Ilan Bresler Photography

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There are different layers in Street Photography photo - And the more layers (lets call them Dynamic Points of Interest? - 'DPoI' scale) there are in photo, the better it is. Or is it?

I'll try to explain this confusing theory of mine -
For example, the photo above. It's a story of two perfectly obvious and distinct DPoI's - The beggar (poor) in contrast with the Lexus (rich). Pretty simple, actually. Not the best of my works. What makes it 'blog worthy' is the fact that it's a 'moment'. Second later, the dimensions 'broke' - car left.
The fact that both are distinct and obvious, makes it's a rather plain photo. That's, by the way, the reason why we love taking photos of homeless people. They make a great DPoI ("Dynamic Points of Interest", yes?)

Now, let's observe this photo, I've encountered a few days ago on Twitter - "Metamorphosis" by Dave Taggart - No doubt it got a 'WOW!' factor, but it also got only one DPoI - The old man is dynamic, but the graffiti is static.
It means, that if you got a good (good = got a photo potential) location, all you need to do is wait for the right DPoI to arrive to complete the scene.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it's easy or 'bad'. Dave's photo is great (one of those I wish were my photos) but I do say that if you can spot such locations, these photos are more easily achieved than photos with multi DPoIs'.

Having said that here is an ultimate single DPoI photo - iN-Public | Nils Jorgensen - That's location not many will identify is a 'good potential'.
His gallery is amazing, as I've mention numerous times on numerous posts in the past.

Of course, it has to be more complicated than that. See for example this classic photo by the Master Henri Cartier-Bresson - It got only one DPoI, yes, but the whole composition, every element in the photo, is there to support it. All the lines are connected in a dynamic movement - That's a level of street photography I will spend the rest of my life to achieve.

The examples above were given for black and white photography. When you add color to the mixture, it get's even more complicated - Here and here. Add light... You get the picture. Photo.

Maybe I'll switch to Macro photography :)

P.S - Last week my photoblog was added to the much dignified list of blogs featuring on Megapixeld.com - Thank you, Scott (@nuwomb)

Not once we've talked about street photography.
I truly believe that it's the most interesting and satisfying niche in the world of photography - I'm not saying that to start that old debate all over again, I'm just stating my own personal opinion.

Looking at all the nature/scenery shots I keep wondering how many other photographers have the exactly same 'super-duper-colorful-macro' or how many others have the almost exact same 'self-posing-processing-ala-Polaroid' photos.

I judge a good photo by the probability that another photographer will take a similar one. A fleeing moment on the street, is not reproducible. Never. It's unique.

To a bit different but similar topic - Wanted to share with you list of photoblogs/galleries that are street photography related and I find them inspiring.

10 Street Photography blogs and galleries you probably weren't familiar with -

Davide Michaels
Felix Lupa
Elaine Vallet
Nils Jorgensen
Markus Hartel (@hrtl)
Julia Komissarof
Alex Glickman
Tommie Lehane (@EyeBlinks)
John Goldsmith (@waxypoe)
Robert M Johnson (@robertmjohnson)

Welcome to my semi-new design!

For the last year or so I was planning to move my blog from Blogger to Wordpress but failed to find a good enough designer for the mission (read - No budget).

So, I decided to stay on Blogger platform, but update my previous design.
The colors and the main features remained more or less the same, plus now it's possible to share the posts on social networks (it's a new and very hip thing, I heard)

Today's photo is just a big kiss to all my visitors. And another opportunity for me to say 'Thank you!' for coming back, taking the time to go over my works and comment my 'light doodles' (aka - photos) - Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Update! Just found out that my blog been Bzzzz'd again! Thank you, Ron(@rtd13)!

I'm not sure why I enjoy this photo.
It's just looks... complete, somehow. All the elements (colors, shapes and the figures) appear in balance and even though the moment itself is not strong enough, something in this frame always catches my attention.
Not one of my 'best' works, but I kinda like it.

Such mundane moments always reminds me the works of William Eggleston. It took me a while to warm up to his style, but when I did, his way of seeing life around him, changed my perspective as well. Try it ;)


This week's favorite blog is actually two blogs and both are connected to the theme of the post (aka 'Mundane moments').
The first one is an excellent photoblog by David Lindley - "low revolution". David uses mostly film/lomo and he does that masterfully.
And the other is i.n.galbraith by @ingalbraith.
When I visit these photoblogs, I'm always amazed at how blind I'm during my daily routines and I just keep wondering why when I try to take such frames, they don't look as good.

If you got such mundane fragment, link them in the comments!

One last thing. I don't think I asked this yet, but.... Can you please vote for me? :)


P.S
If you were curious about the title - The red poster says Tractor's Revenge (Hebrew) - name of an Israeli music band.