Last Few Street Photography Shots

I fancied a change, so here they are in black and white.

Street Photography #4

No one on Tuesday, no one yesterday, and almost no one today until, just as the light was fading, I found these two on Charing Cross Road. They were well dressed, charming and patient while I fumbled with camera and waited for the 95896 people on the street to go past so I could take [...]

Lynchianisms

I don’t often read other blogs. There are about four that I check regularly, apart from that, my involvement in the ‘blogosphere’ is pretty much limited to writing my blog. Occasionally, however, I have a peep at someone else’s efforts and am rewarded by a snippet of information that I cannot believe has previously eluded me. Suddenly everything falls [...]

Street Photography #2

Maybe I’m not dedicated enough, but on the cold London streets, I still haven’t found many immaculate head-to-toe vintage looks. Come on people!
This is Flora on NYE wearing a 1940s millitary overcoat. The photo is very dark, but I really like it anyway. When I make them black and white to hand in it will [...]

Street Photography

My Christmas project from college is to take 20 ’street photography’ images documenting a style tribe. In typical CSM style, successful results will take not only the use of a razor sharp fashion eye but also a willingness to subject myself to mild torture, as it is freezing outside and street photography does tend to involve rather a lot [...]

Style Against All Odds.

Gerda Taro is often better known as the other half of photo-journalist Robert Capa than for her own work. This is a pity as though much of her work was published under Capa’s name, she was possibly the first female war reporter. After hearing about her on Weekend Women’s Hour last week I was inspired [...]