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Regardless of your genre your point about going out and enjoying yourself is so important in my opinion. And, like you said, shoot what you find interesting; not what you think the IG algorithm will like. Thanks for the tips!
I completely agree about photographing someone’s face as opposed to the back of their head. I think people are more nervous to take frontal shots of people today considering how paranoid the world has become. I can tell you where I live in rural Australia that I have been pulled up by people and questioned as to why I am taking photographs of boring inanimate objects in the streets. I normally take my camera with me when I take my dog for a walk and only last week. A lady questioned why I had a camera while taking a dog for a walk and she commented that it was extremely creepy that I was walking the streets with a camera, figure that one out
A quote from Henry Carroll's "Read this if you want to take great photographs of people" (the title is a bit tongue-in-cheek) that has reframed my approach with street and pictures of people, in general, is: "Dont take photos of people. Take photos about people."
The only exception to the wide ankle rule would be if you are on one side of the street and you notice something interesting across the street. Then a telephoto lens or a longer lens comes in handy, but in general, it’s obviously always better to get upfront and personal wide angle so that folks have a full perspectiveof what it is you were shooting
Nice tips! I suppose taking picture of back of the people's heads and then taking pictures of people, but without a story behind are just steps in the game. Same for telephoto lens. Speaking from my very limited experience (I started about 2 months ago) I think those steps are more to get comfortable with the camera on the street and with pressing this goddamned shutter button. And with every photowalk it gets easier and easier. There is a chance for getting tolerable photo that is worth sharing, but for me it is mainly about getting somewhat confident. And I see progress, even with that short period of time. When I go through my older photos that I considered good shots I see now that I was focusing on just getting a photo and overcoming anxiety Now I'm on the level "this could be a photo of your granddad", so I'm searching for situations and reasons for getting a photo, and not just getting a photo. I'm very poor at that, but hopefully it'll come with experience and walked kilometers
For anybody that haven't yet, I highly recommend picking up Matt Stuart's book "Think like a street photographer", it's a great photobook and an entertaining read!
Here is a tip for getting into street photo that I discovered myself, and hits on some of yours. Use a cheap, half frame camera. My first camera was an Ektar h35. Yes, you are not getting the most amazing image quality, but what are you getting? Zero fuss, cheap camera so you can afford more film, and twice the number of shots per roll. This allows you to focus on the thing that matters most; putting yourself into situations to take interesting photos (and with a half-frame, you get twice the shots so you don't feel bad for being heavy with the shutter finger)
I have a question for you: I agree that photos from people’s faces are way more interesting, than from the back of their heads. However, I live in Germany and here you are actually not even allowed to take photos of people without their consent (or without at least informing them right after) if they are identifiable, even in public spaces (and of course you can’t publish them anywhere either). This is not an empty threat either and photographers have been sued for publishing such pictures. I think this is a big shame and hampers creativity a lot. Do you have any advice how to make street photography work in such a restrictive environment?
That's a great question - and one I'm probably not equipped to answer without a degree in German law... but there is a great video on Samuel Streetwise's channel where he discusses this in detail ua-cam.com/video/az8dlaTqhgQ/v-deo.html
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Regardless of your genre your point about going out and enjoying yourself is so important in my opinion. And, like you said, shoot what you find interesting; not what you think the IG algorithm will like. Thanks for the tips!
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I completely agree about photographing someone’s face as opposed to the back of their head. I think people are more nervous to take frontal shots of people today considering how paranoid the world has become. I can tell you where I live in rural Australia that I have been pulled up by people and questioned as to why I am taking photographs of boring inanimate objects in the streets. I normally take my camera with me when I take my dog for a walk and only last week. A lady questioned why I had a camera while taking a dog for a walk and she commented that it was extremely creepy that I was walking the streets with a camera, figure that one out
Some people just won't get it. My usual strategy is to just be as kind as possible... which works sometimes but not always haha
@@huntercreatesthings I completely agree excuse my typos in the previous post as I’m using voice to text as I’m too lazy to type all this text LOL
A quote from Henry Carroll's "Read this if you want to take great photographs of people" (the title is a bit tongue-in-cheek) that has reframed my approach with street and pictures of people, in general, is: "Dont take photos of people. Take photos about people."
10000 Percent Yes
The only exception to the wide ankle rule would be if you are on one side of the street and you notice something interesting across the street. Then a telephoto lens or a longer lens comes in handy, but in general, it’s obviously always better to get upfront and personal wide angle so that folks have a full perspectiveof what it is you were shooting
Nice tips!
I suppose taking picture of back of the people's heads and then taking pictures of people, but without a story behind are just steps in the game. Same for telephoto lens.
Speaking from my very limited experience (I started about 2 months ago) I think those steps are more to get comfortable with the camera on the street and with pressing this goddamned shutter button. And with every photowalk it gets easier and easier. There is a chance for getting tolerable photo that is worth sharing, but for me it is mainly about getting somewhat confident.
And I see progress, even with that short period of time. When I go through my older photos that I considered good shots I see now that I was focusing on just getting a photo and overcoming anxiety
Now I'm on the level "this could be a photo of your granddad", so I'm searching for situations and reasons for getting a photo, and not just getting a photo. I'm very poor at that, but hopefully it'll come with experience and walked kilometers
Your channel is gold.
If you ever visit Medellin, I'd love to take a long walk with you master lol
Thanks! Sounds like fun
Love the bins!
Thank you! I got another new one today - maybe I need to make a zine
For anybody that haven't yet, I highly recommend picking up Matt Stuart's book "Think like a street photographer", it's a great photobook and an entertaining read!
100%! There's so much to learn in there.
Interesting video as always ✨ Very useful tips both for beginners and experienced photographers I think :)
Thank You!
Here is a tip for getting into street photo that I discovered myself, and hits on some of yours. Use a cheap, half frame camera. My first camera was an Ektar h35. Yes, you are not getting the most amazing image quality, but what are you getting? Zero fuss, cheap camera so you can afford more film, and twice the number of shots per roll. This allows you to focus on the thing that matters most; putting yourself into situations to take interesting photos (and with a half-frame, you get twice the shots so you don't feel bad for being heavy with the shutter finger)
True - although there is something to be said for being limited on frames and having to be more selective
I have a question for you: I agree that photos from people’s faces are way more interesting, than from the back of their heads. However, I live in Germany and here you are actually not even allowed to take photos of people without their consent (or without at least informing them right after) if they are identifiable, even in public spaces (and of course you can’t publish them anywhere either). This is not an empty threat either and photographers have been sued for publishing such pictures. I think this is a big shame and hampers creativity a lot. Do you have any advice how to make street photography work in such a restrictive environment?
That's a great question - and one I'm probably not equipped to answer without a degree in German law... but there is a great video on Samuel Streetwise's channel where he discusses this in detail ua-cam.com/video/az8dlaTqhgQ/v-deo.html