In street
photography we, the photographer, are usually separated from our subject by a
certain amount of distance. However, the
following subjects were literally taken at what one might call "in your
face photography." My advise is
always ask permission if you plan on shooting someone up close, and in many
cases, if you explain why and what you are planning to do with the image you
will find your subjects will become interested and maybe happy to comply.
With a little cropping the images
can be dramatic street portraits. My
choice of lens for this type of shooting is the 18-55mm lens on the Sony Nex-7
camera. I set the camera on Aperture
Priority (f8) and continuous shooting – and fire away. I prefer this camera for street shooting
because of the lightness and size -your subjects are not intimidated by shoving
a large DSLR in their face, and it allows me to move in quickly, take the shot
and move on.
