Saturday, 5 December 2009

Street Photography Research

One alternative I have thought of is approaching portraiture in a more candid way. To help me with this, I have done a little bit of research on Street Photography with a focus on more candid photographs.

Firstly, Richard Bram:


 
 
 

Next I looked at Alan Wilson:



It seems that to make a candid portrait successful it needs to have an element of humour or juxtaposition that gives it an edge. I like these images because they have something that stands out, whether it be black juxtaposed with white, or the placement of a subject next to a poster adding humour.

I will try and take elements of this work and incorporate it into my next trip to the services! 

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