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Some street photographers use flash to capture a moment with the contrast of its penetrating light.
I don’t use a flash. This is my personal choice and the only restriction I impose for my work in candid street photography.
There are practical reasons for this restriction. A flash’s light distorts reality and directly impacts the person in the picture. If you worry about confrontation from taking pictures of people, then using flash greatly increases the chance your subject will be upset.
Night scenes require the highest ISO setting that can be used for reasonable image quality. When people are moving it’s impossible to use low shutter speed unless motion blur is your goal.
I try to create a composition that does not depend on details. The mood of the situation, the strong contrast of light emitted by lamps, cars, and advertisements are more important for the photograph.
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Why is the candid photography unique?
Fez tannery is the only place in Morocco where I chose telephoto 70mm instead of the wide angle 21mm. We were escorted to the elevated balcony. Taking pictures from the top is not ideal for candids but using camera’s viewfinder and having freedom to wait for interesting moment was very refreshing after close range of the Fez alleys.
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Candid street photography in Morocco with Pentax K-5 and 21mm f/3.2
Pentax 70 mm f/2.4 DA Limited for Candid Street Photography
In the previous post I described some technical challenges for candid photography in Morocco.
I had my own share of missed opportunities due to technical misjudgment or just sloppiness.
Sometimes, I found interesting artistic expression in obviously ruined shots.
When I was taking pictures of doors I used low shutter speed. I forgot my camera was still on this setting.
Overexposed, blown-out highlights occurred from not adjusting exposure after walking in a deeply shaded narrow street.
I failed to change focus when this man moved towards me.
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Why is the candid photography unique?
Candid street photography in Morocco with Pentax K-5 and 21mm f/3.2
Candid Street Photo 