t erwi t h t a t t oosa nda s k edi fIc oul dt a k eaf ewphot osofhi m.

Heobl i ged, a ndIs t a r t ed t ot a k ema nydi f f er entphot ogr a phs , fir s twor k i ngi nv er t i c a lf or ma t( t a k i ng5 v er t i c a lphot os ) , t hen2hor i z ont a lphot os( j us ti nc a s e) , 7mor ev er t i c a lphot os ( It houghtt hi sf r a mel ook edbet t eri nt ui t i v el y ) , 6mor ehor i z ont a ls hot s( s ome wi t hfla s ha nds omewi t hout ) , a ndl a s t l ywi t h3v er t i c a ls hot s .

Wheny ous eea ni nt er es t i ngper s on, s c ene, ormoment , t a k ea sma nyphot osa s huma nl ypos s i bl e.

Asar ul eoft humb, Igener a l l yt hi nki ti sbet t ert o “ ov er s hoot ”as c enet ha nt o“ under s hoot ”as c ene.

Why ?Ev er yt i mey ouc l i c k t hes hut t ery ouha v eas l i ght l yhi gherc ha nc eofget t i ngas t r ongeri ma ge.

( s t ude ntpr o fil e ) Combi ni ngherl ov eofhor s esa ndphot ogr a phy , Ra c helha sgr owni nt ooneoft he fines ta ni ma lphot ogr a pher sI ’ v eha dt hepl ea s ur eofk nowi ngt hr oughour Phot ogr a phyGr oup.

Herwor ki swha tIc ons i derpr of es s i ona lqua l i t y .

Ra c hel ’ s i ma gesc oul dea s i l ybema j orc ont ender sf orna t i ona la ndi nt er na t i ona la wa r dsi f s hewa nt edt oent ert hem i nt opr of es s i ona lc ompet i t i ons . “ Ir e a l l ydobe l i e v et ha ty o udoy o urbe s two r kwhe ny o ul o v ewha ty o udo ” ~Ra c helFl y nn

Howdi dy oufir s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ?

Gr owi ngupIenj oy edpi c k i ngupac a mer aa ndl ov edt hef r eedom t obec r ea t i v e.I don' tha v ema nyphot osofwhenIwa sy oung, s oc r ea t i ngl a s t i ngmemor i es a ppea l edt ome.Iwentt hr oughs t a geswi t hmyphot ogr a phywher eIwoul ds hoot c ons i s t ent l yt henIwoul dputt hec a mer adownf orawhi l e.Whenphot ogr a phy t ur neddi gi t a lt hi si gni t edmyc r ea t i v i t ya ga i na ndIl ov edbei nga bl et os eewha tI wa ss hoot i ng.

Whenourc hi l dr enc a mea l ongIenj oy edphot ogr a phi ngt hem out door swi t h na t ur a ll i ghta ndl ov edc a pt ur i ngt hem wi t houra ni ma l s , es pec i a l l yt hehor s es .I t wa sdur i ngt hi st i meofbei ngpr egna ntwhenIc oul dn' tr i de, t ha tIf el li nl ov ewi t h t heGy ps yCobbr eed.Abea ut i f ult emper a mentwi t hgor geousa t t r i but esl i k ea t hi c kl ongma nea ndt a i lwi t ha bunda ntf ea t her( ha i ront hei rl egs ) .

Ret ur ni ngt obr eedi ng, Ibr edmyfir s tgy ps yc obf oa l .Iwentont opur c ha s ef our y oungpur ebr edma r esa nds t a r t edourGy ps yCobs t ud.

Iha dma nyoppor t uni t i es t ophot ogr a pht hem a ndmypa s s i ona ndl ov ef orbot hhor s esa ndphot ogr a phy i nt wi ned.

Wha torwhoi ns pi r esy ou?

Myc hi l dr ena ndourhor s es .Il ov ewa t c hi ngt hei nnoc enc eofc hi l dr ena ndhow t heyi nt er a c twi t ha ni ma l s .Thei runc ondi t i ona ll ov ea ndc onnec t i ont heys ha r ei s c a pt i v a t i ng.

Idoa dmi r ema nyf ema l ephot ogr a pher swi t hv a r y i ngphot ogr a phys t y l es .Il ov e hea r i ngoft hei rper s ona lj our neya ndďŹ ndi ngi ns pi r a t i onwi t hi nt hei rs t or y .How t heyba l a nc ef a mi l yl i f ea ndaphot ogr a phybus i nes sa ndhowt heys t r i v et obet he v er ybes tt heyc a nbe.

Wi t hEqui nephot ogr a phy , Il ov eKa t a r z y naOk r z es i k ' swor ka ndhows hec onnec t s wi t hhor s esa ndbr i ngst ha temot i ont hr oughherl ens .Chr i s t i a neSl a wi ka ndTony St r omber ga r eexc ept i ona lequi nephot ogr a pher st oo.

Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou?

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