The "Post your portraits here of random strangers" thread (only for the brave!).

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A nice set so far. I found a long lens gives more breathing space between the subject and you but on the downside the images feel less 3D. My shots are a mix between 50, 70, and 85 on full-frame but will probably stick with 50 now as that's what my favourites have come from.

I think the key thing for a series like this is consistency. I've recently started to only shoot in portrait for my project and am trying to always get the eye in focus over the vertical centre-line.

Regarding the colour vs B+W argument I'd choose one and stick with it. I shoot in colour based on a belief that B+W should be done with film. I also think colour photos are harder to get right and just use digital B+W when I've failed to capture the scene in colour.
 
What would have been weird was if I had been walking down Parsons street on the 27th and come into here and seen myself!

Nice photos.
 
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Thanks Schizophonic

It's not just you, it took me a LONG time experimenting to finally settle on a processing style, the hardest part is finding one that works with a broad range of images.
 
thanks ejizz, i'm really liking your stuff too. Colour works well for your shots, but personally i tend to go with black and white, purely for creative reasons (as opposed to trying to 'save' an image that doesn't work in colour - although i agree with you that sometimes black and white is good for that kind of thing as well!). I think it's because i just naturally gravitate towards more 'gritty' looking characters when i hit the streets and to be honest i've had a fair few run ins with people who get a bit shirty (nothing too major though, and i've always managed to calm them down).

I think number 5 of yours is my fave, but not sure if that's because it's black and white or because it's a fantastic shot or a combination! :)

I must confess though, that i still just prefer candid street photos...you just tend to see more emotion in the faces...more thought and feeling. Whereas invaribly, when you ask someone to pose, they're going to smile and do the whole chin down, eyes up routine... and although once processed, you're left with a good shot, it might be one that holds little long term interest for anyone other than the photographer and the subject. Obviously there's exceptions to this, but i hope you see what i mean! :)

Nice thread though - keep them coming! Do you do candid street stuff as well?
 
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@ Eljizz

Great photos, did you purposely take the group photos at f1.8? They have come out fantastcally, but my head would have been telling me to go to for a smaller apeture.

I don't have enough experience with couple/group shots.
 
Mp4 said:
wow nice results here! 35mm here i come :P

@ Snow Patrol

on your flickR - Fantastic photos btw

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rowanhunn/5763567270/in/photostream/

How do you single out a main subject and keep the others flowing as such?

& what lens do you mainly use?
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Looking at the exif he used 1/4 shutter speed, think its probably safe to say the paper guy was standing pretty still in comparison to the people around him who are no doubt walking at quite a pace
 
Mp4 said:
wow nice results here! 35mm here i come :P

@ Snow Patrol

on your flickR - Fantastic photos btw

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rowanhunn/5763567270/in/photostream/

How do you single out a main subject and keep the others flowing as such?

& what lens do you mainly use?
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thanks mp4, indeed - basically i rested the camera on a ledge at set a slow shutter speed (1/4) so that things that weren't moving would be still but moving things would be blurred. It was meant to capture the 'hustle and bustle' of commuting and rush hour in london.

The lens for that was the tokina 11-16mm @ 11mm. My favourite lens for street shots is the 50mm 1.4 though.
 
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