Street Photography

Sudden realisation that I only have a couple weeks left of summer and as I'm completely booked up for the next couple weeks due to America, Reading Festival and my Central Saint Martins Fashion course, I need to get started with my summer assignments for my new school now!!!!

As I don't have a book to yet start my photography assignment (which is what I am working on first... next comes film, then english lit and history) I am just planning what I am going to do in each page- much like I used to do in Art.
Planning my portfolio, editing photos and putting everything together in my head has suddenly made me a bit more open to street photography. It's become a very interesting way of taking photos for me now with a lot of research I've been doing all day. 

I'm now determined to get some shots I am happy with and will be able to be pleased about when showing my new teacher my work. I've also had the idea of comparing the similarities and differences of the street photography in America/Cali and London. I thought this would be a more interesting approach to my assignment and as I took Art GCSE, I'm very used to a lot of comparing,analysing and being a little creative. 

''The urge to take a photo of something solid, something real. It's the happening shot of an image capturing the moment around you. A decisive quick movement. It's alive. The deep charisma of the inner world, a less obvious image. Street Photography is, life at a still.''

I've gotten some people to write their own definition of 'Street Photography' which I am going to begin with in my assignment. 

''Capturing the personality of the not-so-exposed areas around you''

''Urban photography on the street, like gritty matter''
''Pictures of specific things that you think look good or weird around you''

''Managing to notice the small eccentricities that one might ignore in the mundane repetitive routine but that are still prevalent nonetheless''

I've also been doing a lot of research on the street photographer Eric Kim who I appreciate very much! I love is black and white film camera work. Like some of my quotes, Eric Kim's photography really identifies what these people mean by the ''gritty matter''. I am so completely in love with his work that I am now trying to invest in a film camera although with so little money I will probably have to wait till Christmas!

Even more so, Eric Kim is based in Los Angeles which is where I am now so looking at his photos has inspired me to go out in particular places and to not be afraid of taking pictures of people because they always end up looking incredible. ((Obviously I am not as good as him so my photos wont actually turn out nearly as good))

Please check out my FLICKR 
I just made it and would be appreciated if you could just look at the few photos I have on it. 

M x