How to do good STREET PHOTOGRAPHY on a BUDGET
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- If you’re looking to start doing more street photography, you might be a little disheartened to see so many people using super expensive, 5 figure+ set ups to produce their images.
But if you’re looking to start out in street photography, can you do it with a more affordable set up?
In this video, I demonstrate how you can get some truly special images, even with an entry level camera.
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up until now, 300d and a 50mm mk2, cheapest from the cheapest, still shoots decent photos.
I have a Kodak Pixma pocket camera. It's about 1/2 the size of a pack of cigarettes. And it takes decent photos. $60 at Wally World.
5D mkii and the Nifty Fifty. Camera $360, lens $110. $470 in total! My 250D cost me $700.
Nikon N65 + 28-55 lens $80!
A LUMIX GM1 and a couple of lenses I picked up for £150! Great little camera and wish I kept it
My son upgraded his camera and gifted his old one to me. It’s a Canon Rebel T2i, (that he originally bought brand new) and he bought me a used Canon EFS 18-135mm for my birthday in August, and then a used EF 50mm f/1.8 STM for Christmas.
I have been having a lot of fun using them on photowalks in Baltimore and Annapolis, both nearby for me. I’ve been using the 50mm for them. My camera before that was an Olympus EPL1 micro 4/3 which I really had fun with, and I still have it. I like that the T2i has an eyepiece, which I used for decades on my Pentax K-1000 that I bought new in 1980.
I’m 71 and have neurological tremors, so holding the T2i against my face when I shoot really helps with the camera shake.
I love photography, and I am having so much fun! Thank you for your insights. I’m a happy a grateful subscriber. Blessings abounding to you, and tank you for the hard work you do on our behalf.
Another advantage of using a more affordable setup is that you are less worried about being mugged for your equipment, I tend to use my little Sony RX100 mkiii (great little camera) or Canon M5 when out in a town, I wouldn't be comfortable using more expensive gear in that situation 😞
I really appreciate that you are promoting getting and working well with affordable gear, rather than pushing people to waste money on cameras and lenses, which are too expensive and which they don't really need.
Your comment about walking around with a heavy lense is so funny. I was downtown with a rented EF 70-200 2.8 a week ago and man, after 3 hours, my arm was dead tired.
Hi Joshua. My friend lent me his spare Nikon D40X recently and said "you need to start shooting with a camera again, mate" (I had sold my film cameras many moons ago). He was right and it was good to be going around with a camera again. So, I bought a Nikon D300S (shutter count 90,000) and the 18-55mm GII VR for £170.00 including shipping, a sling bag from K&F was £40.00. Plus, SD cards and CF cards for the two card slots, and a wrist strap that came to £45.00. A clean, fifteen year old APSC 12 megapixel camera in great condition, including seals and rubber grips. The overall total was £255.00. A bargain in the current economic climate The camera is heavy but I have the sling bag in the front and rest the camera in/on it. You are right that entry level/older cameras having limitations, however, its about finding out what they are and shooting with those in mind. I have been taking pictures for a weeks and posted fourteen pictures onto a new Flickr page, (its gonna be quiet over there, ha,ha,ha) for a visual reference. Cameras are a great conduit for having conversations with people while out taking pictures its just about having a friendly approach and those chats lead onto other things. I consider the camera equipment I have just got to be an investment in creativity and life. Thank you for raising the topics in this video and enjoy the rest of your day, cheers.
I’m new to street photography. Rather than talking about gear, can you talk about the art? What makes a street photo eye catching to an audience? Composition elements? Thank you.
I think street photography is the least gear centric genre. I have gotten great results with an old Olympus E-PL1 and 17mm f2.8 lens, a 13 year old 12MP kit.
It's photography not high end gear pornography. Love the fact you show how to take great photos with modest affordable cameras. Gear snobs are not true photographers. Like you say any DSLR form the last few years is more than capable. I always buy secondhand now. Just picked up a mint D7200 last week. Great camera.
I am using my Canon 200 D for all my photos (street, nature and little bird photography)
I watched your 50mm prime vid, and now this one. This just happens to be my exact camera I purchased. Subscribed!
I'm glad I found you, I like your natural, honest personality, your great videos and beautiful photos. Thank you! Greetings from Hungary.
hi Joshua, i have followed you for a while and love the way you target "ordinary amateur photographers" especially us that cannot afford high end gear. so please carry on making your video's with us in mind. really enjoyable.
This camera & lens is my first dslr combo and i am on a steep learning curve with the camera and shooting Raw. I think this great camera and its good to see a video with it being used with positive comments.
With no disrespect to anyone this was a major investment camera for me so I tend to ignore words like entry level and budget and keep pressing the shutter button. 10:51 10:51
I have a Canon 100D and it’s beautiful for Street Photography
I got the 55-250 EFS lens attached to the Canon 100D
It,s very good for SP
Thank you for the video
Hi Joshua, I have seen some of your videos and I share that point of view. There are a lot of people getting into Photography just because of the very pleasure, not professional.
But everyone wants to do it the better way possible on their own possibilities. I say hello from Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 🤙🏽
Top video Joshua,get down to my home area,Norwich,Norfolk,fantastic,Pete.
I use a sony a200 with a dt 50mm f1.8. The camera has 10.2 mb but i love it.
Very important points! Thank you! More budget cameras will be appreciated. FF one?
Yes please more videos on budget photography !!!❤
I am so glad you made this video. Recently I bought the Sigma 17-50mm for my Canon 90D and it really made street photography such a pleasure. I really enjoyed your insights and advice. Keep up the good work.
I started my photography a little over a year ago with a Canon EOS Rebel T100 and a non-stabilized 18-55 kit lens. I still have the lens but I've upgraded the camera to a Canon T6i, because it has a fully articulated view screen and a diopter wheel. The diopter wheel because I wear glasses, and the articulated view screen because I'm handicapped and couldn't take low angle shots till now. So yes, I very much appreciate budget equipment.
They are great budget lenses...still love mine on the 250D
Cheapest setup Canon m200 with vintage manual lenses. Those FD lenses great to learn on and only like $20 on eBay. Plus a mount converter.
Im starting my journey on a budget with a Canon M50 and kit lens 15-45mm. My next purchase will be canon 50mm 1.8 and hopefully canon 55-250mm zoom and last canon 22mm f2. So if anyine can recommend other lens for a photographer thats on a budget i would greatly appreciate it. I am teaching myself about photography and leanring so much daily. I appreciate the video and gave it a thumbs up 👍🏾.i like you channel. Thanks for the good info bro. Keep shooting.
Hello I'm just starting out on my photographic journey and would just like to say what a very refreshing and very easy to understand video very well done,and please do many more on the low to medium priced equipment.
Glad it was helpful!
I’ve watched your videos from when you only had a few hundred subscribers, I’m glad your still focusing on affordable gear, keep that going !
Simply walking around with a lightweight set up and enjoying the process of simply taking photos is what I enjoy. I’ve scaled down my set up and sold my big nice lenses as I don’t enjoy carrying all the gear. I had a old , small Panasonic micro four thirds and used that more ! Now using a small Fujifilm camera and a couple of primes or even my phone is perfect for me. Another great video Joshua 👍
Thank you Stephen
Hi Joshua. You are asking for what we are interested in your future video. I have a topic :) Me personally struggling all the time with choosing which foto i worth to keep when i come home from taking pictures. My question is. When you do, lets say a hundred photos on a day and come home and look at them in your computer. HOW do you choose which photos are worth to keep and work on them. What exactly are you doing. I always come home, have 100+ pictures taken and look at them and they look boring and i cant decide which one i take to edit. :) That would be a very very interesting one for me :) Thanks
I was shooting a Nikon D7000 but after I bought a D700 in December the D7000 stays in the case. It's not light, around 1 kg for the body alone but when paired with a 50mm or 24mm AF-D lens, it's manageable. I don't have a problem with its 12.8 MP sensor. I'm happy with the colors and pleasant way it renders noise. Old Cameras and glass rock!
Hi Joshua..I've always loved photography and love your video's of what I've seen so far as I've just subscribed..I've recently bought a new Canon R-50 with 3 RF lenses..55-210,18-45 and the nifty 50..been out twice so far round Liverpool and locally in Widnes..very informative mate..you sound local to me..Chester area?
70d and about to pick up a Nifty Fifty
You've used that Canon 250D as long as I've been watching your videos, but right now beginners can get the Canon R100 mirrorless for about the same price, unless you buy used. I always buy used, but I'm wondering if you're going to move to mirrorless any time soon? Now that Canon has one at the price point you usually talk about, it seems like the right time.
I'd say really for street photography, a 50mm (which most can be found cheap, especailly used) or a 35mm, and any camera should work. You don't need the most high-end camera or the highest-res camera, so you could easily do street for $500 or less. It's one of the few genres (that and perhaps landscape) that don't require the most expensive gear (although for landscape, having decent lenses -- as with any genre -- is helpful, and can add to the cost, but with street photography especially, its more about capturing a moment or a feeling than an overall scene where you perhaps what every detail, every ounce of sharpness you can get, which is sometimes needed for some scenes in landscape photography).
I mean my current street camera is an old Panasonic GF1 that I paid $60 for, and a used 25 1.7 lens (which is like a 50mm 3.5) which I paid about $100 for, so $160 got a semi decent street photography kit (10MP is a bit low, but still plenty for images displayed on-screen and reasonable sized prints up to 8x10). I actually prefer to use cheaper cameras for street photography because you are more subjected to possible things to happen, like theft or damage (more so than say doing general travel photography or landscape photography).
So Josh, you're talking about beginner equipment. Would you also describe the following as beginners equipment. I shoot with a Canon EOS 600D and a Sigma 17-70mm lens. I also have a 70-300mm and a 50mm, a 24mm and a 10-18mm. Does this also fall under this category ? I'm curious what you think about my equipment, do you have any tips about what I might have to buy ?
Love your videos :) Im trying to get into street, nature views and portrait photography (not much free time because I got small daughter) but I loved to see more videos like this :) using Canon RP with 50mm 1,8 and 24-105mm 4-7,1 :) now I'm saving to get EF 16-35 f/4. Best wishes from Poland and keep up good work kind sir :)
Great video to demonstrate how you can do amazing things using more affordable gear, I´m not saying buying expensive gear is wrong but people have different types of budgets. Personally I would like to see a tutorial explaining all the camera settings that you are using for each scenario, because the ISO is not the same, the aperture, etc and how to guess which setting is used for each scenario as a general rule.
It is fairly easy. Use a fix ISO or auto ISO to eliminate it from the equation first. Then ask the question, is freeze the action important? If yes, then shutter priority or use the fast shutter speed as needed and vary the aperture to ensure everything that matter is in focus. Thus, fast lens aperture's DOF may not be adequate, then increase the ISO to stop down the lens.
If speed isn't that important, such as landscape & portrait, then it is aperture priority. Set the necessary aperture to include everything that matters within the DOF and vary the shutter speed (and change the ISO to get the shutter speed equals or faster than 1/focal length without IBIS).
As well, manual means which control is fixed & set first (shutter speed for shutter priority & aperture for aperture priority). Anything else belongs to creative control.
Also, in order to know which aperture, shutter speed & ISO to use without a meter or for reference, then consult the EV chart as a guideline for the starter values. For instance, EV 15 for cloudless day and the possible shutter speed & f-stop combination are f/16 @ 1/125, f/11 @ 1/250, f/8 @ 1/500, f/5.6 @ 1/1000, f/4 @ f/2000 and f/2.8 @ f/4000s, using ISO 100. Metering (camera) a gray card, use an incident meter or palm of one's hand (if it is ~gray card) will give the incident meter reading.
Furthermore, one can shoot smarter with technology by using bracketing. 🙂
@@bfs5113 thx a lot m8, I'll try it out in the field
Hi Joshua, great video, think that your mic was very basey to me a lot more than other peoples....I do understand what mean re weight when walking around, especially at my age..... I started with a 550D plus the lens you were using without the IS, still use it now... Keep up the good work....Colin Devon uk.
"Nikon shooter at a Leica convention." 🤣🤣🤣
18-55mm kit lens or 24mm f2.8 efs very good option for street photography
My cheapest kit, cheaper than my 250D, is my used 5D mkii, I just bought for $350 😃
Nothing's cheap nowadays !!
Canon 850D Camera + 18 - 55 Kit (€1300)
Soon I added more glass - 10'-18', 55'-250' - but I'm mostly just using my Sigma 18'-300' f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Contemporary for all my shooting. And I'm happy with the results ... Weight gets to you a bit! But less fiddly.
18-140 Nikon lens love it very versatile
A very versatile lens indeed!
Watching a great video like this just makes me wanna switch my 2000D for the 250D. Just cause the flip screen and dual pixel focus would be so nice to have. But what do ya'll think: Is the 2000D still a great camera for me as an amateur? Already bought a few lenses for it (EF-S 55-250mm IS and 50mm f 1.8) and a decent tripod. Wouldve get the 250D, but was too expensive couple months back here in Finland... And I wanted to buy the camera as new.
2000D is a brilliant camera
@@TheJoshuaPeg Thanks for the reply man. And I do believe it. Also I can buy so many great lenses for this, the same u can buy for the 250D. Because in the end, the two cameras are very similar. 250D just have the few extra things like flip screen.
Joshua I feel you pain, I'm 6'4" so like you can't hide 😂
You are so right about camera gear. It's so refreshing to see a photography vlogger who is in tune with many of us. After many years and many cameras (I started with a Canon AV1 back in the day), I got a little fed up with lugging huge cameras and lenses around, so I recently bought a second hand Micro 4/3 Lumix G7 (only16mp), popped on a 12 to 32mm Lens on, so super lightweight for a trip abroad and wow, I have really started to enjoy photography again and have taken some cracking shots with it, love it. Oh, and the combination was about £300.
The 24mm F2.8 is even handier for street photography in my opinion, because it can make you look even less like a professional or an artist. You lose a lot of framing ability, but it's a good "next lens" for the person on a budget, because you're forced to physically change perspectives.
I first started on a canon 4000D 18-55mm lens (no stabilizer) its okay but I prefer to use my 55-250mm lens, I find the quality of the image goes up by quite a bit, and the focus looks better
Yes the 55-250 is a much better lens than the standard kit lens
Just subbed, by the way. Love your realistic and attainable subject matter on the channel. Stumbled onto your videos because my first camera ended up being an SL3 simply because it was what I won on eBay a few months ago. Not seeing a ton of people shoot on these, but I'm liking it. Was wondering if you ever used back-button AF on that camera, because I JUST figured out how to set that on the SL3 last night. You have to assign the * button to do that instead of AE Lock, and ergonomically it's uh.... not great.
I don’t bother with back button autofocus on this camera. I’ve got a full frame camera that I do often use it on though.
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Nice video! I am a big fan of this type of setup for all the reasons that you mentioned. My one issue with the setup would be the barrel distortion inherent in the budget kit lens which becomes rather evident when shooting buildings, etc. Curious about your thoughts?
Hi Tim. That’s a common thing with wider focal lengths. The key is to either embrace it as part of the style or shoot narrower focal lengths to avoid it completely.
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I have been using the 200D with a nifty fifty for street photography for about a year now and I love it. So much more discreet than my 90D.
I live in a small rural Australian town so I find the monthly town markets when they are on as well as the local train station are the best 2 places to get shots.
Markets are awesome for some really unique shots 👍🏼
Great stuff! Just wondering, i have a canon t7 with kit lens and 50mm 1.8. Any other lens u would recommend for landscape photography?
Definitely a 55-250 lens. I love using a telephoto 😁
@@TheJoshuaPeg thanks! I will check it out 😀
Where you shooting in manual or auto?
Aperture priority. I never shoot auto. 75% aperture priority, 25% manual.
I still don't know how to do street photography cause I'm kind of scared to take photos of people, they might get angry at me :<
btw is 50mm 1.3f good for street photography or should I use my kit lens instead 15~45mm 3.8f?
Practice is the only way of getting over the fear. 50mm is a great choice of lens 👍🏼
Two thoughts: First, just focus on urban landscape. Buildings, not people. If people get into the shot, bonus. Second, use a longer lens. This way, you’re not up in their faces, you’re at a comfortable distance away. You can build from there. Just two thoughts. Good luck! 👍🏻
great advice ! can also make it easier to learn the fundamental skills
Very true David!