streetphotography
Candid ripples in space-time
An open space for sharing street photography and the stories that come with the practice
@samagraphico
Street photography may seem simple, but there is actually a lot to it and the initial learning curve can take some time.
The first step is to push through the fear, to improve your hand-eye coordination, and to get the general tips down both technically and in how you carry yourself. The next step is to figure out what makes an interesting photograph and to develop your voice.
But the most important aspect through all of this is to have fun and to try to practice frequently, even if it is in short spurts or with a camera phone – this is what will take you to the next level.
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@drivenbyboredom
Heading to Charleston this weekend because I have a photo in the Shepard Fairey show tonight at Beeple Studios. Anyone going?
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@drivenbyboredom
Film history is interesting because pretty much everything can be split by WWII. You had the obvious impacts of the war where the film industries in Europe were decimated and in the US all the men came home life was a lot more prosperous (mostly because Europe was fucked) so going to the movies felt like more of a luxury. But perhaps just as significant was Citizen Kane which came out just months before the US entered the war.
People often site it as the best movie ever made (and it is incredible and still hold up), but it is for sure one of the most influential. Before Kane movies were essentially plays that were filmed. But Orson Welles realized film was its own unique medium and moved the camera, told stories non-linearly and used depth in ways it had never been used before. It's insane to think about but Kane was the first film to show ceilings because before then sets were built without them.
I only mention all of this because I was looking for a photo to post and I found this street shot I took a couple years ago with the exact kind of depth Welles would use. Three layers of people in the shot with a bit of depth of field. This photo isn't that great, (would be a lot better if the woman in the background was two steps forward) but it gave me a reason to talk a little film nerd shit.
Anyway, I have been thinking about Citizen Kane a lot because of the layoffs at the Washington Post. Kane isn't really a person to admire, but at one point he is told that his papers are losing a million dollars a year " at the rate of a million dollars a year, I'll have to close this place in 60 years". Meanwhile Bezos could have used his fortune to keep the Post running for over 2000 years, but we no longer value in depth reporting or even truth anymore.
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@drivenbyboredom
I wouldn't be a photographer without my high school photo teacher who did things like force 15 year old kids to go out and shoot street photography.
She introduced me to so many incredible photographers, made me watch John Waters movies and saw me shooting local punk bands and told me this is what I should be doing with my life.
I was running a small punk record label in high school so I applied to colleges as a business major thinking that would be somehow useful, but she used to work at the Chicago Art Institute and sent them my portfolio without telling me and they started trying to recruit me like I was a student athlete. My parents have always been supportive of my career but they really didn't want me going to art school so I didn't even apply to the Art Institute and instead went to Penn State for business. Once I was there I immediately switched my major to photography but their photography program was terrible and I eventually dropped out and went to a state school that had a good photography program (VCU).
All the time I wonder what would have been if I went to one of the top art programs in the country, but I think it worked out pretty well anyway. But when I look back on my high school work I see so much potential. I swear I was a better street photographer then than I am now.
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@drivenbyboredom
This is from a high school street photography assignment and honestly it's better than any street work I have shot recently.
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@banthafodderdan
TGIF, it's Friday! Been dealing with some issues with my 3d printer today, lost track of time. Hope everyone is ready for a great weekend!
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