The cars ruins it for me. I am a purist and I wait for it. I design every inch before hand on a shot like this. Look at every corner. Especially since you don’t do anything post.
An earlier crop of this photo appeared here: https://sanslartigue.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/violet-olga/
I shoot pretty quickly unless I sense a reason, or see something coming. I’ve gotten better at setting things up, but I also don’t want to be seen, especially if there are people in the shot.
Square does’t work. I don’t shoot that quickly if a shot has great potential. I will take several of the same image if I feel the composition has great potential. I shoot quickly so as not to let the “decisive moment” pass me by.
But- I will always wait for “ugly” cars to go by. I will add people only if they enhance the shot. Sometimes I even take 2 shoots if I feel the potential- one with people and one without. Light and shadow are still the key ingredients for a good photo.
Glad you found the car you liked on IG 😉 I was just thinking about The Americans right before I saw your comment. I’m working on a book project of two parallel thought lines and am in need of some direction. You’re becoming one of the voices in my head ☺️
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The cars ruins it for me. I am a purist and I wait for it. I design every inch before hand on a shot like this. Look at every corner. Especially since you don’t do anything post.
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An earlier crop of this photo appeared here:
https://sanslartigue.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/violet-olga/
I shoot pretty quickly unless I sense a reason, or see something coming. I’ve gotten better at setting things up, but I also don’t want to be seen, especially if there are people in the shot.
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Square does’t work. I don’t shoot that quickly if a shot has great potential. I will take several of the same image if I feel the composition has great potential. I shoot quickly so as not to let the “decisive moment” pass me by.
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But- I will always wait for “ugly” cars to go by. I will add people only if they enhance the shot. Sometimes I even take 2 shoots if I feel the potential- one with people and one without. Light and shadow are still the key ingredients for a good photo.
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Starting Monday, 5 days of no cars, no people, no square crops, but shadows, black and white, and the occasional shadow of the photographer 😉
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Looking forward to it!!! Look at Robert Frank’s inclusion of cars. I look at “The Americans” once a week.
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Glad you found the car you liked on IG 😉 I was just thinking about The Americans right before I saw your comment. I’m working on a book project of two parallel thought lines and am in need of some direction. You’re becoming one of the voices in my head ☺️
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🙂
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