6 Tips For The Aspiring Street Photographer
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- Get ready to take your street photography to the next level! Learn from famous photographers like Henry Cartier and Alex Webb as we explore the essential equipment, techniques, and mindset needed for capturing the perfect shot. Discover the importance of patience, persistence and finding a camera that fits your personality. Don't miss out on these valuable tips to elevate your street photography game
In this video, we'll be diving into the world of street photography and uncovering the secrets to capturing stunning shots. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, you'll learn valuable tips and tricks. We'll cover the essential equipment needed, including the importance of having a camera that fits your personality. We'll also explore the mindset and approach needed for successful street photography, including the need for patience, persistence, and an eye for composition. You'll learn how to train your photographic eye by looking for compositions and moments in your daily life, and how to react quickly to moments and rely on muscle memory and instinct for better street photography.
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00:00 Getting Started With Street Photography
01:13 Best Camera For Street Photography
02:55 Seeing As A Street Photographer
03:48 Be A Curious Photographer
04:59 Amazing Street Photographer Tip - Patience
06:56 Take Creative Street Photos
08:06 Don't give up on your street photos
There are so many great street photographers it was impossible to include them all!
Who is your favourite photographer who works the street?
There are two who are - sadly - not sas well known as HCB, although they showed great pics (in the Leica tradition) over the 60s and 70s: Marc Riboud and René Burri.
@@klartext2225 there’s a Marc Riboud image in the video.
@@ThePhotographicEye Thanks, Alex - I saw it: and a great one too. But I just checked the Josef Koudelka photograph at 7:30. (via Bing picture search) And of course it is cropped in 16:9! Yes, only a bit of sky and a bit of grass... but it is not his composition.
that's an easy one, Weegee and Gary Winogrand.
How about Brassaï? I love what you've put together and obviously, it's impossible to put everyone in.
Unlike you, who went to a photography school, am trying to learn photography online. That's why I think you're doing a great service to beginners not only to understand the craft but also, more importantly, to guide and inspire them on their journey. Your channel stands out from most on TH-cam coz viewers feel your genuine desire to motivate them and fuel their desire, unlike most channels that seem to be driven by self-serving purposes -- commerce, vanity, or whatever. Your episodes speak of your passion for photography, which you want to infect the readers with. Thanks and more power!
So well said!
Wow, thank you. Thank you for watching.
The idea that great photographers took thousands of failures in order to get the great photos is comforting.
Isn't it just! Do you have any other quotes/ideas that also give you comfort? Mine was watching a young David Bailey struggle with loading an A12 back!
I took 40,000 photos last year. I suspected I was taking way more photos than usual because I was doing more street photography and shooting in burst mode. I sometimes had a burst mode on that was too quick for the scene so I have 4 photos of people crossing the road and they were all taken in the same second. each frame was the exact same.
I need to dump at least 2/3 of those images.
One of my favourite street photographers is Walker Evans, though I didn't feature him today. Trying to give more 'new' photographers a showcase
My camera has remained in its bag since late 2019, an x-t30 which I bought for myself as a birthday present that year in an attempt to get back into taking photos again. It didn't work obviously, haha.
What with dealing with depression and anxiety, and being disillusioned by the lack of humanity I saw when going through the 'pandemic' I've honestly never thought I'd bother to click the shutter button again.
Last week one of your videos appeared in my youtube feed and I decided to watch it, and have since watched much more more of your content.
Just thought I'd say thanks as you've almost got me to take out the camera again, not quite but almost. It's still sitting there in its bag on top of my wardrobe, but I've started to wonder and hope that the battery isn't completely dead and still works.
Don't know if you'll see this comment, but anyway cheers Alex.
Firstly, thank you for watching its awesome to hear from my viewers, my friends! Secondly I’m so glad to read your starting to feel the urge to pick up that camera. Keep watching and who knows!!!
I love the moody, and contrasty work of Alan Schaller.
It's really lovely isn't it? Do you think it's mostly post, or sooc?
Yes, he has really some great works. I've tried a Leica M10 mono for a few hours for the first time last year. It's an amazing machine, and the way you can pull up the shadows, is phenomenal. So I think it's mostly ooc, and just bringing back the highlights. For me, I love unbunt myself with deep blacks, and the minimalistic look is really superb. A pity he hasn't got his own channel on TH-cam, but there are many videos about him.
I've added photography to my journey towards healing from past traumas and it's because of your videos that I felt this was a necessary step in my self love journey. ☺️ I'm excited to wait in certain areas for life to happen and I'll have my mobile camera ready.
That’s awesome, thank you for watching.
This message of patience hit home today.
I am working on a project which already is turning into something of its own creation.
I enlarged a negative, printed it, waited for it to dry to inspect it.
Today I go back to my subject in the freezing cold but with sunshine and "fix in camera" what i think is needed.
Repeat the printing and see if I have moved forward.
In doing so, with patience, I am growing.
I thank you for taking the time making this video and wish you well.
Great to hear that Dave. What is the subject you're photographing?
@@ThePhotographicEye A local "on the hill" church that I often take images of. But i have the bit between my teeth to create an image from an angle I shot the other day and hope to gain a balanced exposure from front to back in my Bronica. But as it is local I can go back as often as I need to understand the way to get the negative just how I want it in camera before continuing traveling around London collecting all the images I want to finish this project in 2023. Lets see what happens. I wish you well, and for today, warm lol
Inspiring as always. Keep up the good work!!
Thank you! Will do! Where are you watching from today?
Another awesome video. Insightful and inspiring.
Glad you enjoyed it! Which part was your favourite?
Great sharing ^^
Thank you so much, Alex. I am honoured! Much much appreciated ☺️❤️🙏🏻
My pleasure!! I thought it was a wonderful photo - glad you enjoyed seeing it here!
a lot of inspirations, thank you Alex
My pleasure, which images did you find most inspiring?
@@ThePhotographicEye 0:43 Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1:04 Alex Webb, 2:06 Joel Meyerowitz, 2:50 Alex Kilbee, 5:05 Marc Riboud and 8:22 Vivian maier, I am trying to find my own style so I taking a lot of pictures every day in different light conditions and angles..
I love the level of sophistication of your video compared to other street photography videos. Very well done, thank you!
Thank you.
This video makes me think that street photography is my favorite because every single photo is magnificent. I will research more about it because clearly I need more of it in my life (I follow mostly wildlife photographers).
Thanks for watching - which wildlife photographer do you follow?
@@ThePhotographicEye thank you for all of the knowledge that you offer with your channel! Um I follow lots but because of the way Instagram works some I never see. Here's a list of some: Steve Winter, Andy Mann, Suyash Keshari, Paul Nicklen, Prasenjeet Yadav, Casey Klebba, Rodrigo Moraga Zúñiga, Zhayynn James, Jorge Cazenave, Shaaz Jung, Vishal Mahale. And Bret Stirton, even though he's not a wildlife photographer some of his photos are of wild animals.
Bravo! Great valuable content. Thank you!📸
Glad you enjoyed it! Where are you watching from?
Fantastic video Alex. As I mentioned in the live chat, I’m in a rut. You addressed this inadvertently by discussing those who succeed have failed repeatedly. The greats are that because of their dedication and obsession. Thank you.
What can you do to help you push on out of this rut you're finding yourself in?
@@ThePhotographicEye Thanks for the question. I’m going to go back to monochrome with a 24mm for a while. Restrict myself to inspire some creativity.
@@hachewie Awesome! Yes, sticking with one lens/film combo really helps doesn't it?
Did you know that Anton Corbijn has his look because he could only afford one film stock when he was younger - so super fast grainy BW it was!
Why particularly the 24mm?
@@ThePhotographicEye Because I have one. Thank you Alex, for countless hours of education. It’s time to put some into practise.
@@hachewie fair call! I used to love using the 24 for my wedding work
Thanks for another inspiring video Alex. FOr the moment I am so in to the historic work of Saul Leiter, Ernst Haas. As of today, I am so lucky to live in the same universe as Phil Penman, Mark Fearnley and Jason Peterson
good description of the genre, some great photographers, very skills centric (observation, patience and similar) thought provoking and engaging 11mins some Value tips.
Thanks John. What part resonated most with you?
6:44 what a shot !
It's awesome - what other images have stopped you in your tracks?
Inspiring and pragmatic. Thank you😊
Thanks for watching
Hey! Great video! How would you deal with feeling unsafe with the camera out on the street? Of course, there are some dangerous neighborhoods I wouldn't visit haha
But I feel nervous even in relatively safe places.
Happy new year! Was wondering where you had got to.
Happy new year to you to Scott!
Christmas and the new year got in the way. Then kids clubs were cancelled, so time hasn't been on my side..
I find your comment about the number of photographs a person shoots to be fairly accurate. I may choose between 1 & 2% of the photos I take, that are worth making an image!
Great video - many thanks. I'm probably the last person in the world to see "A Man Feeding Swans in the Snow" by Marcin Ryczek - what an amazing, stunning, arresting image!!!
Isn't it just! Have you seen any more of his work?
Thank you. All the best, 👍📷😎
Thanks where are you watching from?
@@ThePhotographicEye Scotland.
So, last night I decided to do some street photography with my digital camera. I've exposed a few rolls of black and white film through my box cameras in this genre but never with my digital. The weather yesterday was exactly what I had in mind, it was a wintry mix, rain mostly and snow. But, my point is that I went out, as nerve racking as it was and took a couple decent photos. Then I came home and this video was the first one I saw on TH-cam. Just a weird coincidence... thanks for the great content!!!
Awesome to hear that! What sort of box cameras are you using?
@@ThePhotographicEye Argus Seventy-Five and Ansco shur shot
I think it's important for budding street photographers to find and create work in their local area if they so wish. So many people think a trip to London, Birmingham or any other large city will magically enable them to take incredible shots without trying. Although I'm always partial to a big city photo day !
Yes, totally - so often you hear people complain their local area is boring. What sort of counter argument would you tell someone who said this?
@@ThePhotographicEye it's a hard one because so many TH-cam street photography videos concentrate on the seedy glamour/neon madness/people and infrastructure of large cities, but I think if you look at your home town with fresh eyes...try and take a step back and pretend to be a tourist but with local knowledge you'll start to enjoy places nearer to home. I love walking the graffiti strewn subways and wasteground of Northampton !
@@mattbugr4283 yes, YT does influence a lot of people. I guess it’s what’s fashionable.
Also I guess it’s ‘easy’ to take a somewhat interesting photo when one is doing some recreational slumming.
@@ThePhotographicEye I live in Hastings which is a seaside town as you may know. A friend of mine said he doesn't shoot the town anymore because it's been done to death. I just told him he needs to look past the obvious fishing boats as I do to constantly find new images that people like 😀
I would also suggest a look at Raghu Rai, an Indian photographer, a protege of Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Great video as always, thank you.
Thank you for the suggestion - do you have any other favourite photographers?
I recently bought "Between worlds" by Harry Gruyaert". I am really into his (street-) photography.
Another photographer I will always stuggle to pronounce!
@@ThePhotographicEye Guess that why you not made a video about him yet, haha!
Thanks for sharing with us the names of 25+ photographers I did not know yet. I will dig deeper in their work. How do you find these people: books, social media, expositions?
Thanks for watching!
Who did you find most inspiring?
I generally either look to my own favourites, or as a good starting point search for terms like 'street photography awards' or something like that - it opens up such a rabbit hole!
@@ThePhotographicEye I particularly liked the Matt Stuart and Phil Penman pictures. Thanks for the "award" tip. Greetings from Belgium
"you need an eye for a photograph" exactly.
Thanks for watching - an eye is so often overlooked instead of gear isn't it?
Interested in an image credited to both Alex AND Alan Schaller..
Mysterious.
Remember, Ansel Adams was sing a large format camera and sheet film for most of his career. So, out to shoot four or six, maybe eight sheets, then back home to develop, dry, assess and choose one or two to print.....
Of course he didn't get many good shots. Probably got a decent percentage though,
It's time you looked up Trente Park, "The Black Rose."
Paldies!
Than kyou so much
I have an argument for using a tripod. People behave differently. I was squatting down a few days ago, camera pointed up the street. People walked around me, imagining they were keeping out of the shot. Had I used a tripod, and maybe a wireless remote, the crowd would have flowed around me, ignoring me.
Trente Parke did use a tripod for at least one project. He was diagonally opposite Flinders St Station in Melbourne, camera pointed at Young & Jacksons, burning roll after roll of film.
You can find him on TH-cam, talking about The Black Rose.
I would love to see a video about conceptual photography ex. Misha Gordin . very little info on youtoube about this artist despite his amazing work. Great content on your channel Alex!
Thanks for the suggestion. Just looked him up - might be worth doing an episode about him, Ralph Eugene Meatyard and some others in that style. Thanks for watching.
Where are you watching from?
@@ThePhotographicEye Manchester. i start doing photography 3 yrs ago and still not sure which direction to go.did some product,landscape,portrait and i love street photography.
Hi Alex - thanks for another great video. By the way, sometimes the subtitles don't quite hit the mark.
Thanks for the ehads up, can you give me a time mark on that?
Michigan, USA here
Thanks for being here Joe! How is Michigan this time of year? Cold and wet no doubt!
@@ThePhotographicEye cold and gloomy at the moment
Joshua K Jackson, Siegried Hansen and Sarah Ascough are folks that I really enjoy.
Thank you for sharing - I'm not familiar with Sarah Ascough - where is she from?
I do this on gym shoots catch a moment I’d love to show you a few I have done
Thanks for watching - when you say gym, you mean like a workout gym?
@@ThePhotographicEye yes work out gyms
Idk, I first became interested in photography via street photography, but now that I think of it, I don't find many of them emotionally moving. It often seems like some sort of visual game (not that there's something wrong with that). I much prefer portraiture or photo reportage where the photographer is immersed in an environment over a period of time.
Yes, I agree that IMHO portaiture (both studio and location) is more emotionally engaging. The word you used - game - is spot on. It's (street photography) is a fun game where so many elements are out of your control. Who is one of your favourite portrait photographers?
@@ThePhotographicEye Oh, there are so many. Irving Penn, Eisendstaedt, Karsh, Newman, Steve McCurry. And, you know, I love Cartier-Bresson's portrait work. I found a copy of that famous book "Tete a Tete," a used copy in a bookstore in NY (it even had a cutout of the NY Times review of the book). I really like Jan Werner's work (he's on flickr). Yes, his subjects are mostly very attractive women, but he manages to capture something beyond what's on the surface. Oh, speaking of photographs of beautiful ladies, Peter Lindbergh did some amazing work in black and white.
People don’t realize how much sitting, waiting and just missing there is in street photography.
I have imagined having a pair of sunglasses or regular glasses that have the ability to take a photograph with a release cable attached running down to my hand. I would take the photo without anyone ever knowing and capture that ( Kodak, Decisive moment).
Wasn't there someone who did something along similarly sneaky lines? I think HCB with his handkercheif, or was it Paul Stand with his special cmaera that photographed in 90deg
@@ThePhotographicEye Strand used large format. HCB from what I've read, is that he wrapped his camera with black tape so it would be less conspicuous, and people would be more comfortable around him. One thing that I find in common with HCB, we both don't like to be photographed.
In between rain showers today I walked around my suburban neighborhood, trying to find my inner William Eggleston, and photograph common things in unusual and interesting ways. I can't say I was completely successful.
That's all good - most of my photos are rubbish! what was the best image you got today?
@@ThePhotographicEye A photo of a fire hydrant shot from a low angle (close to the ground) in portrait mode and at f2.8. This past fall I walked around the neighborhood shooting at f8, I thought I would try something different today.
The "Model Release" is a very tricky thing in Street Photography"!!! How can I have such Model Release on the street!! Nowadays you just have to shoot from back side so that no face appears in your photo. This has made Street Photography so difficult. Had it been earlier, I think so many great photographs we could never see at all. Dear Kilbee please discuss this issue.
It varies from country to country - here is a starting point for the UK
www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/technique/expert_advice/street-photography-and-the-law-161446
Camera. Practice. Practice. Practice.....
Yes, it goes with perserverance :D
I know it's of topic but what's the name of that photographer who took his photos out of his car?
Did you mean Meyerowitz and his 'from the car'?
www.joelmeyerowitz.com/from-the-car-35mm-color
@@ThePhotographicEye omg yes thank you! I've been searching for a week now.
Do you have a street photography body of work I could look at?
wouldn’t i get sued for stuffing my camera in peoples faces and taking photos without their consent
It's a bit of a moral grey area, but AFAIK if you're in public where there is a reasonable expectation someone could photograph you, it's not illegal.
Can't say it's my cup of tea, but it works for him.
So, many of those pictures have been taken in 16:9 ratio? Really? Come on!
Please continue to show WHOLE pictures with no cropping to fit your format. And when you really "have to" zoom and do the Ken Burns-thing, zoom out and finish with the whole composition. Worked well with so many of your videos.
And, may I add: why encourage people to keep doing "photography" with their "smart" phones?? For me, photography (with a few exceptions) starts, when you put your eye to a viewfinder (our German word "Sucher" is nice: with it you "search" for the right angle) and see only that part of the world that will be in your pic when you click. Is there ANY picture of HCB shooting "from the hip"? No. And for good reason.
Thank you for watching and for all your comments over the past year.
The point of this channel is to encourage people to discover photography, both past and present. To be inspired to pick up anything that takes photographs (and yes, that includes smartphones) and go out to see what they can photograph.
To get people inspired I believe we need to introduce the greater world of photography in a way that isn't stuffy, and overly stuffy. If I were doing indepth analyis of a single image and it's composition for example, then showing the entire image would be 100% correct. But I'm not - I'm giving people a taster of various photographers - and sometimes that means using a full bleed when it helps the content move forward.
Generally I don't ever really have these discussions online because they ultimately serve no purpose, but I felt in this case because you have been commenting for the past year (albeit always in a similar manner to your post here) I would do the courtesy of replying. It's a shame that you don't really care for some of the aesthetic choices I make in presenting the content, but each to their own.
Thank you again for your thoughts
Thanks back for your long answer. Please see my sometime criticism as applauding your generally great concept with the exception of some points I do not like so much. I have learned to always take a closer look on content a n d form. Most viewers never look closer at the form. e.g. music in the background. They applaud everything and you applaud back... no real discussion here. (With the exception of Vivian Maier! Saw that you included about five pictures here - and smiled!)
What made me very sensitive to cropping images is the way old documentary footage is very often mistreated in TV docus: 4:3 becomes 16:9 - thereby losing about one third of the original image. Barbaric. And why? Catering to an imaginary audience who "probably" would not appreciate black bars on the left and right when showing the whole picture.
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