Out and about

So today i went on a trip to town and i just thought i might do some street photography. But i realised i had left my 35mm camera at college in my locker so i decided i'd do some anyway using my digital SLR. I've edited four shots that i found interesting from the trip and i wanted to show you all. 
Image one:This image was taken when i was actually sat in the bus station in Middlesbrough escaping the rain whilst waiting for my phone to get repaired. I obviously had my camera on hand so i saw this guy standing against a pillar about 5 feet away from me so i decided to take a quick snap of him i do think he notice though and some other girls noticed but didn't realise that i was way zoomed in and they weren't in the frame that got a bit awkward but i still carried on. I just liked his stance and how he just looked like a guy who had a long day either visiting friends,  visiting relatives, shopping, running errands of whatever you can figure out by looking at him. I just edited this on Photoshop by converting it into black and white and then upping the contrast and brightness. 

Even though i wasn't using a black and white camera i do think street photography looks far better in black and white. I just think it makes you focus on the actual person more than the colours in the surroundings.

Image two:
 This one one of the first images i took. It was just along side my uni halls. Since the start of this project i have really been focusing on older people rather than younger and i think this is because in older people i see more character, I think wrinkles and creases say more about a person than a facial expression would and you more commonly find that in older people than younger people. I chose to photograph this because i think it perfectly represents the youth of today, with the fashion and this is something i haven't found too much of in street photography like my generation hasn't really been photographed that i could find. These two men were walking in front of me, about 2 feet away and it was one of those moments where you act upon it with your instinct and not over thinking the shot, however i am really fond of this shot. I can't really explain why i just like the look of it. I edited this again by just converting it into black and white and then upping the contrast and brightness. 

Image three:

This was another shot from when i was sat in the bus station waiting for my phone to be repaired. This lady had come out of the toilets that are behind her, pushing along her trolly and i don't know why but i just found it really weird that she had a trolly in the bus station let alone in the toilets with her. So again i just with instinct thought it was quirky so i took the shot, i actually took a few shots as you will see from a similar closer shot bellow. I just edited this the way i edited the others by converting it to black and white and then upping the contrast and brightness.

Image four:

Another shot of the old lady coming from the bathroom. I cropped this from a larger photo just so i could focus in more on the old lady. I really like the lighting in this image after the editing i think it had a lot of strong colours and tones. I also like her stance and if you take out the guy in the background i actually think this could look like quite a lonely picture of this lady. I'm not quite sure what she is doing but you can interpret that your own way like the first image i showed. She could be checking a receipt or counting money etc the list could go on, I edited this again in the same way just by converting it into black and white and upping the contrast and brightness.

Summery of the day:

Overall the small shoot i did today i really thought came out good. It shows i think that i am getting a little more confident in the fact i am getting closer and closer to people as i take there photo and i am starting to brush of people looking and commenting a lot more now. Laughing about it is a great help! Also as you may be able to tell i do tend to use the same simple editing technique for this project but i do tend to use this for most other things this is just because i prefer working with a digital camera but in the style of black and white.