Thanks for your comment, Moose. Street snap is another type of photography
I'm trying. I will not question whether the technique is a necessity as I
will not insist on "not looking through the viewfinder". But one thing for
sure, this type of snap are trying to avoid the subject's attention so I
will not popping the camera in front of people's face. Do not use viewfinder
is just trying to reduce the attraction to the subject.
IMO a long lens does not fit for street snap, you need to go close to be
involved in the scene/situation so the people looking at your shot is also
involved.
I like candid portraits but not for the people I don't know except in a
special event like that:
http://www.accura.com.hk/OM/E-1_1/dragon.htm
C.H.Ling
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From: "Moose"
> I'm just not convinced by what appears to be the conventional wisdom on
> candid/street shooting. Sure, when HC-B started it all and for a long
> time after that, a small RF camera with wide angle lens was one way to
> do it. The "aim without looking through the viewfinder" approach started
> before that and has lasted as long. The TLR approach was pretty good
> with a short neck strap.
>
> My question is whether these were techniques of choice or necessity. No
> matter what anybody says, I don't see how popping a Leica up in front of
> my face is any less obvious to the subject(s) than popping an SLR or a
> digi P&S in front of my face.
>
> I also don't see myself getting any great success with the "aim without
> looking through the viewfinder" approach. Sure, your shots are initial
> trials, but look at what you got, a fruit stand and some peoples' backs,
> a nice shot of a family business, but fuzzy, a poorly framed street
> scene with the people small in the image and not very engaging, and a
> potentially mice capture of a wedding couple seriously mis-framed. I
> think I'd be lucky to do that well, even with practice.
>
> To me, it seems that contemporary technology offers good alternatives to
> sticking to the techniques of the past.
>
> First, long lenses and good IQ at high ISOs offer the ability to
> photograph people from outside their vigilant zone, at least in many
> parts of the world.
>
> Second, twist and tilt LCDs offer the ability to frame and focus
> properly without raising people's suspicions.
>
> I'll admit that much common street shooting does little for me. I look
> at many, probably most, of them and say in my head something on the
> order of "So there's some people walking on the street, looking in a
> window, waiting for a bus, whatever, who cares?" That's not to deny that
> there are some fabulous ones that capture emotionally engaging, to me,
> human situations.
>
> I'm more interested in candid portraits, where people are captured at
> somewhat larger scale and the image is more about them as subject than
> action on the street.
>
> As counterpoint to the idea of "street" shooting from close in with WA
> lenses, I offer some images taken using the two ideas outlined above,
> with three different cameras and at 35mm eq. focal lengths from
> 33-480mm.
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Candids>
>
> OK, the last one isn't candid ...
>
> I've posted these before, but they are on point and may be new to some.
> -
> <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/Brooklyn/People/All%20People/index.html>
> - <http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=MCafe>
>
> The Canon A650 IS is a really terrific camera for candids in good light.
> One reason I'm excited about the G1 is the potential for candid shooting
> with better IQ than the A650. If I get one, it won't be red. :-)
>
> C.H.Ling wrote:
>> Yes, I also tried that but I worry about dust issue and the power
>> consumption also high in live view.
>>
>> It is true that snap shot does not have high successful rate but here the
>> people don't like to be shot so it is better not to let them know.
>>
>> Here are some snaps with OM-5D II, lens focus preset:
>>
>> 24/2 with camera hanging on the neck without looking at the viewfinder:
>>
>> http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/DPP_0001.jpg
>>
>> http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/DPP_0002.jpg
>>
>> http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/DPP_0003.jpg
>>
>> 40/2 handheld without looking at the viewfinder.
>>
>> http://www.accura.com.hk/temp/IMG_1195s.jpg
>
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