Faces of Exit 270 Part 22

This post is another collection of my people images that I have encountered on my photo walks. My approach to street photography is to capture my subject within their surroundings, and moving in for close portraits. Of course through all of these images...there is a respect for all of the faces of Exit 270 and it is my hope that this is evident.

Sometimes it is the subject themselves that attracts my eye and at other times it is the activity or location I find surrounding them. It is a spontaneous reaction to the life around me to capture it quickly. Most of my subjects like being photographed and those that object I comply. The key to street photography is to move quickly, not be obnoxious with your camera, working from a respectful distance. Although, I have been known to just about shove my camera in some subject’s faces and surprisingly without objection, I still respect their privacy and usually ask permission to fill the frame.

Faces of Exit 270 Part 21

Street photography helps me to slow down and be aware of the world around me. It is a sort of natural curiosity of who and what I am occupying this space with. The photographs here are momentary images of people who depict my style of street photography. It is a journey capturing the faces that I find while exploring on weekly photo walks.

While I am the photographer -there is an emotional attachment with those who cross my lens. They are brief visual introductions of a man with a camera and my chosen subject. Unfortunately, I don’t take the time to chat with the subjects ...so they are simply clicks of the shutter capturing them in a momentary period in time - and I move on.   If you choose to embark on street photography it is a question of how psychologically you are willing to explore this world around you?   There is a certain element of invasion of your subject’s privacy and you have to be aware of this element of street photography and willing to accept it.

As far as the technical aspects of my shooting, I use a Sony A7II because it is light and unobtrusive.  I never use flash and depend basically on the light I find at the location to keep a natural effect.  I choose my subject sometimes because of other elements residing in the shot such as signs and at other times it is just the location of the place I find my subject in.