Street Photography

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   This week  we have been looking at street photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Joel Meyerowitz, Alexandro Rodchenko. These photographers have all used 35mm film to capture natural images. They were waiting for the moment on a busy street or they were looking for compositions: natural framing, geometry, Juxta position,  ambiguity, balance of contrast, reflection, repetition or strange camera angles, etc. I think the most important thing in street photography is to capture image which is narrative, which draws your eyes all around the image and you start to think or make a story in your mind about what's happening on the picture.


Joel Meyerowitz

   Joel Meyerowitz was choosing busy streets in New York to capture moments. He was waiting for the moment and looking all around the street and shot when he saw a good composition etc. His camera was already setting to the right functions so he could take a picture really fast to capture the moments. He was using wide lens to get more things on his images. I chose this image because the title of the movie "kiss me stupid" is just happening in real time, as you can see the kissing couple. The main subjects (couple) positioned in the center, exactly under the title. Some part of the image is blurred that's because the movement of people. Also, there is a repetition of the light on the top which are leading your eyes and you're focusing at the center. Quite narrative image,lot going on. I like the opposite color between the couple dressing. 


Henri Cartier-Bresson's photographs


I chose this image because it's shallow depth of field, the background is blurred and the two boys are in focus. I like the range of tones and the balance between the trousers,shirts,boys' skin color and the hats. There is a bit reflection in the mirror too. 

   Cartier-Bresson most of the time was capturing moments or waiting for moments, but this time he took an image where the kids are in a spiral position. You can see the repetition of faces and lines at the middle, also he chose a strange camera angle (90 degree) to get most out of the picture pointing upward. The spiral stairs is leading the viewer eyes. You can see the range of contrast. It`s got white, grey and black tones. Also it`s got the rule of thirds. If I split the image into thirds you can see different thing in one zone. Some of the zones are the negative space of the image. Wide depth of field is going on this image, so he used a quite small aperture to get everything in focus.