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Rules and Ethics of Street Photography

Zed Hanafi (K2220084)

Video Title: Is Street Photography WRONG? | The ethics and rules of street photography

Date: 11 November 2022

  1. What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
    The information conveyed by the speaker is about his opinion regarding the existence of street photography. That there are some rules that must be considered by a photographer in doing street photography. So he does not agree if there are photographers who make other people around him uncomfortable when they are taking photos on the streets.
  2. What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
    The purpose of the speaker in making the video is to remind and inform street photographers out there about the rules and ethics when doing street photography, especially in photographing humans. There are things that need to be considered so that street photography can produce beautiful works without violating existing norms
  3. How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
    I think this video is quite believable, the speaker is Marco Seventi, a professional photographer who is quite popular because he has been making YouTube content for a long time too. He also has a lot of experience in the field of street photography, therefore he can tell about his experience regarding the ethics that must be considered by a street photographer. Even though he doesn’t have a clear source, what he conveys is quite helpful for street photographers to be able to increase their knowledge about street photography
  4. What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
    In the video, Marco explains the contents of the video by first giving wrong examples, with these examples he tends to disagree with what is in these examples. And he tells what street photographers should do and what not to do
  5. Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
    Even though most of the videos contain opinions, your opinion is quite strong because what he said is true and has received a lot of support. He strengthened his opinion by comparing it with the wrong example and what would happen. Then he also gave an example of how to do it correctly to help the audience understand better
  6. Explain how this article will help contribute to your larger group project.
    These videos can help me to gain knowledge about topics that I like and that I am deep into. This helps me to make it easier to create content and reflections related to the topic

Video Title: What are all the TYPES of Street Photography you can do?

Date: 18 November 2022

  1. What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
    In this video the speaker discusses the types of street photography which are grouped into 2 general groups. Then in the 2 general types it is divided into more specific types. He explained each type mentioned along with examples of the corresponding photos.
  2. What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
    The purpose of the speaker in making the video is to help photographers know more about what type of street photography they are going to make, so that photographers can determine the techniques and objects needed to make a satisfying result.
  3. How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
    In my opinion, the video is quite reliable because what he discusses and mentions is in accordance with his understanding and examples. Omar Gonzale is a content creator with the theme of technology and photography. Much of the content refers to useful recommendations and tips. In the discussion, he also said that if there is anything that needs to be added or corrected, please let me know. Because this is just how to specify the type of street photography.`
  4. What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
    In the video, the speaker certainly agrees with what is being discussed, because these are opinions that are described and specified. So the speaker really agrees with what is being discussed, but is open if someone wants to correct or add
  5. Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
    Even though the arguments put forward by the speakers were not based on solid sources, what was described and explained was quite correct and was in accordance with the conditions that existed in street photography. He backs up his argument by providing background on the types mentioned, based on experience and what already exists.
  6. Explain how this article will help contribute to your larger group project.
    This video is very useful because it adds insight and knowledge about street photography. Assisted with visualization that supports and is easy to understand, it will make it easier for the observer to understand what is being discussed

Video Title: What is Street Photography? 3 Approaches for you to try

Date: 25 November 2022

  1. What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
    In this video, the speaker discusses the meaning of street photography based on different approaches. Because basically there are many opinions about street photography, so he differentiates into 3 approaches
  2. What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
    The purpose of the speaker in the video is to help if you’re new to street photography, or still trying to find your feet as a street photographer. So that novice photographers can better understand the definition and can determine the approach they prefer
  3. How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
    In my opinion, what the speaker presented in the video can be trusted, because he uses expert quotes as a reference to continue his discussion. Quoting the words of experts makes the video have a basis of opinion that is quite helpful
  4. What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
    In the video the speaker agrees with the topics discussed and he also includes other people’s opinions and he also seems to agree with these opinions. The speaker also conveys a good attitude, clear enough even without visualization.
  5. Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
    In my opinion, the opinions conveyed are quite strong because they are supported by quoting the opinions of other people/experts. This makes the discussion based on clear references and sources
  6. Explain how this article will help contribute to your larger group project.
    The discussion in the video is quite helpful because the definition is the opening topic in each speech, and this video contains the understanding of different approaches so that it adds insight and choices about the definition of street photography.

Video Title: Street Photography masterclass with Nick Turpin

Date: 2 December 2022

  1. What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
    In this video, the speaker discusses the meaning of street photography, how street photography is formed, tips, composition, and so on. Complete enough in one video, because many points are discussed about street photography
  2. What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
    The purpose of the speakers in the video is none other than to help novice street photographers. Or those who just want to learn stereography from scratch, so they know what background they need to know first.
  3. How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
    The speaker in the video is quite reliable, because Nick Turpin is an expert in photography, and is also a street photographer who already has quite a bit of fame, of course, he has a lot of experience gained from being a senior photographer. So that what he said was quite believable.
  4. What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
    In the video, Nick Turpin explains in sentences that are easy to understand and quite clear. Evidenced by the many positive comments saying that the videos are easy to understand and very inspiring. The material brought by Nick Turpin is simple material but still useful for street photographers
  5. Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
    Seeing the background of Nick Turpin, I think it’s hard to doubt that what was said was not valid. So the material and arguments presented by Nick Turpin are strong enough and can be followed and practiced. Because what is conveyed is true and appropriate.
  6. Explain how this article will help contribute to your larger group project.
    This video is very useful for me, who is a novice street photographer. Because the language used is the simplest so it is easy to understand but still useful. And in the future, it can be another source related to the material presented so that I have not only one source for one subtopic

Video Title: 5 Secrets To STOP Being SHY Taking Photos in Public

Date: 9 December 2022

  1. What is being discussed in the video? Explain your answer.
    In the video the speaker discusses tips that can be used to overcome anxiety doing street photography, he provides tips for street photographers to make it easier to do their hobby. These tips are divided into 5 points, each point is quite easy to understand and practice.
  2. What is the speaker’s main purpose? Explain your answer.
    The purpose of the speakers conveying the tips in the video is to give advice to street photographers to overcome being shy when taking photos in public.
  3. How trustworthy is this video? Who is the speaker? What is the source? Do you think the source and the speaker are trustworthy?
    In my opinion, the contents of this video can be trusted, because the speaker in the video is Pierre T Lambert, who is a professional photographer in the field of wild photography, street photography, and others. Therefore the experience that has been gained is no doubt.
  4. What the speaker’s attitude or tone towards the subject? Does he/she seem to agree or disagree with it? Explain your answer.
    In the video, Pierre T Lambert conveys his material in a fun way and directly to the public, so that we can know how it works and how to apply it. This supports the topics discussed because of anxiety in public. Pierre T Lambert certainly agreed with the subject that was presented because it was indeed useful for photographers
  5. Does the speaker put forward valid or strong arguments? How does he/she support the key points? Explain your answer.
    Actually the video contains Pierre T Lambert’s personal opinion, so you could say he gave these tips based on the experience he had gained and how to overcome this then he shared them with people to help solve them too if they have the same problem
  6. Explain how this article will help contribute to your larger group project.
    This video is very useful, because I myself relate and experience the same problem, so what the speakers say about the material being discussed is very useful and I want to practice it right away