Incredible discovered work

You wouldn't get picture quality like that nowadays on an every day point and shoot.

A lot of the charm of this work is because of the great depth of field and film grain, and that it was taken in the 1960s. Street photography nowadays is what i'd consider an almost dead art (unless someone can prove me wrong).

I think real photography like that on a whole is dead, and can't be replicated whether you have a £50 compact camera or a £5000 DSLR camera. Photography has just changed, some would say for the worse.

I do think this is opening a can of worms though.

Her work is phenomenal, and the whole story is made even greater by the whole story of investigating and searching for family, then owning all those things such as clothes (kinda creepy), to those fantastic tapes. What a superb find! That guy definitely is sitting on a goldmine with that lot.
 
Street Photography like Vivan's has changed so much because of a shift in culture and technology. Back then the people of the time wouldn't look with such awe as we do because to them those photos, the scenes and people in them were the norm, likewise today a good street photo is good but nothing to make you go "whoah".

Come back to that pic in 50 years though and in the eyes of an adult then they will go "whoah" no doubt.

The camera and the photographer's eye for detail just amplifies that even further.

Today most people are too stuffed up about silky smooth images. IMO some grain is needed to give depth, which is why older gen photos look so awesome!
 
Khaaan! said:
Today most people are too stuffed up about silky smooth images. IMO some grain is needed to give depth, which is why older gen photos look so awesome!
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Couldnt agree withyou more!! I have been saying since forever about people moaning at the smallest bit of noise this and that.

I don't at all think that street photography is dead. If anything is just a lot harder to accomplish. At the photographers fail that street photography seems dead because the shots you see on the street is ones that probably weren't a good idea to capture by the photographer.. Everything is left too candid nowadays with little creativity on the photographers part.
Street photographers nowadays would just assume a picture caught on the street fully qualifies for street photography.

There are still very good photographers working today on the street its just they are in smaller numbers.
 
imo, the culture has changed now due to all the pedos & terror laws. I know i dont feel able to walk about with my camera now like i did even 10 yrs ago without the worry of people thinking im up to something. Its a shame as photography should be about capturing moments in time not watching your back
 
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I agree with Throttle there. People look at you funny if you go out and take photos nowadays.

It's an interesting thought that the photos we take now will be looked at in 50 years time and people would think ooo thats weird / interesting.

I'd like to see some successful modern day street photography though, as I wouldn't mind trying it myself. Go out with the eos300 and a roll of b&w 400 and just snap whatever I see.
 
Thanks for this -TA- those pictures are spellbinding, if there was ever an exhibition in the uk i would definately go to it amazing stuff!
 
ashatron said:
Wow. Those pics are stunning.

What a great story. I hope she gets the recognition she deserves.

In terms of the guy saying he is unsure how much it is worth, it seems somewhat wrong that he himself should make money from someone elses works, he should get compensated for his efforts and costs but the girls family should get the money.

Even better if he discovered an interest of hers and gave the money to the approriate charity or organisation.
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Not that i disagree but....

Would it be "better" if her work remained un-discovered and thrown away, which is what would happen if there is no "incentive" for anybody to publish/publicize it. It wouldnt be worth much to her family collecting dust.

Or we could have the current situation, where the guy who discovered her work gets amply rewarded, and the whole world can appreciate her talent. Her family would no doubt be proud of her work.

It's a hard one. Similar to somebody buying up an obscure artist's collection, publicizing it, and making millions from it subsequently. Dont see how this should be any different. Her family should get "something", but that would be entirely at the discretion and generosity of the guy rather than a prescriptive percentage.
 
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