Matt Fitzwater-Stevens
Break dancer--crop 1
I reduced these problems by cropping the photo to its two main elements: the dancer and the kids. However, there still are problems:
--Foreground people still are distracting.
--Legs of background spectators still distract.
--A newly evident problem is the photographer filming with an expensive HD video camera. At the time this was taken, HD still was the preserve of professionals (or serious hobbyists with $2,000 to burn). He makes this look too much like a calculated performance, which is unpleasant. I want to emphasize the pure energy and joy that this guy was showing.
Break dancer--crop 1
I reduced these problems by cropping the photo to its two main elements: the dancer and the kids. However, there still are problems:
--Foreground people still are distracting.
--Legs of background spectators still distract.
--A newly evident problem is the photographer filming with an expensive HD video camera. At the time this was taken, HD still was the preserve of professionals (or serious hobbyists with $2,000 to burn). He makes this look too much like a calculated performance, which is unpleasant. I want to emphasize the pure energy and joy that this guy was showing.