Jul 30, 2019, 00:03
(Jan 5, 2016, 07:03)GrahamS Wrote: Just another thought: It occurs to me that there are two other genres that are often confused with "Street photography." These are "Urban landscapes" and "Environmental portraits." Sometimes it is difficult to differentiate between the three. True street photographs usually include people doing amusing things or in juxtaposition with others or other elements in the frame and who are unaware of the camera. However, this is not written in stone, as some good street photographs do not include people at all, but may have objects or features of structures as the subject.
Urban landscapes are photographs of an urban scene which can include crowds of people, crowded sidewalks or gatherings and which depict the overall scene with emphasis on the buildings, bridges or roads.
Environmental portraits are photographs of people illustrating their activity or work in a particular environment or location. A portrait of a coal miner with a face blackened with coal dust comes to mind. The treatment is usually more formalised and posed than a candid street photograph.
Photo club judges sometimes find it difficult to define the three genres especially when judging competitions where the entries may comprise of all three. There are, however, no hard and fast rules, but if you are trying to improve your street photography skills, it may pay you to decide which type of photograph you are going to create before you release the shutter.
I think you had a good experience with street photography. Although it is one of the challenging jobs.