Not all dslr users bring a mountain of lenses, and wear big canon/nikon logo on it. Are you saying that there are no good photos from people using DSLR in street photography?

I am not saying that being discreet is wrong, I am just against a blanket rule that says DSLR users have to stay away from street photography and that compact or ranger finder is a must.

Not to mention, your ruel

I was just pointing out an approach, not that everyone has to use it. Of course I know that it doesn't work for everyone. It doesn't even work for me and I love street photography when I travel as well.

But I don't find ppl giving me the grumpies or the middle finger with my dslr with 50mm/35mm attached. It doesn't have to be bulky all the time.

I guess those 3 rules jst annoyed me.

Regarding SLRs are more suitable or not it doesn't really matter, the point is u gotta get a nice Street/Candid pic regardless of wat type of camera u are using...

Malaysia have bunch of Street/Candid photogs... Chot Touch is one of the founder of Street/Candid shooters and he is only using 50mm f1.8 and UWA lens and yet, he produce lotsa awesome Street/Candid shots... And he did sell T-Shirts with words like "Street Candid Is Not A Crime"

I think we can learn from him... Lol...

Hello Sir,

Street ain't about good picture of whatever.
For you information, It is not the same as you go to restaurant, you order some food and you compose and snap it again and again. Street is about capture the good moment. Fast and unpredictable. It require street photographer to shoot fast.
They train their eye ready for that next decisive moment.

Street photographer doesn't care much about the noise in the picture like you do. Noise can be beautiful.

Street photo has a story inside that picture.


The camera is just a tool. Right?

Q. Why street photographer prefer pro P&S(Ricoh GRD, GX, Canon G9,10,11, Sigma DP1) and rangefinder(Leica, Voigtländer)?
A. It is damn small, fast, quite and doesn’t get many attention from people.
Unless you are pusssy using 300mm lens.

^ you wanna define who's a street photographer? One that shoots exclusively street? Or someone who shoots the street casually?

The first thing your posted in this thread is about 'dslr fag'. See photography is not exclusive to SLR users, so if you think the streets is an area that should be reserved for non-SLR users because you think they need a place they can shoot free from the intrusion of a big black thing called an SLR camera, no, it is not.

I get that insecurity. I came from a PnS.

It's like saying the normal road is not for supercars like a Ferrari F430 because other road users will be wary of it. See even in Sepang track they say a Volks Beetle can participate in their track day.

Ok maybe the analogy is a bit stretched but I hope you get my idea.

No joke, I have yet to see an SLR user wearing shirt with a brand embossed big big on it with a big bag with the brand name embossed big big on it. The most I see is one lugging tripod.

And SLR users don't normally wear that vest thing that is oh-so associated with photographers.

This post has been edited by DJFoo000: Jul 19 2010, 08:55 PM

Street with big azz medium format. Myth busted?

oi hiro, where have u been? missing u lo~! hahaha


there is no rules unless we set ourselves. its about art. its about abstract~!

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Added on July 19, 2010, 11:47 pmif this can consider candid, then dats my job when i was 2nd photographer


This post has been edited by Isepunye: Jul 19 2010, 11:47 PM

Masih ada . Aku dok tunggu akak kau Miss Tranny post tapi tak de pon. Lantak le apa camera nak guna atas jalan (street photo). Janji gambar cun.

hahaha cis da hilang geng gelak surang igt g mane merajok surang2 haha aku PM tranny tgk ape reply dier nnt

ye betol~! aku sukung~! tak kire gune camera ape pon, janji dpt output yg kite bayang kan~!

Hello Sir,

If the camera is just a tool, then why in the world are you saying that DSLR users stay away and a rangefinder/compact is a must? Contradict yourself much?

And nowhere did I say a good picture is one without noise, with focus spot on, observing the rules of third, with a straight horizon line etc. So stop assuming and stop trying to fit all DSLR users into a mould that you have pre-determined.

It's definitely not a "rule" saying that DSLR must be avoided during street photography.

It's just a general impression by the people that if you carry a big gun with you, you must be some journalists (I know many of the DSLR users want to argue this, but unfortunately it's true to some degree)

It's just like finding a balance between taking good photograph and making the people feel comfortable - and many believe that a serious compact is the perfect balance

This is not entirely true though, I guess DSLR users just have to try to be casual - wear casually, use a light prime lens and be friendly. Having said that, even if you carry a Ixus or LX-3 but you still act like a pain in the ass, you'll still offend people

Depend on area also... if I go walkabout in some touristy area in Taipei, people won't really notice or give 2 hoots whether I'm shooting with compact or small dslr (those monster dslr with big white lens is a diff story la) but at the same time, if its some lorong belakang thingy, even shooting with a muted compact will arouse suspicion.

who the hell wears a jacket nowadays ?

1. DSLR? haha. seriously. i see you're saying DSLR being being. have you seen how small a 350D / D40 with 50mm lens look? it's not that much bigger than a pro-sumer (hard to find those nowadays).

but more importantly, do you know how many people are using SLR + prime lens for street shoot?

2. NO. there's no rule on what you should use.

3. BW? since when? LOL. 3 points down, your understanding of STREET photography is skewed badly.

4. some how you missed point #4. typo or what, LOL.

5. this one applies to every area of photography, you're just mentioning the obvious.

6. not necessarily. if you're shooting a mamak making teh tarik, then it's good idea to ask but if you're just randomly shooting at the street of people waiting for bus with no focus on any particular person's face as a subject, are you gonna get everyone's permission?

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Added on July 20, 2010, 3:59 pmshould ask empire23 on his AUS case. they're pretty strict, especially if you're like sitting at the park holding long lens shooting randomly.

parents can call the cops to check on you.

1D3 + long lens = not a good idea + Empy is a lil "different"

For angmo countries... shooting in touristy area + "I'm a tourist" dress code is alright.

Street photo doesn't mean have to dress like photographer or gangsta rebel artist yada yada. Since getting my camera, I also lepak shooting everywhere and everything in the city in shorts and sneakers... nobody kacau also.

good point there. empire23 being Malaysian in cold weather place, sure lagi arouse suspicion.

Would like to share on privacy and legal issue of street photography / or any photography, i would like to recommend this book "Legal Handbook for Photographers: The Rights and Liabilities of Making Images" written by Bert Krages.

http://www.krages.com/lhp.htm

From my perspective , this book offer basic guidelines for photographer regarding issuee such as the photographer right, access to property, subject restrictions, publishing & licensing and etc.

I know you dslr user. You don't have to butthurt so much.

I know d40 size. still big. i prefer my grd3 tho.
fast fixed lens. small size to put in pocket. good in low light. that's what i need.

for you no 4

using DSLR in street / candid is no wrong.. DSLR is common nowadays.. a lots of people are able to afford it take it as their camera use..

Off topic here..... Do you have to be so rude all the time?

i dont know why ur not even given a vacation yet, ur obviously trolling /k/-style in a non-k thread.