Recent content by robertdc

I definitely prefer the 28mm focal length for street. Some people say you need a lot of confidence to get in close but, personally I don’t find that. Somehow it feels more natural to me and there’s less need to point the camera directly at the subject. I shoot with the Ricoh GR and the Leica Q...

I too have a general distaste for meaningless snapshots of unfortunate homeless people, people eating etc or anything else which could be viewed as exploitative for the sake of it but for me this picture highlighted by Pookeyhead does have a message in that it shows the contrast between wealth...

Thanks Byker28i, will head over to there and take a look.

Hi, I do quite a lot of street photography, not just the more typical wide angle street scenes but also unposed candid street portraits for which I often use a telephoto lens to blur the background and sometimes also just because that feels less intimidating on both sides I guess. Although I've...

Thanks everyone for the helpful advice. Glad to hear you don't think its too critical. I'll just have to check the screen view on camera more carefully when I can, although I often shoot very quickly to capture a fleeting scene. The DXO Viewpoint software sounds interesting but apparently its...

Hi, I do mainly street photography using a Ricoh GR which has a 28mm equivalent lens. What I find is that there is always some slanting of verticals in the picture. I usually use the straightening tool in Aperture to balance it better but when I straighten one element then inevitably that...