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Very nice. I'd be tempted to crop the right side through the top of the chair back -- the pinch of harsh light between the back of the chair and the right edge distracts my eye, and I find the composition is better un balanced -- tilting towards the cake(?)/area of sharpest tonal transitions.

Exquisite tactility.
 
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Kriekira said:
Very nice. I'd be tempted to crop the right side through the top of the chair back -- the pinch of harsh light between the back of the chair and the right edge distracts my eye, and I find the composition is better un balanced -- tilting towards the cake(?)/area of sharpest tonal transitions.
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I tried something like that but found that, to my eye, it became too oblong. I really wanted a more square proportion than this but there was too much junk in the way on the left.
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Godfrey said:
comments always appreciated, thanks for looking.
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Cool shot as always, and a nice distraction from 'that other camera'that people are obsessed with right now.

Just a quick question, I was wondering what the etiquette was with candid style street shooting like this, after having taken the photo do you then ask permission to post a picture online for the world to see?
 
Lovely shot. Love the deep blacks and the highlights. It has the 'Leica Look' for sure, even though you were using a Zuiko.

Like the composition and the curve of her torso - it's a nice touch with the sneakers, as it makes it look like she's been running and is now tired (or maybe she just has poor posture :P).
 
Jerodequin said:
Just a quick question, I was wondering what the etiquette was with candid style street shooting like this, after having taken the photo do you then ask permission to post a picture online for the world to see?
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I was wondering this too. I'm not criticizing this shot (for all I know the photographer may know the subject or have their permission) but I do think some candid style shots can cross the line into creepy voyeurism.
 
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Jerodequin said:
Just a quick question, I was wondering what the etiquette was with candid style street shooting like this, after having taken the photo do you then ask permission to post a picture online for the world to see?
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There are a couple of aspects to this question.
  • Asking permission is equivalent to obtaining a model release.
In general, photographs of people in public places made for editorial and fine art purposes do not require model releases. If a photograph is to be sold for any sort of advertising or commercial market use, then signed model releases are required for every recognizable person in the photograph.

Remember that model releases don't stop people from suing you if they are offended by your use of a photograph. They simply document the fact that they provided permission at the time of obtaining the release for the use of the photograph in various ways. If you used the photograph the way the release specified, a court would normally dismiss their suit unless they considered it to be an invasion of "the expectation of privacy".
  • Etiquette and courtesy
"The expectation of privacy" is what's really at issue here. A cafe is a public setting so most people's expectations are that they're going to be seen by people they don't know. The street is an even more public place, so expectations are lower there. But it is possible to invade "personal space" and thus cross the lines of someone's expectation of privacy even on a field with a thousand people around you.

Most of the time I make some contact with the subject, don't hide the fact that I'm making photographs, and if someone looks at me or gestures in a way that says, "back off!", I do. Often I like to chat with my subjects when I can and get to know them briefly, either before or after making some photographs that include them. In those cases, I can show them other work that I've posted via the iPod Touch or a little book of photo gallery proofs I almost always have with me, and gauge their comfort level.

Most people are actually more thrilled to see their photo on-line than are annoyed by it, particularly if the photo characterizes them in a funny or attractive way. But how you approach people, how you present yourself, and how you act in response to their cues is a big deal.

Remember always that the camera looks both ways.
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Godfrey
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