I will get inspiration and develop my ideas by looking for photographs that are majority formed in shapes. My inspiration originally originated from the street photographer Harry Gruyaert. His photographs are mainly formed by shapes and colorful colors from daily life. In some photos that he considered “unique”. He focuses on colorful colors especially, to make the variety choice of color can be covered in the photographs. I am trying to copy his style to take photos. In order to let my audience to feel the similar style of his photos. Which contains variety of colors and shapes and an unique type of tone.

I will get inspiration and develop my ideas by looking for photographs that are majority formed in shapes. My inspiration originally originated from the street photographer Harry Gruyaert. His photographs are mainly formed by shapes and colorful colors from daily life. In some photos that he considered “unique”. He focuses on colorful colors especially, to make the variety choice of color can be covered in the photographs. I am trying to copy his style to take photos. In order to let my audience to feel the similar style of his photos. Which contains variety of colors and shapes and an unique type of tone. For example, in the photo “Film Studio. Paris, France, 1984″ Harry Gruyaert uses a variety of colors to cover the photo. That I feel especially interesting in this type of style.

Definition: Street photography is known as the genre of photography that record everyday life in a public space. Comparing to other photography styles, street photography is one of the most easiest style, meanwhile the most complicated one. It is the easiest one because street photography can be used in variety scenes, and it is quite easy to capture a random moment on the street. However, it is complicated because it is one of the style that requires lots of practice in order to improve the quality and it does require skills to catch the right timing.

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https://www.britannica.com/art/street-photography

This picture below uses the technique the decisive moment. It can be seen in the picture that the foot is about to touch the ground, but not completely touched the ground. This is known as decisive moment, that everything sudden is shot on a frame with the best timing.

The picture below uses the technique look for things that are out of place. It uses the technique by taking a picture of a ball placing at a garden for no purpose. This picture uses the technique look for things that are out of place not only because the basketball appeared at unusual places, but also the color of the basketball created a contrast effect of color.

This picture uses the technique get really close, by making the distance between the subject and the photographer way closer. In order to allow the photograph can be covered mainly by the subjects facial expression.

This picture uses the technique eye contact by directly taking a photo of a person’s face in a close distance that espeically focus on their eyes. In order to create eye contact.

This picture uses high contrast color by making the subject of the photo (the exit sign) a completely different color by comparing it with the background. The bright green color of the exit sign created a strong contrast of color by making the green color bright enough.

This picture uses the fishing technique by making the subject (people in front of the camera that are ready to run) to stay still when they are just going to run, creates the effect of the person have stopped at this moment and it creates the feeling of this world have completely stopped operating at this moment.