Eric Kim: 10 lessons William Klein has taught me about street photography

These are things used to be OK, now it's called "Child Abuse".

Today's street photography shot with digital cameras will never envoke emotions of true photos which film era brought to us.

The quality is there but the character is missing and since digital is so cheap and available practically to everyone there is nothing unique about today's photographs and since supply and demand still exists, digital photos will never have value to people who appreciate true art.

I do realize that people have different taste, but I don't really wish to see again any of these photos, I find them just too grotesque... Artful? I think so. Memorable? Not in a good way.

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The take away points are nice, just don't label them as such. Posing pictures is fine as long as you don't pass them off as candid. It seems rather misleading if you do. Given the random, unbidden nature of worthwhile moments, I can see where one's impatience might temp one to try to goose the moment by interacting with people. Still, there's something unseemly about 'talking' to people when all you really want is their photo. It's not unlike the Hare Krishna, Jehova's Witness, or Mormon missionary who wants to know how your day is going. I don't doubt EK's commitment for street photography, of course.

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The article is a good roll up of William Klein which may prompt first hand reading of his published material. In turn, the reader can get their own takeaways.