January 2014 Assignment - Comments & Questions

[Bjorn van Sinttruije]

This is the thread for any comments or questions concerning January's Competition. Also, if you have any pictures older than six months you would like to share, please do so here.

- Bjorn

[kimchi]

Quiet assignment this month. I've just doubles the number of entries!

Candid is more a reference to the subject being unposed, but not necessarily unaware they're being photographed. Glancing eye contact is OK, imo. Photographs capturing eye contact the moment before a person realises they're being photographed can often be the most interesting.

To try to add some momentum to this month's challenge, here are few more candid (environmental) portraits I took in Burma


myanmar -1130146 by Neil.Simmons, on Flickr


myanmar -1110982 by Neil.Simmons, on Flickr


myanmar -1130367 by Neil.Simmons, on Flickr


myanmar -1120131 by Neil.Simmons, on Flickr


myanmar -1130388 by Neil.Simmons, on Flickr


myanmar -1120675 by Neil.Simmons, on Flickr


myanmar -1120807 by Neil.Simmons, on Flickr


myanmar -1130341 by Neil.Simmons, on Flickr

Come on folks, let's see those shots!

[Don_Pisto]

Hello all,

The candid street scene assignment looks interesting. Quick question: how do random people typically react after you snap a candid picture of them? Is it best done "covertly"? Or are most people good sports about it? I see lots of great candid street shot opportunities where I am at, but not sure the best way to snap photos of people I don't know, which in my case would make the best candid shots. Would love to shoot but don't want to get shot

[4xxxx]

Congratulations Bjorn.

Cheers

[Bjorn van Sinttruije]

Thank you!