CANDID PORTRAITS AND STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

IntroA candid photograph is a photograph captured without creating a posed appearance. … However, if the subject is absolutely unaware of being photographed and does not even expect it, then such photography is secret photography, which is a special case of candid photography.

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Robert Frank ; “Trolley — New Orleans,” 1955.

Street photography is photography conducted for art or enquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within public places. It can capture everyday life of strangers without them knowing you took photos of them.

Urban & Street Photography – Auckland
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Mind map of ideas-

My photoshoot action plan

  1. who? strangers walking through town or someone working but unaware that they’re being photographed
  2. where? in King Street or any busy place
  3. when? after school just before it gets dark
  4. why? to show the everyday lifestyle of people walking through town and what street life is like when it’s filled with different individuals.
  5. how? on my phone during the day time

CONTACT SHEETS-

My favourite edited image- i increased the brightness levels as well as decreasing the contrast to make the christmas lights really stand out in the photo. I then increased the saturation slightly to get the red light on the street to reflect back. I chose this image as I like that it’s not busy and barely any people. This makes town look empty and create this feeling of being alone yet peaceful as not many people are around you.

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