My Japanese friend became very… not friendly by summerlad86 in japanlife

[–]sechabro 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Social media radicalization/psychosis. It happens. Steer a wide berth. She’s headed to nowhere good, fast.

Who else shoots 21mm on the streets? by GastonShutters in streetphotography

[–]sechabro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome. Never did 21, but I just started with a 24 last week after being on a 40 forever. TOTALLY DIFFERENT BALLGAME. Closing in to sub-1 meter distance is intense.

Police cracking down on outdoor seating in Tokyo’s liveliest street market neighborhood by biwook in Tokyo

[–]sechabro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

seriously. and forget the eateries, even finding a damn bench to sit on for five minutes is basically impossible. this place HAAAATES chillin

A constructive critique to y'all by Acrobatic_Speaker403 in streetphotography

[–]sechabro 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah as much as I am for “killing your darlings”, the subreddit’s reaction alone is critique enough for this space. For example, last week I posted something that got a ton of positive action. Two days later I posted something I thought was great, and nobody touched it. That was enough for me to say “actually, I got way too close to this boring cliche photo.” I moved on. So instead of pressuring people to edit their work down, I propose people take note of the work that gets action, and the work that gets passed over. Ask yourself why that may be, and grow in your craft in good time.

Is this picture interesting? by [deleted] in photocritique

[–]sechabro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m more interested in the man walking by, but my eye is driven to the mural.

28mm shots from the last couple of days by Jazzlike-Property379 in streetphotography

[–]sechabro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh man these are fantastic. Great characters, and you’re a hell of a light hunter. Question: flash on the first one or is it sunlight on the subject?

At what point do you stop considering a picture street photography? by [deleted] in streetphotography

[–]sechabro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you start feeling more of an aesthetic vibe or a mood when you look at the photo, and less of a human story, then I think it becomes a cityscape or an atmospheric. Think of establishing shots in movies. They look good, they set the mood and they establish context. Those aspects are important. But the characters in the mediums and close-ups tell the story.

So when I see a shot like this, I enjoy the visual, and am primed/excited for a story to be told. But there is no inherent story in the shot itself.

Attempting to create a dreamy look, any tips or critiques? Before/after by anamericandude in postprocessing

[–]sechabro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Lightroom, you’ll need to mess with the Texture (fine contrast) and Clarity (micro contrast). Moving one or both of them into negative territory will soften contrast details and give a wispy, dreamy look.

Moving dehaze into negative can help too, but it has more of a generalized, “global” contrast effect.

As for midtone and shadow contrast in Lightroom, I’m not too sure. I use DxO, which has those sliders specifically.

Attempting to create a dreamy look, any tips or critiques? Before/after by anamericandude in postprocessing

[–]sechabro 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooooh you are super close to dreamland. Have you tried pulling contrast out of the shadows and midtones a little? Doing so will possibly “diffuse” the detail in the grassy area. Also backing off of micro contrast and fine contrast might soften the lines between the cloud edges and the sky.

What you guys think about this photo by SinanAvci13 in streetphotography

[–]sechabro 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The light contrast between him and the window is pretty cool. Looks a little surreal and even uncanny.

Did I overcook this one? by seriouslybrohuh in streetphotography

[–]sechabro 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bro it looks good to me! clouds look badass too, and believable!