[GALLERY] Reaper Man's Photography

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Originally Posted by LlamaMaster

Why the grayscale? It is extremely cliche IMO.

Edit: Disregard; I looked further up.

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B&W may seem cliche, but I find that it gives a focus on texture and lighting that is often lost in color photographs.

I like the first picture, Reaper, of the woman under the coat. I think it's the expression you caught, a slight smile. I like smiles.

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Originally Posted by LlamaMaster

Why the grayscale? It is extremely cliche IMO.

Edit: Disregard; I looked further up.

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Black and white is considered cliche, because it is overdone, badly, by many people. I shoot in black and white, because I find, for street photography, that most shots are visually overwhelming in color. In black and white, one focuses more on the subject matter.

E: Also what Siliconmaster said.

Here, compare these two, personally I prefer the black and white because of the slight overexposure - she's black (yes, literally too, but that's not what I mean) against the white background, so she really pops out. But obviously which you prefer is subjective.
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/824/color1y.jpg

http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...eaperManHK.jpg

Oh, wow. I didn't realize how much grayscale actually contributed until I saw those two images. I mean, I knew the theory, but seeing it in action is really interesting.

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...eaperManHK.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs50/i/20...eaperManHK.jpg



http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...eaperManHK.jpg

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs51/i/20...eaperManHK.jpg

Look at these people and how unimpressed they are with me photographing their daughter's hat. Shame about the shoulder on the right. But look at that hat, just look at it, how could I not take a picture?

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Originally Posted by Reaper Man

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I really like this one for the reason that it somehow makes them all look silly, like a bunch of dumb chickens standing on the corner.

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Originally Posted by Reaper Man

Look at these people and how unimpressed they are with me photographing their daughter's hat. Shame about the shoulder on the right. But look at that hat, just look at it, how could I not take a picture?

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Did they say anything to you?

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Originally Posted by Con

I really like this one for the reason that it somehow makes them all look silly, like a bunch of dumb chickens standing on the corner.


Did they say anything to you?

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Thanks man. And nope, they didn't say anything, I just kinda glanced at them, as some sorta acknowledgment, and continued walking, as I always do lol. I haven't been confronted by anybody on the street yet, because I'm mindful of who I shoot.

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Originally Posted by Reaper Man

Thanks man. And nope, they didn't say anything, I just kinda glanced at them, as some sorta acknowledgment, and continued walking, as I always do lol. I haven't been confronted by anybody on the street yet, because I'm mindful of who I shoot.

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Just go to Detroit because no one really minds who you shoot in Detroit, and most people just look the other way!

Wait are we talking about the same thing?

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Originally Posted by Freelancer

Just go to Detroit because no one really minds who you shoot in Detroit, and most people just look the other way!

Wait are we talking about the same thing?

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:golfclap: :facepalm:

You'll never be a real photographer until you get a shot of a large black man and four of his buddies all with confused expressions, the biggest of them in a stance like he's about to charge at you.

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Originally Posted by Corndogman

You'll never be a real photographer until you get a shot of a large black man and four of his buddies all with confused expressions, the biggest of them in a stance like he's about to charge at you.

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