andrew_somerset1 Posted September 2, 2004 Share Posted September 2, 2004 "The reason we have categories isn't to pigeonhole things, but to make it easier to either find and describe something." This is true, Jeff. My point is that genre is for the audience (and for critics) rather than for photographers. Nobody out there working should be thinking about what street photography is; they should be thinking about what interests them. I think that answers (for me, anyway) Melissa's questions. To put it another way, I doubt HCB or Winogrand ever worried much about what makes a good "street photo." I think they were more concerned about making the kinds of photos that interested them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Does this count as street photography? It wasn't staged but it was waited for.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 awful lotta talk for something as simple as pushing a button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 Street Photography is something you do - not intellectualize about. I've shot with around 6 people from pn. Have yet to have any discussions on what SP is, the patriot act, photographers' rights, what HCB or GW thought or did, whether a photo is SP or not, pending laws, and on and on. You go to an urban area with camera and walk around for a few hours. www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Rowlett Posted September 3, 2004 Share Posted September 3, 2004 I'm with Brad completely. It's not what you call it. It just is. Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’ _ , J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Darn it Brad, you've just about wiped out the reasons for having this forum in one sentence. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Is there a new line of woman's cosmetics called 'Ellis Vener 2004' I didn't know about? Attractive packaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hey, it worked for Karl Lagerfeld. www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 im coming out with some glitter lip gloss in the shade of the red dot leica logo, if anyones interested.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 But will that lip gloss come in a manly red? Not many women on the leica forum... www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_watson Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Ellis raised a good point with his "urban snapshot" swipe. What he's nailed is the lack of context that defines the "snapshot." Street photography at its best unifies "text"(the image) with its "context"(the photo's social/historical setting). This "artifact/milieu" dynamic is what makes street photography interesting and fun when it works. It's also a balance that's seldom the product of chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I've always thought snapshots were full of context. People's vacations, family gatherings, trips to the beach, friends at work. I see "snapshot" as a positive connation. Some photographers have made a lifetime out of them, like Araki. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_somerset1 Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 The original title of "The Decisive Moment" (Images a la sauvette) is perhaps best translated as "Snapshots." It's normally translated as "Images on the run" but "a la sauvette" means done hastily. "Images made hastily" translates best as "snapshots," I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takaaki Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Elliott Erwitt: 'Snaps'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h._p. Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 Actually, the declension of the phrase is.... I am an artist, you are a street photographer, he, she or it takes snapshots.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugo drax Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 Urban Photography,Urban Snapshots. Same thing the otherone just sounds more "Arty and formal" Also too many "SP" continually try to emulate the past VS just taking the pictures when the gutfeeling tells you this is the time to do it. Also I think there is an overload of mediocre Urban Photography and way too much cropping going on, The general public loses interest. <P>"Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken." (Fight Club) <P><B>"The King" has left the room</b> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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