Right so i would like to try and use the lensbaby for some documentary and street ...... any ideas accept getting out there and taking photos (i am recovering from a broken foot should be a another 2 weeks or so) http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,141231,141231#msg-141231 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:03:38 -0700 Phorum 5.2.8 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,141231,142319#msg-142319 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,141231,142319#msg-142319
One of my images was during an art fest and the other was night shooting on a main street in our downtown.

A couple of tricks that I use is to focus on the spot that you expect people to cross and find someone interesting and then I sometimes shoot a frame or two before they walk into the shot. The night shot was taken with the camera pointed in one direction and the lens bent toward the people. You have to be pointed at them to take the shot...right? Not with a Lensbaby!

We go on Lensbaby photowalks all of the time-night and day and I rarely take my regular lens out of the bag. I use my Composer with the Double Optic for the most of my night shooting with the f/2 aperture or no aperture at all. I also use the Single Optic and Plastic at night. I have an entire gallery of street shooting...so much to see in urban areas. You can also get wonderful people shots in reflective street windows.

Good luck with your street shooting! It will be a bit of trial and error but once you try it you will be hooked.

Roxanne]]> lightchasr How Do You Do That? Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:53:31 -0800 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,141231,141482#msg-141482 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,141231,141482#msg-141482 I think like everything the best is to get out there and try it]]> akafridge How Do You Do That? Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:20:25 -0800 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,141231,141458#msg-141458 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,141231,141458#msg-141458
Haven't done much street-style stuff with the LB, but here's a couple of ideas. The Composer might work better since you can pre-set the focus and then "sneak" some shots without having to put the camera to your eye (I've lucked on some pretty cool "from the hip" stuff this way). Sometimes you don't want "street" folks to know you're shooting them. The Muse would make this Really tricky. Also don't know how much use the LB optics with "sweet-spots" (i.e. Double-Glass, Single-Glass or Plastic) would be for this style of shooting since it would be REALLY hard to place the SS where you want it--though you might get some really cool shots by happenstance. However, if you are in an environment where your subjects don't mind being photographed then all this doesn't apply....

Also, with either the Muse or Composer, you have the ability to NOT point the camera directly at the subject--bending or tilting the lens so that the subject is in the sweet-spot though the camera is not directly pointed at them. You can use this aspect of the LB lenses to advantage as well.

Here's a group on flickr you might check out for some ideas:

[www.flickr.com]

Also you might check out this guy's images. He hasn't been around the forums in awhile, but you can also check out his flickr stuff. He's possibly the best that I've seen but he works in an environment (urban South Korea) where people apparently tend to ignore him and his camera (lucky devil!).

Hope this helps--]]> Crabcakes How Do You Do That? Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:21:29 -0700 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,141231,141231#msg-141231 http://lensbaby.com/forum/read.php?9,141231,141231#msg-141231 akafridge How Do You Do That? Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:28:07 -0700