Moodboard:

Here is my mood board for my street photography in St Malo. This is my inspiration as I hope to capture people in their ‘own world’ with off guard photos of people not looking directly into the camera. I also incorporated both black and white photos, with colourful photos.

Whilst taking a trip to St Malo, I photographed many different people living their everyday lives in inspiration of Henri Cartier- Bresson. My approach was to photograph my subjects as soon as I see there is a photograph opportunity. This is in order to capture a perfect angle, moment and shot. I chose my favourite photos I took below, which I edited in Adobe Lightroom.

I took an array of photos both capturing photos in the style of Henri- Cartier Bresson in the idea of ‘candid photography’. This is by the subjects not knowing they are being photographed or not knowing when the camera is going to take a photo. Whilst exploring St Malo, I came across many different citizens and tourists which I could photograph. I attempted to use many different camera angles such as ‘hip- shots‘ where the photo is taken with the camera at the same level as my hip to capture a lower angle of the subject. I also used a ‘deadpan‘ angle which is a straight-on a style of photography which I used to capture subjects in a straightforward, unexpressive manner. This attempt and style of photography was challenging for me however, due to the fact I was walking and my subjects were also walking so many images came across as blurry.

Examples of Low Quality images I took using ‘hip-shots’ technique. That are not effective.

Black and White.

I like this photo as it shows the man crouching down on the street corner counting money. This is a raw image which I think is made meaningful in black and white. This man may have been pleading for money or busking to make money from passers by on the street.

I like these two photos I think that they look good side by side as it shows a typical tourist or citizen roaming the streets of France. I think the bright colours of her outfit and her black expression make the photo interesting and eye-catching.

Henri Cartier-Bresson Comparisons.

I like this photo because it is similar to Henri Cartier-Bresson’s as it is a man peering out the window with his hands out the window. I attempted to match the shades of black and white whilst editing on Lightroom. To improve on this image I would prefer to take this photo at a higher angle. I would also have liked if the person was holding a camera, or if the window was open.

This photo shows a person holding a camera and not looking directly at the camera and instead looking behind past the person who is taking the photo. The most direct contrast between these two photos is that it is a older male and a younger female

These photos are similar because there is people in the background of the image who are walking. However, the people are more clear in my image than in Henri Cartier-Bresson’s. The street also looks a lot more gloomy and mysterious in his photo with the buildings looking more scarce and the space looking more empty and morbid.

Further Analysis.

This comparison I find particularly meaningful because this shows the difference in outfit, expression and atmosphere from the 1900s- the present day. For example, the left image the man :

• Wearing skinny ripped jeans
• Shoulder bag
• Trainers
• Hoodie
• Holding a phone
• Earphones in

Whereas in the right image:

• A hat
• A long coat
• Umbrella