If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I believe there is a time to get close and a time to step back in order to give additional context to an image.\u00a0 Each step back is like adding another page to the book you’re writing.\u00a0 Too many steps and you could end up with a long, uninteresting book.\u00a0 Too few steps and your book turns into a short story which could work if your characters are interesting enough.<\/p>\n
As for which approach I prefer…\u00a0 I think there is a time for both.\u00a0 I see the appeal of very close composition but it still makes me feel as if I’m botching the composition.\u00a0 The technique I mention below is the best solution I’ve come up with to give me the best of both worlds.<\/p>\n
The best approach to successful street photography composition that I’ve found is taking shots as I walk closer to my subject all the way until I either get too close or they move.\u00a0 How often have you seen an interesting subject and hurried to get “close enough” only to find that they’ve started to move on once you get there.<\/p>\n
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How do you approach your composition?\u00a0 Leave your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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