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Street photo - a man and his cat

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p.1 #1 · Street photo - a man and his cat

Stopped and chatted with him (and of course gave my contribution). Very pleasant man, allowed me to take pictures of him as well which i wanted to share. Would love some constructive criticism, what other angle i should have explored, etc. as well as feedback on post processing (all done in LR)

It was my first real outing with the d600 and i had a 50mm on, needless to say doing portraits with it was not so easy

first time uploading pictures on FM, hope they turn out large enough for viewing

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not sure if this version or the one with the cat looking at him

Jan 04, 2013 at 10:40 PM

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p.1 #2 · Street photo - a man and his cat

they look a lot less grainy on flickr, i have no idea how to export jpegs and size them correctly!

Jan 04, 2013 at 10:42 PM

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p.1 #3 · Street photo - a man and his cat

Good set !

Jan 05, 2013 at 12:21 AM

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p.1 #4 · Street photo - a man and his cat

I think the first one is my favorite because of the interaction between the two. My only suggestion is that you might try a B&W conversion to see how you like it.

Jan 05, 2013 at 08:45 PM

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p.1 #5 · Street photo - a man and his cat

Flicker messes with your photos. Find a better place to post from.

These are great and welcome to FM

Morris

Jan 05, 2013 at 10:10 PM

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p.1 #6 · Street photo - a man and his cat

I would say #2 is the best, it is the most effective image. It conveys emotion and a connection with the subject.

When a photograph evokes emotion and the audience feels a connection with the subject matter then it is a successful photograh. I think you did a real good job with #2.

So think of why #2 happened and your goal is to reach more of that level.

Excellent post processing/grading and composition (on #2) it does very well on a technical level.

Jan 06, 2013 at 04:12 AM

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p.1 #7 · Street photo - a man and his cat

Thank you everyone for the comments and welcomes! Yeah i keep going between 1 and 2 myself. i really wanted to get up close and personal to him but even getting #2 with a 50mm on FX felt like i was invading his space a bit.

What was interesting in general is approaching a subject like this, striking a conversation, taking pictures while in broad daylight on the busiest street in the city. It is also a bit controversial since it can be looked upon as me taking advantage of his situation, but i personally don't feel that way, particularly as i work in mental health myself.

Jan 06, 2013 at 07:09 AM

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p.1 #8 · Street photo - a man and his cat

I like these, a lot of emotion in them since you got in close to the subject. I'd love to see these in B&W, I think it would suit the mood nicely.

Jan 06, 2013 at 07:40 AM

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