After being given a brief to take portraits of strangers in the street I wanted to look at a few street photographers for a little inspiration.
I've dabbled in street photography in the past for personal work and I really enjoyed it although it was mostly candid work without asking the subjects permission or without them noticing as I like the idea of them not changing for the camera. I feel you get a true representation of someone when they don't know a camera is there.
However for this project I have to interact with my subjects, ask to to take there photograph after explaining I've got to photograph strangers and make a note of there name and where they are from. This exercise will be a new one for me but I'm looking forward to the challenge and hopefully talking to people about my photography and learning a little about them.
One photographer I really like the work of is Danny Santos. He is actually a graphic designer 5 days a week and only a weekend hobbyist photographer but he has gained exposure for his street photography over the past few years and has been taking a lot of time out of his day job to photograph on the streets of his current home, Singapore. His shots are pretty candid and he doesn't interact with his subjects but I like the composition and use of light. This sets him apart from a lot of other street photographers. He likes to have his subject in the centre of the frame and they are usually only visible from the waste up. This is a style I think I want to employ in my own portraits as I think full body shots will mean a loss of intimacy between me and my subject.
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