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Couples at Dam square
This triptych is my answer to the pushes by Bella Blue Star and Nikkonsnapper who in separate challenges pushed me in a similar way in the rolling challenge and round 15 of the Get Pushed group respectively.
"Bella" told me to photograph a stranger on the streets of Amsterdam. A mixture of street and portraiture. B&W or Colour.
"Nikon snapper" said: I had a brief look at your photostream and notice you have a G12. As this is an ideal street camera, I would like you to take a black and white candid street shot of a person (stranger). I don't want a long range shot, something nice and close.
I have also put one of my first attempts at this type of photography in my photostream with a bit more explanation of my quick development during my trip down town (Amsterdam). I chose the Dam square as it is never empty, not even on new year's day. The second reason to go here is the high concentration of people with cameras, so I would not stand out (easy option for candid shots).
After a while I found my method: just ask the people sitting around if I could photograph them. and everyone I asked was OK with that (from the type of 3-4m distance I was at). When I got home I noticed a possibility to do a theme: couples.
Nikkonsnapper, I hope it is close enough. I still think I need to get closer to the point that I can get a head shot in at 50mm lens distance. However I will need to do a lot more practice to get so comfortable in entering people's personal space and talking to total strangers. Not there yet...
On the technical side: all shots cropped (not just to square) I desaturated the middle shot except for the red.
All 2 pictures taken with the G12 at ISO 400-800 f/4 and around 1/40.
I sorted the 3 shots in order to show me getting closer
Couples at Dam square
This triptych is my answer to the pushes by Bella Blue Star and Nikkonsnapper who in separate challenges pushed me in a similar way in the rolling challenge and round 15 of the Get Pushed group respectively.
"Bella" told me to photograph a stranger on the streets of Amsterdam. A mixture of street and portraiture. B&W or Colour.
"Nikon snapper" said: I had a brief look at your photostream and notice you have a G12. As this is an ideal street camera, I would like you to take a black and white candid street shot of a person (stranger). I don't want a long range shot, something nice and close.
I have also put one of my first attempts at this type of photography in my photostream with a bit more explanation of my quick development during my trip down town (Amsterdam). I chose the Dam square as it is never empty, not even on new year's day. The second reason to go here is the high concentration of people with cameras, so I would not stand out (easy option for candid shots).
After a while I found my method: just ask the people sitting around if I could photograph them. and everyone I asked was OK with that (from the type of 3-4m distance I was at). When I got home I noticed a possibility to do a theme: couples.
Nikkonsnapper, I hope it is close enough. I still think I need to get closer to the point that I can get a head shot in at 50mm lens distance. However I will need to do a lot more practice to get so comfortable in entering people's personal space and talking to total strangers. Not there yet...
On the technical side: all shots cropped (not just to square) I desaturated the middle shot except for the red.
All 2 pictures taken with the G12 at ISO 400-800 f/4 and around 1/40.
I sorted the 3 shots in order to show me getting closer