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Jethro Rocker said:
You sure get a lot of cool street photography. I can't get that downtown here where people are, too many would be confrontational. Sadly.
Nice stuff!
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Thank you Haha I do get my share of confrontation from time to time. I'm always willing to delete the image. Some times you need to take a chance and take that shot.

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than asking for permission.

But Friday and Saturday nights I mostly find a nice corner and sit with my camera and observe people. People are friendlier at the end of the week, act goofier and let you snap a few.

I was very hesitant when I first started shooting people on the streets, as if I'm doing something wrong and illegal. You'll get past that eventually and build a confidence.
 
Yargnad said:
I like this mentality.
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It's absolutely hard at first but once you get the hang of it you'll manage to take some great shots and capturing something unique. It would defeat the whole purpose of streetphotography if you asked before you took the shot.

The aim is to capture the people in a state that they're not even aware of themselves, when their body language is telling a story that they themselves aren't even aware of.

I'm no master at taking photos but I do know what catches my attention when looking at other people's work. What makes me tickle, what makes me stand and wonder.

It's truly a bigger world that one can imagine. We see the world through our own limited focal lenght, but with a camera we're able to capture something real unique and fun.
 
Guy Named Sue said:
Thank you Haha I do get my share of confrontation from time to time. I'm always willing to delete the image. Some times you need to take a chance and take that shot.

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than asking for permission.

But Friday and Saturday nights I mostly find a nice corner and sit with my camera and observe people. People are friendlier at the end of the week, act goofier and let you snap a few.

I was very hesitant when I first started shooting people on the streets, as if I'm doing something wrong and illegal. You'll get past that eventually and build a confidence.
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We do live in different cities. Downtown where all the people hang here are many begging for money, small groups of young people looking to cause grief, I actually do not feel safe downtown here at night. In the day I would get too much confrontation. Lots of rednecks here I am afraid. Honestly, I would be lucky my camera wasn't stolen. Generally a safe city but downtown has become awful.
Glad you can do that!
 
Guy Named Sue said:
It's absolutely hard at first but once you get the hang of it you'll manage to take some great shots and capturing something unique. It would defeat the whole purpose of streetphotography if you asked before you took the shot.

The aim is to capture the people in a state that they're not even aware of themselves, when their body language is telling a story that they themselves aren't even aware of.

I'm no master at taking photos but I do know what catches my attention when looking at other people's work. What makes me tickle, what makes me stand and wonder.

It's truly a bigger world that one can imagine. We see the world through our own limited focal lenght, but with a camera we're able to capture something real unique and fun.
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We have a problem over here in Canada, its called the privacy act. You are not legally able to take a picture of or put somewhere in the public eye, unless you have received permission from that person. This is why guys like jethro or other photographers have problems being able to take personal shots.
 
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