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Re: Street photography

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Originally posted by alexanderhip
I think the photoshop forum is most useful to me, which is dissapointing; because photography is my passion. There is a lack of posts and questions for others to learn from in here. So here is a question.

What would be the best way to approach street photography? Shoot first then worrie about it after?
or introduce yourself and try to get a shot that doesnt seemed posed?

I would suggest taking your pics unnoticed if possible. You can get better shots if you can catch people off guard. Linda McCartney was a great photographer in this regard, walking along street with camera and moderate zoom lens to catch the "unexpected".

Thanks for all of the replys.
Well I have the day off this Friday, and Ive planned to go out and shoot some street, ive decided I will shoot both candid and with permission but who knows at this point. There is an avenue here where I live that has a lot happening its about a 6block stretch, and the plan is to hang out for the day and watch for interesting shots. I will post them when there developed and scanned.

Get a model release if you plan on doing anything with the pictures. It's the only real way to avoid problems. Verbal contracts mean moot. Get a signature.

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http://metaeffect.com - Beyond the usual, as usual.

here are some DOs and DONTs for street photography:

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Thanks Adras.

I'd love to see more posting here as well. Since many times graphics and photography go hand in hand. It does on my site anyways.

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Originally posted by isabella
If you shoot first you can run into problems if you accidentally have a child in the image.

But what if you want to take a large picture of an event or a place where there are thousands of people?

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ARRIIBAAA!!!

To give you an example- there was a photo session with nude people. The photos were taken outside and were for a specific reason. The people gave permission for their photo to be used for that reason. An unscrupulous so and so then decided to post the same images on a porn site. Would you like your chgildren to be in a picture on a pedophile or porn site. i don't htink so. That's why the laws are in place.