Whaddya think of this guy's style......

[Keith]

One thing that really struck me about Fabio ... was how much he reminded me of Ali G.

 

[cnphoto]

Funny that he speaks of himself as (more of) a perfectionist (than BG).

yep, ain't nothin' quiet like tooting the hell out of your own horn is there? jeez 🙄

me pho'oze iz well good, innit?

 

[maddoc]

That kind of photography can be fun, for two hours or so ... 😀

 

[EthanFrank]

One thing that really struck me about Fabio ... was how much he reminded me of Ali G.

Oh man...you're so right.

 

[finguanzo]

LOL.. very good point Keith. Buyakasha!!!

 

[Keith]

Oh man...you're so right.

I was having a look at his site where he has a clip of himself doing a drawing of Amie Winehouse (yawn) ... surprisingly right before my very eyes he morphed into the great Ali G ... and suddenly I didn't feel like I'd just wasted two minutes of my life! 😀

 

[paulfish4570]

um, style?

 

[The Meaness]

This guy does not make art, he makes trophies.

 

[sig]

I do not like Fabio's style, at least he should have long hair if he wants to call himself Fabio.....

What I find interesting here is the opinion that if his photos were good (as Guilden good) his shooting style would be acceptable. But how is he supposed to get better unless he practice?

 

[OurManInTangier]

Clearly I am feeling very grumpy this morning.

Isn't that how we're supposed to feel in the mornings? Or am I just getting old now?

 

[lawnpotter]

At least he is not robbing banks! I fear he would be good at that.

 

[Phantomas]

Interesting thing is, that while I don't necessarily agree with his style of shooting, I find that I'd rather look at his photos than at those in 50% of signatures in this thread 😀

 

[alistair.o]

At least he is not robbing banks! I fear he would be good at that.

Nooo! Bank robbers are 'stealthy' (remember that word).

I feel very uncomfortable when watching this video as it's not me i.e. I don't creep and leap, but apparently that does not make it wrong for all. His behaviour is bizarre to say the least.

 

[FalseDigital]

Wasn't so bad at first but the phone booth thing was a bit too much. Also his work isn't very good. So not only is he being a pain in the ass but he isn't producing results worth looking at.

I personally don't like the way Bruce Gilden shoots either but Bruce does get good results so I can't complain. The guy in the video above seems like a wannabe with not so much talent. Also as mentioned before, I can bet his jaw would be broken if he jumped out at me like that. Not because I'm a violent person but because my first reaction if someone jumped at me close out of nowhere would probably be to elbow them in the face.

 

[karlori]

I know it's morning and I did not have my coffee and I have to start learning for my last series of exams ... But if he did this anywhere near me or to me he would not leave the scene with that grin on his face, he would also be looking to buy a new camera after the little incident...
He is no better than those nightclub photogs rocketeering you with 580 EX's at 3am , no results and annoyed "victims" ...

 

[AJShepherd]

I can't help hoping the next time he jumps out from behind a phonebox he ends up having to get what's left of his camera surgically removed.
Creepy tosser.

 

[Lilserenity]

I don't like to be mean because really, what do I know? But if I was looking at a book of this I would be thinking "boring" and probably also "forgettable" -- just a personal opinion.

 

[peterm1]

So many people who call themselves street photographers want to be like Henri Cartier Bresson but I doubt that too many study his work. The thing I have noticed about his very best photos is how they capture a real decisive moment - not just because someone pressed a shutter button but because something was actually happening at that moment.

In particular so often what I notice about his work is the arrangement of people and objects within it. Check these out in the link below and see what I mean. The bicycle at the bottom of the stairs and the metal ribbon of a staircase winding down to it, for example. Its those patterns of elements that so often make an image special and interesting.


http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1983868_2128603,00.html

This is where most street shooters get it wrong I think. HCB used to stake out a spot that he thought looked promising, if necessary staying there for hours ready to pounce like a predator the moment the right image came along. He did not just shove a camera in peoples face and hope for the best. For me thats what really makes the difference between a good photo and a dud one. Interesting image elements, patterns, shadows, light and so forth. The photo by Alexander Rodchenko of the woman in the latticework pattern of shade comes to mind too. A posed shot but how memorable is this compared to what it would have been without the shadows?

http://amyjacksonart.blogspot.com/2010/08/alexander-rodchenko-historical-artist.html

 

[SimonSawSunlight]

Except that ^^^ actually produces some insightful, well composed and visually rich images. Fabio? Eh, not so much.

agreed .

 

[user237428934]

So many people who call themselves street photographers want to be like Henri Cartier Bresson but I doubt that too many study his work. The thing I have noticed about his very best photos is how they capture a real decisive moment - not just because someone pressed a shutter button but because something was actually happening at that moment.

There's more to street photography than only the HCB style. I think this guy in particular want's to be a Gilden copy and not an HCB copy.
I don't like this combat approach to photography.