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Street Portraits- variation on a theme
I have adopted a different way of approaching street photography which has proven to be quite rewarding. H. Cartier- Bresson shot his subjects candidly but in these changing times I have chosen to ask people if I may take thier pictures and to continue doing what ever it was they were doing. I have had some good results and also fascinating dialogue with those I have approached this way. I have also added a secondary e-mail address which I give them and say that if hey wish to send me thier postal address I will mail them a copy of the print.
I appreciate this type of approach can mean that some of the spontaneity is lost but I feel that it shows common courtesy and with one encounter with a beautiful girl sat outside a cafe bar in Leeds she insisted on taking my picture of me taking her picture. Great fun
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I think that's a really nice approach Kenneth particularly in this photography sensitive age.
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Sounds like a great approach Kennenth,I Don't tend to do a lot of street portraits, but when I do I always use one of my collection odf classic cameras, which nearly always brings a smile to peoples faces and starts a conversation,if only along the lines of that's an old camera, does it still work?, and brings nice results,Richard
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