South Bank, Street Photography
I love the South Bank in London. It said to be the unofficial home of British street skateboarding. The sheltered section beneath the Queen Elizabeth Hall has provided the skateboarding community of Britain and international skaters alike with ideal banks and stairs since the 1970s, and one of the best parts for me is that it makes a great place to take photographs! As I love Street Photography!
I often get asked “what the hell is street photography, photos taken on the street?”. Well yeah, it is if you boil it down but it is more a documentry style of photography. There is no premeditated thought or agenda behind it. Instead it aims to capture a single human moment that transcends all cultures, and it is something we can all relate to: a decisive or poignant moment. In this case a kid looking on in awe of two graffiti artists.
It isn’t easy, well insofar as you can wander around London all day and not come across one truely good shot or miss an opportune moment as you struggle to get your camera out with out being noticed.
Classic practitioners of street photography include Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, Alfred Eisenstaedt, W. Eugene Smith, William Eggleston, and Garry Winogrand.
Nice. You photographers have an eye for detail i must admit and see things from a different perspective as opposed to a layman’s perception. (Again going on about the subject of perception!)
Where i would comment on a picture in the terms of “i Like it/I dislike it”, you probably would see it from different angles studying the contrast, colours, background, the idea behind it, etc.
I have also recently acquired a new Cameras and along with it a love for photography and thus embarked on this route! you can see some of my amateurish pics here (http://www.shafisaid.blogspot.com)
yes bad boy. thanks for the link on your blogroll. I’ll return the favour later but right now I gotta go to work!
I get a bit obsessed with taking a photograph, and will only press the shutter release when I am happy with what is in the frame. A habit I’d like to get out of as I should really just relax and take a photo! I’ve stopped taking my camera out with me as I’d only wander off and start taking photos instead of enjoying myself.. which is what happened at Glastonbury.
LiB, you’re hardly ever around anymore now you have a job, raasclat