I've been a photographer for 50 years and street photography is my favorite. I've used a lot of these techniques along the way, instinctively, and it is wonderful to hear an explanation and a description of what goes into taking the photos. I would never be able to put it into words the way this gentleman has.
You Tube street photography videos are a seemingly endless re-hash of holding a camera above head height with one hand while striding along, randomly snapping the backs of people and talking as though it's some form of clever 'art'. Your video piece torpedoes that nonsense and puts pre-visualisation, anticipation, patience and composition at the heart of memorable and engaging street photography. It's 'intelligent' photography and your projects reflect coherent, top quality imaging. With succinct, no 'flab' commentary and defined tasks it's the best street guide out there. Top stuff.
There's different styles and techniques to street photography which can peacefully co-exist. Some people can find that they prefer the one-handed approach. The most important thing for me is to consider both and to try understand the appeal of both.
A lot of street photographers on TH-cam are just out there for social media content popularity, not real photography. Which is why all their crap looks the same, unfortunately
When I was studying photography in college, every class always mentioned, in passing, how the best documentary photographers pick a spot and wait, but then wouldn't ever mention it again, and you go through each class forgetting. It's nice to have almost 30 minutes of thorough encouragement to sit still and an example of waiting in one spot.
For me, the most useful takeaway here was to pick a small area to work in. Im guilty of just walking aimlessly in any direction. Which can yield some nice results. But I think your suggestion is something I'm going to try next.
A great Video ! Not often that a fine street photographer actually takes you out to the street and shows just what he/she does and talks about just what they see and try to do. Very informative ! Thanks much.
I have always struggled living in a town where you never think you can get the pictures you do in a big city. Watching this has set my mind running of where I can go to take pictures now. Best tutorial I have seen on street photography. Excellent.
You can take good photographers anywhere. The issue is when you look too much at other people’s works you get Tilted from your vision. That’s the bad part about social media and photography.
Sorry to be so late to the party! Put simply, this is the best introduction to street photography video on TH-cam. Don't know why it's taken me so long to come across it but I'll be following Nick Turpin closely from now on....not in a stalky way :) Excellent work Nick.
Great tutorial. What struck me most about the bus photo was not only the matching colour phone, but the way you aligned the side of the blue roof perfectly with the edge of the white building. Good timing!
This has been one of the most interesting photography videos I've seen. Videos like this one are the reason TH-cam exists. This is what is should be about. Brilliant ideas getting spread. Thank you so much!!!!
Was out shooting all day in these exact same spots today with my wife. Wish I had watched this video first though. Inspired to go back out tomorrow with these tips. Thank you :)
Really enjoyed your video, some useful ideas really like the way you stay in one place and hold the camera up ready for the shot as i always feel awkward taking photos of people going to try this. Thank you
To show a picture and explain it took three days or sixty tries is a better explanation of interesting street photography than all the hyper active nonsense I’ve seen on other videos. Thank you
I really (REALLY) like, and appreciate, the wealth of experience and knowledge that is presented in this fabulous and engaging street photography lesson. Thankyou for sharing. One aspect I particularly like is the genuine enthusiasm that is obvious, just the attitude that helps inspire, and to aspire to capture better photographic images. This will also benefit other photographic subject, for example landscape, as the rules are essentially the same.
Thank you Nick, you made 30 minutes seem like 10 and at the end I was sad that it had ended . . . . .always a good sign, your teaching methods are as good as your street photography and I now can't wait to get into my local city (Exeter) to apply your tips.
Thank you Nick for this lesson. I have been doing street photography for some years, then moved to the countryside and stopped. This demonstration made me want to go shoot again.
Excellent advice and tips to improve our street photography. Staying in one place to wait for the perfect moment is new for me and will definitely be tried next time I go out to take pictures. Great video Nick, this is really a masterclass in street photography.
man those pictures are just crazy. your composition is so complex. one with the worker,colors and black lines on the wall (one matching on the ground as well) just amazing. 4 5 layers into the shoot. the "look" picture genius. best thing you realize is when you walk you are usually blind when you walk with your camera you open your eyes. when you click first time into connecting what you see dots concepts colors meaning into one shoot feels good. but this is another level!! i walked many hours in London myself last year..1 2 layers fine but 4 5 is next level up! haha
This has to be the Most Informative & Entertaining Video on Street Photography that I have found on TH-cam.! I have searched and seen many other Videos on Street Photography, but Non that can Better this Video.! This Video is exactly what I have been looking for on TH-cam.! Other Videos are too Short and are more about the Photographer themselves and Advertising their Work.! More than Explaining to the Street Photography Viewer who is Wishing to Start or Improve on their Street Photography.! Please keep making more Videos like this on Street Photography.! I really enjoyed and appreciated your Video.! As I am sure many other potential and current Street Photographer's will as well.! There is so much more to Street Photography than meets the eye.! And this Video will help enormously.! Take Care and Stay Safe.! 😁📸
A fantastic video. I leant so much! Such a change to watch a video made by a photographer who actually knows what he’s talking about and, shares his knowledge without being patronising. My many thanks Nick!
Thanks Nick for this excellent video. Very professional and full of great tips and interesting photos. I’m looking forward to more videos of this quality from you.
Great video, well made, well explained, with good pictures you made on the street in front of my eyes, what a great demonstration of what street photography is in a nutshell! If I had to recommend only one TH-cam video to learn about street photography it would be this one! I am not new to it but taking it more seriously nowadays as I find there is so much for me to learn and grow. Cheers from Montreal!
Very nice video explaining what your looking for as you go and also showing the end product of your work. Thank you very much. Very pleasant experience.
Outstanding video, Nick! Great introduction to a set of principles that surely will train your eye and your brain to capture that "decisive moment" and frame that shot
Such a tough genre. The lady w/phone and green bus... nice. The construction worker within the geometry and colors... nice. You mentioned the secret sauce. Patience, time invested, and sometimes luck. Thank you for the input.
What a great masterclass, Nick! You really strip it down to very simple, basic elements which produce a narrative greater than the sum parts. You have a new convert.
“What a camera does best which is to freeze a moment of reality to hold and inspect for days, weeks, years and decades to come” “What is street photography? Simply, it’s candid photography in a public realm. It’s un-stage and it’s un-manipulated. It’s observational photography.” Great! A tutorial video that I’ll gonna be watching over and over again! This is gold! Thank you so much for this. Been looking for more learning stuffs for me to absorb. I’m using smartphone as my camera.
Hi Nick, really appreciate this wonderful tutorial. Can you please mention the camera model and the lens you used, it really looks to work great for street photography. Thanks
Very well done! I particularly liked the well thought and articulated what and why for photography and street photography at the intro. Thanks for sharing 🙏🍷
Loved this vid about street photography. A discussion about asking people for a photo is always made. And I agree with you. I'm new in street photography and it challenges you on the imagination ❣️
As a beginner who has watched many videos on this platform that was by far the most interesting street photography explanation and thought process I have seen EXCELLENT
Thank you Nick for this most interesting and informative video. I have been a photographer for a long time, but haven't ventured into street photography. With the wonderful guidelines and suggestions in this video I am ready to go out and try my hand at street photography.
I truly enjoyed this video and learned a lot. It's always interesting to see professionals take us along on shoots. I will try the "assignments." Good practice. Thank you so much.
One of the best videos about this topic. I also try to keep the lines straight and seek for simple but powerful compositions. It is very important to watch the whole scene to get the whole picture. If you own a rangefinder (or type) just use the the OVF (as Fuji provides) and set the camera to hyper-focal. Than watch things coming into the frame.
I've been a photographer for 50 years and street photography is my favorite. I've used a lot of these techniques along the way, instinctively, and it is wonderful to hear an explanation and a description of what goes into taking the photos. I would never be able to put it into words the way this gentleman has.
50;Years 😱Wow👏👏👏Would Love To See your “ Stuff” ☮️🇺🇸&💪🏼📸🎨
Me too Sara Piazza. Now i know what i did ,do ,will. Thanks to Nick Turpin to be so good teacher !and to the channel to light him..
After watching this video I found myself wanting to go out and take pictures. Simple and inspiring. Great video
Prakash, the feeling is definitely shared.... i cannot wait to get Downtown !!
same here :)
You Tube street photography videos are a seemingly endless re-hash of holding a camera above head height with one hand while striding along, randomly snapping the backs of people and talking as though it's some form of clever 'art'.
Your video piece torpedoes that nonsense and puts pre-visualisation, anticipation, patience and composition at the heart of memorable and engaging street photography. It's 'intelligent' photography and your projects reflect coherent, top quality imaging. With succinct, no 'flab' commentary and defined tasks it's the best street guide out there. Top stuff.
There's different styles and techniques to street photography which can peacefully co-exist. Some people can find that they prefer the one-handed approach. The most important thing for me is to consider both and to try understand the appeal of both.
JAC hit the nail on the head. And then they go on and on about their gear for something you can take with a coolpix camera that takes double A’s
A speech full of tolerance !
A lot of street photographers on TH-cam are just out there for social media content popularity, not real photography. Which is why all their crap looks the same, unfortunately
@JAC LOL
By far…. This is the best video on street photography.
When I was studying photography in college, every class always mentioned, in passing, how the best documentary photographers pick a spot and wait, but then wouldn't ever mention it again, and you go through each class forgetting. It's nice to have almost 30 minutes of thorough encouragement to sit still and an example of waiting in one spot.
The best video on street photography that I've ever seen! 10/10
One of the best street photography teachers in the world right now. Thank you very much for this.
For me, the most useful takeaway here was to pick a small area to work in. Im guilty of just walking aimlessly in any direction. Which can yield some nice results. But I think your suggestion is something I'm going to try next.
A great Video ! Not often that a fine street photographer actually takes you out to the street and shows just what he/she does and talks about just what they see and try to do. Very informative ! Thanks much.
A lovely primer on the genre of Street Photography. Well done Nick!
I have always struggled living in a town where you never think you can get the pictures you do in a big city. Watching this has set my mind running of where I can go to take pictures now. Best tutorial I have seen on street photography. Excellent.
You can take good photographers anywhere. The issue is when you look too much at other people’s works you get Tilted from your vision. That’s the bad part about social media and photography.
Sorry to be so late to the party! Put simply, this is the best introduction to street photography video on TH-cam. Don't know why it's taken me so long to come across it but I'll be following Nick Turpin closely from now on....not in a stalky way :) Excellent work Nick.
Great tutorial. What struck me most about the bus photo was not only the matching colour phone, but the way you aligned the side of the blue roof perfectly with the edge of the white building. Good timing!
This really is a masterclass I feel I need to go out and practice what I have just learned. Thank You
So true! I would look at things with newer perspective now on…
This has been one of the most interesting photography videos I've seen. Videos like this one are the reason TH-cam exists. This is what is should be about. Brilliant ideas getting spread.
Thank you so much!!!!
Came here for street photography knowledge. Got some ASMR as a bonus. Thanks.
One of the best videos on Street Photography !!
Was out shooting all day in these exact same spots today with my wife. Wish I had watched this video first though. Inspired to go back out tomorrow with these tips. Thank you :)
One of the most generous and inspiring clips on street photography. Thank you.
Really enjoyed your video, some useful ideas really like the way you stay in one place and hold the camera up ready for the shot as i always feel awkward taking photos of people going to try this. Thank you
those photos are increadible
Most definitely worth a first, second, third and a few more views... Very much appreciated. Cheers, Nick!
To show a picture and explain it took three days or sixty tries is a better explanation of interesting street photography than all the hyper active nonsense I’ve seen on other videos. Thank you
I really (REALLY) like, and appreciate, the wealth of experience and knowledge that is presented in this fabulous and engaging street photography lesson. Thankyou for sharing. One aspect I particularly like is the genuine enthusiasm that is obvious, just the attitude that helps inspire, and to aspire to capture better photographic images. This will also benefit other photographic subject, for example landscape, as the rules are essentially the same.
Thank you Nick, you made 30 minutes seem like 10 and at the end I was sad that it had ended . . . . .always a good sign, your teaching methods are as good as your street photography and I now can't wait to get into my local city (Exeter) to apply your tips.
Yes! More of this, please! :)
This was SO GREAT. Love that you showed us your focus on patience in order to capture the right moment. I learned a lot!!
Thank you, most informative, entertaining and inspiring.
Wow. This is exactly what I want to see. Always loved your pics Nick and seeing this video just made my day
Excellent post with wisdom of keeping it simple. Paying attention. Well done, Nick!
Finally, a photographer with concrete, useful suggestions on top of theory. Thank you!
great work ! check out Ted Forbes if you haven’t already
Thank you Nick for this lesson. I have been doing street photography for some years, then moved to the countryside and stopped. This demonstration made me want to go shoot again.
Brilliant work and very nicely presented!
Great series with masses of good tips and information. I might find you challenge tough as I live in a rural village!
A real masterclass. Thank you so much 🙏😊
The style of street photography you presented is very abordable for begginers, very good compositing drills that are relaxing to do, no thrills.
Excellent advice and tips to improve our street photography. Staying in one place to wait for the perfect moment is new for me and will definitely be tried next time I go out to take pictures. Great video Nick, this is really a masterclass in street photography.
Wow, such an amazing masterclass! Thank you 🙏🏾 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾!!! @21:10 is an incredible shot
This video is too good... respect ✊
man those pictures are just crazy. your composition is so complex. one with the worker,colors and black lines on the wall (one matching on the ground as well) just amazing. 4 5 layers into the shoot. the "look" picture genius. best thing you realize is when you walk you are usually blind when you walk with your camera you open your eyes. when you click first time into connecting what you see dots concepts colors meaning into one shoot feels good. but this is another level!! i walked many hours in London myself last year..1 2 layers fine but 4 5 is next level up! haha
This was very, very helpful. Thank you Street Photographer in Newport News, VA
You are so inspirational Nick! Thank you for your generous sharing of your skills.
Nick this video is fantastic, I’m a complete noob to street photography and you’ve broken down the basic techniques so well. Thank you so much.
Loved that! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge, Nick!
This has to be the Most Informative & Entertaining Video on Street Photography that I have found on TH-cam.!
I have searched and seen many other Videos on Street Photography, but Non that can Better this Video.! This Video is exactly what I have been looking for on TH-cam.! Other Videos are too Short and are more about the Photographer themselves and Advertising their Work.! More than Explaining to the Street Photography Viewer who is Wishing to Start or Improve on their Street Photography.! Please keep making more Videos like this on Street Photography.! I really enjoyed and appreciated your Video.! As I am sure many other potential and current Street Photographer's will as well.! There is so much more to Street Photography than meets the eye.! And this Video will help enormously.!
Take Care and Stay Safe.! 😁📸
Thank you Nick, very helpful
Really brilliant concept/idea about cars with the ads reflected - love it :) Lovely masterclass!
Intelligent, informative and enlightening.
Besten Dank für deine fotografischen Inspirationen mit sonnigen Grüßen aus Wien / Austria🥰
A fantastic video. I leant so much! Such a change to watch a video made by a photographer who actually knows what he’s talking about and, shares his knowledge without being patronising. My many thanks Nick!
A great lesson in street photography.
One of the best videos on street photography I've seen. Just became a subscriber.
Thanks Nick for this excellent video. Very professional and full of great tips and interesting photos. I’m looking forward to more videos of this quality from you.
Love the clarity of your tutorial 😊
Clear and informative informations. Thank you. It's one way to give a goal to a street balad.
Superb! Thank you for the advices
Thank you for the great advice!!!😊
Great video, well made, well explained, with good pictures you made on the street in front of my eyes, what a great demonstration of what street photography is in a nutshell! If I had to recommend only one TH-cam video to learn about street photography it would be this one! I am not new to it but taking it more seriously nowadays as I find there is so much for me to learn and grow. Cheers from Montreal!
Useful, unpretentious video. I have always liked your night bus series.
This video is so good. One of the best in YT.
One of the best videos on TH-cam about street photography. Thank you.
Very nice video explaining what your looking for as you go and also showing the end product of your work. Thank you very much. Very pleasant experience.
This is great. Thanks for making this
Thanks for sharing Nick❤. Just what I was looking for
Outstanding video, Nick! Great introduction to a set of principles that surely will train your eye and your brain to capture that "decisive moment" and frame that shot
Such a tough genre. The lady w/phone and green bus... nice. The construction worker within the geometry and colors... nice. You mentioned the secret sauce. Patience, time invested, and sometimes luck. Thank you for the input.
Simple and effective. Good delivery. Helpful video - thank you.
Thank you Nick great info.
Great video, thank you.
brilliant philosophy of photography. thank you for sharing brother
Very inspirational beautifully explained and demonstrated as live scene. Thank you Nick Turpin ❤️
well. this was superb. what a great video
Pleased to have found your channel. Good advice. Excellent images.
The red bus pic is mind-blowing.
What a great masterclass, Nick! You really strip it down to very simple, basic elements which produce a narrative greater than the sum parts. You have a new convert.
Many thanks. Clear, concise, and constructive video. I'm inspired to do more street photography - which I love.
Will continue.. very professional ty
“What a camera does best which is to freeze a moment of reality to hold and inspect for days, weeks, years and decades to come”
“What is street photography? Simply, it’s candid photography in a public realm. It’s un-stage and it’s un-manipulated. It’s observational photography.”
Great! A tutorial video that I’ll gonna be watching over and over again! This is gold! Thank you so much for this. Been looking for more learning stuffs for me to absorb. I’m using smartphone as my camera.
Very nice photos and interesting story. Thank you!
Great video, I am waiting for my new street camera to be delivered. I can't wait to try some of these techniques. TY.
Thank you! So helpful and to the point! As good as it gets!
Those pics u took were so good!!!
Hi Nick, really appreciate this wonderful tutorial. Can you please mention the camera model and the lens you used, it really looks to work great for street photography. Thanks
Excellent. Thank you.
Very well done! I particularly liked the well thought and articulated what and why for photography and street photography at the intro. Thanks for sharing 🙏🍷
Excellent video, gave me so much ideas
Loved this vid about street photography. A discussion about asking people for a photo is always made. And I agree with you.
I'm new in street photography and it challenges you on the imagination ❣️
I like street photography. Your video gave me many good tips and pointers. I hit the like and sub button. 👍🏻🇸🇪🏴
As a beginner who has watched many videos on this platform that was by far the most interesting street photography explanation and thought process I have seen EXCELLENT
Thank you Nick for this most interesting and informative video. I have been a photographer for a long time, but haven't ventured into street photography. With the wonderful guidelines and suggestions in this video I am ready to go out and try my hand at street photography.
great video, thanks!
Great video, very inspiring. Makes me want to shoot and also helps me re-think my compositions. Thank you for passing the knowledge!
Beautiful photos! I learned a new phrase from your video "observational photography" thats explains my style best! Thank you, great video 🌼
Excellent tutorial. Learnt a lot. Thank you Sir
Really good stuff.Learned alot
Wow. Thanks so much for this great demonstration. I can't wait to visit my nearest city (Melbourne) again, to put these lessons into action.
I truly enjoyed this video and learned a lot. It's always interesting to see professionals take us along on shoots. I will try the "assignments." Good practice. Thank you so much.
Thank you for making this video. I am looking forward to putting these tips to use.
One of the best videos about this topic. I also try to keep the lines straight and seek for simple but powerful compositions. It is very important to watch the whole scene to get the whole picture. If you own a rangefinder (or type) just use the the OVF (as Fuji provides) and set the camera to hyper-focal. Than watch things coming into the frame.
... vision over equipment... Perfect. Subbed!
Thank you for this great content. It was the most helpful for learning street photography; something I've long been waiting to do!