Street Photography Tip 2

The approach is determined by the subject. Always.

Camera : Olympus E-P1

Exposure Time: 1/800 sec

F-Number: f/10.0

Exposure Program: Program

ISO Speed Rating: 400

When I have seen this lady and especially her bearing I understood immediately that I would to capture it, But I had to act in order to keep it. So I disguised by avoiding eye contact in every way and approaching at the last moment, lowering myself, almost on my knees. At the right moment I took the photo and immediately after she almost comes on me. She smiled and so I. But I was happy because I was already sure I had the photo that I wanted.

Sometimes we the photographers talk too much about our approach but our approach always needs to consider the subject, the content we want to highlight. So we need to be pragmatic and modify it according to the shot we want to take.