If you are new to street photography, or even if you’re not, remembering settings, nailing the composition, getting idea inspirations, and just getting motivated to get over the fear of doing it can feel daunting. To help make it easier, here’s a cheat sheet full of reminders and setting information to print and take with […]
Event photography can be both incredibly fun and a very stressful form of photography. On one hand, you get to be privy to special moments and interesting people having a lot of fun. There are beautiful venues and views, often great food, and they usually pay pretty well. On the other hand, you need to […]
There are five issues that I believe most commonly set back street photographers. While the genre can be incredibly difficult at first, reducing these mistakes will significantly help you to make your photographs both look better and be more interesting. A few of these tips are technical, a few are conceptual, and a few are […]
If you opened this article expecting a simple technical tip to improve your street photography then you’ve come to the wrong place. This is not an article about getting closer, zone focusing, hip-shooting, camera settings, or using a wide-angle prime lens. Practicing all of these things is important to be able capture what you see out there in […]
One of the most common mistakes in street photography is to think that it is only about capturing images of people walking down the street. This is a big part of it, of course, but this thought can easily lead to one capturing image after image of slightly interesting people walking down the street. It […]
Often overlooked, street photography has seen a big resurgence over the last ten years. Like many others, you may have been naturally drawn to photographing in the streets before ever hearing the term, or you might have been brought into it from seeing it on the Internet or from some of the many fascinating documentaries […]
Whether you are already an avid street photographer or if you get too nervous by the thought of it, I highly suggest giving street portraits a try. While street portraits are technically not candid photography, they are a huge part of the world of street photography and can give your work a lot of added […]
1. Seek Out Emotion This is an easy point to make—photographs are better when they show people’s emotions. However, it’s much easier said than done. It is difficult to capture emotions in the wild, but they are there if you look for them. Be careful about getting overly distracted by a person’s clothing or look […]
The pandemic has obviously thrown the entire photography community out of whack, and it has made photographers rethink how they do street photography. Things that were once okay are now much harder to do. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still take street photos. It’s just the opposite—now is a very important time to continue […]
There’s a common misconception about street photography that says it has to be done in the busiest area with the most people. These are great areas for street photography, of course, but they’re not any better than quiet areas for capturing interesting street photos. Street photography is about sharing something that’s underneath the surface of […]
