=Capture a stranger street style=

jgredline · 02-12-2009, 08:07 PM

Tri-x 400

speedoo · 02-12-2009, 09:45 PM

West Village... yeah, baby!

Originally posted by Nesster

SMC Takumar 35/3.5, Yashica TL Electro-X, Kodak BW400CN

Note the guy up on the fire escape

speedoo · 02-12-2009, 09:59 PM

Originally posted by jgredline

Thanks Steve,
That day was flat awful. Right smack in the middle of the noon day sun in a really sunny southern cali day. As for the DOF, not much I could have done there. I shot that with film and I basically preset the camera to F16 and prefocused. This is the best way to get street shots like this.

I wanted to understand the term "prefocus" so I googled it and found an interesting discussion of street shooting on flickr:

Flickr: Discussing Camera setting for street photography (do you prefocus?) in RAW Street Photography

jgredline · 02-12-2009, 11:45 PM

Originally posted by speedoo

I wanted to understand the term "prefocus" so I googled it and found an interesting discussion of street shooting on flickr:

Flickr: Discussing Camera setting for street photography (do you prefocus?) in RAW Street Photography

There is some good discussion there. I have read that article from P.net as that is where I usually post at. Street shooting takes time to learn I think. I have been street shooting for about three years now and still struggle every now and again. Always learning new things.. The latest thing that I have learned is to try and catch peoples ''eyes'', preferably looking at the camera. Of course this takes confidence and some people might get upset..The intersections are the best places for this, because you are very obvious as people are already looking in your direction waiting for the light to turn green.... NEVER sneak around, I never hide what I am doing. Just yesterday or was it the day before, I caught this one fellow with his girl and got a great reaction. About 20 minutes later I saw them again and got a second shot. Priceless.....I will post them up in a second. Went to another intersection and just pointed across the intersection and waited for someone to notice and got another good image. After I shot these girls, they started to pose and ham up for shots, but those posed shots, I am not interested in....People are always hamming up to me and of course at that point they are no longer candid...

There are many different techniques and which one to use will depend on equipment for that day.

I use maybe, 5 or 6 different set ups and I decide what to use depending on where I am going. My two favorites are my ME SUPER with 40F/2.8 pancake and my K10D with Tamron 28-75 F/2.8...With my ME being number 1

With the ME SUPER and the 40 F/2.8 It reaches infinity at 10 feet, so it is very forgiving. That particular lens is an amazing performer. Here is my baby that goes with me every place I go...It is small, light, compact, does not draw attention, looks old, so people ignore it...Film these days is cheap. But because it cost money, most shots are keepers....

jgredline · 02-12-2009, 11:57 PM

The story of these three images is above in blue.

The evil eye part 2

Hamming it up.

Mike Cash · 02-13-2009, 01:20 AM

Originally posted by J.Scott

Sure - why not?

Great shot Mike. What are they looking at?

They were all four out hunting for photo subjects for an upcoming exhibition (I stopped and talked with them a while). They all seemed to be trying very hard to take the exact same shot of the exact same objects all the time I was watching them.

ftpaddict · 02-13-2009, 01:48 AM

Originally posted by Mike Cash

They were all four out hunting for photo subjects for an upcoming exhibition (I stopped and talked with them a while). They all seemed to be trying very hard to take the exact same shot of the exact same objects all the time I was watching them.

That's why I dislike photographing in groups.

ftpaddict · 02-13-2009, 01:51 AM

I can actually contribute to this thread! Amazing.

I missed the focus in this one

Open wide

Say cheeeeeeeeese!

Patriot · 02-13-2009, 05:45 AM

Some else from Jerusalem..

security guy

excursion

triple

jgredline · 02-13-2009, 08:08 AM

Originally posted by ftpaddict

I can actually contribute to this thread! Amazing.

Say cheeeeeeeeese!

Love these two. Kids and a proud papa always make for a great capture.

The fellow shooting a lousy pigeon with his cell phone is classic.

jgredline · 02-13-2009, 08:11 AM

Originally posted by Patriot

Some else from Jerusalem..

security guy

this image tells a great story with your single simple sentence. ISRAEL, is on my list of places to visit.

jgredline · 02-13-2009, 08:17 AM

Hmmmm

relaxing

Friday the 13th

Patriot · 02-13-2009, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by jgredline

this image tells a great story with your single simple sentence. ISRAEL, is on my list of places to visit.

You really should visit Israel. Although Israelies seem tough at times this is only because of the problematic situation in our country, they are actually very warm and kind people.

Nesster · 02-13-2009, 12:32 PM

NYC, Super Takumar 50/1.5, SP1000, Ilford XP2

**Rense** · 02-13-2009, 12:50 PM

Nesster, I like this last one very much!

02-13-2009, 05:45 AM	#339
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02-12-2009, 08:07 PM	#331
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Tri-x 400

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speedoo Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York, USA Posts: 123	West Village... yeah, baby! Originally posted by Nesster SMC Takumar 35/3.5, Yashica TL Electro-X, Kodak BW400CN Note the guy up on the fire escape

02-12-2009, 09:59 PM	#333
speedoo Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York, USA Posts: 123	Originally posted by jgredline Thanks Steve, That day was flat awful. Right smack in the middle of the noon day sun in a really sunny southern cali day. As for the DOF, not much I could have done there. I shot that with film and I basically preset the camera to F16 and prefocused. This is the best way to get street shots like this. I wanted to understand the term "prefocus" so I googled it and found an interesting discussion of street shooting on flickr: Flickr: Discussing Camera setting for street photography (do you prefocus?) in RAW Street Photography

02-12-2009, 11:45 PM	#334
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Originally posted by speedoo I wanted to understand the term "prefocus" so I googled it and found an interesting discussion of street shooting on flickr: Flickr: Discussing Camera setting for street photography (do you prefocus?) in RAW Street Photography There is some good discussion there. I have read that article from P.net as that is where I usually post at. Street shooting takes time to learn I think. I have been street shooting for about three years now and still struggle every now and again. Always learning new things.. The latest thing that I have learned is to try and catch peoples ''eyes'', preferably looking at the camera. Of course this takes confidence and some people might get upset..The intersections are the best places for this, because you are very obvious as people are already looking in your direction waiting for the light to turn green.... NEVER sneak around, I never hide what I am doing. Just yesterday or was it the day before, I caught this one fellow with his girl and got a great reaction. About 20 minutes later I saw them again and got a second shot. Priceless.....I will post them up in a second. Went to another intersection and just pointed across the intersection and waited for someone to notice and got another good image. After I shot these girls, they started to pose and ham up for shots, but those posed shots, I am not interested in....People are always hamming up to me and of course at that point they are no longer candid... There are many different techniques and which one to use will depend on equipment for that day. I use maybe, 5 or 6 different set ups and I decide what to use depending on where I am going. My two favorites are my ME SUPER with 40F/2.8 pancake and my K10D with Tamron 28-75 F/2.8...With my ME being number 1 With the ME SUPER and the 40 F/2.8 It reaches infinity at 10 feet, so it is very forgiving. That particular lens is an amazing performer. Here is my baby that goes with me every place I go...It is small, light, compact, does not draw attention, looks old, so people ignore it...Film these days is cheap. But because it cost money, most shots are keepers....

02-12-2009, 11:57 PM	#335
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	The story of these three images is above in blue. The evil eye part 2 Hamming it up.

02-13-2009, 01:20 AM	#336
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	Originally posted by J.Scott Sure - why not? Great shot Mike. What are they looking at? They were all four out hunting for photo subjects for an upcoming exhibition (I stopped and talked with them a while). They all seemed to be trying very hard to take the exact same shot of the exact same objects all the time I was watching them.

02-13-2009, 01:48 AM	#337
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Originally posted by Mike Cash They were all four out hunting for photo subjects for an upcoming exhibition (I stopped and talked with them a while). They all seemed to be trying very hard to take the exact same shot of the exact same objects all the time I was watching them. That's why I dislike photographing in groups.

02-13-2009, 01:51 AM	#338
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	I can actually contribute to this thread! Amazing. I missed the focus in this one Open wide Say cheeeeeeeeese!

02-13-2009, 08:08 AM	#340
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Originally posted by ftpaddict I can actually contribute to this thread! Amazing. Say cheeeeeeeeese! Love these two. Kids and a proud papa always make for a great capture. The fellow shooting a lousy pigeon with his cell phone is classic.

02-13-2009, 08:11 AM	#341
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Originally posted by Patriot Some else from Jerusalem.. security guy this image tells a great story with your single simple sentence. ISRAEL, is on my list of places to visit.

02-13-2009, 08:17 AM	#342
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628 Original Poster	Hmmmm relaxing Friday the 13th

02-13-2009, 09:32 AM	#343
Patriot Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holy Land Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,165	Originally posted by jgredline this image tells a great story with your single simple sentence. ISRAEL, is on my list of places to visit. You really should visit Israel. Although Israelies seem tough at times this is only because of the problematic situation in our country, they are actually very warm and kind people.

02-13-2009, 12:50 PM	#345
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