Street photography techniques: overcome your fear
Street photography techniques: 10 ways to overcome your fear Some of us are comfortable with shooting strangers on the street – others less so. Whenever I run a street photography workshop at least half the participants cite this is the main thing which holds...
Street photography locations: Liverpool
As anyone local to this truly fine city will tell you, street photography in Liverpool is FUN. I grew up 20 miles from Liverpool and know the place well. If you invest a little time in getting to know the city, finding its rhythm and putting in the leg-work you...
Thank you!
A huge ‘thank you’ to all those who braved the cold weather to come to my book launch last week. It really was heartwarming to see so many old and new friends and it was touching to experience the support and loyalty of those of you who have attended my workshops. I’m...
Street photography techniques: Being Invisible
It can be tough being a street photographer. And one of the toughest challenges we face is being ‘invisible’ . . . blending in to our environment . . . being camouflaged. We aim or strive to be unobtrusive, not disrupting or interfering with the scene that...
Zone Focusing for Street Photography
Confused about zone Focusing for Street Photography? The old adage “f8 and be there”, pretty much sums up zone focusing. Zone focusing allows you to focus manually without having to re-focus; set your lens at a predetermined point then simply shoot away. It is a...
Break the street photography rules
We read and hear so much about the ‘rules’ of street photography, and it’s easy to fall into the trap of blindly accepting them and conforming to what seems to becoming a norm. But hold on. Is this really the right way to go? Sometimes, I think the...![[UPDATED] Street photography techniques: when someone says ‘NO!’](https://streetsnappers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/street-photography-workshop-1632-1080x675.jpg)
[UPDATED] Street photography techniques: when someone says ‘NO!’
We’ve all been there. You’ve just taken possibly your best picture of the day and the subject says ‘No!’ – or ‘you can’t take my photo’. Fortunately, it happens very rarely but when it does, how should you react? Well,...
Street photography tips – don’t be afraid of high ISO
We photographers seem to have a natural reluctance to whack up the ISO when the conditions get difficult. Okay, five or ten years ago, looking at a photo shot with very high ISO could be like looking through a snow storm – but that’s not usually the case today. I was...
Street photography tips – get a Gorillapod!
We always tell people on our courses to ‘travel light’ – which usually means ‘don’t lug a huge traditional tripod round with you all day’! There’s really no need, unless you’re shooting a night scene using a medium...Buy the book!
MASTERING STREET PHOTOGRAPHY: The definitive street photography book, written by Brian and published by Ammonite Press.
