Street Photography in London - Opinions

ArosaMike · June 26th, 2005, 12:35 AM

I was in London today and the crappy weather meant decent landscapes were out of the question. I had a look at some stuff by a guy called Matt Stuart the other day (http://www.mattstuart.com) and felt I'd like to have a go at photographing random events/people in the street as there's more to a city than just it's landmarks. The first of the images nicely illustrates the 3 major modes of London transport and has been cropped from the original. The second was taken whilst sitting in Starbucks and people watching. Both have been turned b&w in PS.

http://img36.echo.cx/img36/8372/threemodesoftransport8ic.th.jpg

http://img169.echo.cx/img169/9961/walking9fg.th.jpg

lben · June 26th, 2005, 03:03 AM

Not as entheusiastic about the second but I really like the first one! The crop is just right! The bus in front of the guy with the bike is quite cool. Both photos work better in B&W than (I think) they would in color.

Cheers!

ArosaMike · June 26th, 2005, 10:58 AM

I would agree that the 1st is better. I felt the feet was a bit more abstract and I actually didn't plan the picture at all. I still find it quite hard to bring myself to take pictures of random people. You always feel like your invading their privacy a bit!

isaacaiken · June 26th, 2005, 05:11 PM

the feet woulda been better if they were sharper

ArosaMike · June 26th, 2005, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by isaacaiken

the feet woulda been better if they were sharper

Hmmm....I was aiming for the sort of gritty, in motion quality. Adds some life to the image rather than it just being someones legs!

June 26th, 2005, 12:35 AM	#1
ArosaMike Resident Kart Racer Joined: Apr 30th, 2005 Last Online: November 23rd, 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 839 Car: SEAT Arosa Sport LFS Status: Rep Power: 15	Street Photography in London - Opinions I was in London today and the crappy weather meant decent landscapes were out of the question. I had a look at some stuff by a guy called Matt Stuart the other day (http://www.mattstuart.com) and felt I'd like to have a go at photographing random events/people in the street as there's more to a city than just it's landmarks. The first of the images nicely illustrates the 3 major modes of London transport and has been cropped from the original. The second was taken whilst sitting in Starbucks and people watching. Both have been turned b&w in PS. __________________ It's Pain Time...Wooooh

June 26th, 2005, 10:58 AM	#3
ArosaMike Resident Kart Racer Joined: Apr 30th, 2005 Last Online: November 23rd, 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 839 Car: SEAT Arosa Sport LFS Status: Rep Power: 15	I would agree that the 1st is better. I felt the feet was a bit more abstract and I actually didn't plan the picture at all. I still find it quite hard to bring myself to take pictures of random people. You always feel like your invading their privacy a bit! __________________ It's Pain Time...Wooooh

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June 26th, 2005, 03:03 AM	#2
lben Joined: Jan 18th, 2005 Last Online: 04:03 AM Location: Vermont, USA Age: 21 Posts: 752 Car: e30 318is Rep Power: 19	Not as entheusiastic about the second but I really like the first one! The crop is just right! The bus in front of the guy with the bike is quite cool. Both photos work better in B&W than (I think) they would in color. Cheers!

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isaacaiken Joined: May 22nd, 2005 Last Online: May 8th, 2007 Posts: 228 Rep Power: 0	the feet woulda been better if they were sharper

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