Thank you!I like the concept.
It is - this isn't a technique I would practice outside of the environment of Times Square or a similar place where the intrusion of flash is relatively muted by all the lights and bodies moving through the space. I choose to blame Bruce Gilden for the intrusive technique!I can imagine flash-in-the-face can be intrusive.
This was done with a little point-and-shoot using the built in flash. I'd like to say the harshness is a stylistic choice (it is somewhat!) but it was also simply a byproduct of the tool I had available. I wanted movement in the background with the subject frozen by the flash to communicate the energy and frenetic "feel" of Times Square - in some ways I want the viewer to get that feeling of being bombarded by lights and people and communicate the anxiety that creates. Flash was a needed component to realize this idea. I'd really like to explore using an external flash with a small softbox to create similar images, but I need to do some soul-searching if I choose to do this style again with candid subjects - I'm super pleased with the experiment but creating the images was emotionally draining.I also find the flash harsh.
Is there no way to go without flash, or soften it somewhat?
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