People on a UK street

[thoughton]

A few images from my latest 'from the hip' lunchtime outings. All shot from the hip, so please excuse any tilts or dodgy composition Any comments, good or bad, would be welcome

Woman and man by thoughton, on Flickr


Traffic jam by thoughton, on Flickr


Double trouble by thoughton, on Flickr


Lines by thoughton, on Flickr


Closed by thoughton, on Flickr

[edG]

interesting series

[Iguanasan]

It's certainly a very voyeuristic as well as interesting. Catching one of the mothers scarfing down a cookie or something is a bit distracting in Double Trouble and the man is very underexposed in Closed. I find the first two more interesting as I prefer the "gestures" as Jay Maisel would call them. I don't want to get into being a Jay Maisel clone but the concept of the gesture is uniquely his (I think) and it very aptly describes what I'm trying to talk about.

[thoughton]

Thanks, I had no idea who Jay Maisel was so I'v ebeen googling him. Some nice stuff! Unfortunately I can't find anything about his 'gestures' any suggestions where I should start reading?

Sorry about the last one, it was an experiment with massively increased blacks which didn't quite work out as planned

[Iguanasan]

I watched this video: “A Day With Jay Maisel” Online Class Now Live! « Scott Kelby's Photoshop Insider Blog » Photoshop & Digital Photography Techniques, Tutorials, Books, Reviews & More and connected with Jay Maisel on a level I had not expected. I never really knew who he was before I saw this video; I had heard the name but hadn't really seen any of his work.

[thoughton]

Cool thanks for that. Off to watch it now (slow day at the office :P)

[Iguanasan]

Cool thanks for that. Off to watch it now (slow day at the office :P)

D'oh! Should have warned you... you'll only get a teaser unless you shell out the money for a subscription. I think the $25 for one month is totally worth it. You have to decide if it's worth the full year...

[okmqaz42]

Great thread Thoughton, I had looked at a lot of these on your flickr stream and was digesting them-excellent work. What way do you set up for your "from the hip" shooting, I really like the candid nature of them.

[Andrew]

On a photowalk a couple of weeks ago I did basically the same thing. I shot everything by holding the camera down at arms length. I have to say yours are much better than what I got. It's impossible to keep the exposure right when you keep turning in and out of the sun to get a shot even when I reset it every block. Practice will make it better.

We were doing the basic street photography stuff and it was surprising that the majority of people that we asked did not want their picture taken. We explained we were just a local club out getting practice and yet some were quite agitated even at the question. The ladies in the club had a bit better success rate but not much. So much distrust. A sign of the times I guess.

[Iguanasan]

On a photowalk a couple of weeks ago I did basically the same thing. I shot everything by holding the camera down at arms length. I have to say yours are much better than what I got. It's impossible to keep the exposure right when you keep turning in and out of the sun to get a shot even when I reset it every block. Practice will make it better.

We were doing the basic street photography stuff and it was surprising that the majority of people that we asked did not want their picture taken. We explained we were just a local club out getting practice and yet some were quite agitated even at the question. The ladies in the club had a bit better success rate but not much. So much distrust. A sign of the times I guess.

Interesting. I've heard from many street photographers that asking permission mostly gets assent. Your results seem to indicate the opposite.