{"id":284,"date":"2015-02-02T09:22:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T14:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decisiveshot.com\/?p=284"},"modified":"2015-02-02T09:22:41","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T14:22:41","slug":"setting-the-trap-for-great-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decisiveshot.com\/setting-the-trap-for-great-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting The Trap For Great Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great Street Photography doesn’t necessarily have to happen on the fly.\u00a0 When I first got into Street Photography I felt like I had to keep moving so I wouldn’t miss the “decisive moment” that could be happening right around the corner or on the next block.\u00a0 I felt like a hunter always on the prowl, relying a little on preparation and a lot on luck.\u00a0 Interestingly, had I taken the time to study the likes of Henri Cartier Bresson a little more I would have realized that I was working too hard.\u00a0 I had always heard and responded to the phrase “work smarter, not harder”.<\/p>\n

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Copyright Henri Cartier-Bresson<\/p><\/div>\n

Cartier-Bresson would often set up and wait for the perfect subject to cross his interesting scene, there is still a little luck involved but if you work out the scene before hand you’re 50% of the way there.\u00a0 One of his most famous photographs, the one with the man jumping off a board into a large puddle, was the product of Henri poking his camera through a hole in the fence and waiting for the perfect subject.<\/p>\n

*Doing a simple Google Images search of “Henri Cartier-Bresson Contact Sheets” will confirm this method of shooting.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Pittsburgh 2015 by John Barbiaux<\/p><\/div>\n

The image above was taken after I walked past an alley and, by luck, caught a glimpse of a man walking through the steam and disappearing on the other side.\u00a0 Only after I saw that I realized what a cool photograph this would be and decided to wait it out and make a photograph of the next person that walked by.\u00a0 I positioned myself so that the persons reflection would also be in the shot to add another layer for interest.<\/p>\n

The shot above, taken in Miami, was another product of recognizing a scene and waiting for the right subject(s) to walk through.\u00a0 I couldn’t have gotten luckier to have two men, one dressed in all black and another in all white, walk past my scene of black and white-painted lines.<\/p>\n

My work flow for 2015 has changed drastically from last year, I will be more cognizant of scenes around me and start to work them for a longer period of time than ever before.\u00a0 Next time you are out and about keep your eye out for interesting scenes and make a mental note to revisit them with your camera and see what you can do with them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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