If you're a regular to my blog you'll know I’ve been working a project called London cabbies, the project is being a pleasure to work on and it’s growing into an interesting documentary project which I hope to grow more in the next few months. But as before, this has lead me to another project of sorts and that’s the passengers, not only in taxi's but also the passengers traveling on buses and trains.
As with any kind of street photography you get people that notice and don't notice me taking a photo. I've been finding that it makes a better photo once they’ve noticed me and camera.
I've added 2 photos below, in the first photo, the lady hasn’t noticed me and then she does.
I think both photos work and are good in there own way, but her expression in the second is perfect. So for me, it pays to wait until the subject notices the camera and plays on it.
Isn’t strange how we change the way we shoot depending on the situation we’re faced with. I would say that most of the time I don’t wait for my subjects to notice me, as I find that changes the moment I’m trying to capture, street photography for me is all about capturing candid moments and the photographer should never interfere with the moment. Then here I am photographing people traveling on public transport and I’m now hoping they notice me and then, of course, I have my fingers crossed that react with me. Most of the photos I’ve been capturing of people using buses has been in Cambridge and I always seem to get the best photos when the weather is really bad. I love it when the windows on the buses are steamed up, mix this with the early evening light and the colours of the street lights, shop windows etc and I have the perfect mixture for a great photo.
Enjoy the photos
You can also find this week's blog published in February's issue of Eye Photo Magazine
The first photo, boy I had to run halfway down Oxford Street in London to get it. I couldn't believe she kept her hand on the window.
