Candid - Experimentation (In The City)

I decided to go into Manchester today and get some photographs of people using the candid style of photography I have seen Philip Lorca diCorcia.

I have decided to crop all my photographs from Manchester in the square style like Philip Lorca diCorcia. It made it easier to take out background distractions.

Although this idea worked well, I did not have the right equipment. I was using an 18-55mm lens, at it's full focal length of 55mm, so I had to get quite close to the people I was photographing.

The above shot is my favourite shot. I photographed a similar shot where the woman was looking up attentively at the television screen near Selfridges, but the photographs was blurred and therefore unuseable!

I have decided on my theme to be a post apocalyptic Manchester using a natural density filter. I think this reflects my views of Manchester well.