by Brian Lloyd Duckett | Jul 5, 2020 | Street photography, Street photography tips, Street photography videos
Last week I hosted a free street photography webinar with Fujifilm on their Facebook channel. The webinar was based around two core approached to street photography and my top 10 tips to help make you a better street photographer. You can watch it here.
by Brian Lloyd Duckett | Jun 19, 2017 | Street photography techniques, Street photography tips
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...
by Brian Lloyd Duckett | Feb 16, 2017 | Street photography, Street photography Liverpool, Street photography tips, Street photography workshops
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...
by Brian Lloyd Duckett | Dec 12, 2016 | Gifts for photographers, London street photography, Street photography, Street photography books, Street photography tecjniques, Street photography tips
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...
by Brian Lloyd Duckett | Sep 5, 2016 | Street photography, street photography course in London, Street photography tips, Tip of the Week
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...
by Brian Lloyd Duckett | Aug 7, 2016 | Street photography, street photography course in London, Street photography tecjniques, Street photography tips
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...
by Brian Lloyd Duckett | Sep 24, 2015 | Street photography, Street photography tips
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...
by Brian Lloyd Duckett | Jul 25, 2015 | Street photography, street photography course in London, Street photography tips, Urban photography
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,...
by Brian Lloyd Duckett | Mar 9, 2015 | Street photography, Street photography tips, Tip of the Week
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...
by Brian Lloyd Duckett | Mar 2, 2015 | Equipment for street photographers, Street photography, Street photography tips, Tip of the Week
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...