Midtown Manhattan

Street photography can be known as "OG", or in the unabbreviated word "off guard" photography. Candid means unposed and informal which is the definition of street photography. Unplanned, caught off guard and complete exposure of the person that you are capturing. The five techniques of street photography are juxtaposition, decisive moment, surrealism, symbols, and consistency. These techniques can be used to catch people doing the weirdest things in public and they can be used to force meaning on a picture that isn't first seen.

My favorite technique in street photography is decisive moment. Mainly because It captures a moment in time that would have changed in a blink of an eye if you weren't ready to take the picture. Below is a example of decisive moment in street photography. As you can see the man is laughing having a good time. A second later, the smile would have been gone and whatever he was laughing at May no longer have been funny. 

Since this was my first try at street photography, it was kind of awkward to take pictures of complete strangers in public. I soon found out that people in New York don't care about getting their picture taken. Some people actually pose or make funny faces for the camera. Overall, I really enjoyed my first time doing street photography. It was different from what I usually take pictures of and although it did put my put my comfort zone, I did learn from it.