=Capture a stranger street style=

cygnet · 12-15-2008, 01:02 PM - **1 Like**

Just a clarification. You don't need a model release if your "street" photos are not for commercial purposes. So for art or journalism, if you're in public, and they are in public, it's all good.
So here are a few I took at a recent outdoor music event in San Antonio. It's kinda interesting when they catch you. The first guy saw me, and if you look closely in the second, behind the child you can see a guy looking at me wondering what I'm doing.

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jgredline · 12-15-2008, 01:06 PM

Mike,
Nice capture!..I agree with your ''be obvious statement'' as I have often done that. Usually with my camera bag on left shoulder, My DSLR in my righ shoulder a p&s around my neck and another dslr in my hands. Most folks would just assume I am a pro taking photos and don't gibe me a second thought or will pose for me.

jgredline · 12-15-2008, 01:29 PM

Busted

stevebrot · 12-15-2008, 02:17 PM

Mike and Javier,
I had to chuckle about the "be obvious" approach. Shortly after my daughter got her K10D, she went with a friend to a trade show where her mother was an exhibitor. Both she and her friend had dSLRs with large zoom lenses attached. Everywhere they went at the show, they were asked to take pictures of people and booths. Everyone thought they were taking pictures in some sort of official capacity.

Steve

arpaagent · 12-15-2008, 02:32 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Mike and Javier,
I had to chuckle about the "be obvious" approach. Shortly after my daughter got her K10D, she went with a friend to a trade show where her mother was an exhibitor. Both she and her friend had dSLRs with large zoom lenses attached. Everywhere they went at the show, they were asked to take pictures of people and booths. Everyone thought they were taking pictures in some sort of official capacity.

Steve

Interesting similar experience. I was at a wedding this weekend, and while my sister-in-law was the official wedding photographer, I was there also taking some pictures to help out as well as just for fun. However, she did not get to go to the rehearsal dinner as I did, and I wasn't originally planning on taking many photos. But I did snap a few shots, and when people started noticing that others were having their pictures made, they started worrying that they would be left out and began to request having their photos taken. People also asked me if I was the wedding photographer, but I politely explained the circumstances to them. Hopefully my sister in law can use some of them, but I wasn't really as prepared as I needed to be.

Voe · 12-15-2008, 02:39 PM

My say...Some of them I might have posted before.

jgredline · 12-15-2008, 07:56 PM

Voe, Nice captures....

jamonation · 12-15-2008, 09:21 PM

A few that I've tried. It is not my preferred style but I've only had the camera since May and haven't really learned how to blend in or stand out depending on the crowd. The 2nd (from today actually) I missed the focus as the fellow turned around to stare at me, too bad.

jgredline · 12-15-2008, 10:51 PM

jamonation, That first image is absolutely brilliant in every way.
Think of how boring that image would be with out those folks at the end of the hall way...Well done. That second image where you got caught is also very good. That fellow starring you down makes the image.

Keep shooting and always be ready to run ...Lol

dima · 12-15-2008, 11:34 PM

The only shot i ever took of a stranger that i liked.

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 12-15-2008, 11:54 PM

Very nice series but #s 2 and 8 are fabulous. Thanks for posting them.

mickey · 12-16-2008, 08:15 AM

Really like this thread, so wanted to contribute in some way.

All shot in Tokyo at various places.
First is of a family day out at a shirine. Grandparents taking the pic.
Second is a birds eye view of a homeless man.
Third is of a fellow Pentaxian using his point and shoot at a park.

I've done various crops with them, but these are the originals.
All of them were with 18-55 at the 55 end.

a a i b · 12-16-2008, 10:39 AM

jgredline · 12-16-2008, 10:43 AM

a a i b,

Love the composition and thought out captures...Great stuff.

jgredline · 12-16-2008, 10:48 AM

Wow, there are some really nice captures going on...
Here are a few more that are recent. Not on the level of those above, but here are a few more.

I love family images. There is something so right about them.

down on his luck.

Captured

How do you use this thing?

I will sing a new song.

sneaking in.

12-15-2008, 09:21 PM	#23
jamonation Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 364	A few that I've tried. It is not my preferred style but I've only had the camera since May and haven't really learned how to blend in or stand out depending on the crowd. The 2nd (from today actually) I missed the focus as the fellow turned around to stare at me, too bad. Attached Images

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12-15-2008, 01:02 PM - 1 Like	#16
cygnet Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hill Country Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 104	Just a clarification. You don't need a model release if your "street" photos are not for commercial purposes. So for art or journalism, if you're in public, and they are in public, it's all good. So here are a few I took at a recent outdoor music event in San Antonio. It's kinda interesting when they catch you. The first guy saw me, and if you look closely in the second, behind the child you can see a guy looking at me wondering what I'm doing. Attached Images

12-15-2008, 01:06 PM	#17
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Mike, Nice capture!..I agree with your ''be obvious statement'' as I have often done that. Usually with my camera bag on left shoulder, My DSLR in my righ shoulder a p&s around my neck and another dslr in my hands. Most folks would just assume I am a pro taking photos and don't gibe me a second thought or will pose for me.

12-15-2008, 01:29 PM	#18
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Busted

12-15-2008, 02:17 PM	#19
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Mike and Javier, I had to chuckle about the "be obvious" approach. Shortly after my daughter got her K10D, she went with a friend to a trade show where her mother was an exhibitor. Both she and her friend had dSLRs with large zoom lenses attached. Everywhere they went at the show, they were asked to take pictures of people and booths. Everyone thought they were taking pictures in some sort of official capacity. Steve

12-15-2008, 02:32 PM	#20
arpaagent Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 803	Originally posted by stevebrot Mike and Javier, I had to chuckle about the "be obvious" approach. Shortly after my daughter got her K10D, she went with a friend to a trade show where her mother was an exhibitor. Both she and her friend had dSLRs with large zoom lenses attached. Everywhere they went at the show, they were asked to take pictures of people and booths. Everyone thought they were taking pictures in some sort of official capacity. Steve Interesting similar experience. I was at a wedding this weekend, and while my sister-in-law was the official wedding photographer, I was there also taking some pictures to help out as well as just for fun. However, she did not get to go to the rehearsal dinner as I did, and I wasn't originally planning on taking many photos. But I did snap a few shots, and when people started noticing that others were having their pictures made, they started worrying that they would be left out and began to request having their photos taken. People also asked me if I was the wedding photographer, but I politely explained the circumstances to them. Hopefully my sister in law can use some of them, but I wasn't really as prepared as I needed to be.

12-15-2008, 02:39 PM	#21
Voe Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery Posts: 719	My say...Some of them I might have posted before.

12-15-2008, 07:56 PM	#22
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Voe, Nice captures....

12-15-2008, 10:51 PM	#24
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	jamonation, That first image is absolutely brilliant in every way. Think of how boring that image would be with out those folks at the end of the hall way...Well done. That second image where you got caught is also very good. That fellow starring you down makes the image. Keep shooting and always be ready to run ...Lol

12-15-2008, 11:34 PM	#25
dima Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 52	The only shot i ever took of a stranger that i liked.

12-15-2008, 11:54 PM	#26
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	Very nice series but #s 2 and 8 are fabulous. Thanks for posting them.

12-16-2008, 08:15 AM	#27
mickey Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,146	Really like this thread, so wanted to contribute in some way. All shot in Tokyo at various places. First is of a family day out at a shirine. Grandparents taking the pic. Second is a birds eye view of a homeless man. Third is of a fellow Pentaxian using his point and shoot at a park. I've done various crops with them, but these are the originals. All of them were with 18-55 at the 55 end.

12-16-2008, 10:39 AM	#28
a a i b Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brooklyn Photos: Gallery Posts: 315

12-16-2008, 10:43 AM	#29
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	a a i b, Love the composition and thought out captures...Great stuff.

12-16-2008, 10:48 AM	#30
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Wow, there are some really nice captures going on... Here are a few more that are recent. Not on the level of those above, but here are a few more. I love family images. There is something so right about them. down on his luck. Captured How do you use this thing? I will sing a new song. sneaking in.