Fellow DC photog Aziz hosted a free street photography workshop in Washington, DC. Super-cool fella and rad street photographer. I was pretty psyched that he was willing to give up all his street secrets to us moonlighters. I took David – self-proclaimed “architectural” photographer – and we hit the streets with Aziz, snapping away. The man provided lots of advice but mostly it was good to walk in a small group and have a little backup in case anyone got mad about getting photographed. I got lots of glares and evil eyes, but nothing worse than that. And I even got a few smiles as well. With some more practice, I think I could lose some of the fear.
I should have taken a photo of the frozen yogurt I got today at Tangysweet. It was, indeed, tangy and sweet. Instead, I sat all creepy-like at the corner of the store and photographed people crossing the street. I’m a little bit of a baby about street photography. Okay, I’m a big baby about street photography. I don’t want to bother people, though I do want to get the shot. It’s a source of conflict for me. Here are a couple photos from my spot behind the window.