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[David Cantor]

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[stuny]

Lovely, and an interesting change for you from posed to candid.

[David Cantor]

52 minutes ago, stuny said:

Lovely, and an interesting change for you from posed to candid.

Thanks Stuart. I started with candid street photography a while back and diverted to portraiture. The market where this was taken was ideal for candid work and I’ll be going back for sure.

[fotografr]

Reminds me of the many times various people have pulled out their smart phone and said, "Let me show you this photo." Ten minutes later I'd still be standing there waiting as they scroll through thousands of images trying to find it.

[spydrxx]

These days everybody is a "photographer" with their phones. What was once a distinction has faded into the past IMHO. I wonder what's next.

[David Cantor]

21 minutes ago, spydrxx said:

These days everybody is a "photographer" with their phones. What was once a distinction has faded into the past IMHO. I wonder what's next.

Does it matter or is it even true? In the main, motivation differs between images captured on phones and those on cameras, one is largely making a record, the other an expression of creativity. It seems to me that what has diminished is story-telling in candid street photography and I’m talking against myself here. I broke my rule of not taking a shot of someone looking at a screen. 
l look in wonder at the work of people like Helen Levitt and realise that I can never reach those heights but…………

[spydrxx]

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I guess I look at it as adifference between a house painter and an artist.

[David Cantor]

1 hour ago, spydrxx said:

I guess I look at it as adifference between a house painter and an artist.

I guess that we are looking down different ends of the telescope. It is surely the end result that matters rather than the equipment used? I grew up in an era when many people could not afford a camera, what a pity that all those memories passed with the participants. Nowadays, memories can be captured and stored with a ready to hand gizmo.

[theseahawk]

Interesting that you have a rule about not taking a photo of someone distracted by their phone. I came to the same rule after reentering street photography about two years ago. The practice reminded me of the expression "shooting fish in a barrel" and there's far too many such photos. It's more challenging (and rewarding IMO) to capture a story of people on the street who were present in the moment.

Edited July 18, 2024 by theseahawk

[David Cantor]

22 minutes ago, theseahawk said:

Interesting that you have a rule about not taking a photo of someone distracted by their phone. I came to the same rule after reentering street photography about two years ago. The practice reminded me of the expression "shooting fish in a barrel" and there's far too many such photos. It's more challenging (and rewarding IMO) to capture a story of people on the street who were present in the moment.

Totally agree. Hopefully viewers will see the photo above as not being about looking at the phone but being about the engagement and interaction between two people from very different backgrounds.

[fotografr]

14 hours ago, David Cantor said:

Totally agree. Hopefully viewers will see the photo above as not being about looking at the phone but being about the engagement and interaction between two people from very different backgrounds.

Interesting. When looking at your image the thought that these were two people from different backgrounds never crossed my mind. 

[David Cantor]

1 hour ago, fotografr said:

Interesting. When looking at your image the thought that these were two people from different backgrounds never crossed my mind. 

Know what you mean - I think!