I changed my approach to STREET PHOTOGRAPHY for a week. This is what happened.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
- Sometimes, I need to give the visual side of my brain something else to think about when shooting on the street. I do this by changing the way I approach things. In this video, we take a look at a recent week of experimentation and how and why I changed my approach to street photography.
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Great photos, and amen on your opening comments. I for one am absolutely sick and tired of all the street photography dogma police.
The thing is, you never see any of their photos.
Photography is whatever you want it to be. It's yours. Personally, I really like your videos, style, and try to recreate them.
If the rude person commenting on your videos doesn't like them, I don't understand why he continues to watch them. Baffling.
It is completely baffling!!
Variety is the Spice of Life. The only constant that we have in life is change. If we stand still, we go backwards as the world passes us by. Keep doing whatever you want to do. Thanks for being a good example to us all.
That’s a great comment Andrew. Thanks for that. 🙏
The colour work does make a nice change. Those ones with direct sunlight on the subjects and contrasty shadows really pop. Great stuff!
Cheers Joe
02:59 - so so good.
Cheers, bud. 🙏
Love that symmetry of colour at 11:06 👏
Thank you
Thank you
I really love your creative endeavours. Especially the color experiment was really fruitful. Excellent decision to photograph something else than your typical b/w street scenes with all their gestures and spatial relationships. Using a M9P with your special colour sauce recipe helps, obviously. The image of the gentleman with the yellow shirt and straw head was a true success. Seeing the footage of you closing in I was wondering what you would come up with. Kudos! The deep blacks in a lot of these colour images remind me of Carravgio's chiarascuro technique (sorry to make you look up things on wikipedia 🤣).
Despite all your technical explanations and visual experiments - I guess you know you are doing the work of a cultural historian. Blackpool and it's amusement parks are really telling a lot about British socienty in the 2020s. You could apply the same visual style in Singapoore or Belgium but you always come back to these locations and manage to take photographs of people on the streets without making fun of them like a certain British photographer colleague of yours seems to be doing from a middle class point of view.
Thank you, Frank. I was unsure about the colour work initially, but Sarah was really positive about it. The decision I have to make is whether or not I continue with it.
I use my phone for my street photography - wide is great - I often crop my photos as well - obviously the quality is not as good as a digital Slr etc !
Mono with phone is nice ! though I shoot mostly in colour .
I like my film camera as well and shoot mostly colour neg films - with the odd B&W.
Portra is my favourite colour film.
Nice work !
Your b&w images look like stills trapped in time. Your colour images look like slices of reality. I much prefer your colour work because they made me sit up. Good stuff.
Thank you. I’m still on the fence over colour.
Love the shot of the girl with the compact mirror and backpack.
Thank you.
4:06 gave me a good laugh. Great catch!
Thank you
Fabulous video, and images! Thank you - do wish I had the money for some of the cameras and lens you have 😁 ( abit envious, lol)
Thank you. 🙏
I really love your channel and like your work. Thanks for all the efforts you put in your work and sharing your work with us
Thank you for watching. We’re glad you like the videos.
It is always good to keep yourself from going stale, with new challenges. I do it all the time for fun and reflex rate.
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Love the image at 2:59!!!!
Thanks for a very informative video.
Thanks for watching
I usually shoot street with my Ricoh GR3x, 40mm or with my Z8 with 50mm and 80mm f1.8. I also got some fantastic street shots in Indonesia with my 100-400. Tack sharp and beautiful boke. Range focusing on the Z8 is a breeze. Use back button focus, manually focus to a focal range in the viewfinder eg 3m the leave back button focus alone and use the shutter button only which is now loked at 3m. Oh, I also use my 16-30mm f4 for street. Typically locked at 30mm.
You have very nice black and white photos, but in my opinion they are even better in color, the experiment was 100% successful, keep going!!! Thanks for the video, always waiting...
Thank you. Glad you like them 🙏
Watching now mate!
You and Sarah have nothing to prove or justify to anyone. Just ask the critic, what are their accomplishments and recognitions. Always love your 21mm work, so always great to see more of it.
The color is quite spectacular (on my less than spectacular laptop screen) sure it would be amazing to see the actual image. Love the ice cream girl at 8:22.
Thank you 🙏🙏
Can’t help but get some Gruyaert vibes from experiment 2. Bravo!
I wish!!! Thank you 🙏
28mm & 40mm here, I can't imagine using 21mm. I have been used to colour but more recently have been trying more black & white - when I get it right I prefer it.
I don't like the narrow-minded attitude of some about street but see a difference between 'street' & 'documentary', dislike those who try to destroy the joy. :)
I enjoyed the photo opportunities available to you. I can't 'snap' without composing first. I struggle to think quickly and see the image.
I'm jealous of your ability.
Everyone is different. Find your own way. That’s all I did.
Glad to u out with the doggie..21 reminds me of winogrand ..kudoss to the awesome work ...i love povs becuz i get see the bts..also the farm vids to me felt like street photography its like a documentary style...keep the good work guys and love your color work❤🎉
Thank you so much 🙏
I actually took the 21 to the farmers market last Saturday to combine with some hip shooting specifically for the low angle viewpoint. It was fun for a change and got some interesting images. High key light day led me to shoot mono and accentuate the shadows making these clearly not snapshots.
That’s exactly how I started with it. Many moons ago.
Great images and an interesting workout.This may be a useful process when people get a bit jaded. Like the processing on the M9 lovely colour. Cheers.
Thanks Keith. It always works for me. Even if I go back to where I started. It’s never a bad thing to try stuff out.
希望看到Sarah更多、有温度的照片
Some cracking images there, i like the colour as a change.
Thanks Paul
Some great captures there Jeff. I love shooting street in Blackpool, it’s great for colour captures, especially along the sea front around the arcade fronts. You really really should try the 90mm focal length and do a video on that. It would be interesting to see you tackle it full on. Pushing yourself outside of a comfort zone and discussing why some shots work and some don’t. Might quiet that odd critic and their comments at the beginning ;)
Thank you. I don’t like the compressed perspective of the 90mm. It’s good for landscape but not for street to my eye.
Nice shot. I wonder if these colors were post-processed or just like the m9 colors. I recently purchased the m11p but the color is not very good.
Always post process M9 files. Otherwise you get oversaturated greens.
Hoping to cross paths with you on Wednesday at the show - coffee’s on me !
The black and white tones of your images are really incredible. I shoot with a Q2, but can’t figure out how to get the black and white tones that you get in your images, a look that I really love. Your photos are amazing.
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@@WalkLikeAlice Hah!! Thanks for sharing. I’ll take a look when I get home tonight!
Experimenting is a great way expand your arsenal of tools. 👍👊✨
Exactly!!
I love your approach to Street Photography. I’m just learning to use my new Q3. So I’m curious, for “on the fly” shots where both you and your subject are in motion, what is your preferred shutter speed?
1/500th sec
A challenge is always good but all your pictures are fantastic, whether b&w (my preference too) or colour. I notice that you often shoot from the hip. Would another challenge be to always raise the camera to your eye, even when using the 28mm rather than a 90mm? That’s how I tend to work with my Q2, but then again my images are mediocre so perhaps that’s were I’m going wrong!
regardless of what was said about Sarah's images I enjoyed them & don't see why anyone would have anything to say ill about them
It’s one of those mysteries of TH-cam. I figure that if you don’t like a video, don’t watch it. There’s no need to announce to everyone that you don’t like it.
some great shots there. am fired me for a weekend shoot now
Thank you!! I’m dog sitting this weekend. Sarah is at an agricultural show.
My preference is B&W, I find colour so confusing. Blackpool is a great place to get shots, but remembering what it was like before, its quite sad now.
They’ve never tackled the main problems in the resort. They’ve tried to paper over the cracks. It could be amazing. It has potential and a lot of big hotel chains are building there. So they can see the potential.
It's nice to see color! Lots like color! I prefer BW! But my color gets more hits! Should we shoot for likes or what we find more creative! I don't know! A photo pal said if I asked for a shot, it's not street photography! I differ! It's wonderful to share my images.. NB Can one change? NO! I can snap on the corner or travel 17,500KM. I shoot the same! All long time shooters do same! I never liked the 21mm (one from Leica very faulty) I use 35mm more, as crowds of people are so many. need to get closer/ Bravo!
Thanks Jason.
I find colour distracting. At times, I rotate between the 28, 50 and 90 for street shooting although I find the 90 is more suited for static subjects. Lovely BW shots, as always. You make it look effortless. Cheers
Thank you
Changing up your approach is a good thing. It keeps things fresh and interesting.... Don't listen to the naysayers, they are just bored with their own lives.... What I really want to know is.... Is that a sleeping bag attached to Sarah's back pack?? 😳
Have yall immersed yourself so deep into street photography that you are sleeping rough now? 😉 ( I'm teasing you. I hope you know.)
Hahaha. She says she feels homeless with that on. It’s Xander’s mat for when we go to a cafe.
I love 21mm. I have a 21mm Elmarit M for my Leica M cameras, 21mm Zeiss/Contax G for my G2s( which sadly do not work anymore ), and a 20mm Nikon AI-S. I don't know what it is about them, but their perpective look so natural to me. Perhaps it is because their angle of view is almost the same as that of the human eye.
Garry Winogrand said the same thing about the angle of view. He didn’t like the distortion at the edges though. I don’t mind it. It’s what a 21mm gives you in terms of character.
@@WalkLikeAlice The horizontal angle of view of a single human eye to the nose is slightly less than 90 degrees, although we see through a 135 degrees arc but the brain concentrates on the central portion which is roughly 90 degrees for both eyes .The AOV of a 21 mm lens is about the same. I have no idea how it has become popular to claim that the 50 mm lens is the equivalent of the human eye vision ?
I prefer the black and white for street photography...
I should keep a poll on this 😂 Some prefer b/w, others colour.
It gets under my skin that those keyboard warriors weigh in on something they obviously do not understand. Photography is an art form and the way the artist presents their work is an individual choice and does not need anyone's approval. If you don't like it just keep scrolling and keep your criticism to yourself. If you don't have anything nice to say, mind your business.
It’s life on TH-cam. Their lives are so sad that trolling is the only way they can feel important.
great vid - interesting experiments though not many 90mm shots :-D Still mono is better in my opinion. It transforms the photo and I think less of each individual but look more at the the whole scene, composition, light and contrast. Experimenting is always good and will keep the creativity alive!
I couldn’t get on with the 90mm!! I may try it for landscape but not for street. People have such different opinions. A lot like the colour. Others prefer the mono. I’m on the fence at the moment.
I'm going to watch it a second time, but since I can't use the thumb twice, I'll do it this way 🙂👍👍
Thank you. Thank you again 🙏🙏
I shoot street photo with a 87mm and a 150mm.
You have to think more like a painter than a photo reporter.
And i find your 90mm pictures very good, you should continue to shoot with 👍
Nah. Not for me on the street. Maybe for landscape work.
Nice stuff, did you shoot in black and white or was it done post?
Black and white = Monochrom camera
Would it be difficult to use a film M body ( M6 / Mp ) with a 21mm? Thank you for this video
It’s just another lens. I bought mine for use with my M6’s some 23 years ago. Long before digital.
Hi. Discovered you very recently and I'm really enjoying your content. I'm an old geezer who's dabbled in street photography in my early emulsion days... Can I be so rude as to make a request ? I understand the process of taking pictures but the thing I struggle with is this. That moment in street photography where you want to get the shot but you find it hard to step over that line and into that intrusive space. I'd like to understand how cross that line safely. I hope this is making sense. Keep up the great work.
Take a look at this video. It might help you. Street photography is about confidence and being able to work quickly. You also have to understand that you aren’t intruding. You are documenting.
How to gain speed and confidence in STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
th-cam.com/video/l6sXTjQ7NO0/w-d-xo.html
I can’t shoot like that. I’m far too uncomfortable surrounded by that many people.
I recently made the decision to move from the M system to the Hasselblad X2D. I am blown away by Hasselblad colour and was amazed to realise that there’s not much weight difference with many of the lenses. Plus IBIS, internal storage and mind boggling resolution for cropping.
It’s a really different experience and I’m getting results I much prefer.
Also the X2D is actually cheaper than an M11 now!
It’s not something I’ve ever tried. I have old 500 series film stuff but not digital.
@@WalkLikeAlice GFX 50 excellent too ! Try one if you can.
@@sudosden3567not really my thing. Too big and it’s not a rangefinder.
That first photo from Sarah has so much tonal depth, it pops incredibly. Why?
The light is good. The processing of the file isn’t too bad either. 😉
Nice work using the nonsense negativity of some random twat to segue into a positive philosophy 🤘
Unrelated irony though... several of the 90mm shots are my favorites here!
It’s amazing looking at the comments here, how many people like different things in the video. Some b/w. Some colour. Some 21. Some 90. That’s how it should be.
I’m old school street. Much prefer your b/w. Thank you.
That’s no problem. We all have different likes and dislikes.
Can somebody explain the meaning of @0:27 "body cam crap like "look like I did it""?
It’s one of life’s mysteries.
Enjoyed your colour pics more than your black and white in this one Jeff. Yeah, I agree on longer focal lengths, I took my SLR out a few months back with the intention of trying some Saul Leiter type reflections and I just did not have a clue what to do with the camera.... It went straight back in the bag after about 10 pics and I just shot with the GR again like usual. As for the street photography nazis, maybe you should take the Tolkien approach to dealing with these sort of questions / feedback: th-cam.com/video/1-Uz0LMbWpI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks buddy 🙏
are these film?`
Digital.
@@WalkLikeAlice they look awesome! Can you tell us how you edit them to get them so deep and grungy?? Are you using presets?
@@in0711we’ve got several videos on editing. Just look for the Lightroom playlist on the channel 🙂
I think people use these channels to vent their bad day on. And don’t take the time to think about what they are saying.
They wouldn’t say these things face to face. They need the safety of an anonymous account and keyboard.
Great video, as usual from you. Buy, those wide angle shots re just childish snaps! Never been a fan of wide angle photography. I love compression, solitude, cinematic dark mood, bokeh. I love directed and previsualized composition. I want to be observer not interfeere with peoeple. Not to mention that all those images with clear faces of people in my country re illegal without permission. So...wide angle..not for me.
Everyone is different. 🙂
Telelenses are the last resort in street photography, shy press reporters use them. Too much children in this video for me, not conveying any deeper meaning. And stiil, they're part of life.Your dog is cute.
It’s a popular seaside resort in the middle of the school holidays. Kids are everywhere. Tbh I hadn’t even noticed how many of the shots were of kids. They are just part of life here.
@@WalkLikeAlice Yes, in street photography, you either wait for a preconceived composition to take shape at the selected spot, or you roam the streets and make use of whatever life (gulls, cars in the rain, janitors with brushes etc.) throws at you. What I meant was that children can be both expressive and nondescript as subjects.