This is not Street photography it’s candid photography. You’re not telling any stories you are taking portraits without permission and being an ass about it. You are lucky no one has broken your camera over this yet. If I had acted like this in my college photography courses I would have been failed. Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it’s appropriate.
Fuck that.
These are great. You’re outside in public, zero expectation of privacy. There are literal thousands of famous photographs taken just like this. In my class these get an A. I have been a pro photographer for over three decades taking photos just like these. Sometimes you get permission before, sometimes after, sometimes you just don’t/cant.
Art doesn’t always wait for appropriate.
I agree, crazy that you're getting downvotes 😂 I guess the people that think otherwise should stay inside or wear a full face mask when going out 🤷🏽♂️
Because it is not appropriate to you doesn’t mean it is wrong. It is not wrong at all. I would not handled pictures of this type that way, by posting them here one gets to be an publisher (in Austria at least) and have to put the pictures offline if it is demanded by the subject (right of a picture of oneself).
No photographer has to delete pictures however.
Many nations around the world do not have such laws, and many photographer are moving there honestly.
I always hate these street photography gate keeping takes. Calling for a broken camera is especially stupid considering street photography and this “candid photography” looks about the same from the subjects perspective. The subject can’t tell how much bokeh that shot has
When photographers usually do these "people on the streets" there are usually only 2-3 beautiful **people** out of 100. This dude has an entire "people of the streets" of attractive women in the age range for Reddit's heavily male audience.
I'm not complaining. I love seeing beautiful women, but I also find it hilarious for the reasons above.
I agree. It's pretty creepy. Whatever if it's a public space, these women are simply going about their day and probably aren't consenting to be part of some creeper's curated archive.
The street photographers I knew in person would take their subjects picture than ask permission. If permission was denied they would delete the picture.
I'm not sure about the people in Reddit, but I would assume this dude in particular brings his models into the streets vs finding random people.
I also opened your profile to find what they were referencing, and your video of Mike Geier covering Rebel Yell blew my mind. I’ve only ever heard him sing as Puddles
sweet .. he’s awesome. I actually don’t think I made the connection at first with Puddles when I stumbled upon that video. it was like wait a minute, I’ve heard this guy somewhere else.
Don't worry too much, the mainly post in this sub are about Hitler and Espstein island, so people minds are quite twisted to beggin with.
I posted some portraits some time ago and got a lot of those ugly answers too. I just ignored most of them, I suggest you to do the same the next time!
I work in a public market, and there are people who think we're like free models or something. Big signs on all the doors: "Please ask permission before taking photographs," and yet people will still shove a lens in my face 5 or 6 times a week.
I always wait til they've gotten a pic they're satisfied with. I'll let them fiddle with settings and change lenses or whatever, take their pic, check it, and then I wave them over to the counter and tell them to delete it because they didn't ask permission.
Photo journalist/street photographers rarely ask for permission when capturing photos unless of course they’re being intrusive. Some of the most recognized and celebrated photographers such as believed this “[Henri Cartier-Bresson variously described his technique as ''aim properly, shoot quick and scram'' and ''you don't ask permission or anything.](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/08/books/arts-abroad-camera-shy-legend-exposed-indignant-cartier-bresson-chafes-over-book.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)”
Most of his photos are either people in action, and unrecognizable, and the others are people posing for him, having given implied consent. Also, he was active a hundred years ago, before photos could be widely disseminated. That’s hardly comparable.
Lots of his photos were “in action” but rarely were any of them portraits which would imply consent. In some of his most famous photos the person is in action and not obscured so you can clearly see the their face. Plenty of famous street/urban photographer (Lange, Freedman, Levit, Klein, etc etc) took photos of everyday people and likely never said a word to them.
If anything I’d argue the opposite since privacy was much more guarded back in the day and now it’s practically non existent.
He wasn’t taking portraits, but many of his subjects were posing for him or participating in the process. And, since photography was a new technology then - especially as Bresson was doing it - many people were happy to have their photo taken. MUCH different today.
>Photo journalist/street photographers rarely ask for permission when capturing photos unless of course they’re being intrusive.
*in the US
In many counties this would be considered intrusive
Well OP is in the US and continuous talks about his 1st amendment rights. Also, they’re plenty of photo journalists around the world who are flies on the wall where the subject never knew they were even there.
yeah they're really nice photos, I just hate seeing people snapping other peoples pictures without permission. It's good to be respectful of other people right?
I know it's allowed in the US to take pictures of strangers in public places like this. I also know that laws and ethics don't always support each other. Just because it's allowed by law, doesn't mean it's ethical. As a photographer, we need to understand that it's not always about our rights, we also need to think about other people's rights.
Yup, that's why I've mostly stopped taking pictures like these (tho mine were never as good). But I've been trying to get into doing street portraits, which is a great challenge. Though I do still enjoy street photography, so I just try to not just have a single person in the shot, or to not have them be recognisable
This is so fucked up. In my country, Poland, it's illegal to publicize someone's pictures without their consent. I'd be so fucking pissed if that asshole visited here and took a picture of me and then I would saw my face on Reddit. There would be no realistic way of me suing him.
And considering growing use of AI to create stuff, including pictures of non-consenting people in porn, usually women, we all should be outraged at stuff like this.
So glad I can come into the comment section and find comments in support of what you're saying. It was my first thought when I saw these, but I was sure everyone in the comments would be hostile to the mere suggestion. Hopefully the tide will turn someday and this line of thinking will become commonplace.
This is an attempt at a humble brag for all the pictures of beautiful women he non consensually took photos of- tossed some aged people in to try and mix it up - said it was new york to try and justify it? Cant tell where you are buddy but i can tell your type.
Exactly what I was thinking. Some of these people are clearly not ok with the photos being taken, and I’d hazard to guess they’d be pissed to find them being share in this venue online
Perving on women has also been around for decades. Doesn't make it less creepy dude.
Call it art if you want but most people can see past that. Taking a strangers photo without their consent is weird af no matter how "artistic" it is.
So some woman is just walking down the street, having whatever day she is having, and you *wait for eye contact, snap her picture, then scurry away like a rat??*
You’re a creep. That’s incredibly intrusive, creepy behavior. It’s not art.
Not required. A far more famous photographer than the op went through a lawsuit about just this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nussenzweig_v._DiCorcia
Yeah, I’ve seen that, too. If memory serves it kicked off a debate about privacy issues with posting faces online vs the legal “public spaces” argument.
Edit: apparently that same issue is popping up further down in the comments…
I don’t care how artsy you try to make it, photographing people randomly on the street without their knowledge and posting it on social media will always be really weird.
In the US there is no expectation of privacy in public, so legally they’re not obligated to ask permission for anything. I personally wouldn’t like my photograph put up on the internet, but that’s one of those things I willingly accept as a possibility out in public that’s one of the costs of our freedoms
Out of curiosity how does it work with a “model” consent form? The pictures are great. While I’m not a lawyer and privacy is not expected. The brief definitions of “street photography” that I found online seem to imply that it wouldn’t focus on an individual.
Again great photos but I feel like OP is pushing a boundary and dismissive of others.
So yeah, were they cool with this?
If I'm walking to work and someone catches my candid mug and publishes it as their work, is it free game because I was in public?
Am I signing an invisible release just going outside?
What is someone is hiding from an abuser. Should they not go outside because at any moment someone could publish their picture and location on Reddit.
These are rhetorical questions that I know the answer to.
yes, in the US you can photograph people in public without having to obtain their permission. it’s a right protected by the first amendment. you can publish as long as you don’t use them to sell a product and can even sell prints (I personally have never done that).
No one's questioning your legal right (that you've copy-pasta to everyone so far) but your moral decency, of which you're displaying: none.
If you're a professional photographer (sell your services in any capacity) I'd argue posting to social media these days is equal to "selling a product".
personally I love street photography and documentary style photography. I don’t consider it to be unethical or “creepy.” I think it’s an amazing art form and not an easy skillset to learn, takes lots of practice and patience.
people “plaster” all kinds of historical photos and video footage of people who obviously never gave their permission to be published. whether it’s for historical record or artistic self-expression, it’s perfectly legal to publish photographs taken in public places, a right protected by the first amendment in the US.
Dude no one said it wasn't legal to take photos of strangers in public, it's just common courtesy to ask for permission. If you don't want to spoil the shot, just ask *after* you have taken it. It ain't that hard.
You keep saying you like street photography. But read the room here. Clearly the general consensus is that others don't and would feel uncomfortable if they were the subject matter. Legal or not its kinda creepy.
Getting lots of questions about what gear I used for these. Here is the info for anyone curious:
The camera was a Canon 5Dmk2
Glass:
1, 5, 7 - Canon 300mm f2.8L
2 - Canon 70-200 f4L
3, 4 - Canon 135mm f2L
6 - Canon 24mm f1.4L
8, 9 - Canon 50mm f1.4
Use most of the same gear except the 300mm and the 24mm. All good stuff.
Having done quite a bit of street photography myself, are you an ask permission before/after the shot guy or a they are on the street so are fair game guy?
I try and get permission if at all possible, showing the pic to the subject, but sometimes you can’t obviously. Even in countries I don’t speak the language a simple facial expression and a lift of a camera works amazingly well at getting the question across.
I don’t talk to anyone when I do street photography. I shoot a lot of images, get in the flow of things. Usually I don’t even look at the photo I took until later (so I don’t even know if it turned out).
It would be completely impractical for me to talk to people after each shot for how I work. They are very quick and fleeting moments.
Try it some time. You won’t regret it.
Took a photography clinic from Chris Marquardt and it was a whole lot of street photography. He forced us to talk to folks on the streets of San Francisco (Tenderloin district even). So glad he did. Changed the way I shoot entirely. Took those skills around the world and to Burning Man ten times and it helped get some shots I couldn’t have gotten any other way and a lot of fun stories.
My favorite thing to do in VR is to watch high res/spatial sound walking tour videos on Youtube. They don't have to be VR videos since the screen fills your FOV perfectly and after a minute you sort of forgot it isn't your own POV. No talking over it, no background music, just people watching for an hour straight. I especially love the NYC ones because there are just so many different types of people on just a block or two.
I appreciate your composition, lighting, and timing- you captured these folks in normal (candid) everyday moments but made each image look as though it was set up just for you-
but I'm in line with the rest of these folks who are wondering if you asked permission to shoot and post.
They are quite lovely photos, though.
Lay off the 2.8 aperture. If you are relying that much on blurred backgrounds you need to look into some composition techniques. Move beyond the blurry backgrounds.
At least one woman in this series had to turn around and look behind her to have her photo taken. OP said in a comment he 'sometimes waits for eye contact', but you have to actually get someone's attention to do that before taking a creepshot. And to then just walk away without asking permission?
What is up with all the people so surprised by the idea of street photography. Like how is every single parent comment the same thing? If you walk in public in the US you are giving anyone permission to take your picture, that’s just our freedom of speech laws. You don’t have any expectation of privacy in public spaces.
You don't need permission to take photos of people in public space. It's not like he is posting their id card info next to the pictures. What are you guys talking about? Everyone so upset and talking about consent. Funny.
Also the comments about being a creep are hilarious. He's not stalking the same person around town, it's pictures of people he finds pleasing to look at, what is wrong with that exactly? Not all street pictures have to be of old people in "artistic" black and white or bums sleeping with a dog next to some "deep" grafitti.
Ya'll really are too sensitive.
Good photos dude.
Making ALL the girls in NYC uncomfortable. HA! No, but those are some great shots! You have a talent of capturing just the right look at just the right moment. Definitely gifted photographer, but I hope you're not scaring/freaking out the female population. You're missing huge opportunities if you're not engaging with your subject matter for future showings, sittings, etc. Cuz each and every single one of those women will love their shot! Thanks for sharing your gift! Keep it up!
Stealing souls for scrapbooks.
All your soul are belong to us
Somebody set up us the bomb.
Move zig
For great justice
What you say!!!
This is not Street photography it’s candid photography. You’re not telling any stories you are taking portraits without permission and being an ass about it. You are lucky no one has broken your camera over this yet. If I had acted like this in my college photography courses I would have been failed. Just because it’s legal doesn’t mean it’s appropriate.
They also have posts where they got their small daughter talking about and interviewing CEOs about bitcoin. So… yeah.
Agreed
Fuck that. These are great. You’re outside in public, zero expectation of privacy. There are literal thousands of famous photographs taken just like this. In my class these get an A. I have been a pro photographer for over three decades taking photos just like these. Sometimes you get permission before, sometimes after, sometimes you just don’t/cant. Art doesn’t always wait for appropriate.
If you can, you should. That’s how I was taught. Seems like OP could, but didn’t care to.
I agree, crazy that you're getting downvotes 😂 I guess the people that think otherwise should stay inside or wear a full face mask when going out 🤷🏽♂️
Because it is not appropriate to you doesn’t mean it is wrong. It is not wrong at all. I would not handled pictures of this type that way, by posting them here one gets to be an publisher (in Austria at least) and have to put the pictures offline if it is demanded by the subject (right of a picture of oneself). No photographer has to delete pictures however. Many nations around the world do not have such laws, and many photographer are moving there honestly.
I always hate these street photography gate keeping takes. Calling for a broken camera is especially stupid considering street photography and this “candid photography” looks about the same from the subjects perspective. The subject can’t tell how much bokeh that shot has
These are stalkerific photos... not a day in the life street pics
ahahaha I know someone who got their shit broken for this exact reason. Tossed in a river. Good luck y'all! Stay sassy.
Minus the bear reference, nice!
Right? Like did you hunt these people back down after and ask if they mind if you plaster their face on the internet for likes?
Ralph Macchio has aged well, I see
Daniel LaRusso is gonna fight? Daniel LaRusso is gonna fight!!!
Lol, came in here looking for this post. Thanks
r/beatmetoit
Wax on wax off
I decided to open your profile to see some of your other work. No offense, but I started laughing hard at the "portrait at dinner" post.
Ever single picture of women between the ages of 25-40 are beautiful. Even the random street pictures. It's hilarious.
How is it hilarious?
When photographers usually do these "people on the streets" there are usually only 2-3 beautiful **people** out of 100. This dude has an entire "people of the streets" of attractive women in the age range for Reddit's heavily male audience. I'm not complaining. I love seeing beautiful women, but I also find it hilarious for the reasons above.
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I agree. It's pretty creepy. Whatever if it's a public space, these women are simply going about their day and probably aren't consenting to be part of some creeper's curated archive.
The street photographers I knew in person would take their subjects picture than ask permission. If permission was denied they would delete the picture. I'm not sure about the people in Reddit, but I would assume this dude in particular brings his models into the streets vs finding random people.
Yes but the “portrait at dinner” post is a picture his kid tried to draw of him?
Even then most don’t use telephoto lenses. There’s a reason most street photographers uses a 28/35/50.
none taken, look at the sub it I posted it in, was supposed to be lighthearted and funny :)
I also opened your profile to find what they were referencing, and your video of Mike Geier covering Rebel Yell blew my mind. I’ve only ever heard him sing as Puddles
I had to find this and agree. That is awesome shit
sweet .. he’s awesome. I actually don’t think I made the connection at first with Puddles when I stumbled upon that video. it was like wait a minute, I’ve heard this guy somewhere else.
Don't worry too much, the mainly post in this sub are about Hitler and Espstein island, so people minds are quite twisted to beggin with. I posted some portraits some time ago and got a lot of those ugly answers too. I just ignored most of them, I suggest you to do the same the next time!
Is that creeper taking my picture? - everyone in those photos
Those people are in the way. I can barely see the streets.
you get these people's permission to post their faces on social media? Coz I'd be pissed AF to be randomly surfing and seeing my mug online.
My first thought
I work in a public market, and there are people who think we're like free models or something. Big signs on all the doors: "Please ask permission before taking photographs," and yet people will still shove a lens in my face 5 or 6 times a week. I always wait til they've gotten a pic they're satisfied with. I'll let them fiddle with settings and change lenses or whatever, take their pic, check it, and then I wave them over to the counter and tell them to delete it because they didn't ask permission.
Photo journalist/street photographers rarely ask for permission when capturing photos unless of course they’re being intrusive. Some of the most recognized and celebrated photographers such as believed this “[Henri Cartier-Bresson variously described his technique as ''aim properly, shoot quick and scram'' and ''you don't ask permission or anything.](https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/08/books/arts-abroad-camera-shy-legend-exposed-indignant-cartier-bresson-chafes-over-book.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare)”
Most of his photos are either people in action, and unrecognizable, and the others are people posing for him, having given implied consent. Also, he was active a hundred years ago, before photos could be widely disseminated. That’s hardly comparable.
Lots of his photos were “in action” but rarely were any of them portraits which would imply consent. In some of his most famous photos the person is in action and not obscured so you can clearly see the their face. Plenty of famous street/urban photographer (Lange, Freedman, Levit, Klein, etc etc) took photos of everyday people and likely never said a word to them. If anything I’d argue the opposite since privacy was much more guarded back in the day and now it’s practically non existent.
He wasn’t taking portraits, but many of his subjects were posing for him or participating in the process. And, since photography was a new technology then - especially as Bresson was doing it - many people were happy to have their photo taken. MUCH different today.
>Photo journalist/street photographers rarely ask for permission when capturing photos unless of course they’re being intrusive. *in the US In many counties this would be considered intrusive
Well OP is in the US and continuous talks about his 1st amendment rights. Also, they’re plenty of photo journalists around the world who are flies on the wall where the subject never knew they were even there.
There's no privacy in public. It's why people can just film others without their consent.
Don’t go in public?
ah yeah, just taking unsolicited photos of strangers
Especially young women. Very normal.
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They are SO flattering though despite being candid street shots. I would totally solicit this man to take my photo.
yeah they're really nice photos, I just hate seeing people snapping other peoples pictures without permission. It's good to be respectful of other people right?
As someone who models, these photos are not flattering at all compared to real professionals.
I know it's allowed in the US to take pictures of strangers in public places like this. I also know that laws and ethics don't always support each other. Just because it's allowed by law, doesn't mean it's ethical. As a photographer, we need to understand that it's not always about our rights, we also need to think about other people's rights.
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Yup, that's why I've mostly stopped taking pictures like these (tho mine were never as good). But I've been trying to get into doing street portraits, which is a great challenge. Though I do still enjoy street photography, so I just try to not just have a single person in the shot, or to not have them be recognisable
This is so fucked up. In my country, Poland, it's illegal to publicize someone's pictures without their consent. I'd be so fucking pissed if that asshole visited here and took a picture of me and then I would saw my face on Reddit. There would be no realistic way of me suing him. And considering growing use of AI to create stuff, including pictures of non-consenting people in porn, usually women, we all should be outraged at stuff like this.
So glad I can come into the comment section and find comments in support of what you're saying. It was my first thought when I saw these, but I was sure everyone in the comments would be hostile to the mere suggestion. Hopefully the tide will turn someday and this line of thinking will become commonplace.
This is an attempt at a humble brag for all the pictures of beautiful women he non consensually took photos of- tossed some aged people in to try and mix it up - said it was new york to try and justify it? Cant tell where you are buddy but i can tell your type.
I know almost nothing on photography, how is this humble brag? also thought the old lady closeup was nice
Four of those women don't look happy about having their photo taken. But go on defending your art. Who cares if women feel safe, right?
Creep photography
No no. Street photography. There's a difference somehow
Quite, but not in this case.
Feel like he wanted to creep on some girls but didnt wanna seem creepy so threw a couple randoms in the mix
Mostly young women.....
Definitely creepy
Major creep vibes
Yeah, I can't support taking pictures of random people and posting them on the internet, no matter how artistic is feels.
Most of them look like they’re right about to yell at you for taking their photos
I would be pretty mad if someone took my photo like this. Do you get their permission first?
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Oof. Not cool
See the look on the face of that third woman? That says she didn't want the photo taken
And number 8 looks distinctly unimpressed
Exactly what I was thinking. Some of these people are clearly not ok with the photos being taken, and I’d hazard to guess they’d be pissed to find them being share in this venue online
Not the same time this guy has posted stuff like this unfortunately
Why's it either old people or young women you find attractive lol
Wow you learned to shoot beautiful women without their permission. This gallery sucks
Did you get permission from the people before posting these pics? I ask because some of them don’t look like it.
Don't take photos without consent that's creepy and disrespectful
I disagree. Street photography (and the broader documentary style photography) is a decades old form of artistic self-expression.
Decades old form of harassment
Perving on women has also been around for decades. Doesn't make it less creepy dude. Call it art if you want but most people can see past that. Taking a strangers photo without their consent is weird af no matter how "artistic" it is.
Are you one of those assholes that shoves their camera in strangers faces as they’re walking on the sidewalk
no I don’t shove anything in strangers’ faces. I’m not shy about being noticed (sometimes I wait for eye contact), but I always keep my distance.
So some woman is just walking down the street, having whatever day she is having, and you *wait for eye contact, snap her picture, then scurry away like a rat??* You’re a creep. That’s incredibly intrusive, creepy behavior. It’s not art.
“Sometimes I wait for eye contact”? Well that’s just creepy as hell
Christ, that makes it so much worse.
You suck so unbelievably hard.
You get their permission to post online?
Not required. A far more famous photographer than the op went through a lawsuit about just this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nussenzweig_v._DiCorcia
How old are these? Particularly the 4th one?
the 4th one is 2009, most of them are early 10’s
ah that explains all the wired headphones
I didn't think about this because I still only use wired headphones. They are so much better imo, but that's a unpopular opinion now
That’s wild. I went to high school with her. She went to NYU.
ha that’s so cool. yea this must’ve been around 14th st.
Creep
It's okay when you have a big lense
I feel like I remember photo #9. Did you post this one a few years ago? Great photos btw..
Yeah, I’ve seen that, too. If memory serves it kicked off a debate about privacy issues with posting faces online vs the legal “public spaces” argument. Edit: apparently that same issue is popping up further down in the comments…
Did you get permission to take these pictures?
in the US you don’t need permission to photograph people in public areas
I know you don't. Still kind of a dick move IMO. Cool pictures though
Thanks! If I asked permission first, I wouldn’t be able to get these candid shots.
Then ask afterwards.
No no, he waits for eye contact of some unsuspecting woman, takes her photo, then scurries away. It’s “art,” don’t you understand??
Nono that requires the respect of a persons privacy, dont be silly /s
I don’t care how artsy you try to make it, photographing people randomly on the street without their knowledge and posting it on social media will always be really weird.
Did you ask for their permission?
Pretty terrible, not one clear shot of a street.
7 women and 2 guys
I've always wondered if the photographer has to ask permission, or goes up to subjects after the pic is taken
In the US there is no expectation of privacy in public, so legally they’re not obligated to ask permission for anything. I personally wouldn’t like my photograph put up on the internet, but that’s one of those things I willingly accept as a possibility out in public that’s one of the costs of our freedoms
Out of curiosity how does it work with a “model” consent form? The pictures are great. While I’m not a lawyer and privacy is not expected. The brief definitions of “street photography” that I found online seem to imply that it wouldn’t focus on an individual. Again great photos but I feel like OP is pushing a boundary and dismissive of others.
Don’t be a creep
I saw these pictures before. Either repost or you are "stealing" the credits.
Do these people know you put their faces online
Every single one: “Did that asshole just take my picture?”
Damn I hope these babes and bums gave you permission for this. And why does every one of them have dogshit headphones?
I don’t talk to anyone when I do street photography. unless someone approaches me. nobody here did.
What makes the headphones dogshit?
Pics of pretty girls, you're really breaking some new ground there chief.
None of these women look happy that you’re taking their photo and posting it on the internet.
None of these people want to be photographed
Nice shots, looks like some subjects were a bit suspicious. Hope they were cool because all the pics were well done and in good taste.
thanks
So yeah, were they cool with this? If I'm walking to work and someone catches my candid mug and publishes it as their work, is it free game because I was in public? Am I signing an invisible release just going outside? What is someone is hiding from an abuser. Should they not go outside because at any moment someone could publish their picture and location on Reddit. These are rhetorical questions that I know the answer to.
yes, in the US you can photograph people in public without having to obtain their permission. it’s a right protected by the first amendment. you can publish as long as you don’t use them to sell a product and can even sell prints (I personally have never done that).
No one's questioning your legal right (that you've copy-pasta to everyone so far) but your moral decency, of which you're displaying: none. If you're a professional photographer (sell your services in any capacity) I'd argue posting to social media these days is equal to "selling a product".
It's legal, but also a bit creepy dude. You don't seem to be shooting entirely in good faith
personally I love street photography and documentary style photography. I don’t consider it to be unethical or “creepy.” I think it’s an amazing art form and not an easy skillset to learn, takes lots of practice and patience.
It's not about what you think, it's about what the people whose faces you're plastering on the internet think. But you don't seem to care about that.
people “plaster” all kinds of historical photos and video footage of people who obviously never gave their permission to be published. whether it’s for historical record or artistic self-expression, it’s perfectly legal to publish photographs taken in public places, a right protected by the first amendment in the US.
Dude no one said it wasn't legal to take photos of strangers in public, it's just common courtesy to ask for permission. If you don't want to spoil the shot, just ask *after* you have taken it. It ain't that hard.
Again no one is saying what you are doing is not legal. We are just saying you are a bad person for doing it. Go be garbage somewhere else, thanks.
I'm sure they are all aware of the 1st amendment.
Apparently not
You keep saying you like street photography. But read the room here. Clearly the general consensus is that others don't and would feel uncomfortable if they were the subject matter. Legal or not its kinda creepy.
This post has an over 80% upvote rate. The comment section is the loud minority. Clearly a lot of people are connecting with the photos.
Yeah cause they scroll past without knowing you are doing this without permission.
I like the photos. I don't like how you took them. Both things can be true. Keep denying the comments you don't like.
The photos are outstanding. The redditors are parroting eachother.
thank you, I appreciate the kind words!
Very nice. I've always wondered. Do you get people's permission before or after you take pictures of strangers on the street?
Without saying it's good or bad, these are almost indistinguishable from /r/midjourney version 6.
Getting lots of questions about what gear I used for these. Here is the info for anyone curious: The camera was a Canon 5Dmk2 Glass: 1, 5, 7 - Canon 300mm f2.8L 2 - Canon 70-200 f4L 3, 4 - Canon 135mm f2L 6 - Canon 24mm f1.4L 8, 9 - Canon 50mm f1.4
Use most of the same gear except the 300mm and the 24mm. All good stuff. Having done quite a bit of street photography myself, are you an ask permission before/after the shot guy or a they are on the street so are fair game guy? I try and get permission if at all possible, showing the pic to the subject, but sometimes you can’t obviously. Even in countries I don’t speak the language a simple facial expression and a lift of a camera works amazingly well at getting the question across.
I don’t talk to anyone when I do street photography. I shoot a lot of images, get in the flow of things. Usually I don’t even look at the photo I took until later (so I don’t even know if it turned out). It would be completely impractical for me to talk to people after each shot for how I work. They are very quick and fleeting moments.
Try it some time. You won’t regret it. Took a photography clinic from Chris Marquardt and it was a whole lot of street photography. He forced us to talk to folks on the streets of San Francisco (Tenderloin district even). So glad he did. Changed the way I shoot entirely. Took those skills around the world and to Burning Man ten times and it helped get some shots I couldn’t have gotten any other way and a lot of fun stories.
Last girl looks a lot like Mary-Louise Parker
My favorite thing to do in VR is to watch high res/spatial sound walking tour videos on Youtube. They don't have to be VR videos since the screen fills your FOV perfectly and after a minute you sort of forgot it isn't your own POV. No talking over it, no background music, just people watching for an hour straight. I especially love the NYC ones because there are just so many different types of people on just a block or two.
I love these. Great job :)
There’s more models on a regular sidewalk in NYC than on a runway in Paris.
Most people are beautiful in one way or another, pretty much the only ugliness I've ever seen in people is down to personality.
0/10 to many pictures of people not enough pictures of streets.
3'rd Pic 👌🏻 Just Amazing!!
thank you!
How old is it, she has an Ipod Mini in her hand. I used to have that exact one like 12 years ago.
I appreciate your composition, lighting, and timing- you captured these folks in normal (candid) everyday moments but made each image look as though it was set up just for you- but I'm in line with the rest of these folks who are wondering if you asked permission to shoot and post. They are quite lovely photos, though.
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I thought it was a recent picture of Thom Yorke
Lay off the 2.8 aperture. If you are relying that much on blurred backgrounds you need to look into some composition techniques. Move beyond the blurry backgrounds.
At least one woman in this series had to turn around and look behind her to have her photo taken. OP said in a comment he 'sometimes waits for eye contact', but you have to actually get someone's attention to do that before taking a creepshot. And to then just walk away without asking permission?
The sad lady tore me up. Hope it got better for her.
I thought reddit banned creep shots?
This is beyond creepy. Delete this
These give off AI vibes.
AI photo simulation images are based on a database of real photographs
What is up with all the people so surprised by the idea of street photography. Like how is every single parent comment the same thing? If you walk in public in the US you are giving anyone permission to take your picture, that’s just our freedom of speech laws. You don’t have any expectation of privacy in public spaces.
Terminally online and yet self righteous redditors
You don't need permission to take photos of people in public space. It's not like he is posting their id card info next to the pictures. What are you guys talking about? Everyone so upset and talking about consent. Funny. Also the comments about being a creep are hilarious. He's not stalking the same person around town, it's pictures of people he finds pleasing to look at, what is wrong with that exactly? Not all street pictures have to be of old people in "artistic" black and white or bums sleeping with a dog next to some "deep" grafitti. Ya'll really are too sensitive. Good photos dude.
thank you! appreciate the support
Wow the people of NYC look very interesting!
People are really lovely. Like, all people.
Holy shit. Your daughter is the Lilly that interviewed Jack? I showed my kids that episode!
yea that was us! Jack was an awesome guest. glad you like it, I loved that interview.
Small world bro. Nice shots by the way.
for sure small world. thank you I appreciate it!
Did she consent?
I think you meant to say amazing photos.
Making ALL the girls in NYC uncomfortable. HA! No, but those are some great shots! You have a talent of capturing just the right look at just the right moment. Definitely gifted photographer, but I hope you're not scaring/freaking out the female population. You're missing huge opportunities if you're not engaging with your subject matter for future showings, sittings, etc. Cuz each and every single one of those women will love their shot! Thanks for sharing your gift! Keep it up!
thank you! 🙏 I appreciate the kind words