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Any other street photographers themselves avoiding taking photos of people? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by sm26ali@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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To be more specific as time passed I’ve noticed a shift in the way I approach street photography, in the earlier days I’d be more open to photograph people on the streets and while I still do, I’ve adjusted to taking photos from more of a distance or ideally from angles where their faces aren’t directly in the frame. Feels a bit weird at times because you’d think that as you shoot more you get comfortable with these scenarios. Maybe it’s a form of growth to respect peoples personal space, a bit more but I also just prefer that look. I don’t think there is a right or wrong way to handle street photography but curious to hear what others have experienced over time.

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[–] TrueKNite@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't go that far but I will say, to me street photography is as much about the people as it is the street, architectural photography is fun but you can decide to show up at good light, with people, to me, it's one of the purer distillations of photography: capturing a specific moment in time that due to every circumstance cannot happen again.

That's not even to mention the fact that people are just interesting.

[–] ColinShootsFilm@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

street photography is as much about the people as it is the street

Huh? Street photography, while poorly named, has nothing to do with streets. It can be done in malls, on trains, on hiking trails, and a million other places with no streets.

[–] TrueKNite@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yes of course, I just meant it's just as much the people as where those people are, so yeah it doesnt have to be a street, but people understand 'Street Photography' generally more than having to explain "Photography in any public place", I wasnt trying to infer that it had to be a street