I don't shoot from the hip, and I have POV videos on my channel to prove it if you want to take a peek and leave some feedback would be much appreciated - Sean
What a great find! Thank you for posting. This 2003 video was created before RU-vid even existed, which makes it seems so fresh. Photography has been declared dead many times since 2003, yet here we are.
Curation makes a portfolio. Of course these aren't all keepers. He's doing this shoot for demonstration purposes for the videographer and just shooting around to see what he finds. Personally, I loved a couple of the yellow art piece next to the taxi. Joel Meyerowitz is one of the most talented and respected street photographers in the entire world. You ought not judge him solely from this grainy old video demonstration.
This is a real thing, when you are not there, let the self dissolve away, people dont feel threatened, would you second guess seeing a car in the street? this is what he means, he blends in the environment and becomes a part of it, so people dont notice him.
Good to see, but not usable in our country, here the people in the streets yelling at you, you are doing against law about peoples rights photographing them without permission and when you show the pics you get a letter from there lawyer.
I'm from portugal and it's the same. Even when we ask for a picture they don't let your take a picture.. so I decided not ask for a picture and be sneaky (btw here I can go to the jail for this lol)
Thank you for sharing this, I like his views on this and I also incorporate it into my photography. Maybe you can check out my channel for my street photography videos thank you Sean
I like his techniques and words but didn't think much too his pictures, very rushed and I absolutely hate the dutch angles, a good street photograph for me has to be precise and have a clear subject against the mess of the street. There were no clear stories I got from the images either, I also so no opposites which is a fantastic street technique that Bresson used often. Maybe he was in a rush though for the video or maybe he was having a bad day ... who knows.
Meyerowitz is absolutely right about the importance of invisibility and street photography -but in this video, even on busy 5th Avenue, his behavior screams his presence.
+anfidraw I'm not big fan of his work either, but his insights and posts are very informative. I think he has made a great contribution to the genre of street photography, not necessarily with his photos.
there are two types of street shooter, one who shoots beauty and one who knows every thing about camera lenses how it is done .... theres a difference yes ? kim is later..... i suppose ...... he knows how to make a serious topic sou d stupid ......
It is kind of funny how everyone thinks that a pro photographer always takes amazing photographs ? If you look through a photographers portfolio you'll find maybe 40 shots from 10-20 years ( take Ernst Haas for example, his whole work can be found on the Internet). Of course you are not able to produce amazing photographs every time you put a camera to your eye. Think about it.
+dumdiedeldumtata Think about it, a photo doesn't have to be amazing, as you say, just interesting, something with a story or scene worth remembering. By the way, a professional photographer is only a photographer that gets paid for his services and isn't an expected to take amazing shots. Plenty of pros take lousy shots. Don't force a photo if there's nothing to take is the message I'm trying to relay.
You must be the worst photographer then... It takes a lot of milk for a little cheese my friend, or: You need to take countless of photographs for a few good ones.
