Am I done with Street Photography?

So today I turned in my Street Photography project.  I am really happy how the printed images turned out.  I was unsure how to print them because I wanted the final outcome to be like a postcard.  I had printed them on 14 point card stock paper, then put a UV coating on them.  I think this helped make the colors "pop". Below are just 5 of my final 30 images.

Am I done with Street Photography?  No, I think I want to continue shooting street.  I really enjoyed this assignment and think I got something here.  I want to see where it takes me...

 

Thanks to everyone reading and keeping up with my blog.  Cheers! :)

Online Magazine

So I have just finished designing the Magazine for Art Direction.  Even though it took a long time to do, I am fairly happy with the end result.  Annette and I want to thank all the people that contributed to making the site what it is.  Applause all around!

Back to the Streets

I decided since cultural street photography was a bust, that I would go back and just shoot what I have found interesting to me.  So yesterday I ventured out in the city.  Took the bus from Lakeview to about Michigan and Ontario.  I then start walking from there to LaSalle to Wacker to Kenzie to Franklin and back to Michigan over a time span of 5 hours.  Along the way I took pictures of what I found interesting.  Be it people and their faces to landscape shots to interesting views.  Whatever sparked my interest is what I shot! I am attaching 4 pictures that I feel were the strongest.  If I can get some feedback on these shots, that would be great!  Thanks.

Street Photography - Culural Differences

So going along with my Street Photography, I decided to take this project in a new direction.  I wanted to shoot in different cultural areas to try to capture the culture of that area.  Example being Chinatown- trying to capture the Chinese culture.  After deciding this, the next day I went out to Chinatown and Greektown.  Both places I tried my hardest to capture something relevant, but I came to the conclusion that A) its the middle of winter, so not many people are outside. B) to capture a culture based on their location, they are usually indoors and not out doors.   So now I am at a standstill...how should I go about capturing Street Photography? 

From Delhi to USA - Transitioning

Aside from Photography, since my return, I am having a hard time grasping what is going on.  It is hard to put into words, but there is such a vast difference from what is going on in India to what is going on in Chicago.  I feel that this place is blah because here in the states there is not much going on and in India there was always something going on.  I am stuck in this small area dealing with what seems to be nothing of importance (though I realize school is important) but my mind keeps wondering.  Watching my peers around me, I am in awe of the problems that people find are troubling and I feel so out of place now.. it is hard to explain..

One thing I will say for certain, I feel it is important to travel- its the only way to truly learn.

Street Photography Around the World

So as many of you know I have recently returned from my trip abroad in India.  I spent 2 weeks there working as well as experiencing the reality of what goes on there.  Though I have been there before, it still strikes me hard observing the poverty that is there.  Many homeless people begging on every corner, living on the street, in ragged clothing and dirtiness that makes up the streets of Delhi. 

Ideally, I wanted to go and shoot what I saw, however it was not that easy.  Once I got out there and decided to shoot, it made me wonder why is it hard just to take pictures.  Does the world really want to see what I saw first hand?  Would they be able to handle it?  What would the people I encounter think of me taking there picture?  All these questions came into mind before I even stepped out the door.

Yes, I did some shooting, not as much as I would have liked because of the time constraint.  I shot the image below on the walk back from "The Golden Temple" in Amritsar, India.  Though not edited yet, the image is of a group of men, taking turns having their shoes waxed by a child.  The child is no more then 8 years old, with no shoes on, yet ironically polishing the shoes of all the men.  I shot this image just as the child made eye contact with my camera. 

After I shot the image, the men started to stand up, so I was unable to take a close up of the child as I initially wanted to, but I feel that this image says a lot. 

I feel like many people in this world do not appreciate what they have in front of them and dwell on the pettiness that they think is important when in reality, I feel that doesn't come close to what is truly important. (my opinion)

I think everyone should make a trip to see this poverty first hand to really appreciate everything that they have and not to complain..

Please leave some feedback on thoughts of this image and my thoughts.  Thank You.

What is Street Photography?

So in Specialization class, I have decided to focus on Street Photography.  So many times the question has come up to me of what is Street photography?  Who says what is appropriate for Street photography? Do portraits in a Street environment constitute as Street?  I have always been fond of Landscapes.  Based on that and the recent curiosity of what goes on in Chicago, I concluded to focus on Street photography.  Does anyone have any ideas on what I could focus on while shooting?  I have been told to stay away from the poverty side of things because it is over done and focus on reality.  Though I have always thought that reality is poverty in its prime? I suppose there are many takes on this question.  Please share your thoughts.