A Morning of Street Photography

These are some shots from a morning I spent doing street photography in Franklin, Tennessee.  I've always admired street photography but was reluctant to do it.  But with some motivation from 52Frames I got out there.  You might have seen a few of these pictures on Facebook, but not together.

One nice thing about photographing in Franklin is the beautiful brick walls to use as backdrops.

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 I'd heard that one technique for street photography is to find a place to hang out facing a good background, so I sat on a bench across from an interesting shop and waited.  I didn't always need the backdrop; there was plenty going on right beside me.

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The shop across the street offered some interesting scenes, like this woman in a patriotic mood.

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Then there was this little girl running to catch up with her father.

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 My comfy bench location became inconvenient when traffic started to build up.

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So I found another place across from a nice bench under a tree.  

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A young woman sat down to make a phone call.  In a few minutes an interesting character sat down at the other end of the bench.  He took his position and didn't seem to move a finger after that.

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Eventually the woman left, and the old dude was joined by another fellow who paced back and forth in front of the bench for a while.  Meanwhile the beardy guy continued to sit motionless. 

 

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 Finally the two men left together.   After a while, I left too.