Tourist or Street Photography

[Shadowman]

Quite the dramatic capture, John. Do you what was going on with her? Freaking out on drugs? Attempting something illegal? Or just having an "episode"?

Hi Greg,

All I can state is that prior to the arrest she rushed the stage of a youth dance festival, she was politely escorted off the stage, and a few minutes later she was taken to the ground by security and whisked off. I should add that the girls never missed a step and completed their performance flawlessly. Thanks for viewing and commenting.

Stage by JOHN, on Flickr

[NorthernFocus]

Hi Greg,

All I can state is that prior to the arrest she rushed the stage of a youth dance festival, she was politely escorted off the stage, and a few minutes later she was taken to the ground by security and whisked off. I should add that the girls never missed a step and completed their performance flawlessly. Thanks for viewing and commenting.

Stage by JOHN, on Flickr

Just a guess but I'm thinking she's not holding up a cup of water.

[Shadowman]

Just a guess but I'm thinking she's not holding up a cup of water.

I've been searching for news of the encounter but perhaps city officials prefer keeping incidents like this close to the vest, the news is filled with so many other conflicts that one event that perhaps only impacts one live is overlooked.

[LePetomane]

Interesting photo. These two appear to be private security guards who can be just as bad as a cop on a power trip. The worst are the TSA people. So much for the friendly skies.

[Shadowman]

Interesting photo. These two appear to be private security guards who can be just as bad as a cop on a power trip. The worst are the TSA people. So much for the friendly skies.

Hi Paul,

Thanks for comments.

[Tom Barry]

You got a shot that raises a lot of issues, including social, that many people would have missed. I probably would have stood there, mouth agape, trying to figure out how to respond.

[Manfred M]

From a techincal standpoint, your second image is stronger than your first one. From an emotional impact standpoint, the first one wins "hands down", even with it's technical (framing) issue.

[billtils]

These two appear to be private security guards .

Yep, their badges say "Corporate Security".

[RBSinTo]

In my opinion the first photo is by far the more powerful image of the two. It captures a moment in time that is unambiguous: an unwilling person being forcibly taken away by security guards. It has all the elements to tell the story: the facial expressions and body language of the three subjects, and enough background to give the situation some context. And as for the comments about the framing (the cropping of the male Security Guard's head), again, in my opinion, its exclusion takes away nothing from the story, and does not lessen the impact of the photo. The second photo, while interesting, for me does not have nearly the same impact. Had the text not explained the situation, one could easily surmise that the woman was part of the dance troupe, and she and her "props" were part of the show.
The second shot is good, the first photo is excellent.
Robert

[Shadowman]

You got a shot that raises a lot of issues, including social, that many people would have missed. I probably would have stood there, mouth agape, trying to figure out how to respond.

Hi Tom,

Thanks for commenting.

[Shadowman]

From a techincal standpoint, your second image is stronger than your first one. From an emotional impact standpoint, the first one wins "hands down", even with it's technical (framing) issue.

Hi Manfred,

Thanks for comments.

[Shadowman]

In my opinion the first photo is by far the more powerful image of the two. It captures a moment in time that is unambiguous: an unwilling person being forcibly taken away by security guards. It has all the elements to tell the story: the facial expressions and body language of the three subjects, and enough background to give the situation some context. And as for the comments about the framing (the cropping of the male Security Guard's head), again, in my opinion, its exclusion takes away nothing from the story, and does not lessen the impact of the photo. The second photo, while interesting, for me does not have nearly the same impact. Had the text not explained the situation, one could easily surmise that the woman was part of the dance troupe, and she and her "props" were part of the show.
The second shot is good, the first photo is excellent.
Robert

Hi Robert,

Thanks for commenting.

[Shadowman]

When I started the "Tourist or Street Photography" query it was to create a blog entry of discussion on when does a photo elevate itself from a "tourist shot" to something else. I got distracted and never followed up on the query but thought it might be interesting to start it here. I will add additional queries to this thread about unwritten rules of photography, so I'll start with the title of this thread.

The second image "Stage" was taken first and at the time I was shooting the dance routines so technically even that wasn't really tourist photography but could be conceived by some as being so. When the woman jumped on the stage the dancers were no longer the subject and I just quickly responded to the events as they occurred, the question I have to the forum members is does this image or the first fit either category (Tourist/Street) and why do you feel so?