Street Photography- Joey

      Street Photography is very difficult. It consists of five core aesthetics. The first and most difficult one is decisive moment. You have to wait for the exact moment where someone is doing something that happens once in a lifetime and you have the right idea to catch that on camera. The second one is Juxtaposition, which is practically taking ironic photos, such as an old woman posing in front of a sign of a hot model. This example also consists of the third method, which is Image Interaction, which is when a person is doing similar then a sign or poster. The fourth aesthetic is Surrealism, which is when a photo doesn't seem real. The final one is Symbols.

     The photo I have chosen that shows an example of street photography is of a man with a book out sitting on the bench. He was 'reading', but if you look closely you can see he had his phone out. I found this to be funny. This photo is an example of Juxtaposition because it shows irony. This photo could also use the aesthetic of Decisive Moment because after I took his photo, he put his phone away and actually started reading.

     When I first heard Dr. Lansing start talking about Street Photography, I thought it couldn't be that difficult. When we arrived in Midtown, I realized how difficult it was. Honestly, I became frustrated because it was hard to think of different ideas and it was also hard to try and take pictures of people at that certain time, but if you missed it, then you'll probably never have that moment again. I didn't enjoy photos of Street Photography and prefer taking photos of texture, reputation, leading lines, etc. I like the trip in general but it was definitely one of the harder tasks to complete what Dr. Lansang wanted us to do.