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JimFox

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She could be a vampire! I mean she walked right by the Cookie store without stopping in to get any cookies, and it's common knowledge that Vampires are allergic to Garlic and Chocolate Chip cookies. :)

No added vignetting in this, the light fall off is what it was at 8pm. I had a couple of hours to spare last night while waiting to pick up the oldest granddaughter from Gymnastics at 9pm. So I went to a local set of ponds about 15 mins from gymnastics to see if I could photograph some birds for Winged Wednesday. I was successful there, so then I headed to the old downtown area in the city of Loveland. It was chilly out, but I think I got some nice photos.

I tried this in B&W and I thought it looked good too, but I liked the rich red of the bricks so I kept it in color.

All comments are welcome,

Jim

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SamK

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The light from the cooke store is very nice, as is the light reflecting off the bricks from the street lamps. I can’t say, however, that the walking woman is compelling to my eye. Perhaps if you had waited for a more interesting subject?
 
JimFox

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SamK said:
The light from the cooke store is very nice, as is the light reflecting off the bricks from the street lamps. I can’t say, however, that the walking woman is compelling to my eye. Perhaps if you had waited for a more interesting subject?
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Thanks for your thoughts on this Sam. I wasn't able to stay too long since I had to get back to pick up one of the grandkids from their gymnastics practice. I did get just before I left a homeless person walking up to the door, perhaps asking for a handout. But their angle was such, I am not sure there was enough detail to make it compelling. I will look back again and see.
 
SamK

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JimFox said:
Thanks for your thoughts on this Sam. I wasn't able to stay too long since I had to get back to pick up one of the grandkids from their gymnastics practice. I did get just before I left a homeless person walking up to the door, perhaps asking for a handout. But their angle was such, I am not sure there was enough detail to make it compelling. I will look back again and see.
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Jim, we get to the question of “what is a good street photo?” or even “what is street photography?” It’s difficult to define, but those familiar with the genre know what it is. We know it’s NOT photos of streets, or necessarily taken out on the street. It’s NOT documentation. It usually involves people - but does not have to. Some think there should be a “story” of some sort, but that is not always true.

The best I can come up with is this: it’s usually candid, and tries to depict life in a public space in an artful or compelling manner. But those adjectives are subjective.
 
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SamK said:
Jim, we get to the question of “what is a good street photo?” or even “what is street photography?” It’s difficult to define, but those familiar with the genre know what it is. We know it’s NOT photos of streets, or necessarily taken out on the street. It’s NOT documentation. It usually involves people - but does not have to. Some think there should be a “story” of some sort, but that is not always true.

The best I can come up with is this: it’s usually candid, and tries to depict life in a public space in an artful or compelling manner. But those adjectives are subjective.
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Thanks so much Sam. I was actually going to ask you that question, because I thought you would know if anyone knew.

I had summarized Street Photography as being basically being candid people photography in a city setting. But I would see some very artful city/street photos that seemed like they belonged in Street Photography as well, though I would lean towards putting them in as Cityscapes.

I didn't have a hard and fast rule, as I have only dabbled in Street Photography off and on, so I didn't think I had enough expertise to make a hard and fast rule. So I like your basic definition, and probably should use that for the definition we use for Street Photography as I think I had a more rigid definition setup.
 
SamK

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JimFox said:
Thanks so much Sam. I was actually going to ask you that question, because I thought you would know if anyone knew.

I had summarized Street Photography as being basically being candid people photography in a city setting. But I would see some very artful city/street photos that seemed like they belonged in Street Photography as well, though I would lean towards putting them in as Cityscapes.

I didn't have a hard and fast rule, as I have only dabbled in Street Photography off and on, so I didn't think I had enough expertise to make a hard and fast rule. So I like your basic definition, and probably should use that for the definition we use for Street Photography as I think I had a more rigid definition setup.
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This is defintion from Wikipedia::
Street photography (also sometimes called candid photography) is photography conducted for art or enquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents[1] within public places. Although there is a difference between street and candid photography, it is usually subtle with most street photography being candid in nature and some candid photography being classifiable as street photography. Street photography does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. Though people usually feature directly, street photography might be absent of people and can be of an object or environment where the image projects a decidedly human character in facsimile or aesthetic.[2][3]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_photography

I don’t agree that street and candid photography are at all the same. It is hard to define SP, easier to see what it is not - documentary, urban citiscapes, travel photography - although thses all can have elements that overlap. I always try to get some kind of human emotion in my street photos if possible. But looking at the photos of SP masters is a good way to get a feel for the genre - and to get inspired.
 
David S

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Its super interesting ! Everyone has a slightly different take on it. I have a bacground for industrial locations, so mine ends up with a lot without people, but since 2015 I go towards people now, so its a mix and match, and I end up really pulled towards whats called topographical photography a lot... it goes well with Shoegaze music like Catherine wheel or Slowdrive... I think its a journey, and the journey will show story because it resonates. Anyone can snap a picture without being seen i.e. security cameras.. but someone who has gone through joy, pain, frustration, angst, ; they will have reasons for pulling the shutter, and reasons not to. It might just be about the shots you dont take..
 
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