Street Photography
Street photography is a genre of photography which records the everyday life of individuals in a a public area, it enables photographers to take candid of civillians, which is when someone takes a photo of somebody else without that person knowing.
I have chosen Street Photography as a theme for my enxtended project because it links to self portraiture as I can include photographs of myself and a lot of photographers who base their works on self portraiture have also taken photograps which are influenced by the everyday lives of civillians, and it allows me to explore the different key elements;
Street Photography originiated in France by a French Photographer, Eugene Atget. Atget photographed the streets of Paris at the turn of the 20th century. He worked at a time when photography was rising in popularity. His photos were still lifes of the street.
Artisists I am going to use for inspiration on this project are Vivian Maier, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Garry Winogrand. I'm going to take mainly candid photograps of people in the streets and some street shops or markets that pop out to me. I also want to take photographs inspired by old rap music that have some sort of story behind them. The way I want to start this project is by presenting around ten-twenty photograps produced by myself that are inspired by three photographers I chose, I want my photos to present the beauty of a persons life, whether the photo is in black and white to convey the struggles of someone, or if they use bright colours.
I have chosen Street Photography as a theme for my enxtended project because it links to self portraiture as I can include photographs of myself and a lot of photographers who base their works on self portraiture have also taken photograps which are influenced by the everyday lives of civillians, and it allows me to explore the different key elements;
- A candid photo of an un-posed subject in a public place.
- A mundane scene.
- A rare passing moment, not likely to ever repeat again.
- Juxtaposition of color and form.
- A fleeting glance amid colorful forms and dynamic lines
Street Photography originiated in France by a French Photographer, Eugene Atget. Atget photographed the streets of Paris at the turn of the 20th century. He worked at a time when photography was rising in popularity. His photos were still lifes of the street.
Artisists I am going to use for inspiration on this project are Vivian Maier, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Garry Winogrand. I'm going to take mainly candid photograps of people in the streets and some street shops or markets that pop out to me. I also want to take photographs inspired by old rap music that have some sort of story behind them. The way I want to start this project is by presenting around ten-twenty photograps produced by myself that are inspired by three photographers I chose, I want my photos to present the beauty of a persons life, whether the photo is in black and white to convey the struggles of someone, or if they use bright colours.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer who mastered candid photography, he specifically pioneered the genre of street photography and viewed photography as capturing a 'decisive moment.'
Henri produced a book of photographs called 'images à la sauvette' which translates to 'images of the sly'.
Henri produced a book of photographs called 'images à la sauvette' which translates to 'images of the sly'.
Here I have taken four photographs which have been influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson, his photos use the formal elements of leading lines which I've tried to achieve in the first, third and fourth photo with the lights fuzzing as they travel further down the photograph. In the second photo, if i had taken the photo more angled and focused my subject more on the buildings then I would've also been able to achieve a photograph using leading lines.
Nico Froelich
Nico Froehlich (b. 1990) is a British photographer born in south-east London. His work champions diversity and inclusivity, with a particular focus on social realism and working-class life.