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l***a
发帖数: 5114
1
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
!)
I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I
heard from someone when I taught a workshop at Fotografiska in Stockholm a
few months ago. Not sure if it is true, but the person told me one of the
techniques that Petersen would use when approaching strangers in pubs to
photograph:
" Petersen would first go into the bar and start hanging out and chatting
with people without even showing his camera. He would get to know certain
people really well, and would then have an interest to photograph them (but
would restrain himself). Then, he would ask them to excuse him, and then he
would go off and photograph someone else and then come back. The person who
he would previously be talking with would see this and then get jealous, and
then ask why Petersen didn’t take a photograph of them. Then Petersen
would be able to start photographing them."
So to sum up, don’t worry too much about the aesthetics of your street
photographs – rather focus on your approach and the subjects that you
photograph.
5. Be a maniac (lemma自言自语:除了技术和眼光,有样东西必需有,那就是机会。
所以simple camera 更重要。)
Therefore to make great street photographs, you need to be obsessive –
perhaps a bit of a maniac too. You need to constantly be on the streets–
shooting whenever you can. It is a bit of a numbers game in the sense that
the more time you spend on the streets, the more likely you will get that
one shot.
6. Get close to people (lemma自言自语: -_-.....)
7. Photography is a self-portrait of yourself (哲理帝啊!)
8. Focus on content, not form (lemma自言自语:这句要转给马mm)
9. Photography is about solutions, not problems (以前从未想到,需要反复研究
。。。)
10. Maintain an “innocent eye”
t***a
发帖数: 393
2

我觉得提到的那个trick可以淘气用一下两下的,作为拍摄技巧用的人心不实,会在作
品里表现出来。
注重内容还是形式也是相对来说的吧,最近的感悟就是自己以前对形式,具体说是光影
太忽视了。摄影作为视觉作品还是靠形式来表现美感的吧

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
: 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
: 1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
: 的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
: 2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
: 3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
: 4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
: !)
: I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
: certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I

m******1
发帖数: 19713
3
不错,收藏了

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
: 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
: 1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
: 的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
: 2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
: 3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
: 4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
: !)
: I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
: certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I

i***f
发帖数: 10682
4
都不如喝多了管用。

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
: 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
: 1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
: 的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
: 2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
: 3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
: 4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
: !)
: I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
: certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I

p***e
发帖数: 29053
5
marked
b*****e
发帖数: 14299
6
这个可以看作是下帖的续篇:
http://www.mitbbs.com/article/PhotoForum/31332345_3.html
i***f
发帖数: 10682
7
这个更靠谱

【在 b*****e 的大作中提到】
: 这个可以看作是下帖的续篇:
: http://www.mitbbs.com/article/PhotoForum/31332345_3.html

p**********8
发帖数: 4234
8
有几点很有用哦,就是办不到,呵呵

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
: 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
: 1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
: 的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
: 2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
: 3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
: 4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
: !)
: I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
: certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I

p**********8
发帖数: 4234
9
lol 我说咋那大胆咧

【在 i***f 的大作中提到】
: 都不如喝多了管用。
B****s
发帖数: 796
10
谁来解释解释2和9?
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p**********8
发帖数: 4234
11
呵呵,好像有点自相矛盾,2 俺的理解是要能引起观众思考,兴趣, thought
provoking?
9无解,求解答

【在 B****s 的大作中提到】
: 谁来解释解释2和9?
e********b
发帖数: 223
12
我理解就是照片不要有明确的含义,比如这个人在等车,那个人在拉琴。。。
哪怕熟悉的场景,呈现在照片中却是陌生的,开放的,神秘的,偶然的。。。这些才构
成趣味

【在 B****s 的大作中提到】
: 谁来解释解释2和9?
a*f
发帖数: 5682
13
这个作者特别能写,拍的倒不多。
第一条我的理解是“心”是作者想要传递的emotion,脑是technique. 我觉得这条适用
于已近学会用脑拍照的人。我觉得初学者先追求用脑拍照比较好,也许是我无脑无心的
片子看的太多了。初学者追求用心拍片最容易犯的毛病是看到别的作品中的“心”之后
,看到类似场景,产生了类似的emotion, 便按下快门。这种片子难免给人以为赋新词
强说愁的感觉。
有自己的心件挺难的事,要靠拍摄之外的体验。一段时间用心观察之后,突然有了感悟
之后才算是有了自己的心。
i***f
发帖数: 10682
14
回头又想了想8,感觉不对。有的时候Form很重要,Content反而不太重要。当然Form和
Content兼得最好。
正在看eugene smith的黑白扫街,大量的Form,

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
: 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
: 1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
: 的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
: 2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
: 3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
: 4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
: !)
: I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
: certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I

l***a
发帖数: 5114
15
其实原文都有大段的展开,我懒,只转了标题:
2)Create photographs with more questions than answers: During one of his
portfolio reviews during his workshop, Petersen gave feedback to the student
how he preferred the students photos that asked more questions than having
answers.
Therefore to apply this concept to street photography, you don’t always
have to tell the whole story with your photograph. Don’t include faces,
shoot with backgrounds with no context, or strange happenings. This will
make the viewer more curious about your images (rather than quickly look
through them). After all, humans like to always tell stories and make sense
of images- and when they have to spend more time to pause, look at your
photograph, and try to figure out what it is – it will make the photograph
stick more with them.
Petersen also applies this concept to why he shoots with black and white
instead of color. He states:
“The reason why I go on with black and white photography is I’m used to it
. In black and white there are more colors than color photography, because
you are not blocked by any colors- so you can use your experiences, your
knowledge, and your fantasy, to put colors into black and white. And this is
what you do, put in your own colors.”
I found this concept absolutely fascinating – that the viewers of your
photographs have to inject their own personal history and experiences to
understand your photographs. This makes the viewer more of an active
participant of looking at the photograph, rather than just looking at it
passively.
Regardless if you decide to shoot street photography in black and white or
in color, try to add mystery and suspense to your images. Speak less with
your photographs, and let the viewers work to understand them.
9) One of the challenges I faced in the past (and still face today) is
feeling confident when shooting on the streets. I used to want to keep my
camera as hidden as possible, because I saw it as a “dead giveaway” that I
was taking photographs of people. I wanted to be invisible and un-seen by
anybody else. I hated my camera and the sound of the shutter, because it
would cause people to know I took their photograph, and draw unwanted
attention to me.
Nowadays I have a different philosophy and approach. Of course at times I
want to be more discrete, but generally because I shoot quite close (around
1.2 meters mostly) it is pretty obvious that I take photographs of people,
and I generally look at people and wave at them afterwards. I want the
people to know that I took their photograph, because I saw something so
interesting and unique about them.
I was also introduced to the idea of the camera offering more solutions than
problems via David Hurn, who said that having a camera gave you an excuse
to take photographs of people- and was almost like an entrance ticket to
having a reason to photograph. Petersen echoes the same thoughts:
“Photography offers a lot of opportunities. For me, the camera is like an
entrance to the private lives of other people. And if you are curious like
me, it is a fantastic tool.”
Therefore don’t hate the fact that your camera is visible and easily seen.
Champion it, and use it as a tool and show it proudly that you are a
photographer, and your job is to get to know more about society and other
people through your lens. The camera is your excuse and your ticket into the
lives of others, whether in the streets or off the streets.
So the next time people ask you why you took their photograph, it is more
than enough to respond by saying, “I took your photograph because I am a
photographer”.

【在 B****s 的大作中提到】
: 谁来解释解释2和9?
l***a
发帖数: 5114
16
嗯,我的理解是,form很重要,但是content更重要。关于多重要算重要,”见仁见智
“ :P
原文里也说了form很重要,需要平衡两者来着。。。。
原文:One of the famous quotes by Garry Winogrand is “Every photograph is a
battle of form versus content. The good ones are on the border of failure.
” As I wrote in my previous article on Winogrand, an effective street
photograph is a combination of strong form and content. But what is more
important? Petersen shares some of his ideas:
“My way of approaching photography is more – I don’t care so much about
the form. Perhaps I did it in the beginning, a long time ago. But now, I
just want it to be as straight and simple and as true as possible.“
I have similar feelings in street photography – that the content is more
important than form (although both are very important). I feel that street
photography is less about aesthetics, and more about capturing the rhythm,
jazz, and emotion of people on the streets. Of course you want good
compositions, but what good is having a perfect composition if your
photograph doesn’t say anything that people can relate or connect with?
Shoot with your heart, not your brain

【在 i***f 的大作中提到】
: 回头又想了想8,感觉不对。有的时候Form很重要,Content反而不太重要。当然Form和
: Content兼得最好。
: 正在看eugene smith的黑白扫街,大量的Form,

l***a
发帖数: 5114
17
说的很对,首先还是要对各种技术烂熟于心,才能讲究情感的。。。
google 了下他的照片,不少了呀。。。不过明显他是人物照为主的。
http://www.anderspetersen.se/

【在 a*f 的大作中提到】
: 这个作者特别能写,拍的倒不多。
: 第一条我的理解是“心”是作者想要传递的emotion,脑是technique. 我觉得这条适用
: 于已近学会用脑拍照的人。我觉得初学者先追求用脑拍照比较好,也许是我无脑无心的
: 片子看的太多了。初学者追求用心拍片最容易犯的毛病是看到别的作品中的“心”之后
: ,看到类似场景,产生了类似的emotion, 便按下快门。这种片子难免给人以为赋新词
: 强说愁的感觉。
: 有自己的心件挺难的事,要靠拍摄之外的体验。一段时间用心观察之后,突然有了感悟
: 之后才算是有了自己的心。

t***a
发帖数: 393
18

经验之谈,赞。想起来个心和脑的故事。美女在乡村节日上碰见个马语者,心很喜欢,
跟他在聚会上度过了美好的时光。见面两三次之后,脑说,他没学历,住在dolomites
的深山里,心中只有马和庄稼,我不能跟他在一起。我觉得在脑不光在技术层面上起作
用,在感情的层面上也会干扰。比方说强说愁可以是一种。有敏感的心,保持敏感的心
,开放敏感的心,经历以后也敏感也开放,都挺难的。

【在 a*f 的大作中提到】
: 这个作者特别能写,拍的倒不多。
: 第一条我的理解是“心”是作者想要传递的emotion,脑是technique. 我觉得这条适用
: 于已近学会用脑拍照的人。我觉得初学者先追求用脑拍照比较好,也许是我无脑无心的
: 片子看的太多了。初学者追求用心拍片最容易犯的毛病是看到别的作品中的“心”之后
: ,看到类似场景,产生了类似的emotion, 便按下快门。这种片子难免给人以为赋新词
: 强说愁的感觉。
: 有自己的心件挺难的事,要靠拍摄之外的体验。一段时间用心观察之后,突然有了感悟
: 之后才算是有了自己的心。

a*f
发帖数: 5682
19
那不是本文的作者,作者是在“帮”Petersen总结而已。

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: 说的很对,首先还是要对各种技术烂熟于心,才能讲究情感的。。。
: google 了下他的照片,不少了呀。。。不过明显他是人物照为主的。
: http://www.anderspetersen.se/

l***a
发帖数: 5114
20
好象也是中国人。。。,错了,应该是韩国人。。。。

【在 a*f 的大作中提到】
: 那不是本文的作者,作者是在“帮”Petersen总结而已。
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i***f
发帖数: 10682
21
解释一下好一些。这也说明了口诀多么不靠谱。

a

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: 嗯,我的理解是,form很重要,但是content更重要。关于多重要算重要,”见仁见智
: “ :P
: 原文里也说了form很重要,需要平衡两者来着。。。。
: 原文:One of the famous quotes by Garry Winogrand is “Every photograph is a
: battle of form versus content. The good ones are on the border of failure.
: ” As I wrote in my previous article on Winogrand, an effective street
: photograph is a combination of strong form and content. But what is more
: important? Petersen shares some of his ideas:
: “My way of approaching photography is more – I don’t care so much about
: the form. Perhaps I did it in the beginning, a long time ago. But now, I

l***a
发帖数: 5114
22
http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
!)
I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I
heard from someone when I taught a workshop at Fotografiska in Stockholm a
few months ago. Not sure if it is true, but the person told me one of the
techniques that Petersen would use when approaching strangers in pubs to
photograph:
" Petersen would first go into the bar and start hanging out and chatting
with people without even showing his camera. He would get to know certain
people really well, and would then have an interest to photograph them (but
would restrain himself). Then, he would ask them to excuse him, and then he
would go off and photograph someone else and then come back. The person who
he would previously be talking with would see this and then get jealous, and
then ask why Petersen didn’t take a photograph of them. Then Petersen
would be able to start photographing them."
So to sum up, don’t worry too much about the aesthetics of your street
photographs – rather focus on your approach and the subjects that you
photograph.
5. Be a maniac (lemma自言自语:除了技术和眼光,有样东西必需有,那就是机会。
所以simple camera 更重要。)
Therefore to make great street photographs, you need to be obsessive –
perhaps a bit of a maniac too. You need to constantly be on the streets–
shooting whenever you can. It is a bit of a numbers game in the sense that
the more time you spend on the streets, the more likely you will get that
one shot.
6. Get close to people (lemma自言自语: -_-.....)
7. Photography is a self-portrait of yourself (哲理帝啊!)
8. Focus on content, not form (lemma自言自语:这句要转给马mm)
9. Photography is about solutions, not problems (以前从未想到,需要反复研究
。。。)
10. Maintain an “innocent eye”
t***a
发帖数: 393
23

我觉得提到的那个trick可以淘气用一下两下的,作为拍摄技巧用的人心不实,会在作
品里表现出来。
注重内容还是形式也是相对来说的吧,最近的感悟就是自己以前对形式,具体说是光影
太忽视了。摄影作为视觉作品还是靠形式来表现美感的吧

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
: 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
: 1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
: 的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
: 2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
: 3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
: 4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
: !)
: I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
: certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I

m******1
发帖数: 19713
24
不错,收藏了

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
: 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
: 1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
: 的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
: 2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
: 3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
: 4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
: !)
: I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
: certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I

i***f
发帖数: 10682
25
都不如喝多了管用。

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
: 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
: 1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
: 的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
: 2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
: 3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
: 4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
: !)
: I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
: certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I

p***e
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marked
b*****e
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27
这个可以看作是下帖的续篇:
http://www.mitbbs.com/article/PhotoForum/31332345_3.html
i***f
发帖数: 10682
28
这个更靠谱

【在 b*****e 的大作中提到】
: 这个可以看作是下帖的续篇:
: http://www.mitbbs.com/article/PhotoForum/31332345_3.html

p**********8
发帖数: 4234
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有几点很有用哦,就是办不到,呵呵

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
: 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
: 1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
: 的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
: 2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
: 3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
: 4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
: !)
: I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
: certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I

p**********8
发帖数: 4234
30
lol 我说咋那大胆咧

【在 i***f 的大作中提到】
: 都不如喝多了管用。
相关主题
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Street Photography class摘抄两段读书笔记
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B****s
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谁来解释解释2和9?
p**********8
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呵呵,好像有点自相矛盾,2 俺的理解是要能引起观众思考,兴趣, thought
provoking?
9无解,求解答

【在 B****s 的大作中提到】
: 谁来解释解释2和9?
e********b
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33
我理解就是照片不要有明确的含义,比如这个人在等车,那个人在拉琴。。。
哪怕熟悉的场景,呈现在照片中却是陌生的,开放的,神秘的,偶然的。。。这些才构
成趣味

【在 B****s 的大作中提到】
: 谁来解释解释2和9?
a*f
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这个作者特别能写,拍的倒不多。
第一条我的理解是“心”是作者想要传递的emotion,脑是technique. 我觉得这条适用
于已近学会用脑拍照的人。我觉得初学者先追求用脑拍照比较好,也许是我无脑无心的
片子看的太多了。初学者追求用心拍片最容易犯的毛病是看到别的作品中的“心”之后
,看到类似场景,产生了类似的emotion, 便按下快门。这种片子难免给人以为赋新词
强说愁的感觉。
有自己的心件挺难的事,要靠拍摄之外的体验。一段时间用心观察之后,突然有了感悟
之后才算是有了自己的心。
i***f
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35
回头又想了想8,感觉不对。有的时候Form很重要,Content反而不太重要。当然Form和
Content兼得最好。
正在看eugene smith的黑白扫街,大量的Form,

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/category/street-photography-
: 10 Things Anders Petersen Can Teach You About Street Photography摘要:
: 1. Shoot with your heart, not your brain (lemma自言自语:太重要了,没有感觉
: 的话单凭理性是无法拍出真正打动观者的照片的。)
: 2.Create photographs with more questions than answers
: 3. Use a simple camera (lemma自言自语:哈哈。。。爱疯流)
: 4. Style isn’t something aesthetic (lemma自言自语:哈,下面这个做法太狡猾了
: !)
: I would always be curious how he could approach strangers and get the
: certain access that he did. Something interesting I wanted to share that I

l***a
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其实原文都有大段的展开,我懒,只转了标题:
2)Create photographs with more questions than answers: During one of his
portfolio reviews during his workshop, Petersen gave feedback to the student
how he preferred the students photos that asked more questions than having
answers.
Therefore to apply this concept to street photography, you don’t always
have to tell the whole story with your photograph. Don’t include faces,
shoot with backgrounds with no context, or strange happenings. This will
make the viewer more curious about your images (rather than quickly look
through them). After all, humans like to always tell stories and make sense
of images- and when they have to spend more time to pause, look at your
photograph, and try to figure out what it is – it will make the photograph
stick more with them.
Petersen also applies this concept to why he shoots with black and white
instead of color. He states:
“The reason why I go on with black and white photography is I’m used to it
. In black and white there are more colors than color photography, because
you are not blocked by any colors- so you can use your experiences, your
knowledge, and your fantasy, to put colors into black and white. And this is
what you do, put in your own colors.”
I found this concept absolutely fascinating – that the viewers of your
photographs have to inject their own personal history and experiences to
understand your photographs. This makes the viewer more of an active
participant of looking at the photograph, rather than just looking at it
passively.
Regardless if you decide to shoot street photography in black and white or
in color, try to add mystery and suspense to your images. Speak less with
your photographs, and let the viewers work to understand them.
9) One of the challenges I faced in the past (and still face today) is
feeling confident when shooting on the streets. I used to want to keep my
camera as hidden as possible, because I saw it as a “dead giveaway” that I
was taking photographs of people. I wanted to be invisible and un-seen by
anybody else. I hated my camera and the sound of the shutter, because it
would cause people to know I took their photograph, and draw unwanted
attention to me.
Nowadays I have a different philosophy and approach. Of course at times I
want to be more discrete, but generally because I shoot quite close (around
1.2 meters mostly) it is pretty obvious that I take photographs of people,
and I generally look at people and wave at them afterwards. I want the
people to know that I took their photograph, because I saw something so
interesting and unique about them.
I was also introduced to the idea of the camera offering more solutions than
problems via David Hurn, who said that having a camera gave you an excuse
to take photographs of people- and was almost like an entrance ticket to
having a reason to photograph. Petersen echoes the same thoughts:
“Photography offers a lot of opportunities. For me, the camera is like an
entrance to the private lives of other people. And if you are curious like
me, it is a fantastic tool.”
Therefore don’t hate the fact that your camera is visible and easily seen.
Champion it, and use it as a tool and show it proudly that you are a
photographer, and your job is to get to know more about society and other
people through your lens. The camera is your excuse and your ticket into the
lives of others, whether in the streets or off the streets.
So the next time people ask you why you took their photograph, it is more
than enough to respond by saying, “I took your photograph because I am a
photographer”.

【在 B****s 的大作中提到】
: 谁来解释解释2和9?
l***a
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嗯,我的理解是,form很重要,但是content更重要。关于多重要算重要,”见仁见智
“ :P
原文里也说了form很重要,需要平衡两者来着。。。。
原文:One of the famous quotes by Garry Winogrand is “Every photograph is a
battle of form versus content. The good ones are on the border of failure.
” As I wrote in my previous article on Winogrand, an effective street
photograph is a combination of strong form and content. But what is more
important? Petersen shares some of his ideas:
“My way of approaching photography is more – I don’t care so much about
the form. Perhaps I did it in the beginning, a long time ago. But now, I
just want it to be as straight and simple and as true as possible.“
I have similar feelings in street photography – that the content is more
important than form (although both are very important). I feel that street
photography is less about aesthetics, and more about capturing the rhythm,
jazz, and emotion of people on the streets. Of course you want good
compositions, but what good is having a perfect composition if your
photograph doesn’t say anything that people can relate or connect with?
Shoot with your heart, not your brain

【在 i***f 的大作中提到】
: 回头又想了想8,感觉不对。有的时候Form很重要,Content反而不太重要。当然Form和
: Content兼得最好。
: 正在看eugene smith的黑白扫街,大量的Form,

l***a
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说的很对,首先还是要对各种技术烂熟于心,才能讲究情感的。。。
google 了下他的照片,不少了呀。。。不过明显他是人物照为主的。
http://www.anderspetersen.se/

【在 a*f 的大作中提到】
: 这个作者特别能写,拍的倒不多。
: 第一条我的理解是“心”是作者想要传递的emotion,脑是technique. 我觉得这条适用
: 于已近学会用脑拍照的人。我觉得初学者先追求用脑拍照比较好,也许是我无脑无心的
: 片子看的太多了。初学者追求用心拍片最容易犯的毛病是看到别的作品中的“心”之后
: ,看到类似场景,产生了类似的emotion, 便按下快门。这种片子难免给人以为赋新词
: 强说愁的感觉。
: 有自己的心件挺难的事,要靠拍摄之外的体验。一段时间用心观察之后,突然有了感悟
: 之后才算是有了自己的心。

t***a
发帖数: 393
39

经验之谈,赞。想起来个心和脑的故事。美女在乡村节日上碰见个马语者,心很喜欢,
跟他在聚会上度过了美好的时光。见面两三次之后,脑说,他没学历,住在dolomites
的深山里,心中只有马和庄稼,我不能跟他在一起。我觉得在脑不光在技术层面上起作
用,在感情的层面上也会干扰。比方说强说愁可以是一种。有敏感的心,保持敏感的心
,开放敏感的心,经历以后也敏感也开放,都挺难的。

【在 a*f 的大作中提到】
: 这个作者特别能写,拍的倒不多。
: 第一条我的理解是“心”是作者想要传递的emotion,脑是technique. 我觉得这条适用
: 于已近学会用脑拍照的人。我觉得初学者先追求用脑拍照比较好,也许是我无脑无心的
: 片子看的太多了。初学者追求用心拍片最容易犯的毛病是看到别的作品中的“心”之后
: ,看到类似场景,产生了类似的emotion, 便按下快门。这种片子难免给人以为赋新词
: 强说愁的感觉。
: 有自己的心件挺难的事,要靠拍摄之外的体验。一段时间用心观察之后,突然有了感悟
: 之后才算是有了自己的心。

a*f
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那不是本文的作者,作者是在“帮”Petersen总结而已。

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: 说的很对,首先还是要对各种技术烂熟于心,才能讲究情感的。。。
: google 了下他的照片,不少了呀。。。不过明显他是人物照为主的。
: http://www.anderspetersen.se/

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l***a
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好象也是中国人。。。,错了,应该是韩国人。。。。

【在 a*f 的大作中提到】
: 那不是本文的作者,作者是在“帮”Petersen总结而已。
i***f
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解释一下好一些。这也说明了口诀多么不靠谱。

a

【在 l***a 的大作中提到】
: 嗯,我的理解是,form很重要,但是content更重要。关于多重要算重要,”见仁见智
: “ :P
: 原文里也说了form很重要,需要平衡两者来着。。。。
: 原文:One of the famous quotes by Garry Winogrand is “Every photograph is a
: battle of form versus content. The good ones are on the border of failure.
: ” As I wrote in my previous article on Winogrand, an effective street
: photograph is a combination of strong form and content. But what is more
: important? Petersen shares some of his ideas:
: “My way of approaching photography is more – I don’t care so much about
: the form. Perhaps I did it in the beginning, a long time ago. But now, I

l******g
发帖数: 2076
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会搭讪才是王道。
s******n
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44
http://www.yanidel.net/
也许对lz有帮助
l***a
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3x, 很棒啊,
包子送上

【在 s******n 的大作中提到】
: http://www.yanidel.net/
: 也许对lz有帮助

z****6
发帖数: 10776
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金玉良言啊

【在 b*****e 的大作中提到】
: 这个可以看作是下帖的续篇:
: http://www.mitbbs.com/article/PhotoForum/31332345_3.html

g********r
发帖数: 8017
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11. 买个google glass就都齐了。想照谁照谁。
z****6
发帖数: 10776
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觉得扫街还是黑白更毒一些

【在 s******n 的大作中提到】
: http://www.yanidel.net/
: 也许对lz有帮助

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