Assignment 208: Principles of location photography: Theme 2: Street Photography

Street Photography: Second Attempt

ISO 400, f4.2, 1/640, focal length 90mm

Political Statements

I read somewhere that part of the emotion attached to an image is from being there - when you look at an image you have taken it brings back the emotions that you felt at the time you took it.  What you are trying to do as a photographer is take an image that can pass on those emotions.

ISO 400, f4.8, 1/250, focal length 180mm

I hope that I have achieved this in these images - an impromptu celebration on the new sense of freedom for Libya.  What captivated me most about this celebration was the fact that it was mainly young people, and predominately female.

ISO 400, f4, 1/640, focal length 70mm

ISO 400, f5, 1/640, focal length 220mm

I like these two images, the colour is good and they capture the joy of the event in the faces of two young people.  I was pleased with the framing, that they were isolated as the focus point in the picture and that I have managed to blur out to a degree the surroundings.

ISO 400, f4.8, 1/500, focal length 190mm

ISO 400, f5.6, 1/800, focal length 300mm

I was pleased with this image - the isolation of the main character, the rich colours - I wander what she is thinking about.  Has she lost her childhood - or gained a new freedom - did she understand the celebrations she was joining in with.

ISO 400, f4.8, 1/640, focal length 180mm

ISO 400, f4.8, 1/640, focal length 165mm

I like the way the sun is highlighting this girls face in sharp contrast to her dark clothing.

ISO 400, f4.8, 1/400, focal length 180mm

This young lady was one of the 'ring leaders' - she was on the phone trying to drum up extra troops I think.

ISO 400, f4.2, 1/600, focal length 90mm

I was going to crop this image but then I caught sight of the young child in the sunglasses in the bottom left corner and remembered that this is what street photography is all about - you think you have focused on a certain aspect only to find that the image can contain some interesting surprises.

The only question here is have I drifted from street to journalistic - I think a blog about how they differ might help me to clarify on this point and help me focus on the right direction.