INDIA - Street Photography
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Using any DSLR camera body with a quality prime lens will give rewarding street captures.
Street interaction levels with Indians is relatively open and friendly. This allows visitors to capture an untold amount of random street portraits wherever one travels. Lively action with lots of humour amongst locals is normal. Like in most countries, random street portraits begin by interacting with the subject.
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Random street captures can take 3-5 consecutive snaps at a subject to get the desired result. These images were taken using a Nikon D3 body with an AF 85mm f/1.4D lens @ 1/500 sec, f/2, iso 200
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Indian coastlines are buzzing with fisherman. Capturing action shots like the above are best when boats return with their catch loads. Taking close-ups, and moving out of the way is a part of the action.
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This subject was difficult to capture due to the hustle and bustle, pushing and shoving within a busy market. The end-result of soft out of focus shots like the above right image do happen from time to time in low light locations. A quick setting adjustment increasing the iso or aperture would have captured the subject in focus.
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Laughter with positive interaction are normal occurrence when capturing images of total strangers
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It's amazing what one can discover in India. In a secluded room, mounted deer and Bengali tiger skin from the 1950's era. The room, now used for storage was cleared to take this snap. Hunting all forms of wildlife in India was banned in 1972.
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Random street photography is about capturing images that are appealing to the person taking them. Almost every street, laneway or footpath through India has something of interest to capture. These street images were taken using a Nikon D3 with an AF 85mm f/1.4D lens using apertures between f/2.8-f/5.6
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Random Street Photography
The amazing advantage of doing street photography through India are the endless amounts of unique looking locals to capture down most streets, laneways or back alleys. Usually, only a small level of interaction is required to capture images like the above.
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Close-Up Portrait Street Photography, is Your interaction level up to scratch? if so, you can interact with anyone. A DSLR camera and quality prime lens with direct positive interaction required with the subject(s) - take the shot.
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With minimal interaction time, this close-up street portrait was captured using a 2007 Nikon D3 body with an AF 28mm f/1.4D lens (1993-2005)
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A local captured strolling through an underground walkway into natural ambient light.
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Transit snaps like the above are easily captured by being on some form of moving transport.
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Location and split second rapid capture using a Nikon D3 body & 85 f/1.4 lens in 2019 still works for me.
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A low light sadhu street portrait captured using a D3 body - Getting the shot with a 2007 12MP camera
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The art of wrapping and positioning a head turban to carry heavy loads of produce
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Street carriers normally work in groups off-loading and loading trucks situated close to market areas.
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Images captured with a Nikon D3S 12MP body & AF-S Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 VR II lens
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Image captured with a Nikon D3S 12MP body & AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D lens
