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What is a good photo? (alien.top)

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

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So I'm going to Paris in a few weeks, and I will be bringing my new 70-200mm f4 for the trip.

However, i have this thought in my head that I don't really know what to photograph. I usually take pictures of people and situations with people in them, as those are memories I want to hang on to.

When I see a lot of street photographers on YouTube etc, I feel like they take some well framed and pretty, but also irrelevant images. Would they ever go back to an image of a busdriver they snapped at an intersection?

I'm not putting those people down, but I personally have a hard time seeing the real value in that. I guess that simply making a nice shot is a great feeling. And a really nice shot might o ly happen once every 1000 images.

But what makes a nice image to you? Can the image stand alone? Or does it have to be part of a series with a certain theme to it?

I'm looking for some fresh perspectives on street photography that will get me excited for my trip :)

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[–] 50mm-f2@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

you can do a lot with a 70-200 on the street, esp in a big city. don’t overthink it. sometimes that one awesome shot finds you.

[–] reinfected@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

70mm is too narrow.

50mm is the longest I’d recommend for street, but the real sweet spot is either 27mm-35mm. This allows you to get immersed in the action, without feeling as disconnected as a long lens would.

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

Sometimes the disconnection is what you are going for. Flattening the perspective is another reason for using a long lens.

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