Photo Challenge 17: B&W Street Portraits

rymus · 01-09-2006 1:58pm #1

As requested by Merv, winner of challenge 16. Nothing posed, just candid. Black & White street photography.

As per merv's spec - "not posed, strangers prefered, presented in b/w. busker, tourist, person working (street cleaner / police / postman....) "

Entries to the usual spot - http://photos.hotshotireland.com

Because I predict this is going to be a quiet one, you've got until the 20th September to enter your photos.

440Hz · 01-09-2006 2:01pm

Well that counts me out... I cant do street photography! tips.... this way

mervifwdc · 01-09-2006 2:37pm

Tips? Shoot from the hip from real close with a WA lens. Dont even look where your shooting. Shoot lots. :-)

or, slap on the 500mm with a 2X extender from the roof of a multistory car park :-)

I came up with the idea from a competition I saw in London, in the Victoria area. The winners were all hung in a gallery. They had everyone - shool teachers, clergy, cops, traffic wardens etc. It made for a pretty cool display.

Merv.

Merv.

Alun · 01-09-2006 2:42pm

I've never been able to do this kind of stuff either, not from a technical perspective though, it just makes me feel like some kind of weird pervy voyeur

Think I'll pass on this one ...

Valentia · 01-09-2006 3:35pm

Not my favourite passtime either but maybe that's a good thing. Might have something by the 20th. We'll see. Might push myself for a change

Shrimp · 01-09-2006 5:19pm

Fairly similar to the last one. Ah well, I'll have a bash at it.

Zillah · 01-09-2006 8:36pm

Oooh, I'm going to New York on Monday, maybe I'll find some interesting buskers!

masteroftherealm · 02-09-2006 8:06am

mervifwdc wrote:

or, slap on the 500mm with a 2X extender from the roof of a multistory car park :-)

Merv.

Nope thats not street!!
Street cannot be shot with more than a 100mm lens

masteroftherealm · 02-09-2006 8:07am

Well finally someting I like.
And ooooo what timing.
Just bough 3 new rangefinders from ebay and a dozen rolls of APX100

Fun fun ahead.

And for those of you wondering the style have a look over here..
http://browse.deviantart.com/projects/contests/streetphotography/
Another street photo Contest and
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/38038974/
An excellent article on street shooting.

slumped · 02-09-2006 10:59am

mervifwdc wrote:

or, slap on the 500mm with a 2X extender from the roof of a multistory car park :-)

I think that's called stalking, at least that's what the courts told me....... :-)

mdebets · 02-09-2006 10:20pm

I added my Che picture. I hope, it's ok, as it is not 100% B&W, but has a small bit of colour in it (a red star)

masteroftherealm · 03-09-2006 8:18pm

Submitted John Washigton.
Its digital but with college starting I dont know if Ill find anything I can shoot on film

Roen · 04-09-2006 3:35pm

Stuck one up, it's not any good but what the hell.

Morlar · 04-09-2006 5:38pm

rymus wrote:

As requested by Merv, winner of challenge 16. Nothing posed, just candid. Black & White street photography.

As per merv's spec - "not posed, strangers prefered, presented in b/w. busker, tourist, person working (street cleaner / police / postman....) "

Entries to the usual spot - http://photos.hotshotireland.com

Because I predict this is going to be a quiet one, you've got until the 20th September to enter your photos.

When you say nothing posed - does that rule out street performers ?

rymus · 04-09-2006 8:49pm

Morlar wrote:

When you say nothing posed - does that rule out street performers ?

I would presume that means that the subject of your photo isn't posing for you. Posing for the general audience or for someone else is fair game I'd say

leche solara · 04-09-2006 9:05pm

I uploaded a picture 2 days ago.
Is it lost in cyberspace, or has it not been approved(yet!) or will I upload again?

rymus · 04-09-2006 10:01pm

hasnt been approved yet.. .I'm doing to do one bulk job for these so they all appear at the same time on the site*

*Idea robbed from someone else

jlang · 05-09-2006 2:31am

Aah, no. Be your own man, rymus! It's nice to watch the pictures as they come in. It gives inspiration to those of us who haven't go off our collective behinds to go and shoot a street, or whatever. No-one can vote until they're all in and the submitters can choose to wait till the last day if they'd prefer.

rymus · 05-09-2006 8:30pm

quiet you with your peer pressure!

Fenster · 06-09-2006 4:18am

I added mine, woo.

corkimp · 06-09-2006 10:29am

and it has to be street? lol I'll have to wait for next competition to enter - on hols sat for 2 weeks to Antigua....hope my photos are good enough for comps

Oriel · 06-09-2006 10:46am

rymus wrote:

quiet you with your peer pressure!

Father Damo: "Oasis or Blur?"

Fysh · 07-09-2006 12:34pm

Tangential question for all of you lot taking part in this:

I run a similar challenge in the Comic Forum, and we're trying to widen the scope of our themes to make it more interesting. We want to try using a photograph as the starting point for our next round, and I figure it'd be easier to use pictures from the Photo Challenge than to try and randomly find something that everyone likes.

Would any of ye have objections to your pictures being incorporated into comic artwork? (Obviously you'll be credited as the copyright holder for the original picture)

artieanna · 09-09-2006 12:45am

This is probably a dumb question but:o ..... do I have to create an account on the site to submit a pic or how do i submit a pic?

May enter this time if not definitly next challenge....

Karoma · 09-09-2006 12:47am

artieanna wrote:

... do I have to create an account on the site to submit a pic or how do i submit a pic?

Yes.

mervifwdc · 11-09-2006 1:23pm

rymus wrote:

I would presume that means that the subject of your photo isn't posing for you. Posing for the general audience or for someone else is fair game I'd say

yup, Fair game.

Merv.

Newaglish · 11-09-2006 4:21pm

Hey, is this competition open to anyone? I ask because I do read the photography forums although don't really take many photographs nor do I use photoshop or have a proper camera (just a digital one).

I also have (what I think is) quite a cool street photo, which I could make black and white and then enter? Would that be alright?

Fajitas! · 11-09-2006 8:06pm

Indeed tis open to anyone!

Dizzy Carmody · 13-09-2006 3:58am

sory not to seem stupid or ne thing ha
where do i upload the image? i tried the link but do i have to reg with if so no probs.just wanted to know.
last question what sizes do the photographs have to be?
thanks

Fajitas! · 13-09-2006 7:33pm

Yep, you'll have to reg on the site, but it's ok, it's only our 'friendly' moderators site for hosting!

Think 800 pixels is the limit?

rymus · 15-09-2006 12:48pm

'friendly'

Photo Challenge 17: B&W Street Portraits

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