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Taken from a bus on Bishopsgate, London
Taken from a bus on Bishopsgate, London
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Jun, 2016Views
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July 14, 2016
That shot just about says it all...............1,2 and 3 bedroom homes and all that person needs is a bed.
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Location
This photo was taken from the top deck of a bus going along Bishopsgate in the city of London with my iPhone. I spotted a local character, a heroin addict, whom I had served in the past at a soup kitchen in the area. The fact that the subject was sitting in front of the advertising hoarding spoke ironic volumes (to me at least) about the housing crisis in London. I feel fortunate to have captured it.Time
Not sure. Probably in the afternoon.Lighting
Not really. All I did was apply a B&W filter in post processing.Equipment
I used my iPhone 6. For spontaneous shots like this, it is reasonably useful especially since I took it from the top deck of a moving bus. Fishing my main camera out of the bag would have taken too long and I would have definitely missed the shot.Inspiration
The setting or "canvas" was perfect. The homeless drug addict sitting in front of the sign for a housing development was simply too ironic. And horrifically so. Moreover, as I knew the subject from having served him meals at a local soup kitchen, I felt obliged to document his plight.Editing
As I had taken the photo with an iPhone 6, I instinctively knew that the standard filter 'noir' could be applied and that it might lead to a more impactful image. Whilst the purists might justifiably be indignant, I feel the shot deserved/merited the application of a B&W filter.In my camera bag
I have my Canon EOS 1000D plus the kit lens and a telephoto lens plus various iPhone accessories, batteries, memory cards, a half eaten baguette, a bottle of water, snacks, a notebook and class notes.Feedback
Ok, this is always tricky. In the first instance, always act on your instinct. Secondly, look around and prepare to be spontaneous in unlikely environments. And for goodness sake, be discrete if it is a 'sensitive situation'. Once you have taken the shot, then, you have to exercise your very best judgement as to whether a picture "tells a (good) story" versus it portraying, say, a loss in the subject's dignity. If you really feel the picture's "message" outweighs everything else and dignity has been reasonably ensured (exploitation has been avoided etc) then have at it...
