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Friday, July 24, 2009

9:37 PM

Now i just thought i'd duplicate this post from my other blog.
It's about street photog, so here goes.

This i gotta share.

Mr Danny Santos

I look at arndsan's pics almost daily.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/arndsan/
Gorgous photos.

Danny Santos commented on one of arndsan's pics and he happened to be one of the very few whose link i click on.
And i got here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dannysantos/
it was only after a few photos that i realised his shots were taken in orchard road.
So i was looking through his photos, and chanced upon this: http://signorekai.com/index.php/2009/03/26/interview-with-danny-santos/
i thought the interview was pretty good.
here's my favourite part.

SK: Many people find it difficult to shoot on the street. I think they’re afraid that they might get hit by some of the photographed people. What would you say to such budding but fearful photographers?

D: I was exactly the same when I started. Then eventually I was able to build my confidence, and employ certain techniques. I’ve been fortunate enough to not get any unpleasant situations from street shooting. Here are some quick tips: never establish eye contact before and after you click… if there’s eye contact DURING the click, that’s a great shot. But again, after the click, look away and pretend it’s not a big deal. Oh and shoot quickly! The key thing is to not make the subject uncomfortable.

I'm in the process of building my confidence after wanting to shoot like arndsan.
And i thought the "never establish eye contact " part was a pretty good tip.
It's something i'm doing and would also like to share. :)