Below I will be including shots that display what a manually controllable camera can give you. I am a great believer in learning manual photography on film before transitioning to digital.
This is the effect of a Star filter over the lens, I shot this on Ilford HP5 film.
A good telephoto lens can get you in close without invading personal space. I used my Promaster 28-200 zoom lens.
Use a fast shutter speed to "freeze" movement. This was done on Kodak Tri-X 400 using the 200mm end of my zoom lens.
Always have a zoom or telephoto in your bag. I was about 15 feet away from Omar when I shot this.
The 400 ISO Kodak TMax is great for using with the zoom lens, it gives good sharpness and I can get good enlargements. This was done with the Promaster 28-200mm Zoom at 200mm.
Willy Vergara of SR-80. This is the zoom lens in action again! 400 TMax film.