Street Photography - India
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Street portrait of a local with chin tattoo taken along the Indian-Nepali border region.
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, capturing random street portraits begins by interacting with subjects.
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Don't self-curse yourself because you missed getting the shot. Random street captures can take 3-5 connective snaps at one particular subject to get the desired result.
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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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Bustling street markets are always full of potential street portraits.
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Positive interaction with laughter are normal occurrence when capturing images of total strangers.
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It's amazing what one can discover in India. Generations old, mounted deer and Bengali tiger skin from the 1950's era. 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 worth photographing. Image, a young local from the national cadet corps directing street traffic.
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The positive advantage of street photography through India are the endless amounts of unique looking locals seen out and about roaming or relaxing near outdoor markets. Interaction with subjects may be required first to capture images like above. This elderly local sipping on chai didn't mind being photographed up close with a bulky DSLR and prime lens.
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Is your interaction level up to scratch? If so, you could probably interact and capture random street portraits of almost anyone. Without having no basic interaction skills, forget about trying to take closeup images like this. This was a low light hustle bustle location with the subject in transit which usually means a one time only shot image.
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With minimal time, this close-up street portrait was captured while the subject was in motion riding past on a bicycle. One can't think too long grabbing moving snaps that may be interesting. Image captures like this are gone within seconds.
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A local captured strolling through an underground walkway into natural ambient light.
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In transit snaps like above are easily captured being on some form of open moving transport. One should avoid stepping out on highways in India. Highway traffic doesn't stop for anyone.
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Location and split second rapid capture using a Nikon D3 body & 85 f/1.4 lens still works for me.
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Taking street portrait images through India will keep most street photographers flat-out busy non-stop. With a small amount of positive interaction time, this sadhu was captured with a D3 & 85mm prime lens.
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The art of wrapping and positioning a head turban to carry heavy loads of produce.
Street carriers normally work in groups off-loading and loading trucks situated close to market areas.
The best locations to capture images like these are at very busy locations with little or no room to move.
Images were captured with a Nikon D3 12MP body & AF-S Nikkor 200-400mm f/4 VR II lens on a tripod.
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There doesn't pass a day when roaming the streets through India of someone suddenly out of the blue catches your eye. It could be the dress mode, the eye colour, or facial composure. This local didn't hesitate happily staring straight in to the lens. Image was captured with a Nikon D3S 12MP & AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D lens.
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