Much thanks.
A couple at the Wine Bar late on a Saturday Night
Magnificent the way you photographed six separate interactions, with no one in the picture noticing you. I can appreciate how difficult it is to take this sort of image; one needs a fast camera technique in order not to be caught.
Do you find your short hairs standing on end when you take a picture like this? (I know I do.)
Well done!
My two rules, are
While one has the right to photograph in public in the US, I regularly delete the photos where the subjects realize they are being photographed without their permission and react by clearly showing their suspiciousness. annoyance, disdain, and outright anger at the street photographer. IMO, it changes the tenor of the photo into being a confrontation, rather than being a candid or a convivial exchange. These photos make me uncomfortable and emphasize the potential danger, although slight, that a street photographer risks. In the big city, my experience is that one must be careful, quick, and when necessary diplomatic.
While I never delete photo's, if someone sees me shooting them, and (With some exceptions) their body language tells me that don't want to be photographed, I'll stop shooting them. The exceptions are Cops, Security Guards, people in, or making movies.
Well, you’ve gotten some “reactions”, but, frankly, you have not achieved very interesting photos.
Late at night at an outdoor bar, she suddenly noticed me shooting
A couple at the Wine Bar late on a Saturday Night
Young Ladies reaction to being photographed... Priceless...
Another person reacts to being photographed
Two women react to being photographd
I know your comments applied to all of Chato's posted photos but on this image, your words are untrue. Chato has made an image that contains very good composition, offers the viewer a narrative and emotional response, and has a decent dollop of drama. With some license, there is even an element of mystery.
Perhaps you are right Jeff, but on the other hand, Chato has said that he enjoys seeing people's reactions to his camera. This lady may have anticipated the coming shot and quickly averted her head to avoid him. I've seen this happen many times so perhaps I am overly sensitive to this possibility. I do like all the reflections surrounding the couple, and perhaps my thoughts are irrelevant if other people see this from a different perspective. If my photo, I would have color corrected the casts, but that is of course to taste.
A couple at the Wine Bar late on a Saturday Night
I know your comments applied to all of Chato's posted photos but on this image, your words are untrue. Chato has made an image that contains very good composition, offers the viewer a narrative and emotional response, and has a decent dollop of drama. With some license, there is even an element of mystery.
These are factors I look for in a good street photo. How many of those considerations are present and how strongly they present themselves, go to how the image elevates itself in the viewer's aesthetic judgement.
This might have been decent had he done some PP work on it so tht we could see the female subject’s face, worked with some highlights and shadows levels and corrected the red color cast. I’m not sure it could have been salvaged. When the best of a series is mediocre, that’s not saying much.
A couple at the Wine Bar late on a Saturday Night
I know your comments applied to all of Chato's posted photos but on this image, your words are untrue. Chato has made an image that contains very good composition, offers the viewer a narrative and emotional response, and has a decent dollop of drama. With some license, there is even an element of mystery.
These are factors I look for in a good street photo. How many of those considerations are present and how strongly they present themselves, go to how the image elevates itself in the viewer's aesthetic judgement.
The red color cast is the way the scene actually looked. These are "bars" and these are garish scenes.This might have been decent had he done some PP work on it so tht we could see the female subject’s face, worked with some highlights and shadows levels and corrected the red color cast.
A couple at the Wine Bar late on a Saturday Night
I know your comments applied to all of Chato's posted photos but on this image, your words are untrue. Chato has made an image that contains very good composition, offers the viewer a narrative and emotional response, and has a decent dollop of drama. With some license, there is even an element of mystery.
These are factors I look for in a good street photo. How many of those considerations are present and how strongly they present themselves, go to how the image elevates itself in the viewer's aesthetic judgement.
Sorry, you didn't like them. I often shoot other kinds of Street Scenes. But my "intent" in a Saturday night is to show the scene as it actually looked.
The red cast is the least of it. You need to learn about post-processing, and, more important, what street photography is about.The red color cast is the way the scene actually looked. These are "bars" and these are garish scenes.This might have been decent had he done some PP work on it so tht we could see the female subject’s face, worked with some highlights and shadows levels and corrected the red color cast.
A couple at the Wine Bar late on a Saturday Night
I know your comments applied to all of Chato's posted photos but on this image, your words are untrue. Chato has made an image that contains very good composition, offers the viewer a narrative and emotional response, and has a decent dollop of drama. With some license, there is even an element of mystery.
These are factors I look for in a good street photo. How many of those considerations are present and how strongly they present themselves, go to how the image elevates itself in the viewer's aesthetic judgement.
Sorry, you didn't like them. I often shoot other kinds of Street Scenes. But my "intent" in a Saturday night is to show the scene as it actually looked.
I am amazed at people having the gall to tell me what Street Photography is all about.The red cast is the least of it. You need to learn about post-processing, and, more important, what street photography is about.The red color cast is the way the scene actually looked. These are "bars" and these are garish scenes.This might have been decent had he done some PP work on it so tht we could see the female subject’s face, worked with some highlights and shadows levels and corrected the red color cast.
A couple at the Wine Bar late on a Saturday Night
I know your comments applied to all of Chato's posted photos but on this image, your words are untrue. Chato has made an image that contains very good composition, offers the viewer a narrative and emotional response, and has a decent dollop of drama. With some license, there is even an element of mystery.
These are factors I look for in a good street photo. How many of those considerations are present and how strongly they present themselves, go to how the image elevates itself in the viewer's aesthetic judgement.
Sorry, you didn't like them. I often shoot other kinds of Street Scenes. But my "intent" in a Saturday night is to show the scene as it actually looked.
I didn’t tell you what it is about, but that you have to learn what it is about. I wouldnt begin to try. You will have to figure it out.I am amazed at people having the gall to tell me what Street Photography is all about.The red cast is the least of it. You need to learn about post-processing, and, more important, what street photography is about.The red color cast is the way the scene actually looked. These are "bars" and these are garish scenes.This might have been decent had he done some PP work on it so tht we could see the female subject’s face, worked with some highlights and shadows levels and corrected the red color cast.
A couple at the Wine Bar late on a Saturday Night
I know your comments applied to all of Chato's posted photos but on this image, your words are untrue. Chato has made an image that contains very good composition, offers the viewer a narrative and emotional response, and has a decent dollop of drama. With some license, there is even an element of mystery.
These are factors I look for in a good street photo. How many of those considerations are present and how strongly they present themselves, go to how the image elevates itself in the viewer's aesthetic judgement.
Sorry, you didn't like them. I often shoot other kinds of Street Scenes. But my "intent" in a Saturday night is to show the scene as it actually looked.
Never said that. But I will say that it is not just “photos taken out on the street”.
Your eyes, unfortunately, are not seeing much at this point.
Your ignorance is appalling. But I am always ready to help. The Human brain, much like a camera which always tries to make every scene look like day, tries to eliminate the garish colors of night time.
Next time you are out at night alongside garish bars, "consciously" look at the colors of the light. The brain automatically does it's best to "correct" colors, but that doesn't mean that the correction is accurate.
So you trust more what your camera sees than your eyes/brain?
