Okay, here’s my attempt at a blog post, following your guidelines:
So, the other day I was thinking, “I need some new shots for my feed.” And I wanted something… different. I’d been doing a lot of landscape-orientation stuff, you know, the usual wide shots of the city. But I was getting bored. Then it hit me: vertical! And not just any vertical shots, vertical street photography in New York City.
I grabbed my camera – just my trusty old mirrorless, nothing fancy – and headed out. I didn’t really have a plan, which is kinda how I like to roll sometimes. It’s more fun that way, lets you stumble onto unexpected things.
The start of shooting
I started in Midtown, figuring there’d be tons of people and tall buildings, perfect for what I was going for. The first thing I noticed was how different it felt to shoot vertically. It forces you to look at the city in a new way, to find those slices of life that you might miss otherwise.
- Subway:The first photo is a subway, the focus is on the subway, others parts are blurred.
- yellow cab:The second photo is a yellow cab, driving on a street.
I spent a good hour just wandering around, shooting anything that caught my eye. A couple arguing (maybe?), a guy reading a newspaper on a bench, a food cart vendor yelling out orders… you know, the usual New York chaos. It was all about finding those little moments, those vertical compositions that told a story.
I played a lot with leading lines. The skyscrapers are amazing for that, obviously. You can use them to draw the eye up, up, up, making the city feel even bigger and more imposing. And the streets themselves, when you shoot them vertically, they become these canyons, leading you into the scene.
After Midtown, I hopped on the subway and went down to the Financial District. The vibe down there is totally different, more serious, more… corporate, I guess. But it still worked for vertical shots. I got some cool shots of people in suits rushing to work, all framed by those towering buildings. It felt like capturing the energy of the city, that constant hustle.
I find a very tall building, and I try to shoot it, the sun, the cloud, and other buildings *’s amazing.
By the end of the day, my feet were killing me, but I had a ton of shots I was really excited about. It was a good reminder that sometimes, all you need to do is change your perspective a little bit, and you can find a whole new way of seeing the world.
I imported into the compute and adjusted the photos, like the lights, contrst, and so on.
So yeah, that was my vertical street photography adventure in New York. If you’re feeling stuck in a rut, I definitely recommend giving it a try. It’s a fun challenge, and it might just surprise you.
