Today we will try to improve a photography skills with a little help of the people who already amassed good experience in the field.

Arguably, street photography is the trickiest of all photographic disciplines. It requires a lot of experience that is not universal, but directly depends on a character and style of the photographer. For example, you will as a rule, get an advice to acquire small and discreet, quiet camera (Leica M model prefferably), and shoot wide angle lens. Like this, for example:

^{You’re no fun with your phones (Canon G10, ISO160, 28mm, 1/60sec, f2.8, @lighteye)}

But that is not the way Martin Parr (Magnum member) would be taking his street photos. On the contrary, he uses big, bulky and loud SLR camera fitted with flash! Or Bruce Gilden who uses very aggressive style of street shooting. As a beginner, you could have some problems using his shooting style…

I do not like stuff that starts with “10 things you have to know…” because there is always more than 10 or 15 things, but since we have to start somewhere, than let’s start with some advices from the experienced photographers, and then we will grow up on them adding (and exchanging) our own experiences.

So, let’s get start with this helping guide on how you can improve your street photography, featuring photographers Joshua K. Jackson and Craig Whitehead (a.k.a. SixStreetUnder), and with a little hosting from the very well known Kaiman Wong:

1. Overcome the fear 0:48
2. Upgrade skills, not gear 3:36
3. Have your camera ready 3:55
4. Remove technical distractions 4:20
5. Tell a story 5:28
6. Everyone shoots sh*t shots 6:00
7. Create your own luck 7:07
8. Forget technical perfection 8:31
9. Look for something new 9:05
10. Minimal post processing 10:35

Duration: 10:36

In the next part, we’ll be talking more on the first three points:

1. Overcome the fear
2. Upgrade skills, not gear
3. Have your camera ready

Street Photography Master Class (Part II)

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