Literal Vs. Non-Literal Event Photography

Shooting public events is one of the best ways to dip your toes into street photography. With so many people and interactions happening around you, it’s easy to capture the action candidly. But in my opinion, there are two ways to capture the action: literally, and non-literally. Most of the event photography I see online is pictures of smiling people, as well as selfies with other event participants. This is perfectly fine, if that’s what you want to convey to your audience. But personally, I find this <a href="https://www.lifeafterphotoshop.com/what-kind-of-photographer-are-you-literal-emotional-or-graphic/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">“literal” interpretation</a> of events boring. It’s the equivalent of explaining to someone exactly what happened, which is good if that’s your goal. As a fine art photographer, I like to show people events how I felt them: the abstract moments, the colours, the mood. For example, recently, I was at a street festival, and there was a bubble performer for the kids. Now, I did shoot some photos of the kids enjoying the bubbles, basically documenting it like one would for a newspaper. Here’s an example: <a href="https://medium.com/full-frame/literal-vs-non-literal-event-photography-f2fa8c9dbd56">Click Here</a>