Street Photography Tips : work the scene

Most of the time when I’m on the street, I’m on the move. I even photograph while walking without pausing. There is a lot of instinct in the way I operate on the street. I photograph what catches my attention. But sometimes, I happen to ask myself and take more time on a stage. Very often these are scenes with static characters. It’s like in landscape photography. The mountains or the trees in front of us will not move. We can take the time to compose better, to better orient ourselves in relation to the sun … It’s the same thing in certain circumstances with Street Photography.
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Behind this shot : Happy girl

You must have seen this photo in my last What you haven’t seen. I really like this photo and I wanted to decorticate it a bit to show you what I liked about this one. Nothing flashy. I would even say that this photo is rather ordinary. For some people it would be a derogatory definition of their work. Personally, that people describe my work as ordinary makes me rather happy. I no longer look for the exceptional on the street. (more…)

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Street Photography Tips : Layers.

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Foreword : I finished writing this Blog when I received in my mailbox the new Blog post of John Harper about the exact same subject. We didn’t coordinate ourselves to talk about that. Great coincidence. I urge you to to give a shout to his Blog here !

Certains vont dire que je prends le melon en me permettant de donner des conseils sur comment faire telle ou telle chose. Il  n’en est rien. J’ai eu l’idée de lancer cette nouvelle rubrique Street Photography Tips en lisant les derniers articles de John Harper qui se plaignait de ne pas parvenir à faire ces fameuses layers en Street Photography. En français, il s’agit de faire des photos avec différents plans. Ça fait trois ans que je fais de la Street Photography et pour tout vous dire, j’ai encore beaucoup à apprendre mais j’ai déjà parcouru pas mal de chemin depuis mes débuts. Je ne me considère plus comme un débutant, mais je suis encore loin de maîtriser le sujet. Le premier Blog de cette nouvelle rubrique est donc consacré aux layers. Ne prenez pas tout pour argent comptant tout ce que je dirais dans ce Blog. Je parle essentiellement de mon expérience et de ma façon de construire ce genre de photos. (more…)

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