tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post3775704959881553755..comments2023-10-12T23:59:35.045+10:00Comments on The Bruising Adventures of Girl Clumsy: #30before30: Street PhotographyGirl Clumsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01056312179921746322noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-90514294850738878392010-09-10T23:10:45.876+10:002010-09-10T23:10:45.876+10:00Thanks guys! I loved that guy sleeping in the truc...Thanks guys! I loved that guy sleeping in the truck too. Parked in the middle of the road it was. Genius.<br /><br />I appear to actually be quite bad at answering the things people want answered about "the experience" itself! In terms of dealing with the public, I found Hong Kong quite easy. It's full of people, and most of them are going somewhere. They're not particularly interested in me and my camera.<br /><br />Some shots I did by stealth - I'd try to look like I was aiming at something else, then swing the camera quickly to the subject.<br /><br />Probably the most awkward was trying to take the shot of the homeless lady on the overbridge. She was facing me, and although her head was wrapped in blankets, I was worried she'd see me and yell and me (with good reason). I was really worried about seeming explotative. I did go and put money in her collection cup afterwards; but I'm not sure if that's a better thing to do or not.Girl Clumsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056312179921746322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-82796710292645018192010-09-10T21:50:43.339+10:002010-09-10T21:50:43.339+10:00Actually... Did you find it scary or confronting t...Actually... Did you find it scary or confronting to frame complete strangers with your camera? I think that's the thing I was most curious about with your experiment.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294039432980278397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-80149049787048692602010-09-10T21:49:02.214+10:002010-09-10T21:49:02.214+10:00Allright! Well done GC :) Yep, I like the guy slee...Allright! Well done GC :) Yep, I like the guy sleeping in the truck too, and the handle-thingys. The B&W looks great. Well done on the street photography thing! <br /><br />I find that whole thing about getting your camera out in front of strangers and maybe getting in to their personal space very confronting. I suspect that's why I wanted you to have a crack at it - to live vicariously through your lens :)<br /><br />Mostly I'm chuffed at being "always charming" ;)Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294039432980278397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-44599339788007068002010-09-10T17:53:24.165+10:002010-09-10T17:53:24.165+10:00I'm quite liking the black and white - it'...I'm quite liking the black and white - it's really effective and gives a great atmosphere to the photo. I quite like the one of the public toilets, the one of the man in the train and the hand rail things, and my personal favourite, the one with the guy sleeping in the truck - classic. Great work!Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-36728794621685122032010-09-10T11:41:21.710+10:002010-09-10T11:41:21.710+10:00I like black and white too. For the same reason lo...I like black and white too. For the same reason lol. I've been experimenting with just splashes of colour within the black and white to highlight what the point of the image is. Not trying to pimp, just showing what I mean.<br /><br />http://mokodelineates.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Some great shots in your vid. Liked the guy sleeping in the van the most.Moko 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/08184138480876859503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-55783348278891007252010-09-10T09:32:19.516+10:002010-09-10T09:32:19.516+10:00Congrats on your first foray into street photograp...Congrats on your first foray into street photography. It can be a bit scary. You'd probably benefit from a zoom lens in these situations. This way you can get tighter portraits without the subject realising you're taking a picture of them. You seem to be getting a lot of distant shots or backs of heads.Dan Beestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579585743289114991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795390.post-7104442267787408992010-09-10T06:58:50.497+10:002010-09-10T06:58:50.497+10:00Have you considered getting this put on the ABC...Have you considered getting this put on the ABC's music program Rage? Perhaps that could be a challenge to trying to get a music clip on Rage.Michael barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08986102144813296339noreply@blogger.com