bangkok street photos 
I was on my last few frames when a man approached me admiring my Leica M6. I noticed that he was carrying with him a Rolleiflex 3.5. I told him that I also had a Rollei but it was still being cleaned. So for now I am finishing up a roll that I have not used up in my Leica.
One reason I spent good money in getting a Leica was because of its proven performance in street photography. Afterall it was the camera that Henri Cartier-Bresson used during his career as a photo journalist. I have no intention of becoming a professional photo journalist. I just like taking photographs. I hope the people in the street will not take offense when I point my camera to them. Looking at the photographs of Cartier-Bresson, I am taken back to the times past that is forever gone. I see, the fashion of those days, the hairstyle, the cars, how people behaved. Somehow, I feel that taking street photographs is a good way of recording our time for future generations. Pictures I am taking in 2006 may be of interest to those who will see it in 2056. Most of the time I ask my subjects' permission. However there are times I do not because the moment might be lost. A posed picture is just not the same. A lot of times the people I encounter are good natured about it. Sometimes, they do not even care one way or another. Other times, they cover their faces as I click my shutter. Just like the lady in the boat. On one of this occasion, I think the blind man knew I was taking his photograph because he moved as I took my photograph.
All photos © 2006 daddywasabi, all rights reserved.
Thursday, January 05, 2006
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2 comments:
If I may give you some well-meant advice.... Many of your photos are of subjects sitting down on the floor, with you shooting from above. Though that can sometimes enhance the shot, often I find it better to squat down and shoot from people's eye level. Somehow that makes the relationship (however short) between the shooter and the subject more closer, more intentional, more on an equal level, more emotional. But I like many of the shots here, so take my advice with a grain of salt. :)
RML
Shards of Photography
Hi RML,
First of all thank you for visiting my blog. Also, thanks for your comment. I hope you believe me if I say that I also took the possibility of taking some of the photos at squating down. But then in doing so, I will have a busier background and the details of the amulets for example will not be in full view. I felt this was the way I wanted to take the photo because it best shows my subject and what they are doing in the street. You are right, in that sometimes to squat offers a better view, but sometimes it may also not be the best. I hope you also take my opinion with some grain of salt.
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