scenes from orchard road
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wwooaahh
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Hi, around what time did you take this shot? Do you need a strong sun light to totally black out the surrounding?
dannysantos
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This was taken at around 3:30pm, In addition to good light, you need a predominantly shaded area, and heavy crowd to black out the surrounding... the dark areas are basically the crowd who are under the shade who come out as black shadows. And try to use 'spot' metering too
Hello Sir, ang gaganda ng mga kuha nyo. Excellent! I tried this but i cant get it perfect. Any advise on what lens should I use? I am thinking of buying a 50mm 1.4G or a 35mm 1.8G. What do you think is the best one for this kind of shooting? Thanks and I appreciate any advise you can give me.
dannysantos
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Thanks, bro. I think either the 50mm 1.4 or the 35mm 1.8 will be able to do this kind of shots as long as the aperture is 1.4 or 1.8. It's just a matter of which focal point your more comfortable with. But I think you can get better image quality with the 50mm 1.4
sgfreestyler
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are u in outside ION last Saturday? around 6+pm
dannysantos
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Hey thanks, bro
I haven't had any new ones lately, but hopefully soon Yup, I was there with a fellow photographer... we were working on a photography project
rgy1993
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Share some street photography.
As close as arm stretch.
dude c'mon start your own thread if you want to showcase your photos...
ordnanceeagle
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Thank GOD.....when i first looked at the photos....i was SHOCKED!!! its so " NOT DANNYSANTOS".....then i realised its someone trying hard to get attention...
if you wanna share, a polite thing to do is to ask for permission first...instead of posting straight away.
:nono:
dannysantos
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It's been a long time since I did some street shooting. I was finally able to do so this afternoon. Here's one of the good shots it got.
artspraken
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Dear Mr Santos,
I have read that you use a D80 DSLR.
I have read that many famous Street Photographers aspire to "get closer".
I was wondering whether you use any compact cameras to achieve any of your photos and help you get closer.
Do you find people being scared by your D80? It so big.
Or do you always use your tip: ie to avoid eye contact and play pretend
I have read that you use a D80 DSLR.
I have read that many famous Street Photographers aspire to "get closer".
I was wondering whether you use any compact cameras to achieve any of your photos and help you get closer.
Do you find people being scared by your D80? It so big.
Or do you always use your tip: ie to avoid eye contact and play pretend
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dannysantos
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Yup, my first dslr was a D80.. but now I use a D300. Yes, street photographers for the most times tend to get closer to the subject/s since it gives a better perspective on the shots.. but sometimes there are exceptions. What matters most is the moment captured, and the composition.
I don't use a compact camera, but I'd love to get my hands on one.. maybe an Oly EP1 or a Lumix GF1
I use a D300, so yeah it's quote big, but there are ways to avoid confrontations, like as you mentioned, avoid eye contact. The shyness and fear will not go away.. i've been shooting street for more than a year and I still get nervous when i get too close
dannysantos
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artspraken
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I have tried but I cannot get close enough with a DSLR before I get noticed. I have therefore sold my D90 setup.
I have since bought the Ricoh GRDIII. This is a sub-compact with pro-street photographer features. It also has a matte black finish that is inconspicuous. I hope to have time to capture some notable shots before long.
In giving up DSLR, I had to give up bokeh in my street photography. Having less bokeh may be a good or bad thing, depends on your style.
I have since bought the Ricoh GRDIII. This is a sub-compact with pro-street photographer features. It also has a matte black finish that is inconspicuous. I hope to have time to capture some notable shots before long.
In giving up DSLR, I had to give up bokeh in my street photography. Having less bokeh may be a good or bad thing, depends on your style.
dannysantos
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The Ricoh GRDIII is perfect for street photography for it's compact size and relatively good image quality as compared to the usual P&S cameras. Don't worry about bokeh, this is not a necessity to create great street photographs.. what really matters is the moment captured as well as composition
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