{"id":70137,"date":"2017-11-20T06:02:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=70137"},"modified":"2017-11-20T06:04:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:04:52","slug":"the-fishing-technique-in-street-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/20\/the-fishing-technique-in-street-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fishing Technique in Street Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Fishing Technique Illustrated by Annette Kim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Think of yourself a street photography fisher– instead you are fishing for people.<\/p>\n

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Why fishing?<\/h2>\n
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Woman in yellow, background in blue, and leading lines outlined in red.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A fisherman goes out to sea, with his trusty tackle and boat– and is patient. The fisherman doesn’t always catch fish — but he tries his hardest.<\/p>\n

The fisherman realizes that he can be the most skilled fisherman in the world, but without a little bit of luck– he will catch no fish.<\/p>\n

Street photography and fishing<\/h2>\n
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Leading lines. Three Men<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The same is in street photography — treat yourself like a street photography fisherman.<\/p>\n

Be patient, find good locations (where you think the fish will bite), and setup your line.<\/p>\n

This is the technique that Henri Cartier-Bresson<\/a> used in his photography: he saw interesting scenes and backgrounds, and waited for his subjects to enter the frame.<\/p>\n

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Henri Cartier-Bresson \/ HCB Foundation. FRANCE. The Var department. Hy\u00c3\u00a8res. 1932.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For example, note this Henri Cartier-Bresson picture of a bicycle– he saw the nice composition, leading lines, and waited for the right subject (bicycle) to enter the picture.<\/p>\n

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Red leading lines of the composition of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Bicycle Shot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You are a movie director<\/h2>\n

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A good movie director finds a scene, or a ‘tableau’ — and then inserts the actors.<\/p>\n

Or as William Shakespeare once said:<\/p>\n

\n All the world is a stage.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Therefore, see the streets as your own stage. Setup the stage, and the scene, and wait for the right people to enter the frame.<\/p>\n

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Woman in yellow, background in blue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Woman with umbrella. Seoul, 2011 \/\/ ERIC KIM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Walking lady Bauhaus by ANNETTE KIM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

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Be patient, like a good fisherman.<\/p>\n

If you see a good scene for street photography, wait 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or even 1 hour. Just ask yourself:<\/p>\n

\n How bad do I want the shot?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also — don’t just take 1-2 shots. Rather, try to aim to take at least 100 photos of the scene, and choose the 1 best picture once you get home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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