So, i suppose its a hallmark of photography to shoot homeless people.
This is my 2nd time doing it, and this time i asked his permission first.
Please bear with my artistic intent of separating him from the normal world and the way he seemed almost Sealed in his own glass world.
I believe, these might be some of my last shots on the 1ds mk2, chances are i will be selling it this weekend.
Comments are always appreciated.
What happened was : I drove past this, and told myself No, i have to stop, i found parking 4 blocks later in a no parking zone, ran back, asked his permission, got my shots from the middle of the street during red lights, thanked him and ran back before i got a ticket! Worth it!
nissanboy wrote:
Is it your wish that we view these upside down? Just asking is all...
Either way I thank you for making the effort to take these shots. They look good
Yes.
It is my concept, that this helps separate him from our normal society, and helps seclude him. Our rules don't necessarely apply to him.
These images are awesome. Great composition in the set. Beautiful lines and interesting shadows and reflections. I find interesting also the orientation you chose and I think it looks great. Cool concept. Nice work.
Sorin
these are all very interesting to view-there's a captivating nature to them-i find the orientation a bit off-putting at first but that's a good thing-it makes you explore to image to make sense of it-i like these in color b/c of the bluish nature of the glass-gives it a colder, more detached feel
Reflection in the last shot really gives that homeless feel of not being around people, ghosts, not seen. Understand your concept with the first two but it didn't work for me visually. I like the concept cognitively but not visually.
sbkracer wrote:
These images are awesome. Great composition in the set. Beautiful lines and interesting shadows and reflections. I find interesting also the orientation you chose and I think it looks great. Cool concept. Nice work.
Sorin
radioblurs wrote:
these are all very interesting to view-there's a captivating nature to them-i find the orientation a bit off-putting at first but that's a good thing-it makes you explore to image to make sense of it-i like these in color b/c of the bluish nature of the glass-gives it a colder, more detached feel
thanks for sharing
daniel
Thanks guys, i am glad my concept and execution worked out, i was not sure if people would really see it my way
dadagallery wrote:
Reflection in the last shot really gives that homeless feel of not being around people, ghosts, not seen. Understand your concept with the first two but it didn't work for me visually. I like the concept cognitively but not visually.
Thank you for the comment, i had a few without the reflection, but given your comment i feel that i picked the right photo for the job, and that although without the reflection would of been prettier visually, this worked out best to keep the concept and reach the desired effect of separation.
Hopefully i'll get more input from people
As a sidenote, i found that correcting for distortions is alot harder then i previously experienced. Theres alot of really hard to correct straight lines in these damn photos.
I had some with me, but he didn't seemed too concerned, just wanted to nap i guess.
I'll make a small print and keep it in the car, i pass by that part of town alot, if i was to see him again, i'd like to hope that a print, even a small one, to be worth more to him then a couple bucks.
Ian Bower wrote:
I Dont like the one where he is upside down. I wonder how it would look if you made the poster right side up, but left him upside down?
An interesting idea i might just have a go at.
I did however like the fact that the poster woman almost seems like she is falling, this added to the image for me, but you did manage to make me curious enough to try it.
Ian Bower wrote:
Oh. Bad luck, there is a line running through the Poster. That will be a nightmare
I like that he is on the cieling. But it's an ineffective illsusion because of the poster.
You don't clone out lines in street photography (well you can...but why would you?)...it's like crying in baseball. (refer to "A League of Their Own") The idea that everything must be edited and perfect, is crazy. My only hope is that you aren't a photojournalist. I do realize that the poster is not working for a newspaper here...but there's this idea on FM (sometimes), mainly the "People Forum" that everything should be cloned to make it clean...yada yada yada...that's just not true and in some case very wrong.
In this particular post it is obviously up to the OP to decide...I mean, he did flip the pictures...so it wouldn't be too crazy of an idea to think he'd be fine with cloning something out...but generally speaking, street photogs and photojournalists stick to the same "code", "If I didn't get it in-camera, I didn't get it.", or in this case, if I got it in the frame, it stays in the frame.
Ian, I'm not trying to ridicule you...I've seen this attitude or thought on here many many times, it's not just you.
You guys are getting stuck on all the wrong details, you damn photographers. *shakes fists*
I thought i could get a post in without everyone checking out the girl, but i guess i was wrong.
On the note of flipping her, i don't like the end-result, i may however try desaturating her, to remove some of the attention she is receiving in the photo. I like how her pose works with the photo, i don't like how her colors are attracting more attention then i had meant for.
waveslider24 wrote:
You don't clone out lines in street photography (well you can...but why would you?)...it's like crying in baseball. (refer to "A League of Their Own") The idea that everything must be edited and perfect, is crazy. My only hope is that you aren't a photojournalist. I do realize that the poster is not working for a newspaper here...but there's this idea on FM (sometimes), mainly the "People Forum" that everything should be cloned to make it clean...yada yada yada...that's just not true and in some case very wrong.
In this particular post it is obviously up to the OP to decide...I mean, he did flip the pictures...so it wouldn't be too crazy of an idea to think he'd be fine with cloning something out...but generally speaking, street photogs and photojournalists stick to the same "code", "If I didn't get it in-camera, I didn't get it.", or in this case, if I got it in the frame, it stays in the frame.
Ian, I'm not trying to ridicule you...I've seen this attitude or thought on here many many times, it's not just you.
As for the pictures...I actually think they are more engaging viewed the way they really are, not upside-down or sideways....Show more →
I think you may have only read half of what I said.
I don't think he should clone out the line as the picture stands for asthetic reasons -
I originally suggested that he leave the homeless guy on the cieling and flip the poster in photoshop to make a cool illusion. BUT if he did that, the line would give it away, as would (as someone else noted) the reflection in the mirror.
As the picture stands - I don't think it should be touched. I was just commenting on what it would take to create the illusion I was refering to in an earlier comment
I do realize that the poster is not working for a newspaper here...but there's this idea on FM (sometimes), mainly the "People Forum" that everything should be cloned to make it clean...yada yada yada...that's just not true and in some case very wrong.