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Tips on Street Photography

Published by WPC Official Account on Feb'13,2017

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Tips on Street Photography

WPC Official Account
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Street photography has become very popular recently, and it’s a subject many photographers are experimenting with. Street photography is documenting life around you in towns and cities, and illustrating the people and places seen every day. Candid photography in public places has been popular for decades, and many photographers have become famous for this style. Changing social trends and new technology has led to this documentary style being called street photography.

Successful street photography involves being brave when photographing strangers, but staying anonymous and unnoticed for the majority of the time.

Tips for Street Photography:

1) Know your location.

Although it’s often achieved by photographing people, great street photography involves capturing the mood and flavor of places. Your own town or city is a great place to start, and as your skills develop you can move to new locations. Markets, railway stations and places where people gather to eat are all great places for street photography.

2) Dress to blend in.

Even though you may be a stranger in a place, dress to blend in with the locals. Wear casual clothes so that other people will assume you are just going about your business like everyone else. Avoid looking like you are a photographer. Keep your camera in a pocket or casual bag, and don’t carry equipment cases or other clues as to your true purpose.

3) Keep equipment simple.

The surge in popularity of street photography has partly been driven by mobile phone photography. Most people have a mobile phone with a good camera facility, and it’s common to see people snapping shots in public. If you choose to use a digital SLR camera, stick to one camera body and a short zoom lens.

4) Shoot in automatic mode.

Speed is a key element, and shooting in automatic mode means you can focus on framing and capturing the moment. Leave your camera to deal with exposing and focusing each shot. Aperture priority mode is a great option for street photography and means you can select a wide aperture and isolate your subject from the background. Switch off any audible alerts on your camera so as not to draw attention as you take each shot.

5) Tell stories.

Successful street photography is all about capturing the culture and heart of a place. It’s possible to do this without photographing people, and a series of shots of street signs, and local food and transport can illustrate a city. However, it’s really the people that make a place unique. Photographing local people as they eat, drink, shop and go about their daily lives makes fascinating pictures. Finding unique moments which tell a story is what really makes a great street photograph. A shared joke between old friends, a goodbye kiss between lovers or an embrace of a parent and child are the moments that stand out in pictures.

Checkout our new competition on Street Photography in association with APF Magazine Street Photography. Stand a chance to get your work published in APF magazine, runner up will get 75% off on Street Photography 101, and second runner up will get 50% off on Photography 101. Also, every participant will get Flat Rs.500 off on the course! So, what are you waiting for? Submit Your photos Now! http://buff.ly/2lGt7Z6

India's First and Only Online Street Photography 101 course. Learn how to capture stories with of your street photography with Vineet Vohra and Rohit Vohra from Artphotofeature.com

Click here to Enroll Now!

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Street photography has become very popular recently, and it’s a subject many photographers are experimenting with. Street photography is documenting life around you in towns and cities, and illustrating the people and places seen every day. Candid photography in public places has been popular for decades, and many photographers have become famous for this style. Changing social trends and new technology has led to this documentary style being called street photography.

Successful street photography involves being brave when photographing strangers, but staying anonymous and unnoticed for the majority of the time.

Tips for Street Photography:

1) Know your location.

Although it’s often achieved by photographing people, great street photography involves capturing the mood and flavor of places. Your own town or city is a great place to start, and as your skills develop you can move to new locations. Markets, railway stations and places where people gather to eat are all great places for street photography.

2) Dress to blend in.

Even though you may be a stranger in a place, dress to blend in with the locals. Wear casual clothes so that other people will assume you are just going about your business like everyone else. Avoid looking like you are a photographer. Keep your camera in a pocket or casual bag, and don’t carry equipment cases or other clues as to your true purpose.

3) Keep equipment simple.

The surge in popularity of street photography has partly been driven by mobile phone photography. Most people have a mobile phone with a good camera facility, and it’s common to see people snapping shots in public. If you choose to use a digital SLR camera, stick to one camera body and a short zoom lens.

4) Shoot in automatic mode.

Speed is a key element, and shooting in automatic mode means you can focus on framing and capturing the moment. Leave your camera to deal with exposing and focusing each shot. Aperture priority mode is a great option for street photography and means you can select a wide aperture and isolate your subject from the background. Switch off any audible alerts on your camera so as not to draw attention as you take each shot.

5) Tell stories.

Successful street photography is all about capturing the culture and heart of a place. It’s possible to do this without photographing people, and a series of shots of street signs, and local food and transport can illustrate a city. However, it’s really the people that make a place unique. Photographing local people as they eat, drink, shop and go about their daily lives makes fascinating pictures. Finding unique moments which tell a story is what really makes a great street photograph. A shared joke between old friends, a goodbye kiss between lovers or an embrace of a parent and child are the moments that stand out in pictures.

Checkout our new competition on Street Photography in association with APF Magazine Street Photography. Stand a chance to get your work published in APF magazine, runner up will get 75% off on Street Photography 101, and second runner up will get 50% off on Photography 101. Also, every participant will get Flat Rs.500 off on the course! So, what are you waiting for? Submit Your photos Now! http://buff.ly/2lGt7Z6

India's First and Only Online Street Photography 101 course. Learn how to capture stories with of your street photography with Vineet Vohra and Rohit Vohra from Artphotofeature.com

Click here to Enroll Now!

Happy Shooting