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Day: March 20, 2015

Street Photography at the Pickens Flea Market

Posted on March 20, 2015March 26, 2015 By Tom 1 Comment on Street Photography at the Pickens Flea Market
Family, Local, Photography
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Pickens Flea Market

Street photography is photography that features the human condition within public places and does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. The subject of the photograph might be absent of people and can be an object or environment where the image projects a decidedly human character in facsimile or aesthetic. (Wikipedia)

It just so happened that my brother, Stephen’s birthday fell on a Wednesday. We both love to go to the Pickens Flea Market, so it was the perfect opportunity for me to take him out for breakfast, then for a quick jaunt over to the flea market.

While the main purpose of the trip was to spend some time with my brother on his birthday, my ulterior motive was to use this as a test run for gathering ambient audio for an upcoming podcast. As always I had my cameras with me, but I also had two portable recorders with me.

Recorder

I did get some audio, but the real treasure was the opportunity for candid street photography afforded by the flea market.

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