Street Photography- Cheyanne Fowler

Part One:

Taken by Diane Arbus
This photo is really interesting to me and strikes me with a story because to often you don't just see small people everyday, especially ones that are Russian. Formal elements used in this picture can even be rule of thirds; it also has a lot of detail in it. Looking around in this photo and focusing on something other than the people, that could be considered as too busy, however since the detail and objects are behind the people, our eyes go straight to them. This picture looks posed, however, the portrait look is interesting because in this moment you wonder what they are thinking about. 

This photo is interesting to by the blurred motion that is used to interpret the picture. You just see a woman with a bag of book and birds flying crazily about her. You're not sure if they are swarming in or flying away. Using formal elements in this picture such as framing, it's in just the right position to where you have a demential look from the blurred bird in the front left part of the camera, following all the way back behind the woman to the birds flying away. Rule of thirds, blurred motion, selective focus, etc. could also be considered as used. I see this photo as telling a story about woman who often comes to feed the birds. Her big bag of food or items inside suggest that if she is feeding them she knows how many there are down at that spot for them to come and fly towards her.

I picked this photo because looking at it, it is so striking and stands out to me more so than the others. This is a full on portrait shot, the up closeness makes it more personal and you can see the very fine detail of everything that is surrounding and on the man. Rule of thirds, white balance and space is also used. While also having those elements, it is straight forward and shows him at a perfect angle, not from the side, a birds eye view or from below. This picture shows a man who looks homeless, lets be frank he probably is. Sitting on the street, eating something of what looks like it could be a burger, we really have no idea if he got that from a restaurant or from the trash. 

Part Two:

Walking across the street after a long day of work, people start on their trek home, but the first stop is getting to their cars.
ISO: 800 F: 5.6 Exposure: 1/160 

Heading down the street towards food, four friends keep concentrated as they look ahead towards the busier downtown area.
ISO: 1600 F: 5.0 Exposure: 1/160

Coming from a busy day at work and business meeting at local restaurant, she stands out one the curb waiting to cross the road in the opposite direction of those around her.  
ISO: 800 F: 5.6 Exposure: 1/120

Walking down the street, this couple holds hands as they start into the main part of the city for dinner.
ISO: 1200 F: 5.6 Exposure: 1/120