What to learn from Masters?
Comparison of photoghic styles of the best. What makes them unique?
Hawk's eye and velvet glove – anticipate unobtrusively.
He kept his distance, almost as if he was a ghost.
The Decisive Moment 'bible' has influenced generations of photographers, encouraging them to be more observant and patient, and to look for moments that capture the essence of human experience.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Decisive Moment
Photography is the only medium that can capture a moment of spontaneity.
Places when there is a possibility of the moment occurring.
Set the stage and see what happens when you let the people do their dance upon your image.
Timing and anticipation. Intuition and composition.
Composition of human elements
Pause, and see the world in the whole new light.
The right expression and atmosphere that surround the human being.
A lifelong explorer around the world
“I don't like journeys. I dont. I hate travelling. I enjoy being in a country and observing it.”
Cofounded MAGNUM Photos agency to change the power dynamics of photography by giving photographers freedom of work while keeping rights over their work.
Composed in camera, 50 mm Leica, no manipulation later. Favorited the Kodak Tri-X film.
Break rules, don't worry to be technically prefect. Be yourself, be engaged.
William Klein
Wide in the crowd
You are part of the crowd.
They don't know how wide lens is
They are not aware of how much the lens can see.
Let people be themselves
When you show interest in people they will open up to you
Experiment
Break rules
Fashion
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It's about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception.
Elliott Erwitt
Life
Life is what you see in it.
Ironic: The humour of life
"You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organising them. You just have to care about what's around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy."
Dogs
They don't object to be photographed and they don't ask for prints
Everything and everyone
A pro taking a camera everywhere as an amateur.
Light is the soul of a photograph.
Distinct shapes of seeing world.
Fan Ho
Geometry of light and shadow
Subframing and high-contrast and over-underexposing: curiosity and anticipation.
Getting abstract
Light and shadows geometry to drive attention.
Hong Kong
Find focal lenght do you see world in
Find topics you are drawn to.
Anticipate action - look for stories in everyday places intead of highlights.
Joel Meyerowitz
Pulse of the street
Embrace the every day.
Street is a mosaic of life.
Uncover beauty and significance in the ordinary.
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by Amplified
Chronicler of our age.
Martin Parr
Interestingly vibrant mundane
Little ironies of our lives
Layers of action, colors from deep shadows, compartmelizing-framing, action on edges - 99 % failures in street photo
Alex Webb
Layers of action
Not being too serious brings joy back into your images.
Enthusiasm, not just observation.
Obie Oberholzer
Own unique world
Joy in the most random things. An enthusiasm for photography and life shows your own unique world.
Light as a tool to have a fun with.
The world is too interesting in color
Switched to color.
Emotional quality of color. Why do people chose this particular color?
I had to find a new way of working. I want as much information as I can pack into the frame. The density of life in the big city.