Origninally, I tried just shooting - didn't work. Then I tried asking - didn't work. Finally, I starting shooting in stealth mode without lifting the camera to my eye. The pictures are taken with a D70 and the 18-70 3.5-4.5 that comes with the camera.
posted by Unknown at 7:03 PM
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If you try to do "stealth" street photography I would try to use a point and shoot digital, it fits in your hand and doesn't look like you're a photographer. Interesting light in this photo, but not enough context. Maybe try shooting photos of people interacting on the bus or not interacting. There were a few photo projects done in the 50s and 60s of people on the New York subways. Try to look on the internet.
The photographers that shot the subway photos were Walker Evans and Bruce Davidson.
This picture works for me. I know that this was a grab shot, but I feel that the camera angle, subject offset, and "J" shaped shadow that extends from the right side to the bottom of the shot really fit the quirky subject. The bright swatch of yellow colored shirt and sky blue in the window helps contrast the rough appearance of the subject. The pictures stands alone, but in the context of a documentary, it may help if the angle of view was wider to show more of the bus.
It's hard to shoot street shots with a SLR. Nice grab.
--Warren
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