Hope you enjoy this photo challenge! What should I do next? Please don't say 24 hours of photography! To see my favorite photos from the shoot: joshkatz.me/12hoursubway
You could do a similar thing at the Airport but that might be quite similar. I think 12 in all the popular parks in Manhattan, Washington Square, Central Park etc. in summer would be very interesting. Going to the Zoo and photographing people there would be cool
You made NYC look better than it is. Some dude on the Q train took a screenshot with his noise on making it seem as if he took a pic and got into a full fight with some women.
Hahahaha that's amazing. If you go in with the right attitude, the experience is positive 80% of the time. But i also have stories meeting some crazier folks.
I love the New York subway! I'm here on vacation from Paris, and I feel like the NYC one is so much cleaner and doesn't smell so badly like piss etc. People seem very nice and polite, I even got to ride for free, as I didn't have any cash. 😂
This was educational. As a native NYer I'd be highly annoyed at a pesky stranger taking random pics of me on the subway. But I guess in some cases it could be an innocent photog just trying to get some good shots. But that stunt with the cheese was way annoying, glad it didn't work! No one wants rats on the PLATFORM!!!
RATS are nocturnal and they like to roam on the track level. If you put the cheese on the track level, I guarantee that a rat would snag it. NICE VIDEO! Keep them coming.
People don’t give a fuck about what you do in NYC. You could be dying and everyone would walk past you saying “smh new york is weird”. You should’ve taken all the shots in the world! Maybe next time.
Realize that you are, likely, never going to see any of these people again, and shoot with that mindset. It can be extremely difficult, even for people who do it all the time. Also, if you are on a mirrorless, or similar camera with this option, shooting with a silent shutter can help, as people don't know when they are being photographed, and you can be more discrete.
As a beginner, I suggest always asking first and shoot in the daylight. Certain things like crowds, moving shots, and shooting at a distance, there is really no need to ask. If you can take some rejection and possibly some light yelling your confidence will build. Also, not a bad idea to go out with a friend either.
@@redwarrior2342 I second going out with a friend. There are tons of street photography meet ups in New York. Find one and your confidence will skyrocket as you're with other people that are out doing the same thing you are trying to achieve.
The situation varies with every subject and how aggressive they are with their anger, but I try to talk to as many of them as I can to explain what I'm doing, offer to share the image, and possibly talk them down if need be. Making a video on this soon. Stay tuned!
Josh Katz do you every delete the images you took of people at their request? especially with children I know street photographers that are more careful of their privacy.
@DJOSOPOLAR It's not as simple as that. Public places can record and photograph people because they're using it for safety purposes. But photographers going around and shooting people without their permission to use it for public display or self business promotion, that's where the law comes into play. There's photography and video release forms that must be signed that gives a photographer the right to freely use an image at the sole consent of the individual. Based on this video, if a person wanted to sue RU-vid and the OP for taking their image and using it to put online without their permission, they can easily do that. Now if the person signed a release form and OP can present that, then OP have the law on his side. Photographers do not get to freely shoot random people in public. That's why some images shot of people in public have their faces hidden, the back of their heads, blurred faces, or just their body parts.
DJOSOPOLAR interesting. i think street candids are some of the coolest photos but i also don't know how id justify that morally personally, like if you're capturing someone as art but then also dont treat them with respect of deleting it , especially if they have reasons yk?
@@ryanb6093 It's completely legal for a photographer to take a photo of someone in a public space without permission. In public you legally have no expectation of privacy, at least in America. You are correct that for advertising or commercial display there needs to be permission or a release, no arguing that. But publishing a street photo in a photobook or making a print to hang on someone's wall isn't the same as publishing an ad in a magazine or a billboard on the side of the road. Under the first amendment you can publish and sell street photography (including street portraits) without permission of the subject, as it is considered free speech. The case I linked below is an example of this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nussenzweig_v._DiCorcia
“This is a common station for hoppers so I’m not gonna say where we’re at right now” ......then proceeds to show signs that indicate where the station is 😂
I think something is lost when using a telephoto lens on the street. It works great for the scenic urban landscape shots, but not for people, IMO. Otherwise great video!
Mauro De Cooman, I like Saul Leiter’s photos, I have two books of them, but you can’t deny that he’s distant from his subjects, that people are mostly just props to him, and that his main goal was abstraction. I was just expressing my opinion and preferences. I would never say such-and-such “isn’t street photography” or anything stupid like that.
Which station is 8:08? And I know the system is huge but I feel like you missed of opportunities that could be found at other stations. Otherwise, great video!
That kinda says more about you than the photographer my dude.. And anyway, you can't go anywhere in a major city without having your picture taken by thousands of cameras. If it worries you, best not to think about it. :)
It’s a 25 minute train ride into Penn Station Manhattan from where I live in NJ. I love that there’s just as much interesting action to shoot below ground as there is above. 👍NYC 🍎
Great shots! I subbed back when you were doing skate videos but I think I like this content even more. New York city is such a magical place, I wish I could live there one day.
Hey Josh, I watched your video from 2017 on panning the day before you moved to NYC. I then watched this video. Man, you've come a long way in a short time as a presenter and a video personality. Keep up the good work, young man!
Nice work..I am outside shooting most of the time,and was on the 5 train line uptown shooting..They are rebuilding Gunhill rd station,uptown side......
Kudos! Not an easy task, all that time in the NYC subway. ... Great results! ... Keep at it, you have a great attitude and great passion (and your videographer did a fine job too!).
i guess being that i'm from ny and living here for 55 years i guess it all depends on what you like but not a big deal to me but i guess different strokes for different folks.
Josh I was trying to explain to some dummies that all you have to do is ASK,and not run up on people.As long as you dont dress and look like you are about to rob a bank or head off to war zones,people dont really care.
Mauro De Cooman he used tele’s but they were smaller than a current sigma prime lens, not 70-200mm bazookas.The good photoshe toke in the 60’s 70’s also showed context and surroundings, this ain’t, this are just snaps at best. Big difference.
Interesting topic. I've been in NY City Subways and I know when in NY City Penn Station was told by officers I could not photo there. Perhaps Penn Station is different than other parts of the subway system. Don't know..
The photographer is a law abiding citizens. The dude hopping the train is NOT. Oh well if he got photographed. He didn't snitch or dry snitch. They weren't involved in a crime together.
Unable to sleep I found your video. I love photography. I do it as a hobby but never have time to "actually do it". I loved the final product of each of your pictures. So candid and amazing. I will love to learn more and I think I will with your video! I also Live in NYC and you were actually around where I work. Great shots Josh!!!
I don't see the lens he used listed in the description. Which is it, and is there a telephoto converter also being used? I assume it's a 70-200 f2.8 but please confirm @joshkatz Thanks!
I love your style. Even though, sometimes your photo isn't technically perfect, it evokes emotion and tells a story which is the point. Keep it up. Also, I started off my photography carrier watching your tutorials which are super helpful thank you for them. :)
