Posts tagged with "streetphotography"
AMPt Street submitted by Mick @mickpix Background: Meet Ronnie, Ronnie has been homeless for 15 years. I met him 12 years ago and have been friends since. We talk about life on the streets, current affairs, and the media. A couple of years ago, some young men tried to set him on fire while he was asleep. He suffered some superficial burns. Once I asked him how big an area he roamed. He told me roughly six city blocks. I replied “that’s not very big”. He threw his head back, laughed and retorted ” my cage is bigger than yours”. Touché I thought. Process: shot on Procamera. The light is reflected sunlight from an office tower. Took the exposure from a hotspot/highlight off the ground. This is the raw picture. No post processing. Bio: I have been working in the media for almost 20 years. Im currently a freelance photojournalist based in Sydney. Before that I worked for the Reuters news organisation for 5 years based in Melbourne. Career highlights include the Boxing Day tsunami, Bali terrorist bombing in 2006, The Black Saturday fires around Melbourne in 2009.#amptstreet #mobilephotography #iphoneography #ampteam #photography #streetphotography (Taken with Instagram)

AMPt Street submitted by Mick @mickpix

Background: Meet Ronnie, Ronnie has been homeless for 15 years. I met him 12 years ago and have been friends since. We talk about life on the streets, current affairs, and the media. A couple of years ago, some young men tried to set him on fire while he was asleep. He suffered some superficial burns. Once I asked him how big an area he roamed. He told me roughly six city blocks. I replied “that’s not very big”. He threw his head back, laughed and retorted ” my cage is bigger than yours”. Touché I thought.

Process: shot on Procamera. The light is reflected sunlight from an office tower. Took the exposure from a hotspot/highlight off the ground. This is the raw picture. No post processing.

Bio: I have been working in the media for almost 20 years. Im currently a freelance photojournalist based in Sydney. Before that I worked for the Reuters news organisation for 5 years based in Melbourne. Career highlights include the Boxing Day tsunami, Bali terrorist bombing in 2006, The Black Saturday fires around Melbourne in 2009.#amptstreet #mobilephotography #iphoneography #ampteam #photography #streetphotography (Taken with Instagram)

Posted 7 months ago with 5 notes in mobilephotography, streetphotography, ampteam, iphoneography, amptstreet, photography,
AMPt Street by Sam Smotherman (@whittiersam) I’ve dabbled with photography for years and it has finally caught up with me - I’m an addict. I’ve been involved with mobile photography since my Treo days before the iPhone but I was still a recreational user back then and had it under control. It wasn’t until I bought the first gen iPhone when things started getting out of hand. It was interfering with my walks as I would have to stop to take pictures of street art or interesting textures or maybe a funny shadow. But when I got the iPhone 4 things went from bad to worse. Not only would it interfere with walks but now I was going out to take pictures for hours at a time- looking for them, waiting for the perfect picture moment appear. I made the transition from taking pictures of nature and objects to taking pictures of people (and not just of my kids crying but complete strangers). I’m not embarrassed by this as I walk about with my camera in hand looking for that next picture. I’m not only an addict but a huge supporter and advocate of mobile photography - I want others to do it too. So with the help of Renzo @aliveinnyc we created The 24 Hour Project to document the human aspect of multiple cities in 24 Hours. “On March 24th, 60+ Street Photographers in 35+ Cities and 5 Continents shared their city’s story, which you can see at www.the24hourproject.net . Photography, and especially mobile photography is a journey I am happy and excited to be on. Being selected as part of AMPt’s project is a huge privilege and I’m humbled to be apart of it. Thank you all. Bio My name is Sam Smotherman but you probably know me as @whittiersam. I’ve dabbled with photography for years and it has finally caught up with me - I’m an addict. I’ve been involved with mobile photography since my Treo days before the iPhone but I was still a recreational user back then and had it under control. It wasn’t until I bought the first gen iPhone when things started getting out of hand. It was interfering with my walks as I would have to stop to take pictures of street art or interesting textures or maybe a funny shadow. But when I got the iPhone 4 things went from bad to worse. Not only would it interfere with walks but now I was going out to take pictures for hours at a time- looking for them, waiting for the perfect picture moment appear. I made the transition from taking pictures of nature and objects to taking pictures of people (and not just of my kids crying but complete strangers). I’m not embarrassed by this as I walk about with my camera in hand looking for that next picture. I’m not only an addict but a huge supporter and advocate of mobile photography - I want others to do it too. So with the help of Renzo @aliveinnyc we created The 24 Hour Project to document the human aspect of multiple cities in 24 Hours. “On March 24th, 60+ Street Photographers in 35+ Cities and 5 Continents shared their city’s story, which you can see at www.the24hourproject.net . Photography, and especially mobile photography is a journey I am happy and excited to be on. Being selected as part of AMPt’s project is a huge privilege and I’m humbled to be apart of it. Thank you all. The reasons I chose this picture: 1. I like it 2. While it wasn’t my favorite or the best of the series that I took of this gentleman it was chosen for it’s balance between his desire not to have it “published” and my right to publish as I feel enough of his face is obscured to grant him the anonymity he desired. 3. This picture was a good example of approaching a subject…Here is that story He was initially looking at a car that was for sale and I had snapped a picture from across the street of him and the car. He had realized what I was doing as I typically do not take pictures on the sly and he hurried to get out of my way apologizing for “being” in the picture. That started the conversation and we talked about this car for sale for sometime as the conversation changed he moved into some great light and I snapped his picture again he realized what I had done asking, ” are you taking my picture?” I told him I was and why I had not asked telling him that when he knew I was taking a picture he started to “pose” and stopped acting natural. I told him to just keep on talking. He continued with his story and I continued to take pictures. Soon a friend of his showed up and asked what I was doing I mentioned that I was taking pictures and that I had been in LA the whole day doing that very same thing and showed them some of my earlier pictures which put them more at ease. The conversation lasted a few more minutes but when he left he told me not to post the pictures or let anyone see them who wasn’t supposed to. Epilogue About 15 minutes later and a few blocks away they find me sitting on chair taking a break. We continue our conversation - he takes my picture on his mobile device and asks me my opinion on what he should do with a major life decision we had been talking about.

AMPt Street by Sam Smotherman (@whittiersam)

I’ve dabbled with photography for years and it has finally caught up with me - I’m an addict. I’ve been involved with mobile photography since my Treo days before the iPhone but I was still a recreational user back then and had it under control. It wasn’t until I bought the first gen iPhone when things started getting out of hand. It was interfering with my walks as I would have to stop to take pictures of street art or interesting textures or maybe a funny shadow. But when I got the iPhone 4 things went from bad to worse. Not only would it interfere with walks but now I was going out to take pictures for hours at a time- looking for them, waiting for the perfect picture moment appear. I made the transition from taking pictures of nature and objects to taking pictures of people (and not just of my kids crying but complete strangers). I’m not embarrassed by this as I walk about with my camera in hand looking for that next picture. I’m not only an addict but a huge supporter and advocate of mobile photography - I want others to do it too. So with the help of Renzo @aliveinnyc we created The 24 Hour Project to document the human aspect of multiple cities in 24 Hours. “On March 24th, 60+ Street Photographers in 35+ Cities and 5 Continents shared their city’s story, which you can see at www.the24hourproject.net . Photography, and especially mobile photography is a journey I am happy and excited to be on. Being selected as part of AMPt’s project is a huge privilege and I’m humbled to be apart of it. Thank you all.


Bio
My name is Sam Smotherman but you probably know me as @whittiersam. I’ve dabbled with photography for years and it has finally caught up with me - I’m an addict. I’ve been involved with mobile photography since my Treo days before the iPhone but I was still a recreational user back then and had it under control. It wasn’t until I bought the first gen iPhone when things started getting out of hand. It was interfering with my walks as I would have to stop to take pictures of street art or interesting textures or maybe a funny shadow. But when I got the iPhone 4 things went from bad to worse. Not only would it interfere with walks but now I was going out to take pictures for hours at a time- looking for them, waiting for the perfect picture moment appear. I made the transition from taking pictures of nature and objects to taking pictures of people (and not just of my kids crying but complete strangers). I’m not embarrassed by this as I walk about with my camera in hand looking for that next picture. I’m not only an addict but a huge supporter and advocate of mobile photography - I want others to do it too. So with the help of Renzo @aliveinnyc we created The 24 Hour Project to document the human aspect of multiple cities in 24 Hours. “On March 24th, 60+ Street Photographers in 35+ Cities and 5 Continents shared their city’s story, which you can see at www.the24hourproject.net . Photography, and especially mobile photography is a journey I am happy and excited to be on. Being selected as part of AMPt’s project is a huge privilege and I’m humbled to be apart of it. Thank you all.


The reasons I chose this picture: 1. I like it 2. While it wasn’t my favorite or the best of the series that I took of this gentleman it was chosen for it’s balance between his desire not to have it “published” and my right to publish as I feel enough of his face is obscured to grant him the anonymity he desired. 3. This picture was a good example of approaching a subject…Here is that story

He was initially looking at a car that was for sale and I had snapped a picture from across the street of him and the car. He had realized what I was doing as I typically do not take pictures on the sly and he hurried to get out of my way apologizing for “being” in the picture. That started the conversation and we talked about this car for sale for sometime as the conversation changed he moved into some great light and I snapped his picture again he realized what I had done asking, ” are you taking my picture?” I told him I was and why I had not asked telling him that when he knew I was taking a picture he started to “pose” and stopped acting natural. I told him to just keep on talking. He continued with his story and I continued to take pictures. Soon a friend of his showed up and asked what I was doing I mentioned that I was taking pictures and that I had been in LA the whole day doing that very same thing and showed them some of my earlier pictures which put them more at ease. The conversation lasted a few more minutes but when he left he told me not to post the pictures or let anyone see them who wasn’t supposed to.




Epilogue
About 15 minutes later and a few blocks away they find me sitting on chair taking a break. We continue our conversation - he takes my picture on his mobile device and asks me my opinion on what he should do with a major life decision we had been talking about.

Posted 7 months ago with 5 notes in mobilephotography, photography, iphoneography, streetphotography, ampteam,
AMPt Street by Japhet Weeks @japhetweeks Caption: A man wearing a traditional robe or galabeya crosses a busy road in Cairo as two men fix their motorcycle in the backgrounder I spend a lot of time stuck in traffic in Cairo, and find it’s great place to take street photos since people tend to be focused on crossing the street in one piece rather than on whether someone is trying to snap a picture of them. It’s also a great opportunity to capture the chaos and bustle of Cairo, a city constantly moving. I tend to take A LOT of images. My motto is: Shoot now, edit later. Once I’m off the road, I look through what I’ve captured and choose the most compelling images. When it comes to editing an image, I feel a lighter touch is better. Japhet Weeks is a freelance video journalist based in Cairo, Egypt.

AMPt Street by Japhet Weeks @japhetweeks


Caption: A man wearing a traditional robe or galabeya crosses a busy road in Cairo as two men fix their motorcycle in the backgrounder

I spend a lot of time stuck in traffic in Cairo, and find it’s great place to take street photos since people tend to be focused on crossing the street in one piece rather than on whether someone is trying to snap a picture of them. It’s also a great opportunity to capture the chaos and bustle of Cairo, a city constantly moving. I tend to take A LOT of images. My motto is: Shoot now, edit later. Once I’m off the road, I look through what I’ve captured and choose the most compelling images. When it comes to editing an image, I feel a lighter touch is better.

Japhet Weeks is a freelance video journalist based in Cairo, Egypt.

Posted 8 months ago with 4 notes in mobilephotography, photography, streetphotography, ampteam, amptstreet,
AMPT Street photo by Stan @stan_c Story: It isn’t hard to find this picture location…Manhattan,New York City! I’ve been there only 10 days in July and I couldn’t stop shooting photos. This one is particular because I saw this guy not far from here the night before in front of a church. I imagine he was homeless and he stare at me with an incredible look on his face when I passed in front of him. I don’t usually do homeless’s pictures because I don’t feel confortable with the idea. But there was something so intense with his look, I wanted to go back and shoot a picture but 1/ night=no light 2/I was exposed and had no way to turn back and put my phone in front of him without being caught… I came back home and forget it. The next morning, 50meters from my hotel, I saw him again in Park Avenue. The adress above him was like a provocation.I knew there was something.So I decided to cross the street and do this shot. This is really an iphone shot for me because I couldn’t have done it with a camera.Too obvious. What I do in this case, and I know I’m not the only one (I think I spoke with @thomas_k about this) is faking a phone call…(ridiculous cause I use to say always the same thing and I’m not a really good actor ” yeah…..yeah….uhuh…yeah…ok…see you man..bye”) and when I’m at a good distance, I bring the phone in front of me, frame , focus and shoot like if I was clicking on “end call”…. Process: Always the same editing…. -cameraplus pro for the shooting because I want to manage focus&aperture separately. -dynamiclight so I have better details in highlights without too dark blacks… -snapseed for crop 1:1/ drama effect (in love with this) / +50% details. -adobePsExpress for this black framing I use since the begining on Instagram…and sometimes -20 aperture or +10contrast because I like a little bit darker&heavier than he has to be 99% of my shots have this same process…I only change percentage… Bio: When I was 17, I started with a Canon AE-1 and after a Nikon F3 (still got it with 3 lenses)I was doing only B&W photographies…I had a darkroom with an enlarger in my basement and spent my nights there…After photoshop has come and digital cameras…so I bought a Nikon D70 and a computer and spent my night there… :) But reflex and lenses were really heavy so I was shooting only during holidays and I start working a lot so not a lot of holidays means not a lot of pictures…I Bought a D300s and never used it… Because the iPhone has come!!! It was funny to do small pictures with it,always in my pocket and the iPhone 3gs looks not bad at all but the definitive turn to mobilephotography was with the iphone4… I was amazed with the quality and the texture…it looks like a digitalPolaroïd to me.(I mean some technical defects are becoming artistic qualities) so I started shooting a lot of pictures again…and trying new apps…and I discovered INSTAGRAM…and what mobile photography could really become…so much influence from other instagramers and the most important thing…showing your own pictures because what’s the point if you have 100.000 jpegs in your computer if nobody see them?? Now I’ve just sold my NIKON Dslr (d300s) and bought a Fuji X-pro1 with 2 lenses…because it’s much lighter than a NIKON Dslr and still have à significative difference with an iphone4… I want to play with Aperture&DoP again and what I missed the most, to put my eye in an optical viewfinder again…

AMPT Street photo by Stan @stan_c


Story:

It isn’t hard to find this picture location…Manhattan,New York City!
I’ve been there only 10 days in July and I couldn’t stop shooting photos.
This one is particular because I saw this guy not far from here the night before in front of a church. I imagine he was homeless and he stare at me with an incredible look on his face when I passed in front of him. I don’t usually do homeless’s pictures because I don’t feel confortable with the idea. But there was something so intense with his look, I wanted to go back and shoot a picture but 1/ night=no light 2/I was exposed and had no way to turn back and put my phone in front of him without being caught…
I came back home and forget it.
The next morning, 50meters from my hotel, I saw him again in Park Avenue.
The adress above him was like a provocation.I knew there was something.So I decided to cross the street and do this shot.

This is really an iphone shot for me because I couldn’t have done it with a camera.Too obvious.
What I do in this case, and I know I’m not the only one (I think I spoke with @thomas_k about this) is faking a phone call…(ridiculous cause I use to say always the same thing and I’m not a really good actor ” yeah…..yeah….uhuh…yeah…ok…see you man..bye”) and when I’m at a good distance, I bring the phone in front of me, frame , focus and shoot like if I was clicking on “end call”….

Process:
Always the same editing….
-cameraplus pro for the shooting because I want to manage focus&aperture separately.
-dynamiclight so I have better details in highlights without too dark blacks…
-snapseed for crop 1:1/ drama effect (in love with this) / +50% details.
-adobePsExpress for this black framing I use since the begining on Instagram…and sometimes -20 aperture or +10contrast because I like a little bit darker&heavier than he has to be

99% of my shots have this same process…I only change percentage…

Bio:
When I was 17, I started with a Canon AE-1 and after a Nikon F3 (still got it with 3 lenses)I was doing only B&W photographies…I had a darkroom with an enlarger in my basement and spent my nights there…After photoshop has come and digital cameras…so I bought a Nikon D70 and a computer and spent my night there… :)
But reflex and lenses were really heavy so I was shooting only during holidays and I start working a lot so not a lot of holidays means not a lot of pictures…I Bought a D300s and never used it…
Because the iPhone has come!!! It was funny to do small pictures with it,always in my pocket and the iPhone 3gs looks not bad at all but the definitive turn to mobilephotography was with the iphone4…
I was amazed with the quality and the texture…it looks like a digitalPolaroïd to me.(I mean some technical defects are becoming artistic qualities) so I started shooting a lot of pictures again…and trying new apps…and I discovered INSTAGRAM…and what mobile photography could really become…so much influence from other instagramers and the most
important thing…showing your own pictures because what’s the point if you have 100.000 jpegs in your computer if nobody see them??

Now I’ve just sold my NIKON Dslr (d300s) and bought a Fuji X-pro1 with 2 lenses…because it’s much lighter than a NIKON Dslr and still have à significative difference with an iphone4…
I want to play with Aperture&DoP again and what I missed the most, to put my eye in an optical viewfinder again…

Posted 8 months ago with 4 notes in streetphotography, ampteam, amptstreet,
Photo submitted by AMPt member Marco L. ( @magicmarco ) I got a ticket on my bicycle the other day. Yeah. It was morning and I was going to work. So I get pulled over, on my bicycle, by a cop in a car. He gets out and the first thing he says to me is, ‘What’s the hurry?’ I look at him 😳, ‘Uh. Are you kidding me? There’s no hurry. That’s why I’m on a bicycle. This is hardly an urgent form of transportation. We’re on a hill. It was gravity. But I can see you’re shooting for detective so let’s just sit through some more of your stupid questions.’ That’s when he said, ‘You didn’t see me? I had the lights on behind you for two blocks.’ 😒’What?! No, I didn’t see you! I don’t have rearview mirrors. I’m on a fuckin’ bicycle! Holy shit, did you just win this job in a raffle? What, did they just hand you a gun and tell you to pick out a patrol car? I got a dark blue shirt on. Fuck it, I’ll be a cop today.’ - Kyle Kinane Good evening people of Instagram. How the fluck are you? Me, I’m good. Thanks for asking. But yo, vent session time. Aside from not-so-bright cops, what are some things that annoy you? In any situation. Whether at work, driving or out at a restaurant. Me? Fast food employees with shitty attitudes. Granted, I understand that going home everyday smelling like your clothes were made out of double cheeseburgers isn’t exactly anyone’s idea of living the American dream but….bitch, I seen the commercials. Where’s that infamous pearly-white smile and, ‘Welcome to McDonald’s. How can I help you?’ Huh? Don’t take it out on me cause these golden arches aren’t getting you any closer to being behind the wheel of that CL600 Coupe. Smile, fucker. And throw some ketchup packs in the bag while you’re at it. Okay, I’m done. Your turn. Things that annoy you. Go Btw, editing process: Captured with ProCamera. Added IG’s Rise filter. That’s it. The conch is now yours #OhAndDontForgetMySweetAndSourSauceEither

Photo submitted by AMPt member Marco L. ( @magicmarco )

I got a ticket on my bicycle the other day. Yeah. It was morning and I was going to work. So I get pulled over, on my bicycle, by a cop in a car. He gets out and the first thing he says to me is, ‘What’s the hurry?’ I look at him 😳, ‘Uh. Are you kidding me? There’s no hurry. That’s why I’m on a bicycle. This is hardly an urgent form of transportation. We’re on a hill. It was gravity. But I can see you’re shooting for detective so let’s just sit through some more of your stupid questions.’ That’s when he said, ‘You didn’t see me? I had the lights on behind you for two blocks.’ 😒’What?! No, I didn’t see you! I don’t have rearview mirrors. I’m on a fuckin’ bicycle! Holy shit, did you just win this job in a raffle? What, did they just hand you a gun and tell you to pick out a patrol car? I got a dark blue shirt on. Fuck it, I’ll be a cop today.’ - Kyle Kinane

Good evening people of Instagram. How the fluck are you? Me, I’m good. Thanks for asking. But yo, vent session time. Aside from not-so-bright cops, what are some things that annoy you? In any situation. Whether at work, driving or out at a restaurant. Me? Fast food employees with shitty attitudes. Granted, I understand that going home everyday smelling like your clothes were made out of double cheeseburgers isn’t exactly anyone’s idea of living the American dream but….bitch, I seen the commercials. Where’s that infamous pearly-white smile and, ‘Welcome to McDonald’s. How can I help you?’ Huh? Don’t take it out on me cause these golden arches aren’t getting you any closer to being behind the wheel of that CL600 Coupe. Smile, fucker. And throw some ketchup packs in the bag while you’re at it. Okay, I’m done. Your turn. Things that annoy you. Go

Btw, editing process: Captured with ProCamera. Added IG’s Rise filter. That’s it. The conch is now yours

#OhAndDontForgetMySweetAndSourSauceEither

Posted 8 months ago with 3 notes in mobilephotography, photography, iphoneography, streetphotography, ampteam, amptmember,
AMPt Street Photo by Guillaume Ledieu @grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Description:  I’ve noticed during a walk this path with these stairs and an interesting background, Hipstamatic and concrete work fine for me. Launched Hipstamatic and waited till someone uses this way. There’s no title to this pic what I often do, don’t want to interfer with the eventual story each one could invent seeing it. Process: Shot with Hipstamatic using John S Lens and the AO BW Film and then 1- Launched Snapseed (my favorite app) to crop quickly the pic, erasing the Hipstamatic border to be able to work it on a larger format.  2-opened Camera+, applied the Expired filter (70%) and saved 3-back to Snapseed to use Black and White option, worked on Brightness (-30%) and Contrast (+5%) Saved 4-back to Camera+ to definitly crop the pic. What I normally never do, just before posting to Instagram I do several tries till I get really satisfied. Bio: I’m 40. French living in Marseille (France), living and in love with two women, an adult and a little one (near 5) who’s my favorite model. I work (a lot) as a Theater technician, assistant stage manager is my speciality. I came to photography experimenting with the iPhone and discovering Instagram, meeting little by little fabulous and so talented ones giving  me enough self confidence to continue the sharing.

AMPt Street Photo by Guillaume Ledieu @grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Description: 
I’ve noticed during a walk this path with these stairs and an interesting background, Hipstamatic and concrete work fine for me.
Launched Hipstamatic and waited till someone uses this way.
There’s no title to this pic what I often do, don’t want to interfer with the eventual story each one could invent seeing it.

Process:
Shot with Hipstamatic using John S Lens and the AO BW Film and then
1- Launched Snapseed (my favorite app) to crop quickly the pic, erasing the Hipstamatic border to be able to work it on a larger format. 
2-opened Camera+, applied the Expired filter (70%) and saved
3-back to Snapseed to use Black and White option, worked on Brightness (-30%) and Contrast (+5%) Saved
4-back to Camera+ to definitly crop the pic. What I normally never do, just before posting to Instagram I do several tries till I get really satisfied.
Bio:
I’m 40. French living in Marseille (France), living and in love with two women, an adult and a little one (near 5) who’s my favorite model. I work (a lot) as a Theater technician, assistant stage manager is my speciality.
I came to photography experimenting with the iPhone and discovering Instagram, meeting little by little fabulous and so talented ones giving  me enough self confidence to continue the sharing.

Posted 8 months ago with 10 notes in Street Photography, streetphotography, Ampt, ampteam, iphoneography, mobile photography, mobilephotography,
photo submitted by AMPt Member Graham Preston @grahampreston Title: momentary pause There is a much used quote, along the lines of “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough”. Well that maybe true but my take on that is the opposite. Try getting further away - use your surrounding to influence your composition and image content. If you shoot people, focus on how they are framed against the background. Traveling with my camera app open and my eyes scanning for a photographic opportunity. I visualised this image 30 seconds or so before I was in a postion to take it. I saw the figure from across the open space, while approaching from the side. I could see the trees were spaced nice and even and I have been waiting ages to use this building as a backdrop for an image. So I walk past, raise, shoot and walk on. Process: Shot in colour with ProCamera. Convert to B&W in Snapseed. Used Selective Adjust to lighten the area around the central figure.

photo submitted by AMPt Member Graham Preston @grahampreston
Title: momentary pause
There is a much used quote, along the lines of “If your photographs aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough”. Well that maybe true but my take on that is the opposite. Try getting further away - use your surrounding to influence your composition and image content. If you shoot people, focus on how they are framed against the background.
Traveling with my camera app open and my eyes scanning for a photographic opportunity. I visualised this image 30 seconds or so before I was in a postion to take it. I saw the figure from across the open space, while approaching from the side. I could see the trees were spaced nice and even and I have been waiting ages to use this building as a backdrop for an image. So I walk past, raise, shoot and walk on.
Process: Shot in colour with ProCamera.
Convert to B&W in Snapseed. Used Selective Adjust to lighten the area around the central figure.

Posted 8 months ago with 7 notes in streetphotography, monotone, blackandwhite, photography, iphoneography, Iphonography, mobilephotography, amptmember,
AMPt Street photo by Matt @brooklyn theory Description: As a general rule, I don’t photograph the homeless.  I have my reasons.  If, however, I see an image that needs to be taken I’ll take it, but I never really share those images with anyone.  I made an exception in this case after being approached by AMPt Street to feature and discuss an image that exemplifies street documentary photography and street life in general.  So here it is… As I was approaching the subway station on 33rd St. about to head home, I noticed this homeless gentleman standing in the shadows of the US Post Office Building fumbling through his pockets looking for what turned out to be a cigarette. His face was full of character and his eyes were sad and downtrodden.  Across from him on the sidewalk was a food vendor selling fresh fruit from a pushcart and in between the two of them from my vantage point stood the subway entrance lamppost.   I framed the scene in my mind - the homeless man and food cart being bisected in my frame by the lamppost.  The lamppost acting almost like a wall separating the two and forever keeping them, man and food,  apart.   The dichotomy of the image I had in my head made stop dead my tracks. I waited. In order for the photograph to be successful I needed that harsh light to strike the man standing in the shadows on his face in order to bring his features to life and to give him equal relevance to the food cart that was drenched in sunlight.  I waited.  Finding his cigarette he now fumbled in his pocket for matches.  Once in hand, he lit a match and I took a picture thinking that it might be interesting having the light from the lit match illuminate his face as he stood in the shadows.  That wasn’t nearly enough light though and besides, I still wanted the shot that I had imagined when I first came upon the scene so I waited some more.  After a few minutes with his cigarette finally lit and having taken a couple of drags he took a couple of steps forward and walked right into the sunlight.  I shot my picture as he passed through my frame and then I descended the subway stairs and headed home. The image was taken using the iPhone native camera.  To edit the image, I cropped it square and converted it into black and white using Snapseed.  I then went to Filterstorm where I added a little contrast using the curves tool and then gave the final image it’s black border. Brooklyn Theory is NYC based photographer living in Bushwick, Brooklyn.  He documents NYC every single day and shares these images on Instagram, Eyem, Twitter and his blog BrooklynTheory.com

AMPt Street photo by Matt @brooklyn theory


Description:

As a general rule, I don’t photograph the homeless.  I have my reasons.  If, however, I see an image that needs to be taken I’ll take it, but I never really share those images with anyone.  I made an exception in this case after being approached by AMPt Street to feature and discuss an image that exemplifies street documentary photography and street life in general.  So here it is…

As I was approaching the subway station on 33rd St. about to head home, I noticed this homeless gentleman standing in the shadows of the US Post Office Building fumbling through his pockets looking for what turned out to be a cigarette. His face was full of character and his eyes were sad and downtrodden.  Across from him on the sidewalk was a food vendor selling fresh fruit from a pushcart and in between the two of them from my vantage point stood the subway entrance lamppost.  

I framed the scene in my mind - the homeless man and food cart being bisected in my frame by the lamppost.  The lamppost acting almost like a wall separating the two and forever keeping them, man and food,  apart.  

The dichotomy of the image I had in my head made stop dead my tracks. I waited. In order for the photograph to be successful I needed that harsh light to strike the man standing in the shadows on his face in order to bring his features to life and to give him equal relevance to the food cart that was drenched in sunlight.  I waited.  Finding his cigarette he now fumbled in his pocket for matches.  Once in hand, he lit a match and I took a picture thinking that it might be interesting having the light from the lit match illuminate his face as he stood in the shadows.  That wasn’t nearly enough light though and besides, I still wanted the shot that I had imagined when I first came upon the scene so I waited some more.  After a few minutes with his cigarette finally lit and having taken a couple of drags he took a couple of steps forward and walked right into the sunlight.  I shot my picture as he passed through my frame and then I descended the subway stairs and headed home.

The image was taken using the iPhone native camera.  To edit the image, I cropped it square and converted it into black and white using Snapseed.  I then went to Filterstorm where I added a little contrast using the curves tool and then gave the final image it’s black border.

Brooklyn Theory is NYC based photographer living in Bushwick, Brooklyn.  He documents NYC every single day and shares these images on Instagram, Eyem, Twitter and his blog BrooklynTheory.com

Posted 8 months ago with 33 notes in streetphotography, photography, iphoneography, ampt_street, ampteam,
21st Century Street: The Future is Now by Patrick Colpron @candidcameramanStreet Photograph with a mobile phone?!  The beauty of using a smart phone to do street photography is it’s unobtrusive, small, portable and discreet nature. It is a pleasure to carry and use - you can be open about what you are doing as if you are using a camera or shoot from the hip. Of course, a little like at the start of digital photography, some people said smart phone photography will increase the sheer amount of bad images being made… It forces you to sing a better tune against a wall of noise.What I have found in the past 18 months is mobile photography has elevated photography to a whole new level  - it has brought photography to the masses. Anyone and everyone can pick up a smart phone and start shooting to their hearts content, one of the main point I have been trying to get across these past few years, the camera does not make the images, the photographer does. it isn’t the camera - it is the person holding it… using it.I shoot with the Native iPhone camera only, the only way I can wow me and the viewer (me as both the viewer and the photographer as well as anyone who looks at my images) is to truly pay attention at all time to the compositions of my images, all elements in my frames are considered. All of a sudden the background has almost as much weight as the principal and at times subordinate subject and sometimes the background becomes even more important than the principal subjectThere is no set rules written in stones when it comes to street photography. The saying is if you ain’t having fun practicing photography, you’re not doing it rightBetter photography starts with the device you use, any device, and fun comes at the price of actually improving … making better images and continually improving. My best image is the one I’ll make tomorrowWhen you do street photography with a mobile device do not think ‘pedestrian’ - anyone can make an image of someone walking down a sidewalk or a city street … Think better photography, mind the background and because a Smart Phone is not as fast as other types of camera, use that slower response time to your advantage by really taking the time to think your composition through before you even lift your phone up, carefully framing your subjects in the best possible manner you can and taking this extra time to start your device up to really take the moment in, turning what is seemingly a disadvantage into a strength allowing you to greatly improve your photography in a very short time.If you are anything like me, you want to make better images at each release of the shutter. My best image is the one I will make tomorrow and the day after tomorrow as I am always striving to find new approaches to photography in order to improve how and what I shoot - I have found the constraint of the iPhone to be the best learning tool in order to broaden my horizons and improve my photography with all types of cameras.Go ahead, do street photography or any type of photography, using a true 21st century tool - a photographer’s dream, a pocket camera, light - nimble and capable… The best street photography camera is the one you have with you at all times, the camera in your phone.

21st Century Street: The Future is Now by Patrick Colpron @candidcameraman


Street Photograph with a mobile phone?!  The beauty of using a smart phone to do street photography is it’s unobtrusive, small, portable and discreet nature. It is a pleasure to carry and use - you can be open about what you are doing as if you are using a camera or shoot from the hip. Of course, a little like at the start of digital photography, some people said smart phone photography will increase the sheer amount of bad images being made… It forces you to sing a better tune against a wall of noise.


What I have found in the past 18 months is mobile photography has elevated photography to a whole new level  - it has brought photography to the masses. Anyone and everyone can pick up a smart phone and start shooting to their hearts content, one of the main point I have been trying to get across these past few years, the camera does not make the images, the photographer does. it isn’t the camera - it is the person holding it… using it.


I shoot with the Native iPhone camera only, the only way I can wow me and the viewer (me as both the viewer and the photographer as well as anyone who looks at my images) is to truly pay attention at all time to the compositions of my images, all elements in my frames are considered. All of a sudden the background has almost as much weight as the principal and at times subordinate subject and sometimes the background becomes even more important than the principal subject


There is no set rules written in stones when it comes to street photography. The saying is if you ain’t having fun practicing photography, you’re not doing it right


Better photography starts with the device you use, any device, and fun comes at the price of actually improving … making better images and continually improving. My best image is the one I’ll make tomorrow


When you do street photography with a mobile device do not think ‘pedestrian’ - anyone can make an image of someone walking down a sidewalk or a city street … Think better photography, mind the background and because a Smart Phone is not as fast as other types of camera, use that slower response time to your advantage by really taking the time to think your composition through before you even lift your phone up, carefully framing your subjects in the best possible manner you can and taking this extra time to start your device up to really take the moment in, turning what is seemingly a disadvantage into a strength allowing you to greatly improve your photography in a very short time.


If you are anything like me, you want to make better images at each release of the shutter. My best image is the one I will make tomorrow and the day after tomorrow as I am always striving to find new approaches to photography in order to improve how and what I shoot - I have found the constraint of the iPhone to be the best learning tool in order to broaden my horizons and improve my photography with all types of cameras.


Go ahead, do street photography or any type of photography, using a true 21st century tool - a photographer’s dream, a pocket camera, light - nimble and capable… The best street photography camera is the one you have with you at all times, the camera in your phone.

Posted 8 months ago with 4 notes in mobilephotography, streetphotography, Street Photography, Ampt, ampteam, iphoneography, photography, ampt_street,
AMPt selections photo by Bourras Cyril @cyrilaimeannouchka Description : Ok…about this picture… If you look at my feed, you will see streetphotography pictures and everyday life pictures with my family. This one was shot while in my car. I snap a lot of pictures in my car for my drivebyshooting project (you could see the project here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/el_mexicano/sets/72157627540046025/ ) Process : I shoot this one with Hipstamatic, and I do the edit with picture show (color), then filterstorm (saturation, sharpening, brighting), and at last ScartchCam Fx texture and color. Bio: I started photography (really), in 2000, when I bought my first analog slr camera (a nikon). Many years later, I bought a canon 400D. And i decided to go back to the analog. I’ve got a lot of analog camera (Holga, nikon FM2n, Nikon FE2, Ricoh, kiev 60, etc…). And last year a friend of mine bought an Iphone. He showed me pictures he done with it, and I fell in love with it. No, I’m joking, but I was really impressed, so I decided to try it, and finally, I bought one. Now I always have it on me… Not just to call friends.

AMPt selections photo by Bourras Cyril @cyrilaimeannouchka

Description :
Ok…about this picture… If you look at my feed, you will see streetphotography pictures and everyday life pictures with my family. This one was shot while in my car. I snap a lot of pictures in my car for my drivebyshooting project (you could see the project here : http://www.flickr.com/photos/el_mexicano/sets/72157627540046025/ )

Process :
I shoot this one with Hipstamatic, and I do the edit with picture show (color), then filterstorm (saturation, sharpening, brighting), and at last ScartchCam Fx texture and color.

Bio:
I started photography (really), in 2000, when I bought my first analog slr camera (a nikon). Many years later, I bought a canon 400D. And i decided to go back to the analog. I’ve got a lot of analog camera (Holga, nikon FM2n, Nikon FE2, Ricoh, kiev 60, etc…). And last year a friend of mine bought an Iphone. He showed me pictures he done with it, and I fell in love with it. No, I’m joking, but I was really impressed, so I decided to try it, and finally, I bought one. Now I always have it on me… Not just to call friends.

Posted 10 months ago with 4 notes in mobilephotography, photography, iphoneography, streetphotography, amptselections,