From the course: Street Photography: Candid Portraiture
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Working shots of people skating and traffic
From the course: Street Photography: Candid Portraiture
Working shots of people skating and traffic
(whistling) [Voiceover] - Well, as we were leaving Chinatown, we were wandering to whatever the next location was gonna be and it turned out it was that intersection. I couldn't have planned it, but when I saw the skateboarder there, and there was also an animated cop, there was kind of an overabundance of great street subject matter, so I stuck in and I shot the skateboarder coming out, then I turned my attention to the police officer directing traffic, back to the skateboarder, and I stayed as long as I could because the longer you stay, you never know. Sometimes the best stuff comes later, so I try and stretch it out as much as I could. So when I saw the flowers there, I knew there was gonna be someone coming to retrieve them and bring them inside, so I just staked it out and waited for him to come. Sure enough, he did, and I think I got a better shot than just the inanimate flowers sitting in the cart. We couldn't predict. I mean, you never can on the street, and that's part of…
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