IS- Street Photography

One type of photography that I have always been drawn to is Street Photography. I would love to be able to capture subjects/people in candid situations which convey a sense of humanity or humour that everyone can relate to. Most of the images of street photography that I have seen have been in black and white however I would like to also capture colour in these images. Sometimes I see a moment when both the human interaction with the enviroment is interesting and made even more appealing by the chance of contrasting or complementary colours which pull the eye through the composition.

According to the International collective of street photographers called Seconds2Real, the qualities that make a good street photographic image are: interesting, from a real public and everyday surrounding, well observed, documentary & authentic, grasps a certain aspect or decisive moment, the content is more important than technical circumstances and usually contain people, however this is not necessary.

If you want to learn more about Street Photography I have listed three sites below which may be of interest.

http://photo.net/learn/street/intro

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/street-photography

http://www.seconds2real.com/

I have also chosen three images which may interest you. Each one of these Street images capture something that caught my eye. I hope you enjoy them also!

1) Guido SteenKamp (photographer) Berlin Childhood (image)
I love this image because of the composition of the fence with the wonderful expression of the child. The fence creates a visual block that the child peers through while the other children are evident only through the placement of their feet climbing the fence. I feel this image captures both the shyness of childhood as well as the curiousity of children. This image is alittle hard to find. You have to go to the site listed below, click on the square boxes icon on the side of the first photo to open all the small icon images of the photographs. Then click on the 5th image. This will display the photo I am describing.

http://www.seconds2real.com/photographer/guido-steenkamp/4/

2) Siegfried Hanson (photographer) #20 image
I enjoy the multiple reflections in the puddles in this image. I love the ascending height difference of the children to adults as it is captured and emphasised in the reflection in the water. A decisive moment captured! Unfortunately, this image is another difficult one to find. As in the above image you have to go to the site listed below, click on the square boxes icon on the side of the first displayed photo to open all the small icon images of the photographs in his portfolio. The click on the 20th image. This will display the photo I am describing.

http://www.seconds2real.com/photographer/siegfried-hanson/1/

3) Henri Cartier-Bresson (photographer) Aquila deli Abruzi (1952) image
I love this photograph for a few reasons. It feels like painting to me. It captures both a time and a mood from a simpler time. I chose this image because I love the way the eye is directed through the photograph through the use of line and implied line. The mood of the women working contrasted to the young girl with her arms over her head like a dancer. You can find this image at the following site:

http://ultraorange.net/2007/09/09/henri-cartier-bresson-aquila-degli-abruzi-1952/

I hope you enjoyed all the selected images!