CHAT - Photograph a Stranger - Jan 6-12, 2014

[Oldboy]

I went with a friend to our local market today and have a number of people images as well, but not one really leaps out and says 'enter me...'.

  Anyone else having rude thoughts? 

[spikeyjen]

I went with a friend to our local market today and have a number of people images as well, but not one really leaps out and says 'enter me...'.

  Anyone else having rude thoughts? 

Oi... keep it nice!
Reinardina, I really like your bus stop, the B&W is great.

[Reinardina]

I went with a friend to our local market today and have a number of people images as well, but not one really leaps out and says 'enter me...'.

  Anyone else having rude thoughts? 

Oi... keep it nice!
Reinardina, I really like your bus stop, the B&W is great.

Thanks Jen. That was my original entry; the interesting bit of an uninteresting larger image.
I may have chosen the wrong entry shot, I tend to do that on a more or less regular basis!

[spikeyjen]

I decided on this one, seeing I want to work more on  'street photography' and I really like to work in B&W

Doing the crossword

[Reinardina]

That's a great candid Jen!

I am seriously considering changing my entry to my original one.
My old French teacher, always used to go on about, how your first impulse always was the right one. Gut instinct I suppose.

The strangers in the bus stop are more defined and all doing their own thing. I'll have a little think. (And probably forget all about it.)

[DigiDiva]

Reinardina, I would say the bus stop one too. It tells a story.

[DigiDiva]

I cant upload - getting a message about not having a valid token...

[Reinardina]

I cant upload - getting a message about not having a valid token...

I've had problems in the past, though I cannot remember the exact error message.
On Mick's advice I changed to 'uploading single file' or something similar. A drop down menu somewhere on the right hand side of the screen. That worked.

I am about to upload another shot, as I decided to radically change my entry for the competition. I'm going for glorious colour! If I can upload it, that is.

[DigiDiva]

Ok, here's my entry....

The Bird Man Of Herrington Park

[Reinardina]

So, you managed all right. Going to try mine now.

[Reinardina]

No problems uploading, thank goodness.

Yesterday afternoon, I saw this lady standing in a shop doorway, making a phone call.
As I am very interested in the modern, very vibrant hair colours you see these days, I hovered till she finished her call and approached her.
I have found that these girls (and women, don't think you can call this lady a girl) are very obliging, when it comes to photographs of their coiffure.
I have photographed quite a few, almost all with permission, and only had one refusal so far.

Any way, I shot her, and decided to use this one for the competition. At least it is different!

Two Tone Stranger

[DigiDiva]

You are very brave Reinardina

[Reinardina]

You are very brave Reinardina

Brave? People who want to stand out, are usually extrovert (unless they hide their shyness behind extravagant clothing/hair styles), and if you go out of your way to be different, you want people to notice.

I am normally shy, but not when I am behind the camera.

In cases like the 'vibrant hair people', I have simply walked up to them, said I loved their hair or was fascinated by the colour or cut, and asked, could I take their photo. Almost everyone is pleased/flattered/whatever, and says yes.

[Andrew]

You are very brave Reinardina

Just confident is more how i see it.
Having spent a lot of years not having the confidence, now I do, sometimes I ask - other times I just shoot.
But then, I spent a long career driving trains where I wasn't allowed to take pics of people on railway premises or trains - and I think it became ingrained.
Now I don't drive them - I don't have the same employment restrictions...

[Andrew]

As I continue my efforts to import and reivew my past mistakes images for review and cull, I've found one of a certain Mr Abers getting one of his pics. 

Process seemed simple:

• Go to Speakers Corner
  Select and walk up to Speaker
  Place camera in speakers face, allowing enough room for sound to continue leaving mouth
  Press shutter button a few times and walk off whilst reviewing image.

Clearly this method works, judging by the number of published images and books he has on offer.