Wednesday Critique #15, 03/20/2013

Robot Roundup. Barcelona, Catalunya, 2010

Once again, I am shying away from actually doing a full-up critique this Wednesday.

Instead, I thought I’d send you off to look at a specific image by John Crosley (2021 update: link no longer active), one of my favorite, yet not widely known, street photographers. Below John’s image (“The Joy of Living”), you’ll find various critiques and comments related to his photograph, but the biggie is that at the end you will find an interesting summary of John’s street photography philosophy. As an artist who occasionally peruses a street photography portfolio or exhibit, you may be a bit confused about what exactly constitutes a good (or great!) street photography image. Or, you may be a photographer who would like to give “street” a try, but you are at a loss as to how to go about getting those really good images. You’ll find answers to all of this in John’s final commentary.

What you are getting today, then, is a little bit of a photo critique followed by a hunk of bonus material on street photography by someone with years of experience in this particular urban art form.

So here ya go…the link o’ the day is HERE (2021 update: link no longer active)! (After spending some time with the image, scroll down to the March 18, 2013 11:43p.m. entry for John’s summary. He tends to be long and rambling, but he throws out gems left and right, so pay attention!)