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hI am by no means a good street photographer - but I do occasionally like to shoot it. I dont like to do what Bruce suggests above because I like unstaged, raw street photos - but what Bruce suggests will work, you just wont have "Natural" photos if you ask as people will pose for it.
The other way (my way) is a bit more sneaky. It is by no means a definitive "guide" and I am only suggesting, what <<i>> do - you can do it any way you wish - its <<your>> photography, but it might throw you some ideas
First rule - dont photograph kids or point your camera anywhere near the young people. If you get caught, it could end up being a whole load of trouble - no matter how innocent your photographs might be. Theres nothing like an angry mob wanting blood over kiddy photos.
Take photos as if you were a tourist, then have the camera hanging around your neck, maybe a wired-remote trigger in your pocket. Have a nice wide lens (24mm or less), set focus to infinity, F stop around F11 so you're getting most if not everything in focus. Set lens to manual focus or auto-focus on all points. Shutterspeed of 200 is plenty.
Set ISO to auto as you dont want to be fiddling around with your camera. Have the camera strap tightened so its just below your chin. When you want to fire off some shots, just do it and look somewhere else - blend in as a tourist. When you genuinely want to get a photo, bring it up and shoot like you would normally, but you can get lots of natural photos just shooting as you walk around. Here are a few of mine just to give you an idea. Your keeper rate may be low, do not worry about it, out of a few hundred shots, I got 10 that I actually liked, most will need straightening as you cannot tell if your shots are level but it doesnt really matter. You will no doubt cut off heads/legs. Practice at home first. Some people shoot from the hip, Im not good at that and it may be that you're GREAT at that, so do a bit of googling of shooting-from-the-hip.
It is a great subject to photograph - markets/events (like the one you are going to visit) are a great way of blending in without being noticed. Just try not to shoot photos of kids - they do the craziest things and they are usually the best subjects - but for your own safety and the paranoia of the public, just try to avoid if you can. Good Luck and I look forward to seeing some threads of yours with your SP !
Tips please First time in street photography going to the Mill Road Winter Fair http://www.millroadwinterfair.org/ and need some tips on the beast way to take some photos I:E colour or B/W, Settings and close up or to take a discreat photo any help will be nice please.
Another useful tip is that if they do spot you, and you don't feel confident with contact, look at a point about ten feet over their head (or to their left/right). They will assume that you're taking a picture of something else and will more than likely carry on going about their day. I've also had less attention now I'm carrying the X-T1 than I did with the Canon DSLR.
No problem as long as you are not using the photos commercially (which you are not). Getting permission from everyone in every shot would be pretty much an impossibility unless you were only doing street portraits (as opposed to street photography)
That's what the Daily Mail would like use to believe.
Hi,I am by no means a good street photographer - but I do occasionally like to shoot it. I dont like to do what Bruce suggests above because I like unstaged, raw street photos - but what Bruce suggests will work, you just wont have "Natural" photos if you ask as people will pose for it.
The other way (my way) is a bit more sneaky. It is by no means a definitive "guide" and I am only suggesting, what <<i>> do - you can do it any way you wish - its <<your>> photography, but it might throw you some ideas
First rule - dont photograph kids or point your camera anywhere near the young people. If you get caught, it could end up being a whole load of trouble - no matter how innocent your photographs might be. Theres nothing like an angry mob wanting blood over kiddy photos.
Take photos as if you were a tourist, then have the camera hanging around your neck, maybe a wired-remote trigger in your pocket. Have a nice wide lens (24mm or less), set focus to infinity, F stop around F11 so you're getting most if not everything in focus. Set lens to manual focus or auto-focus on all points. Shutterspeed of 200 is plenty.
Set ISO to auto as you dont want to be fiddling around with your camera. Have the camera strap tightened so its just below your chin. When you want to fire off some shots, just do it and look somewhere else - blend in as a tourist. When you genuinely want to get a photo, bring it up and shoot like you would normally, but you can get lots of natural photos just shooting as you walk around. Here are a few of mine just to give you an idea. Your keeper rate may be low, do not worry about it, out of a few hundred shots, I got 10 that I actually liked, most will need straightening as you cannot tell if your shots are level but it doesnt really matter. You will no doubt cut off heads/legs. Practice at home first. Some people shoot from the hip, Im not good at that and it may be that you're GREAT at that, so do a bit of googling of shooting-from-the-hip.
It is a great subject to photograph - markets/events (like the one you are going to visit) are a great way of blending in without being noticed. Just try not to shoot photos of kids - they do the craziest things and they are usually the best subjects - but for your own safety and the paranoia of the public, just try to avoid if you can. Good Luck and I look forward to seeing some threads of yours with your SP !
F6-F8 will make it nice and sharp and grab most of the scene, never worry about noisy street photos so AutoISO,250th of a sec should do it
Expect lots of failed shots, missing heads, not straightened horizons. As much as it will be inconspicuous, you will get a lot of "misses". Find a bench opposite some large billboard if possible and do some shots as well. When walking , when you want to take a shot, stop, then fire off a few images - less errors if you stop walking. If you have a wired shutter, put it in your pocket and use that. I look forward to seeing what you get!Tomorow i gonna put in praticethan i post here the pic
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I am by no means a good street photographer - but I do occasionally like to shoot it. I dont like to do what Bruce suggests above because I like unstaged, raw street photos - but what Bruce suggests will work, you just wont have "Natural" photos if you ask as people will pose for it.
The other way (my way) is a bit more sneaky. It is by no means a definitive "guide" and I am only suggesting, what <<i>> do - you can do it any way you wish - its <<your>> photography, but it might throw you some ideas
First rule - dont photograph kids or point your camera anywhere near the young people. If you get caught, it could end up being a whole load of trouble - no matter how innocent your photographs might be. Theres nothing like an angry mob wanting blood over kiddy photos.
Take photos as if you were a tourist, then have the camera hanging around your neck, maybe a wired-remote trigger in your pocket. Have a nice wide lens (24mm or less), set focus to infinity, F stop around F11 so you're getting most if not everything in focus. Set lens to manual focus or auto-focus on all points. Shutterspeed of 200 is plenty.
Set ISO to auto as you dont want to be fiddling around with your camera. Have the camera strap tightened so its just below your chin. When you want to fire off some shots, just do it and look somewhere else - blend in as a tourist. When you genuinely want to get a photo, bring it up and shoot like you would normally, but you can get lots of natural photos just shooting as you walk around. Here are a few of mine just to give you an idea. Your keeper rate may be low, do not worry about it, out of a few hundred shots, I got 10 that I actually liked, most will need straightening as you cannot tell if your shots are level but it doesnt really matter. You will no doubt cut off heads/legs. Practice at home first. Some people shoot from the hip, Im not good at that and it may be that you're GREAT at that, so do a bit of googling of shooting-from-the-hip.
It is a great subject to photograph - markets/events (like the one you are going to visit) are a great way of blending in without being noticed. Just try not to shoot photos of kids - they do the craziest things and they are usually the best subjects - but for your own safety and the paranoia of the public, just try to avoid if you can. Good Luck and I look forward to seeing some threads of yours with your SP !
Not just below the chin, but on the chest. My SP stuff has been mostly Brignorth, Shrops, though I would love to do a day in Birmingham
Im new on this, and i "think" street pictures is what i like and yesterday was my first time i go out to make it! I see i have more pleasure taking pic to individual situation or people than random and more easy for me cos i was using my 50/300.
