Photograph and Camera talk
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Full disclosure I was waiting for 2 friends,who are usually a little late. We always go to the same Indian Restaurant across the street from the Fortune Teller. I’ve never seen anyone walk up the stairs prior to today,but I’ve always been kind of intrigued by the signs,and decided to bring my camera today. I was taking pictures of the stairs looking up at the sign,when this woman walked by me and up the stairs. So I just started shooting. This is the only shot that worked as the very next step she took,blocked the sign. Your photography has definitely been inspiring to me,as of late,and was one of the reasons I took my camera with me today. Thanks so much for the feedback. For what it’s worth,my wife,politely told me that she thought it sucked. It didn’t tell her anything.
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@Jett129 I really like everything in that picture. The light and shadows play very well to make the picture. The graffiti, shop signage, dirt on the steps,…everything. I think that the picture definitely tells a story...
Why was she there? Delivering something to the shop, going to speak to a long lost relative, looking for guidance on her future...
I like that the picture lets the observer decide the story...it provokes me to make that assumption. In my opinion, that is the definition of art and I think that you captured it wonderfully.
Good job!!
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Thank you so much,as that is what I was hoping to evoke. First thing my wife says is "Why is there a shadow across the sign?" Too which I said…$#@$#$%^&**&^%$#@!!!! On the Inside, On the outside.It was right at Mid Day and the light was all over the place.
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She is the focus of the picture…The light focuses your eye upon "her" with the surroundings an incidental part of the story (it is important in the composition, but without "her" there would be no story).
...but the woman in the picture without the surroundings would just be another person walking along a street.
The art is that you were able to catch the entire thing in one instant which tells a story and makes the observer the story teller.
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Beautiful @weftyarn
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Some impressive shutterbugs round here.
Thought I’d share Edward S. Curtis in case any are unfamiliar. Shot a lot of Native Americans from 1900-1930. Beautiful stuff.
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That was an interesting read, @mclaincausey
Portraiture is so complex… he did an excellent job.
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I had an acquaintance of sorts,by the name of Nancy Ricca Schiff, who was a professional portrait photographer. We had a mutual friend. Anyway from time to time she would give advice on my photography,and occasionally tell me some of her life stories,and one of which I never forgot was when she was working on a book called Celebrating The Eighties,for which she was doing portraits of famous octogenarians,one who happened to be her all time photography idol…Ansel Adams. She recalled how she had never been more nervous about anything in her entire life,and he couldn’t have been nicer,doing everything to make her at ease. She has 2 other books, Odd Jobs and Odder jobs. Haven’t seen or thought about her in years. You just,for some reason,jogged my memory.
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What an awesome story, @Jett129
I cant even imagine what it feels like standing in front of such a legend being asked to shoot a portrait. I’d probably have put the camera in auto everything to not completely mess up the shot
While we’re at it, here’s some shots I took on my most recent business trip to Dresden - what a wonderful city.
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great shots @weftyarn I also like Dresden, the mixture of baroque, socialist and contemporary architecture - I've been quite close during the last days in Leipzig, which I find amazing, with it's mixture of modern and Wilhelminian
Hope this photographically amateurish contribution doesn't annoy here - I'm probably more a traveller taking photos than a photographer travelling.
