On Shooting People

D A T E : FEBRUARY 29, 2008
L O C A T I O N : AYALA AVE., MAKATI CITY, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, PHILIPPINES

C A M E R A : CANON POWERSHOT S3IS
L E N S : N/A
F I L T E R : NONE
M O U N T : HANDHELD
L I G H T : AMBIENT
S E T T I N G S : PROGRAM MODE | ISO 80 | 1/25 SEC | F/3.5

P O S T - P R O C E S S I N G   N O T E S : CURVES



There was a time that I was really into street photography and photo journalism. I walked the streets, wanting to get that perfect black and white shot. I joined rallies and protest marches, running as the crowd ran.

I was that new guy with the bright shiny camera back then. The one that’s too shy to train a lens on any living person.

Somehow, I now find it quite ironic, looking some years back. I can’t imagine a street photographer too shy to point a camera and shoot a person face to face.

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