TITLE: NYC STREET PORTRAITS

To get a random stranger to follow you around the corner to the white background you have posted on a wall in the right light can be quite challenging.

When living in NYC I would always dream of traveling the world to photograph people. I suddenly reminded myself that I was in a melting pot, people from all over are walking on the streets everyday.

From then on I took time to create a box to work in. It is the simple technique of separating the subject from the background bringing all the attention to the subject, which is pulled from the crowd, unaware they were going to be photographed.

I am just grateful for the technology today. I am glad I don't have to carry around an 8 x 10 camera as Richard Avedon did when shooting "In the American West."

AUTHOR: Eric LaCour (United States)

Eric LaCour is an American photographer that enjoys both working with and stealing moments of human subjects. He fell in love with photography the day he first observed his first image appearing on silver prints in the tray of his college darkroom.
He has spent much time wandering and searching for many different types of people while hoping to catch a moment that helps the viewer feel like they understand or have a connection with the subject.