{"product":{"product_id":"1597111945","title":"Bruce Davidson: Subway","price":"285.0","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51SeVyfkiIL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1597111945"},"comments":[{"body":"The reason I bothered writing a long comment was because I got the general sense from what you've posted that you were passionate about what you were trying to do, and working it out/improving and not just an asshole.  Glad I was right.\r\n\r\nSee if you can get a copy of this book from your school or local library: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597111945/ref=s9_simh_gw_g14_i1_r?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;fpl=fresh\u0026amp;pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER\u0026amp;pf_rd_s=desktop-1\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=1VBT2F8340N6KEZVM8KK\u0026amp;pf_rd_t=36701\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=2079475242\u0026amp;pf_rd_i=desktop\r\n\r\nor any Bruce Davidson book for that matter.  I think he manages to capture 70s/80s NYC, which was arguably a far worse place than current Baltimore, in all of it grit/grime/crime/drug use.  Try to understand what about his photos works, and what doesn't.  What compositionally elevates his subjects of helps you connect with them, then go out shooting with that in mind.  To be honest, I think the biggest thing you can do to help yourself is to edit yourself much harder.  I think a class where you are getting ripped apart can be good for teaching you to be even harder on your photos than anybody else.  This will also make you shoot more because fewer things will make it past your cuts, and shooting more will always make you better (though, for me at least, posting more can sometimes be a negative to me getting better).  I think if you can learn to see your photos in the harshest of lights then the good ones that are left will really be great.","subreddit_name":"streetphotography","author":"wsteinh"}]}