Simple ways to overcome the fear of shooting street photography !
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Simple ways to overcome the fear of shooting street photography !
We take a trip in to Liverpool to attempt to shoot a video with a few tips and tricks to help you feel more relaxed about shooting street photography.
I will try to include a few camera tricks and show you ways to stand and use a camera around people and show you how people are really not interested in you taking photographs as long as you don’t interrupt there day or get in their personal space.
My Street Photography is more classic and on the candid side but you can use these ideas in what ever style you want.
I very really approach people as I don’t want to alter the dynamic in the scene but it people start to wonder what I am doing and want me to take their photo this can happen but its very rare.
In the UK we can shoot who ever we want in a public place but just remember to treat other people how you would like to be treated what taking their photo.
The law www.theiac.org....
I use 3 main techniques one just holding the camera to my eye and shooting anther using the rear screen and the last one is the X100 around my neck on a strap shooting from the hip, depends what camera I have and what mood I am in.
Thanks to Barrie for help with video today and I might have to sort my microphones out for the future !
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I use that "thumb on the shutter button" all the time. No one bats an eyelid. Love it.
It’s basically the way I learnt to hold and shoot my original X100 after using a DSLR so just feels natural now.
I never thought about Street musicians not liking to be photographed. But it makes sense, they’re technically working.
It’s worse when you are teaching and the group you are with all crowd around someone ! It’s stops people being able to drop a £1 in the pot so you cut off their revenue!
This video makes me more optimistic that I’ll be brave enough to take photos in public when I go to London in June for two days by myself. My last trip seen me become furious with myself for not being able to get away from thinking everyone was looking at me.
Funny thing is no one really looks at in most areas of London.
Thx Matt, great video. You made my day.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Cracking day out Matt, I liked the mix of colour and mono and oh how good to see the Sun shining, happy days.
Can’t believe how the weather has changed since then ! Rain Rain and more rain !
Reference to tip #1
sadly these days, at least in Chicago there are so many muggers around so ideally hide your camera around your wrist, not around the neck and make sure you're wallet is in a hidden vest not your pockets.
Personally I would not shoot in an area with a high crime rate ! I enjoy my photography and my videos are made including my experiences in the UK cities. There is not a single city I would not shoot in in the UK but plenty of areas and times of day I would not go out.
@@MattHart I would never get to shoot if that were the case, sadly most cities have become crime ridden thanks to horrible politicians. It was just a friendly suggestion. 😉
It’s a funny one this. I’ve now watched a few of your vids and have been drawn by the straightforward nature.
I’m the “other side” to you in a few ways ….
Just about to hit 60, took photos a bit when younger then gave up really. Took videos of wilderness canoe trips and Bikepacking stuff instead later on once I had cash and time and got past 45. So I’ve just bought a second hand Gx9, that with the iPhone, and started off taking what I imagine are “street photos”. Loving it again and I find I agree or do a lot of what you advocate naturally anyway. Don’t have a style that I’m aware of, let the photos tell me what that is. Just take what I see really. There are a hell of a lot worse things to be doing than this and made better by not having the burning desire to be famous for it either.
You mention “seeing peoples work” now and again. I admit I don’t bother with Instagram, have Facebook but it’s locked down to friends etc and won’t have a personal blog site either. Not sure I want them really, it isn’t about that for me. I do contribute to local FB groups but those are closed (and in france) so I guess I’d need to find a way to let some of it see daylight but not sure how
Instagram is free but the algorithm restrict your audience ! Not sure what you would recommend these days to be honest I think instagram is the only free Photography Gallery out there these days so we’ll worth creating an account. I think all images are worth sharing ! Some of what I shot today are just for demo purposes for this video but in a way they work for the video but not Instagram! But I might put a few on there !
train stations are gold for photography
Funny story ! It’s the only place I have ever been challenged by police !
@@MattHart happened to me today by security! I said street photography and pointed at a building far away! XD
Great video very interesting and entertaining
Glad you enjoyed it
How do you solve this in a foreign country during a group trip, when you are constantly on the move with the group.
Use the group as cover !
Love love love the message here. "No one is really interested in you."
@@ChrisBrogan True though..
Your lesson was very useful. It opened me some new possibilities of street pohotography for me. But I think you forgot to ment one important think. You must have charisma for street photography or any other photography working with people. You have it. I don't. Thats my biggest problem. Many nice photographies.
Thanks for sharing!
949 Subscribers, but 8.1K views in two weeks. Well done................
Cheers, I know it’s all a bit crazy ! Hopefully it will continue. My old Chanel had 20k plus and some of my videos had less views ! Starting again is actually helping but don’t know why ! Algorithms I guess !
Enjoyed the video Matt. I like your style of presentation. Some helpful tips.👍
I appreciate that!
I really enjoyed the video. I'm a Brit living in Cambodia, I usually get a lot of attention whilst walking around the streets taking photos. Do you have any tips for taking street photos when you can't blend in and people are interested in you and what you're doing?
Yes just be a tourist and take photos like tourists do. I think one of my previous videos gives a few camera techniques but in all honesty just stand still set up a shot with great light and great background and with for someone to walk in to the frame ! Just don’t look at them eye contact is the give away !
I think this is the best type of street photography help videos. You show the reality with all its problems, quirks, pressures and successes. Its personal and immersive that's what makes it so informative. Its not some form of hygienically edited experience so often presented as being what Street is all about. Thank you Matt. One thing I would like to ask, what settings do you use in your X100F because you don't seem to to be fiddling with dials and stuff whilst taking images and finally, do you use one of Fuji's film types?
Cheers, hope to try and make more like this ! I shoot a combination of Manual, or Shutter Priority sometimes even aperture priority. The images on the video were shot with the XT30 on Manuel with aperture set to f4 shutter speed set to 1/500 sec and the ISO on Auto. I shoot in RAW never used JPEG except when Fujifilm asked me to.
@@MattHart Thank you.
What an inspiration Matt . I wish I could have been on one of your previous walks before your stroke. Unfortunately as I'm now 80 I will continue to be motivated by your wonderful utube snippets. Keep them coming mate.
Glad you are enjoying them. Barry and I were both warn out after this !
Keep the camera still in front of you and try and not make sudden movements. I never press the shutter unless they are within touching distance.
To get me nice and relaxed I ask for street portraits- must people say yes and this raises my confidence.
It’s what ever works for you as an individual and yes a great tip.
Nice to see Barrie ........ Top guy :-)
He looked happy to lol 😮
some nice tips. I love some good street photography, I fear I dont have the personality or confidence to try street photography though, been around the town countless times with my film cameras and dabbled and struggled to even take 10 frames or finish a roll of film and was too reserved to get comfortable enough to start taking shots of people. I sometimes think film can be a little forgiving where if somebody confronts you taking a shot of them or somebody asks you delete a photo you can turn about and say I cant its film! or you dont have a LCD screen and can say you were photographing something else.
The more time you spend just taking photos in a city the less you consider these things in all honesty. If I have had a break from it it’s quite daunting getting out again. Once you learn to feel comfortable around people it all just falls in to place. The secret of confrontation is never to be in a situation to be confronted. I would never allow anyone anywhere near a camera of mine. Film or Digital.
I often walk around like I'm taking video continually holding my camera up in front of me, but I'm taking stills. People don't seem to react if they think you're taking video.
I think it’s conditioning by the media and TV people love to think they will get their 15 minutes of fame by being in a video. But somehow think having a photo taken at a fraction of a second is intrusive!
Hi Matt great tips !
I went round busy Bath the other day took loads of photos some with folk looking directly at me - your top tip not to make eye contact - thanks
Pete
Cheers and glad it works for you. New video out later today 😊
Lucky you guys in the beautiful UK. If I would move forward to people like you did at 3:42, chances are that I´m in trouble here in Germany. Great video btw. Thank you!
This is true ! Cheers for watching
Excellent video on street photography. I am an older gentleman in the country of Panama. You gave me a lot of good tips for my street photography. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful! I hope to make more once I get my sound sorted.
Always worth a watch especially when you need something to take your mind of your gout that I've just started getting. Tons of good tops Matt, although personally I find that you can use a mobile phone all day long and nobody bat's an eye, but start using a proper camera and people do seem more aware of you and sometimes more curious. Not that that's a problem because it can lead to some good interaction. 👍
Exactly ! It’s funny really how a real camera can attract some great interactions and can lead to a coffee break and a chat or a street portrait moment. I think the more time you spend out there the less you care about people of interactions.
The idea that people’s personal space varies in size depending on their area and population density helps me put my finger on something I’ve known for a long time but couldn’t exactly understand or explain. Brilliant.
Thanks, and also reactionary gap comes in to it as well. If you have a large personal space and someone gets way to close their reaction will match it.
Watching this video makes me want to take my little camera and go out and shoot. I'm saving it to watch again the tips to remember. Thank you guys!
It’s a pleasure and really glad it makes you want to go out and shoot. To be honest if it gets one person out taking photos it’s a success !
Thank you. It was informative and helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice video, should have way more views
I appreciate that ! Algorithms don’t like me lol
Thanks very much guys , really enjoyed watching this , I enjoyed shooting here and in the city on my visit
Cool 😂 cheers
Faire des instantanés avec la marque au point rouge, on peut faire avec une autre marque, et faire de belles photos. Dans le quartier où est le photographe, si le temps s'y prête, en noir et blanc, on peut faire quelque chose de bien, même devant le pub avec les tonneaux etc.
En même temps on visite Liverpool ce qui est agréable de passer son temps. Pour moi, à midi, je préfère le restaurant Français ou à défaut
une pizzéria Italienne.
It’s horses for courses I prefer Venice and Italy but it not on my doorstep so my everyday photography is taken locally.
Likes your content with street photography like this, thank you
Glad you like them!
This presentation is a breath of fresh air.Thank you👍
Glad you enjoyed it! More to come
Excellent! Thanks for sharing 🥂 6:27
Thank you too!
Some good tips there, thank you 👍👍👍
Cheers
Matt, its great to see you out and about again
Cheers Bill and I hope to create more content and get out more and more over the coming months and years with small meet ups and photowalks possibly organised through UA-cam !
Great video thanks
Glad you enjoyed it