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T-bone1 wrote:
Okay, Eric, enough already! Just put these together and publish a book already! Seriously, I'm very impressed by your street shooting and truly look forward to your every post. I have no qualms admtting that I look for any nuances I can in your work and think about how to incorporate them into my own shots.
There is value in using a long lens to capture faces, and there is value in using wide angle to incorporate the atmosphere. The appreciation is all in the eye of the beholder. As others have stated, just be careful! I once read from a famous street shooter that the first piece of advice is, "A smile goes a long way." I'm sure you have a non-threatening presence.
I've tried your style, and man, I'm chicken! But, I have a fascination for this type of shooting, and even just bought my first point and shoot to be delivered this Thursday! Am hoping the discreet little thing will help me ease into "getting close."
Keep 'em coming!
Thank you so much for your feedback Tim. I really am thinking about publishing a book sometime in the new future. I feel that I just need a few more images to expand my portfolio of street-photos.
I did start street photography with a long lens, but I started to truly appreciate street photography with a wide-angle lens to incorporate the atmosphere which I feel adds that extra dimension and that "special touch" to a photo. I am a pretty non-menacing looking guy if I can say myself but I definitely do smile as often as I can.
I have thought about picking up a high-end point-and-shoot like the gr2 or the g10 but they are a little expensive :X . And the high iso is terrible on those cameras. But I hear that theyre great for daylight street photography... which makes me want to get one actually so I could get EVEN closer to my subjects without that huge and clunky DSLR.
I have lots of more work to come! Stay tuned Tim! 
eric
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