Been a while since the last marathon edit. Packing up all of one’s belongings, dragging them to a new apartment, and then unpacking them all tends to get in the way of things. Ho-hum. Here are my top five picks from rolls seven through nine. I’m more than halfway done!
Street Photographer food for thought: It can literally pay to not play the invisible photographer game that so many street photography blogs tell you is the one true way to work. I shot this event using a large flash attached to a large Fuji GW690III camera. Discretion? Discretion stayed at home that day.
Since the last marathon update I have received an e-mail which basically said “Hey. I think you were the photographer who took a photo of my friend and I. I will give you money for a copy.”
The less discretely I’ve been working lately, the more people have been taking notice. That in itself feels to be building some sort of actual street cred. That street cred then reverberates into a new level of self-confidence which makes it easier to shoot non-discretely.
Stop hiding and start getting known. It feels good. Here are the photos.
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I can relate to your situation. My day job pays well enough. You’re right that pursuit of cash is often at odds with pursuit of art. I only recently embraced that idea and it has been quite liberating! Keep posting!
Keep using that flash, Kip. It’s brilliant.
1) They never asked that question.
2) Depends in print size. Anyone actually in my photos who didn’t ask me to take it gets them cheap. My day job pays well, so I don’t worry about generating income from my art. Pursuit of cash generation always feels to be at odds with persuit of my vision.
Hi there, so when they asked what you planned on doing with the photos, what did you say? And how did you determine a price when they offered to pay? Good shots!!