Influenced by Andy

[Shakey]

I am the first to admitt I cannot hold a candle to Andy in photography but that does not mean I can not try to imitate his street photography.:andy
Now I know these are not good but I would like some feedback if possible.
These are crops.
http://shakey.smugmug.com/photos/15887910-M.jpg





and another if you can stomach it.

http://shakey.smugmug.com/photos/15887913-M.jpg
My main problems: focus problems ,sometimes going to wide ,composition in the street is tough in such a fast paced environment. My admiration for street photographers grew ten fold today.

Well people please give me some input hints or suggestions... anything but silence :D
Hopefully I can get better at street photography because I do enjoy it.


Oh yes, I hope my pathetic trys at imitation are not to insulting to Andy
:crazy

Tim

[John Mueller]

I am the first to admitt I cannot hold a candle to Andy in photography but that does not mean I can not try to imitate his street photography.:andy
Now I know these are not good but I would like some feedback if possible.
These are crops.
http://shakey.smugmug.com/photos/15887910-M.jpg





and another if you can stomach it.

http://shakey.smugmug.com/photos/15887913-M.jpg
My main problems: focus problems ,sometimes going to wide ,composition in the street is tough in such a fast paced environment. My admiration for street photographers grew ten fold today.

Well people please give me some input hints or suggestions... anything but silience :D
Hopefully I can get better at street photography because I do enjoy it.


Oh yes, I hope my pathetic trys at imitation are not to insulting to Andy
:crazy

Tim
I admire Andy's work as well,but I wont let him know that :wink:D
Seriously,I think you did very well and we all need inspiration.
Thanks for sharing.

[ginger_55]

Remember that Andy was subconsciously remembering the work of Henri Cartier Bresson. And so it goes............. Maybe you all can be another Andy. It is raining here, too. It never occurred to me to try that. Then again I am completely in a suburban area. Would be very difficult for me to do that. Downtown they have horrific flooding problems, I drive an old Honda Civic, I will not go down there in the rain.

Well, I am tired today anyway. Otherwise I might go down and take photos of the horrific flooding problems. Meanwhile trying to get an umbrella shot and a reflection shot.

What I really liked about Andys, and I am sure it was just me. But I could not connect the legs and feet of the person coming fwd with the reflection. I thought one was a man and one was a woman. Something Rutt said straightened me out. I was a mess looking at that photo for a long time.

Then the Bresson shot, it had its specialness with the jump.

I think we ought to all go hang out around rain puddles and wait for something. Take a bunch of memory. See what works. In the old days they couldn't do that. I was thinking that yesterday. In some ways I have become an editor of my own work. I bet Bresson with his little inconspicuous Leica didn't have bunches of film to spare.

I am on the hunt for Atget and something he said. I am sure it was him, could be wrong. But he seemed to have started this whole thing. I remember someone admiring how everything he did was perfect, down to what he decided to leave in a picture. I remember a door jamb or wall, these would not be noticed by most people, but I guess that is one of the things that made him so good.

I think that applies to Annie Leibowitz, too. And now that I have a 17-40 L lens, I would like to keep these things in mind more than I have. I do not have people around me to photograph, but on the chance, and it is a thought.

ginger

[Angelo]

hold a candle? there's your problem... get a flash unit instead! ba-da-bam! but seriously folks...
These are great shots, especially #1. Nice work.:thumb

[Steve Cavigliano]

I agree that #1 is very nice :thumb :thumb


Now if you want to emulate Andy, you must remember that the quality of the shot taken will be directly proportional to the meal you just ate :hotfood

Ribs seem to be the preferred "brain food" for street shooting :lol


Seriously, good work and you could do much worse than trying to imitate Andy. His photos are great, IMHO (and in Kodak's POTD staff's opinion too....lol). Like you, I think his street shots are extremely good and they motivate me to "step it up a notch".


Thanks for sharing these,
Steve

[USAIR]

Good job I like the first one best:thumb

If I was standing next to a puddle to take a photo
A big truck would come by and splash water all over me:dunno

Thanks
Fred

[Andy]

hiya tim, i'm really glad you posted this. it's one of the highest compliments we as artists can get, when other folks try to do what we've done. i'm so pleased, and at the same time i'm blushing http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/15651399-Ti.gif

i like what you've done here, the exosures are spot on, the amount of movement is just right imo. i prefer the first over the second, the buildings reflected in the puddle add to the compo and give a nice sense of place to the shot.

edit: i want to add that i find the diagonal compo in the second shot very pleasing :thumb

thanks for posting this, and if i can ever be of help, just holler.

oh and steve's right, the quality of my street shooting goes up

after my first starbucks quad latte: http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/14326049-Ti.gif

after a good burger at lunch: :burger

and maybe a little icecream in the afternoon :lol3 http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/15676859-Ti.gif

enjoy (pointing your camera down in the rain) photography,

[dkapp]

These are some impressive reflection shots! My attempts are nowhere close to this. I seem to have a problem with focus & DOF.

BTW...
Congrats on making it to the finals in the Fred Miranda Monthly Challenge!

Dave

[jwear]

#1 is very very good now why would someone want to copy andy ???????:scratch oh yea :clap

[Shakey]

Good job I like the first one best:thumb

If I was standing next to a puddle to take a photo
A big truck would come by and splash water all over me:dunno

Thanks
FredAnd if you were there I would like to be taking your picture while it happened.:rofl

Thanks USAIR

Tim

[Shakey]

hiya tim, i'm really glad you posted this. it's one of the highest compliments we as artists can get, when other folks try to do what we've done. i'm so pleased, and at the same time i'm blushing http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/15651399-Ti.gif

i like what you've done here, the exosures are spot on, the amount of movement is just right imo. i prefer the first over the second, the buildings reflected in the puddle add to the compo and give a nice sense of place to the shot.

edit: i want to add that i find the diagonal compo in the second shot very pleasing :thumb

thanks for posting this, and if i can ever be of help, just holler.

oh and steve's right, the quality of my street shooting goes up

after my first starbucks quad latte:http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/14326049-Ti.gif

after a good burger at lunch: :burger

and maybe a little icecream in the afternoon :lol3 http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/15676859-Ti.gif

enjoy (pointing your camera down in the rain) photography,Thanks for your comments Andy. I am working on holding my camera still for 1/40 sec shots to capture motion.
I will continue to practice .
The eating and drinking part I have down pat.:D
I am going to continue to scout locations and find the right place with people light and action /or drama.

Thanks for the inspirations.


Tim

[Shakey]

These are some impressive reflection shots! My attempts are nowhere close to this. I seem to have a problem with focus & DOF.

BTW...
Congrats on making it to the finals in the Fred Miranda Monthly Challenge!

DaveThanks DKapp and here is to you winning the monthly Challenge with your excellent entry.:slurp You are in the lead :clap :clap . I might make third if a miracle happens :dunno .

Cheers,
Tim

[Shakey]

I agree that #1 is very nice :thumb :thumb


Now if you want to emulate Andy, you must remember that the quality of the shot taken will be directly proportional to the meal you just ate :hotfood

Ribs seem to be the preferred "brain food" for street shooting :lol


Seriously, good work and you could do much worse than trying to imitate Andy. His photos are great, IMHO (and in Kodak's POTD staff's opinion too....lol). Like you, I think his street shots are extremely good and they motivate me to "step it up a notch".


Thanks for sharing these,
Steve
I plan to go downtown and try some more. I think I might try a bit of :binge :cheeburga to inspire and motivate me.

Thanks
Tim

[Michiel de Brieder]

:clap, I tried it too a week ago... but I failed miserably (puddles too small :lol) Good job here, I also like the first one best!

[Cosmic]

I really like that first shot! Good job! :thumb I would love to try street reflection photography.... if only this stupid snow would start melting...


mumbles about long Maritime winters...

[snapapple]

Hi Tim,
I know nothing about street photography, but I'd say these are great. I like the diagonal in no. 2. Mostly, I admire your guts in trying this at all. It looks difficult. Not much light on these gloomy days. Hard to focus in the fast moving action. Great job. :clap :clap