No I use the same ones I use every day - though the 70-200 is a fast f2.8. We'll be making more Street photography films looking at using compacts, bridges and phones which are often better than a DSLR for this genre.
Thank you. Sorry for the omission. I use Nikon a D300 in these vids. Though you can use any camera, they're just photo- harvestors. The most important thing is to find a camera you like and find quick and easy to use. - Mike
Thank you so much for saying so. Please help us spread the word about our films by 'liking' 'G+ing', sharing them and linking to us on photo forums, Facebook etc
I've become addicted to your videos, they you explain everything your doing in real-time while your doing it is awesome and completely motivating. Your friendly European accent helps and makes it more interesting as well. In all love your videos, please don't slow down.. .
It is. We're running a Street Photo competition on our Facebook page this month. If you'd like to enter click the link on our channel page and upload your entry with the words street photography competition in the comment box. - Mike
I've been watching a lot of your videos just lately and I've found them very informative and enjoyable. I like the way that you don't dumb down your explanations but at the same time do not baffle us with by being too technical. I find your manner very friendly and engaging. Thanks for posting.
Thank you +David Ashworth Happy they're helping. If you like my vids you might find it easier to watch them on my site. There's over 260 and they are all searchable by category and subject. - MIKE www.photographycourses.biz/videos
Mike, i love when you make videos like that, it give me a lot of ideas composing. I think i am getting a lot better just by practicing your teachings. Thank you
There's always confusion around this. Long Tele lenses are best for a shallow depth of field, compressing perspective and a narrow field of view. So if you want to take a street, wildlife, sports or macro photo with any of these characteristics then a Tele lens is the way to go. As for which one to buy - I'm sorry I'm not the best person to ask because I've never used any of the lenses you mention. Suggest you have a look at some forums and see what owners are saying about them. Hope this helps.
You're a great photographer, sir. Photography isn't just about taking pictures but it's also about having a great connection to your subject. Love your videos!
I totally appreciate you photographing that ketchup bottle, It's very creative and unusual, keep up the good work Mike, I have learn so much from you, I will be purchasing your course. I can't get enough of you, your are my morning teacher while having my coffee in the morning. Lova ya!!!!
Hi - it isn't in the sense of capturing moments containing humour, irony, quirkiness or of the greats like Cartier Bresson. But if you're a beginner who's never photographed in a public place before and are nervous about doing it - how would you suggest a novice begin with the genre? - Mike
Ha Ha - love it!! I just tried your link but it didn't work - maybe because it's out of stock right now. Don't know where you are in the world but how'd you feel about doing an interview for the chanell?
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Mike. I watched all these street videos and wow. I took on board your tips of owning the right to be there. I’m shy but went to a local festival and pretended I was confident, spoke to the stall owners and asked to take photos and grabbed their Instagram account to tag them in. By speaking to them I was really able to get in close and work the shots rather than just snapping a couple of pics. Really great advice and it was nice to post best shots for them and get some likes in the process. They were really accomodating and I loved it. Would not of thought I had it in me to do this until I watched your vids and was given the guidance 🙏 love your work Mike
Fantastic and inspiring. Thank you. I will certainly try your tips.
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Mike, once again, awesome video. Great as always. I'd like to let you know that your videos inspired me into pursuing photography initially as a hobby and currently as a beginner professional photographer. Love your videos and your simple way to teach things. As a teacher I know how important it is. I'll be sharing this video series as I find it excellent material. Thank you for all your contribution.
I am a beginner & I just got a canon powershot SX280 HS! Its no DSLR but still I have manual control! I got it bcuz I know im a beginner & didnt know if i would use something like the T3I so much! Watching ur videos has helped alot! I now know I can get lens like the 50mm prime (Which i think i would enjoy)! For ur question though! It helps to bring someone along with u! For advice, comfort or just bcuz they have a different view on the world than u do! Hope that helps!
i really love the way you explain its really inspiring and fun... and that is how you teach some one the art of photography i mean that with great respect to you sir.. and i would like one day to study under you
so telephoto lenses are best for Street,Wildlife,Sports,Macro Photography??? I love all d above ...So should i go for a telephoto lens like Canon 100-400mm , Sigma 150-500mm? I use a APS-C Canon 600D....
Photoexposed first off i want to say i love your vids. Im getting the nikon d3200( first dslr) ive been studying your vids in prep when i get my cam. I would like to ask can you mention which cam u are using in your vids.
Thanks for the video, I will forward this to a friend who usually is afraid of using a wide angle lens to shoot people. I call me the "Back photographer" lol because for the longest time he shot people from their rear. Cheers.
🙏 Thanks Richard. Please take a look at the videos section on my website. All TH-cam videos are there, searchable by category and skill level and with additional free blog content with each. If you sign up for my free stuff I'll send you weekly video tips and inspiring stories from other photographers too. Link below... MIKE www.photographycourses.biz/videos
Am I the only one that noticed the rather suspicious, almost secret-service looking blokes in the background (around the 2 minute mark)? It looks like the man in the purple suit has a body guard! Thanks for the video, sir! Very informative, and great for adding that extra bit of insight in certain areas!
Also, telephoto lenses are not necessarily good for street and certainly not needed for macro photography. A lot of people just use a fast 50 for street photography, and there are many ways to achieve the magnification required for macro, most of which don't involve telephoto lenses.
Great video Mike. I wonder if it's normal to feel a little embarrased when doing street photography? Here in Sweden I feel that a lot of people are really uncomfortable with this type of photography and that translates to me as well because I can sense that they are wondering what the hell I'm doing. Also would a 18-55 kitlens be alright on a crop body for starters?
I don't know about a phenomenon - I just saw the bottle tops and thought it made an interesting picture when taken with a long lens / wide aperture. Not one for the wall I grant you - Mike
Hey Mike! love your videos so much! your loose and personable style makes you easy to understand and easy to learn from. I think I speak for all your fans and loyal subscribers (of which I am included :D) when I say that you are the best photography teacher on youtube and that many of us wouldn't want to learn from anyone else!!! Thank you so much for spending your personal time to teach us, people that you have never met, but people who love you and the way you teach. We want to express our gratitude towards you and your team for helping us to understand digital photography no one else could. P.S. Is that wide angle lens a sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC (HSM)? after your street photography videos, I started looking for a wide angle lens and stumbled across this one. I happened to notice it carries a resemblance to the one you always use. If it isn't, can you recommend a wide-angle lens that is around the same price range? I know you are probably very busy, so if you can't respond, I totally understand :) . Once again thank you so much for your devotion to your fans. Please, please continue making videos, you are amazing. Thank you so much, Andy. Mike Browne
Thank you Andy McDonald for taking the time to express so much appreciation. I find it really gratifying to know the 'Light Bulb' is coming on for people and I've had a part in that. Yes indeed the lens is a sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM
Mike is surely one of the best teachers of photography. I love his accent, style and videos. If he would have not been a photographer he would have been an actor.
If your going to spend that kind of money and get something that heavy, you should should get something faster, like a 70-200 f/2.8 and just get a teleconverter if you really need it. The image quality loss from the teleconverter will most likely put it at about the same image quality as those slower lenses anyway, and you'll have the option of having the fast glass when you need it.
I'm based in London. What kind of interview? About the book or street photography in general? Links can't be pasted here but if you search for Tanya Nagar on Amazon it will come up!
Not all photos taken on the street are automatically Street Photography. Photos I see here are photojournalism, documentary, portrait, still life - what's wrong with calling them what they are? I can't see any twist here, any anecdote or a story, they're missing that "decisive moment" which makes the captured scene unique and hard to repeat - I mean all the visual rhymes, one time happenings, accidental meanings, unexpected symbols, mixed layers, reflections, etc - key ingredients of SP!
Mark Piggott Maybe, I always lived in this area. My Gran's ashes are scattered under Bolton's Bench in Lyndhurst. She used to live opposite in a house called Bench View.. - MIKE
I think the term "street photography" is very specific - if I were to explain it to someone, I would hand them the book 'snaps' by Elliott Erwitt. That doesn't mean people need to photograph on the level of greatness as the likes of him but it gives them the right direction. What you do in this video is not 'street photography' as much as it is photography in the street / walkabout photography - I don't know if it has a generally accepted name. But 'street photography' is misleading to me.
Anupam Jadhav That is a massive question that would take most of a day to answer in full. It's something you learn over time with experience. First yu have to decide what you want the photo to be. Dark and moody, a storm, sunny bright, evening, mountains, flat plains, interesting skies - the list goes on forever. When you've chosen what you want the photo to be you choose a location and light that will give what you want. Remember cameras don't take pictures - people take pictures and use a camera to record them. - MIKE
I love the way this shows you don't need to travel to Alaska or Niagra Falls to take good photographs.
thank you +pointer2null that you like it- MELISSA (for Mike )
No I use the same ones I use every day - though the 70-200 is a fast f2.8. We'll be making more Street photography films looking at using compacts, bridges and phones which are often better than a DSLR for this genre.
Thank you. Sorry for the omission. I use Nikon a D300 in these vids. Though you can use any camera, they're just photo- harvestors. The most important thing is to find a camera you like and find quick and easy to use. - Mike
Thank you so much for saying so. Please help us spread the word about our films by 'liking' 'G+ing', sharing them and linking to us on photo forums, Facebook etc
I've become addicted to your videos, they you explain everything your doing in real-time while your doing it is awesome and completely motivating. Your friendly European accent helps and makes it more interesting as well.
In all love your videos, please don't slow down.. .
It is. We're running a Street Photo competition on our Facebook page this month. If you'd like to enter click the link on our channel page and upload your entry with the words street photography competition in the comment box. - Mike
He's such a natural on camera. Perfect presentation with a warm presence. Much appreciated.
I've been watching a lot of your videos just lately and I've found them very informative and enjoyable. I like the way that you don't dumb down your explanations but at the same time do not baffle us with by being too technical. I find your manner very friendly and engaging. Thanks for posting.
Thank you +David Ashworth Happy they're helping. If you like my vids you might find it easier to watch them on my site. There's over 260 and they are all searchable by category and subject. - MIKE
www.photographycourses.biz/videos
Mike, i love when you make videos like that, it give me a lot of ideas composing. I think i am getting a lot better just by practicing your teachings. Thank you
There's always confusion around this. Long Tele lenses are best for a shallow depth of field, compressing perspective and a narrow field of view. So if you want to take a street, wildlife, sports or macro photo with any of these characteristics then a Tele lens is the way to go. As for which one to buy - I'm sorry I'm not the best person to ask because I've never used any of the lenses you mention. Suggest you have a look at some forums and see what owners are saying about them. Hope this helps.
I believe I have found my favorite channel for photography! Thanks Mike Browne!
You're a great photographer, sir. Photography isn't just about taking pictures but it's also about having a great connection to your subject. Love your videos!
Thank you Joshua Medina - it's all part of it :-)
I totally appreciate you photographing that ketchup bottle, It's very creative and unusual, keep up the good work Mike, I have learn so much from you, I will be purchasing your course. I can't get enough of you, your are my morning teacher while having my coffee in the morning. Lova ya!!!!
Hi - it isn't in the sense of capturing moments containing humour, irony, quirkiness or of the greats like Cartier Bresson. But if you're a beginner who's never photographed in a public place before and are nervous about doing it - how would you suggest a novice begin with the genre? - Mike
Ha Ha - love it!! I just tried your link but it didn't work - maybe because it's out of stock right now. Don't know where you are in the world but how'd you feel about doing an interview for the chanell?
Didnt think of using my "landscape" lenses for street photography - how true: it does give a sense of intimacy alright!
An elegant and humble reply to a rude and arrogant question.
THIS is why I like your channel.
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I love the info on how to draw people in.
Mike. I watched all these street videos and wow. I took on board your tips of owning the right to be there. I’m shy but went to a local festival and pretended I was confident, spoke to the stall owners and asked to take photos and grabbed their Instagram account to tag them in. By speaking to them I was really able to get in close and work the shots rather than just snapping a couple of pics. Really great advice and it was nice to post best shots for them and get some likes in the process. They were really accomodating and I loved it. Would not of thought I had it in me to do this until I watched your vids and was given the guidance 🙏 love your work Mike
Glad you did love our work, it just takes ONE hello sometimes : ) - Melissa pp Mike
Brilliant, the best video I have seen yet about street photography. Can't wait for the rest of them.
7:21 That ketchup is now out of date..another great video. I stumbled across your channel last night and cant stop watching. Thanks for all of them
Love you're work Mike! Truly enjoy listening and watching your videos.
Fantastic and inspiring. Thank you. I will certainly try your tips.
Mike, once again, awesome video. Great as always. I'd like to let you know that your videos inspired me into pursuing photography initially as a hobby and currently as a beginner professional photographer. Love your videos and your simple way to teach things. As a teacher I know how important it is. I'll be sharing this video series as I find it excellent material. Thank you for all your contribution.
Thank you again Maurício Avellar I appreciate it - MIKE
I am a beginner & I just got a canon powershot SX280 HS! Its no DSLR but still I have manual control! I got it bcuz I know im a beginner & didnt know if i would use something like the T3I so much! Watching ur videos has helped alot! I now know I can get lens like the 50mm prime (Which i think i would enjoy)! For ur question though! It helps to bring someone along with u! For advice, comfort or just bcuz they have a different view on the world than u do! Hope that helps!
Fantastic video,
Great ideas, tomorrow might try some in Manchester Christmas market.
Love the film and thanks keep up the great work
i really love the way you explain its really inspiring and fun... and that is how you teach some one the art of photography i mean that with great respect to you sir.. and i would like one day to study under you
I think he means "noise", as you will start to see when increasing the iso on any camera.
I love doing street photography
It's a great way to observe the world isn't it.
Thank you - Mike
so telephoto lenses are best for Street,Wildlife,Sports,Macro Photography???
I love all d above ...So should i go for a telephoto lens like Canon 100-400mm , Sigma 150-500mm? I use a APS-C Canon 600D....
Photoexposed first off i want to say i love your vids. Im getting the nikon d3200( first dslr) ive been studying your vids in prep when i get my cam. I would like to ask can you mention which cam u are using in your vids.
Thanks for the video, I will forward this to a friend who usually is afraid of using a wide angle lens to shoot people.
I call me the "Back photographer" lol because for the longest time he shot people from their rear.
Cheers.
Thank you Jak Clark
Sorry i missed your post. Yes it can take a while to become confident. And you lens will be fine.
Just found ur videos & I'm really enjoying them. I wanna get out & shoot!!
Thank you
This was very usefull Mike. Plz make more. I will look at all of your videos.
🙏 Thanks Richard. Please take a look at the videos section on my website. All TH-cam videos are there, searchable by category and skill level and with additional free blog content with each. If you sign up for my free stuff I'll send you weekly video tips and inspiring stories from other photographers too. Link below... MIKE
www.photographycourses.biz/videos
Am I the only one that noticed the rather suspicious, almost secret-service looking blokes in the background (around the 2 minute mark)? It looks like the man in the purple suit has a body guard! Thanks for the video, sir! Very informative, and great for adding that extra bit of insight in certain areas!
Thanks +Jake Turner nope - I've never noticed them - MIKE
Are you thinking to go with the more discreet mirorless camera?
I use both DSLR and mirrorless Ctrèsbeau Claude depending on what i'm shooting.
really good video, inspires me to get out and shoot. Thanks
This is great its what I love Thanks Mike.
thank you +Fred Atley glad you like it :) - Melissa pp Mike
Hi Mike! I'm just wondering if you're using the wide angle lens on a full frame or crop sensor camera body, thanks!
It's a crop lens on crop body theskiboarder1997
it's the adrenaline pumping up. especially shooting people.love it... it's addicting.
Also, telephoto lenses are not necessarily good for street and certainly not needed for macro photography. A lot of people just use a fast 50 for street photography, and there are many ways to achieve the magnification required for macro, most of which don't involve telephoto lenses.
Great video Mike. I wonder if it's normal to feel a little embarrased when doing street photography? Here in Sweden I feel that a lot of people are really uncomfortable with this type of photography and that translates to me as well because I can sense that they are wondering what the hell I'm doing. Also would a 18-55 kitlens be alright on a crop body for starters?
You videos are my favourite "guides" on youtube! So inspiring :)
Thank you. - Mike
I LOVE THE PHOTOGRAPHY! Your videos are so inspiring! All I wanna do after watching your videos is grab the camera and go outside!
I don't know about a phenomenon - I just saw the bottle tops and thought it made an interesting picture when taken with a long lens / wide aperture. Not one for the wall I grant you - Mike
this is something i'm going to have to dive into. thanks mike for the video ,a great educational tool
i really love this videos , so much fun :)
cheers, from thailand
Hey Mike! love your videos so much! your loose and personable style makes you easy to understand and easy to learn from. I think I speak for all your fans and loyal subscribers (of which I am included :D) when I say that you are the best photography teacher on youtube and that many of us wouldn't want to learn from anyone else!!! Thank you so much for spending your personal time to teach us, people that you have never met, but people who love you and the way you teach. We want to express our gratitude towards you and your team for helping us to understand digital photography no one else could.
P.S. Is that wide angle lens a sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC (HSM)? after your street photography videos, I started looking for a wide angle lens and stumbled across this one. I happened to notice it carries a resemblance to the one you always use. If it isn't, can you recommend a wide-angle lens that is around the same price range? I know you are probably very busy, so if you can't respond, I totally understand :) . Once again thank you so much for your devotion to your fans. Please, please continue making videos, you are amazing. Thank you so much, Andy. Mike Browne
Thank you Andy McDonald for taking the time to express so much appreciation. I find it really gratifying to know the 'Light Bulb' is coming on for people and I've had a part in that. Yes indeed the lens is a sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM
Mike Browne thanks once again!!! Purchasing one soon!!!
Mike is surely one of the best teachers of photography. I love his accent, style and videos. If he would have not been a photographer he would have been an actor.
hey Mike, enjoyed your vid. Here is my first crack at some street stuff in boston today.
michael lynn jr on flickr
Love the ketchup bottle... Great Capture!... Good work Mike.
If your going to spend that kind of money and get something that heavy, you should should get something faster, like a 70-200 f/2.8 and just get a teleconverter if you really need it. The image quality loss from the teleconverter will most likely put it at about the same image quality as those slower lenses anyway, and you'll have the option of having the fast glass when you need it.
excellent video - really enjoyed it!
LOVE the pic at 7:18 of the Sauce bottle :D
Great video... learning a lot... Thanks!!!
good one, thanks...
Hi Mike.. your videos are simply amazing.. was able to learn a lot of stuffs..Thank you so much !! :)
Thank you Nimi Roy Please help me grow the channel by sharing the videos so I can make more films.. :-)
I really enjoyed this video, thank you very much for this :)
Do you use fast prime lenses for your street photography?
so you looked then lol have you done any vids on canon ,,,,
High Street market in Lymington. Wonderful.
Nice videos. Do you have any videos of mobile phonegraphy?
Thanks Antonio - I have one - though it's a bit 'tongue-in cheek' at Phone Photography
You are just amazing. What to say😅😅😍😍
I'm based in London. What kind of interview? About the book or street photography in general? Links can't be pasted here but if you search for Tanya Nagar on Amazon it will come up!
Did you see Parr & Eggleston on your walkabout?
Thank you - the sauce bottle seems to be a controversial subject! - Mike
Excellent tutorial. Thank you, Sir.
:-) that genuinely made me laugh - thanks..
I expect it is. Pleasure...
Love your videos, learning a whole lot
Thank you Sheldon Seebran
Hi Tanya. Just had a look at your website (fantastic) and sent you an email. Hope to speak soon - Mike
Thank you keysignify :-)
Great Stuff.
thanks really great video!!! keep it up!!!
4:40 drops a full cup of tea in the garbage
Very good...
Love your videos Mike!
Thank you glad you love it - Melissa pp Mike
Which wide angle nikon lens are you using? I have a D7100.
I'm using a Sigma 10-20mm venger
its an example.. apply to your own scenario - this is how I see it.
I'm off to London Bridge borough market soon it's massive and vibrant
Have fun +Fred Atley - MIKE :-)
Not all photos taken on the street are automatically Street Photography. Photos I see here are photojournalism, documentary, portrait, still life - what's wrong with calling them what they are? I can't see any twist here, any anecdote or a story, they're missing that "decisive moment" which makes the captured scene unique and hard to repeat - I mean all the visual rhymes, one time happenings, accidental meanings, unexpected symbols, mixed layers, reflections, etc - key ingredients of SP!
Pleasure
this is great!
Love using my nifty 50 for Street 'tog.
Is this Lymington !?
Sure is +Mark Piggott - MIKE :-)
+Mike Browne thought so ! I used to live in a town right by it. Enjoying the videos, thank you for them.
Ha ha where did you live +Mark Piggott - I'm in Pennington - MIKE
+Mike Browne no way ? I was in Lyndhurst. I really feel like I've met you as well. Perhaps we've crossed paths in recent years !
Mark Piggott Maybe, I always lived in this area. My Gran's ashes are scattered under Bolton's Bench in Lyndhurst. She used to live opposite in a house called Bench View.. - MIKE
in varying conditions why not just set iso to auto
Do you use a UV or ND filter or just a Lens Hood?
Hi Hellspite. I use ND filter if I need to remove light, never ever use a UV and lesn hood most of the time to ptotect agains flare... MIKE
Thank you.
confidence is something you do, not something you are.
Absolutely @Iain Geoghan. And as you do it - you start to become it... MIKE
@@MikeBrowne gotta embrace the fear and learn to enjoy it. Like a junkie always looking for your next fix. www.clickasnap.com/i/dtccprox2olb9she
Thank you XTwittyX - and go for it :-)
I think the term "street photography" is very specific - if I were to explain it to someone, I would hand them the book 'snaps' by Elliott Erwitt. That doesn't mean people need to photograph on the level of greatness as the likes of him but it gives them the right direction. What you do in this video is not 'street photography' as much as it is photography in the street / walkabout photography - I don't know if it has a generally accepted name. But 'street photography' is misleading to me.
Thanks - go for it :-) Mike
"grain" in digital photography??
its a lonely job street photography unless you r a chatty person and can make friens and conversation easyly if you can then you will get great photos
Wow - Thank you :-)
how to choose a place for photography ?(beginners)
Sorry +Anupam Jadhav not sure what you're asking. Please say more... MIKE
i mean what are the conditions like light etc, before choosing a place for photography?
Anupam Jadhav That is a massive question that would take most of a day to answer in full. It's something you learn over time with experience. First yu have to decide what you want the photo to be. Dark and moody, a storm, sunny bright, evening, mountains, flat plains, interesting skies - the list goes on forever. When you've chosen what you want the photo to be you choose a location and light that will give what you want. Remember cameras don't take pictures - people take pictures and use a camera to record them. - MIKE
thank you sir