{"id":895,"date":"2010-09-28T11:53:55","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T15:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=895"},"modified":"2010-09-28T15:36:09","modified_gmt":"2010-09-28T19:36:09","slug":"what-goes-on-in-my-mind-when-i-shoot-in-the-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/28\/what-goes-on-in-my-mind-when-i-shoot-in-the-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"What Goes on in My Mind When I Shoot in the Streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-909\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/what-should-i-take-a-photo-of_penguin.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/28\/what-goes-on-in-my-mind-when-i-shoot-in-the-streets\/what-should-i-take-a-photo-of_penguin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/what-should-i-take-a-photo-of_penguin.jpg?fit=429%2C850&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"429,850\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"What should I take a Photo of Penguin 5D\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;What goes on in my head when I am doing street photography&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/what-should-i-take-a-photo-of_penguin.jpg?fit=333%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-909 \" title=\"What should I take a Photo of Penguin 5D\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/what-should-i-take-a-photo-of_penguin.jpg?resize=300%2C595\" alt=\"What should I take a Photo of Penguin 5D\" width=\"300\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/what-should-i-take-a-photo-of_penguin.jpg?w=429&amp;ssl=1 429w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/what-should-i-take-a-photo-of_penguin.jpg?resize=151%2C300&amp;ssl=1 151w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/what-should-i-take-a-photo-of_penguin.jpg?resize=333%2C660&amp;ssl=1 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What goes on in my head when I am doing street photography. (Yes, that is a penguin version of me with a Canon 5D)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stumped for ideas, I recently I asked to the members of my\u00c2\u00a0<a title=\"Eric Kim Facebook Fan Page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/erickimphotography\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Fan page<\/a> what I should blog about next. These are the responses that I received that inspired me to write this post:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/erichoung\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Houng<\/a>:\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;What prompts you to snap a picture of someone? is it cuz you see a story about that person? stuff like that :] (inspiration&#8230; that&#8217;s the word i was looking for hahah)&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mithunkr\" target=\"_blank\">Mithun Kumar<\/a>:\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;Do we apply brains or just go with the instincts when photographing on Streets?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ygmurphy\" target=\"_blank\">Yvette Murphy<\/a>:\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;Related to above requests&#8211; how much of it is planned, i.e. you see the possibility of a shot ahead of time and wait for it to happen and, simply, spontaneous, i.e. the right place at the right time. For example, I had seen the possibility of a great shot, I waited for the right time&#8230;and perhaps I lost patience, but it never happened.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thrumylense\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Heath<\/a>:\u00c2\u00a0&#8220;What does one need to do in terms of mindset on the street&#8230;.I would love to do this but do not want to be threatening. How do you be forward in a nice way. Does this make sense? In other words, what does your mindset need to be&#8230;..frame of mind, etc.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Therefore I will try my best to explain my \u00c2\u00a0&#8220;workflow&#8221; of my thoughts when shooting in the streets. The scenario I will explain my thought process when I went to shoot on the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica (during my lunch break yesterday). I tried my best to record and write out my thoughts as candid as possible.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>(As I am sitting down at my computer): &#8220;Damn I am feeling hella antsy&#8211;gotta go out to shoot in the streets. Where should I go? Eh&#8211;doesn&#8217;t matter, I just gotta get on the streets and I&#8217;ll figure that out later. &#8220;<\/li>\n<li>(As I am about to leave): &#8220;Hmm&#8230; is my battery charged and do I have my memory card in my camera?&#8221; (Checks camera). &#8220;Sweet&#8211; time to hit the streets.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>(I leave the office and enter a back-alley): &#8220;It feels amazing to be outside. I wonder what I should shoot today. Do I want to shoot from the hip, juxtapose people with the environment, or just take photos of what interests me? Hmmm&#8230; I&#8217;ll just have to walk around and figure out&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>(As I am walking around the streets): &#8220;Eh&#8230; nothing seems to be too interesting today. These people are much too boring for me to take photos of. There is nothing about them that stands out. Oh wait&#8230; this guy looks a <em>tad<\/em> interesting.&#8221; (I take his photo and check it). &#8220;Eh, framing is decent and I got a nice little shadow. But definitely doesn&#8217;t stand out to me. Not a keeper&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0118.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/28\/what-goes-on-in-my-mind-when-i-shoot-in-the-streets\/img_0118\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0118.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285590875&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Street Photo 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0118.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-900 aligncenter\" title=\"Street Photo 1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0118.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0118.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0118.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>(As I approach a fountain): &#8220;That is a nice little fountain. Oh wait&#8211; there is a woman sitting right in front of it. Oh man, it would be hilarious if I got a shot that it looks like the water fountain is shooting at her! Time to nail the shot.&#8221; (I approach closely, crouch&#8230;and take a few photos). (As I check my LCD Screen), &#8220;Sweet&#8230;I dig this photo&#8221;\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-901\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0140-Edit.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"901\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/28\/what-goes-on-in-my-mind-when-i-shoot-in-the-streets\/img_0140-edit\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0140-Edit.jpg?fit=640%2C607&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,607\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285591356&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Street Photo 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Had this idea for a crop after taking the image&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0140-Edit.jpg?fit=640%2C607&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-901 \" title=\"Street Photo 2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0140-Edit.jpg?resize=640%2C607\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0140-Edit.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0140-Edit.jpg?resize=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Had this idea for a crop after taking the image<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>(I keep on walking around): &#8220;Today feels a little slow&#8230; oh wait there&#8217;s some kids and a mom there! This seems interesting&#8221; (Takes a quick shot from the hip). (I check my LCD), &#8220;Ehh..framing is a bit off. There doesn&#8217;t seem to be enough action going in here either. Not only that, but the photo doesn&#8217;t really pique my interest very much.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0149.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/28\/what-goes-on-in-my-mind-when-i-shoot-in-the-streets\/img_0149\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0149.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285591608&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Street Photo 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0149.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-903\" title=\"Street Photo 3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0149.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0149.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0149.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>(I see a dog): &#8220;Dogs are cute. I wonder if I should just take a shot of it from a really low angle&#8221; (Crouches, holds camera nearly to the ground and takes photo), &#8220;Eh&#8211;not the most interesting shot in the world, but oh well.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0156.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/28\/what-goes-on-in-my-mind-when-i-shoot-in-the-streets\/img_0156\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0156.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285591634&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Street Photo 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0156.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" title=\"Street Photo 4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0156.jpg?resize=640%2C427\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0156.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0156.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>(I see a woman checking her bag): &#8220;Oh man, her bag has a hummingbird on it. This may make for a good symbol somehow.&#8221; (Brings camera to eye and snaps two photos while walking past). (As I check my image), &#8220;Hmm.. framing is okay, but the photo is not nearly as interesting as I thought it would be.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0135.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/28\/what-goes-on-in-my-mind-when-i-shoot-in-the-streets\/img_0135\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0135.jpg?fit=427%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"427,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1285591187&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Street Photo 5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0135.jpg?fit=427%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-905\" title=\"Street Photo 5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0135.jpg?resize=427%2C640\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0135.jpg?w=427&amp;ssl=1 427w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/IMG_0135.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>(Dying from the heat): &#8220;Oh man, it&#8217;s getting pretty hot. I wonder if I have a keeper that is <em>&#8216;worthy&#8217; <\/em>to go on my Flickr\/Website&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>(Thinks of the photo I took of the woman and the fountain): &#8220;That photo is definitely a keeper. I feel satisfied&#8211;time to go back to work.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In response to Eric, Mithun, Yvette, and Rick and everybody else who is curious about my mindset\/thought process when shooting in the street:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As you can tell, not all of the shots that I take on the streets are &#8220;<em>keepers<\/em>&#8221; (or the photos I deem my best work). Also when shooting in the streets, I <strong>follow my instincts and do not discriminate.<\/strong> I just listen to what my\u00c2\u00a0subconscious\u00c2\u00a0tells me, and take all the images I wish to take.<\/li>\n<li>To get over the initial &#8220;jitters&#8221; of shooting in the streets when I am not feeling warm, I just take random photos of random things, to simply &#8220;<strong>warm up<\/strong>&#8221; my trigger button and listen to the satisfying &#8220;clack&#8221; of my shutter. The more I hear my shutter, the less afraid and bothered I feel about other people hearing it.<\/li>\n<li>I have a mindset that I am out there to capture &#8220;<a title=\"Beauty in the Mundane\" href=\"http:\/\/www.erickimphotography.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">The Beauty in the Mundane<\/a>&#8221; and that I am not a &#8220;creeper&#8221; or someone threatening. In thinking that I am out there to do a &#8220;good&#8221; and capture beautiful images of everyday-life, I do not feel that I am threatening and thus other people don&#8217;t interpret me as threatening.<\/li>\n<li>When walking around in the streets, I try not to &#8220;<em>force<\/em>&#8221; my shots or take a photo of literally everything I see. I also make sure to walk at a <strong>slow pace<\/strong> and look around myself for interesting things\/people to take photos of.\u00c2\u00a0I can also add that most of the things\/people I see in the streets are not quite interesting to me (I feel sort of desensitized after shooting in the streets for quite a while), so it takes something truly uncanny or odd that captures my eye.<\/li>\n<li>There are also many instances when I see great photo opportunities, and I try to <strong>stay patient <\/strong>to capture that perfect image. If I see a sign, billboard, or interesting backdrop, I wait for the right &#8220;<em>actor<\/em>&#8221; to right into my scene, and capture the image I have in mind. I typically hang around &#8220;waiting&#8221; for a shot for about two minutes tops, but if I grow impatient or see other photo opportunities around myself, I simply move on. There are other times when I am walking I see the &#8220;<a title=\"The Decisive Moment\" href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/%E2%80%9Chow-to-masterthe-decisive-moment%E2%80%9D\/\" target=\"_blank\">Decisive Moment<\/a>&#8221; right before my eyes, and I catch the image at the right time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have a question for you guys: <strong><em>What goes on in your head when you are out on the streets and taking photos? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stumped for ideas, I recently I asked to the members of my\u00c2\u00a0Facebook Fan page what I should blog about next. 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