Street shooting not my usual

[Polar01]

Went up to Toronto on Monday of this week with friends to do a little street shooting, now this is so far from what I usually do. So I thought that I would post a couple for some feedback. Hope you enjoy the shoots.

Cheers: Allan

[Dave Humphries]

I like the first for the simplicity Allan

The second has so many "if only"s in respect of timing and things overlapping or poking out from behind things, that it doesn't really work for me I'm afraid, even though the subject is great and it is well timed for her.

HTH,

[Polar01]

You are so right on the second image Dave, this is what you get when a landscape shooter tries for that the most the second time, shooting people. But I do love a red haired lady.

Cheers: Allan

[Shadowman]

Nice panning, spoiled by the passing car. I like the executive strolling, timing or multiple shots would have captured all of her body making the photo near perfect, the partial crop of her companion helps the viewer connect with her expression but is also a bit distracting.

[IzzieK]

Maybe a closer crop will solve the annoying problems of half bodies and half legs or something. But perhaps the crop as it is now is OK, leaves a lot to think about for the viewer. So much possibilities -- I do not know...

[Stagecoach]

Yes most enjoyable Allan, it's always good to see different genres here.

The moving car adds to No 1 in that the subject is isolated between different speeds and direction of movement, clever.

I reckon No 2 is a flight attendant

[Marie Hass]

Actually, I like them both.

#1 suggests a story. Very nice. You isolated the man with the backpack and I wondered - who is he? why is he in such a hurry? He is in a busy place but seems so alone? An optional crop might be up and in from the lower left. This would place the man more on the thirds and create the illusion of more space ahead of him. Keep as much of the moving car as necessary to keep it identifiable. It creates a reference point.

#2 is also very cool and makes me ask questions. Who is this lady looking at? Obviously, someone is expecting her. Is it that man that we 1/2 see? You have isolated the lady nicely. Again, cropping up and in from lower left (to just below her fingertips) to me, creates a less distracting image

Allan, please understand my comments are just my humble.

'Rie

[Manfred M]

Nice shots, Allan. I agree with the comments of some of the others, the bicycle courier (at least that is what he looks like) works quite well. The moving car, the person walking and the building create a frame for an unusal street shot. The red from the top of the mailbox catches our attention and draws our eyes in toward the subject. Very well done!

The walking woman also works well as it conveys movement in a busy downtown street. Her large red purse really makes that shot work as it draws our eyes straight into the frame and helps the viewer ignore some of the other objects in the frame that are a bit of a distraction.

I started doing street photography fairly seriously earlier on this year just as a change from my usual landscape, watescape and cityscape shots. I found that it really helped me develop, as it forced me to look at how I approached these other genres and find that it made me a stronger photographer in the areas that I traditionally dabble in and has added a new skill set to my "photographic toolbox".