“Too many photographers pay more attention to technique and forget style which is more important. I have never run a “studio”. And when I make a portrait, I do not “pose” my subject. I observe and I press the shutter when the character surges forth.”
~ Henri Cartier-Bresson
I like to walk and observe people - in parks making music, using public transportation above or below ground, on canals or rivers, walking or working on urban streets, etc. Street portraits of common people are not in vogue these day, but they can tell us so much. Don’t sneak up on people or hide behind a wall. Let them see you and and say “OK” in their language or yours… with I smile or a wink of the eye; or say “no” with a shake of the head or wave of the hand. And remember, don’t try to pose them!
Conductor on a river boat in Bangkok