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Q. Street portraits

Asked by Manuel Cervera (K=25) on 1/26/2006

I´m starting in photography. My main interest is portrait but, at the moment, I haven´t made photos out of family circle.
I have seen a lot of photography, because I have interest in it 15 years ago.
But I would like to develop my personal style.
I would like to make street people portraits. The singularity of routine life atracts me.
But I have problems for getting models. About this matter I have some questions:
For making studio portraits, ¿how can I get models?. I imagine it´s neccesary to pay them, ¿how much is one hour?.
I am interested in street social portraits, but I don´t like to use my camera like a submachine gun, I prefer to dialogue with people who I want to photograph. Yesterday, I went out three hours in my city and I didn´t get any people who wanted to be photographed by me.
How do you get people trust?.
Thank you very much.
Best regards.

Manuel Cervera (K=25) - Comment Date 1/26/2006

Anybody can help me?.
Thanks.

George Tam (K=416) - Comment Date 1/27/2006

Hi Manuel,

Could you please tell me how you usually approach people on the street? What do you say to them? I do a lot street photography and my experience has been different from yours. Are you most interested in candids or a portraits in a street setting?

George

Kambiz K

(K=37420) - Comment Date 1/27/2006

Hello Manuel.
I take lots of candid image on streets. If you look at my portfolio, you would see around 80.
In my openion there is 2 ways.
1) to ask the subject if he/she would give you permission, or
2) buy a tele photo lens and stay where you'd like and take picture. There is a problem that your image could be flat.
I am sure there are other ways around but those 2 are working for me.

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