@process well it is an absolutely incredible shot that does give a message, I think you hit your target perfectly. My main tutor will absolutely love that. May I share it in class? He doesn't have a website but he exhibits. Here's a piece on his most recent exhibition
https://www.opw.ie/en/pressreleases/articleheading,39747,en.html
We don't shy away from hard topics in discussion!
@CiaranMac well thank you for thinking it’s worthy of showing, absolutely you can.
It was a lucky roll, I’m not good at urban shots with people, too hesitant and when I tried in Belfast let’s just say I got chased a bit and one bloody nose 😂
These days I prefer a dander on the forest and taking pics of trees, way more sedate.
Here’s one other I was pretty pleased with from London, speakers corner is the best.
@process Street photography is a talent in it's own right I'm terrible at it, I haven't the nerve. I did a short introductory course with Lorna Fitzsimons who is an excellent portrait photographer and one of our exercises was to go down Henry Street and take random pics of people, I actually couldn't take a snap. one of the girls came close to an alercation but just kept shooting, I was in awe.
lornafitzsimons.com On one of her fashion shoots she gave me some work experience
@CiaranMac
The trick to gain confidence in street photography is to understand your rights.
When in a public space, nobody, even a police officer, has the right to prevent you from taking and publishing photographs, even of children!
I did a diploma in journalism law before I got into photography as I wanted to write for a living. That didn't happen, but in the process, I fell in love with photojournalism.
Knowing those rights gives me confidence to take pictures on the streets.
@stueytheround @process
That's a tricky one now with the GDPR, I can take pictures in any public space but if it's an identifiable shot of a random persons face I can't do anything without their consent. Also Dublin city has a bad drug problem, I'm not going to argue the finer points of photographic law with a crack head! Nah Street photography just isn't for me just as stting in the cold and the dark waiting for foxes isn't for everyone!!
@CiaranMac
Not strictly true.
The same laws which apply to journalists apply to amateur photographers.
Without such protections, journalists could not do their jobs.
Imagine if I took a picture of someone committing a crime. The perp could not claim I had no right to publish the photo due to GDPR. Those rules are to protect privacy. Public images are by definition not private.
@CiaranMac
However, as you say. We all have our preferences. I like the immediacy and challenge of candid street photography but nature photography is something I struggle with.
@stueytheround @process There was a guy on the last course I did and he had an amazing talent for it. He did a great series on people stuck into their phones on the street. Every shot was perfect. He'd only picked up a DSLR a few months previously and had the ability to get just the right moment. It was amazing shooting with him. I really couldn't see what he was seeing
@CiaranMac
Home of the best of my street photography and other stuff too. Do have a look abd let me know what you think...
There's some amazing stuff there, I love your landscapes, the abstract is great too, I'll be looking at that for a while!. The fire spinning is great fun, I did some steel wool a while ago, waiting for better weather to do some more. Did you use chains for the fire? It's really thick looking, different to the steel wool
It was friends spinning fire poi. I don't know much about the equipment they used. It was simply a longer exposure for me, maybe 1/25s at f8. It was a long time ago now!