relevant or ironic background that might act as a foil to a foreground incident or passer-by is carefully framed beforehand; it was a strategy much used for early street photographs, most famously in Cartier-Bresson's figure leaping across a puddle in front of a dance poster in Place de l'Europe, Gare Saint Lazare, 1932. Tony Ray-Jones listed the following shooting advice to himself in his personal journal: Be more aggressive Get more involved (talk to people) Stay with the subject matter (be patient) Take simpler pictures See if everything in background relates to subject matter Vary compositions and angles more Be more aware of composition Don’t take boring pictures Get in closer (use 50mm lens [or possibly ‘less,’ the writing is unclear]) Watch camera shake (shoot 250 sec or above) Don’t shoot too much Not all eye level No middle distance Street photography versus documentary photography Street photography and documentary photography can be very similar genres of photography that often overlap while having distinct individual qualities. Documentary photographers typically have a defined, premeditated message and an intention to record particular events in history. The gamut of the documentary approach encompasses aspects of journalism, art, education, sociology and history. In social investigation, often documentary images are intended to provoke, or to highlight the need for, societal change. Conversely, street photography is reactive and disinterested by nature and motivated by curiosity or creative inquiry, allowing it to deliver a relatively neutral depiction of the world that mirrors society, "unmanipulated" and with usually unaware subjects. Candid street photography versus street portraits Street photography is generally seen as unposed and candid, but there are a few street photographers who will interact with strangers on the streets and take their portraits. Street portraits are classified as portraits taken of strangers in the moment while out doing street photography. They are seen as posed though because there is interaction with the subject. Legal concerns The issue of street photographers taking photographs of strangers in public places without their consent (i.e. 'candid photography' by definition) for fine art purposes has been controversial. Photographing people and places in public is legal in most countries protecting freedom of expression and journalistic freedom. There are usually limits on how photos of people may be used and most countries have specific laws regarding people's privacy. Street photography may also conflict with laws that were originally established to protect against paparazzi, defamation or