Some thoughts for you, since I also like street photography and am one of the few here that shoots similar stuff to what you do.. Do with them what you will.
Random shots around the city
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I like this. Nothing amazing but with the sky, clouds, and building it's almost perfectly divided into thirds and it works pretty well.
These two don't really do anything for me. In the first one the power lines are ugly and you cut off the bottom of the ride anyway. Probably could have found better ways to shoot this ride if it was really something that fascinated you. As It is I'd just delete it.
For the second one, pictures of people in the street from behind to me show insecurity of the photographer and are generally quite boring. The only time I try to shoot people from behind is if there is something particularly interesting about their clothes or body features, or if they are doing something interesting. This girl is just walking. Actually I think the two old dudes sitting in the cut out on the far left would be great subjects to shoot. You should have gone and talked to them and asked to take their portrait sitting there against that cool patterned wall.
This one I can see what you are going for, with the symmetry and the crossing lines and the dark right side and white left side. A couple things that you can't really change since you are at the mercy of nature and the scene, but if that shadow could have split it perfectly down the middle for a half dark image and half light image it would have been cool in my opinion. Also if you could have waited for the people to even out instead of overloaded to one side, or maybe for their clothes to match the dark/light motif. Should also probably up the contrast here and make deeper blacks.
There is nothing here.
Again the background scene looks much more interesting with the bright colors and fascinating people. Go get close and talk to some people or shoot some real scenes of real life. A pole and some bokeh isn't worth looking at.
I'm guilty of taking way too many random photos of motorcycle riders out here in Asia. I always think it's gonna turn out interesting. 99.99% of the time they get deleted. Again, these two pictures probably aren't worth saving or looking at in my opinion.
I see what you are doing and I like it. If you had the time you probably could have waited until you had more interesting shoes/feet/legs... something. But it's ok how it is. I feel like the lines are ever so slightly crooked which is a little distracting, but you can easily fix that in Lightroom.
To me it's boring but some people like this kind of "moody" thing. Probably would look better in color.
I love light trails. But simply taking long exposures and getting some cool light trails doesn't make a great picture. In the first one the framing is bad, the sign on the left is cut off, the top of the lightpole is cut. If feels like the picture is way too heavy on the left side because the road is kind of sloping down that way and that one car was stationary... it feels like everything is being sucked in to the left side of the picture for me.
The second one I think is obviously framed a lot better. It's got near symmetry. It looks quite nice. I think it's too yellow in the road way/tunnel thing, but overall it's a much better photo than the first long exposure.
This i think is the best photo of the bunch. It is a standard skyline photo well executed. The color tones are great. The picture is well framed and balanced. I like it. Did you stay out all night or is this sunset? And what city is it?
Feels off balance, kind of like the car one before. Everything is on the right. Also it's a bit hard to separate the subject from the background (presuming you wanted the vendors to be the subject.
I like this shot too. Interested if you were on a building or a overpass or what? The perspective is unique.
Overall I'd say that my biggest problem with your photos, especially any with people, is that you seem to be keeping a distance from your subjects and it's a detriment to the final image. I feel like you are a bit timid perhaps, or maybe you like the detached feeling, for me it kind of makes the city feel lifeless and boring which I'm sure it isn't. I think your shots of the architecture and textures/patterns are more interesting. I feel like you have an idea of what you are trying to do with those, whereas the other shots I think you are just randomly shooting and hoping it works out. Also, be more selective of what you keep. Be critical.
I like this. What is it? Image is rotated?
@ Jaded
Put some spaces or something between your images, too hard to quote you.
I think photo 3 and 4 are nearly the same and were probably taken one after the other, but the color tones are quite different. Her skin is nowhere near the same color. I'd say when you deliver portraits to a client try to be consistent in the editing, especially within one scene/set of images.
I know that girl is not a model and trying to get random people to know how to pose is difficult... but keep working on learning how to pose people, especially people with "unconventional" body types. That last photo especially is super strange to me... barefoot in the woods next to a boulder with a bush coming out of her head and snapping her fingers? I don't know man...
The one just before the last one the light is great, her head is nearly completely turned away from the camera to the point where you can just barely see the tip of her nose. Bring it back a few notches and you probably would have had something good there. Maybe.
Mook man.. I don't know how you do it. Love everything you do. Your subjects have personality, the lighting is perfect, and the editing is on point too. Keep up the great work.
The first three and the last one are all excellent don't get me wrong, but the 4th one and 5th one you hit it out of the park. The look that lady is giving in the mirror is killer and the framing is perfect and must have been difficult considering what was I'm sure a crowded and hectic place, plus the lighting situation was difficult I'm sure. The 5th one again, amazing. The hairy man ass, the facial expression, the setting, the hello kitty...great job really.
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