Summary 1. Gear. Keep your gear simple and at a minimum 2. Environment. Read the streets (light, people, fishing, slow down and absorb the environment) 3. Meaning. Make connections on the framed shot 4. Shoot interesting things (with theme, mundane but interesting), not senseless randomness 5. Projects. Use projects to bring sense of focus and purpose (a body of work (narrow enough) that you can share) 6. Settings. Set it and forget it (ISO Auto, Shutter Speed 250, Aperture priority F8/F11), Focus Zones 7. Fearless. Remove feeling of shyness. Make it a habit. Work quickly and quitely. Avoid eye contact. Be confident that you are not doing anything wrong- legally, morally, or ethically. 8. Don't chase for perfection. Getting a shot of the moment is what matters. 9. One lens only. Know the lens intimately, how does it sees/describe the world. eg. 35mm FF 10. Be inspired. Visit Galleries, do workshops, analyse the work of the greats, read photography books, and travel.
Wrong. The factory 🏭 will shut down forever. In fact, your industry DID COLLAPSE. YOU DID loose Kodak for many years. You're totally underestimating everything. You have 40 years worth of usable cameras to choose from from multiple brands which produce a choice of 500+ lenses and you suggest we take 1 camera out with us. So let's add that all up. Out of a possible 1000 cameras, you suggest 1. You've minimised 1000 cameras and 30+ lenses for each, down to 1 camera body and 1 lens. No, no, YOU are indeed, sick. Very, very sick. Your production 🏭 factory cannot survive on your extreme thriftiness. You stop ✋️ flogging yourself and you ✋️ stop telling us to flog ourselves too.
one of the best videos and set of tips I have ever seen about street photography. no bullshit, just straight down to the bare bones of the street photography essentials. great job!
The project tip was my favourite! Getting some cohesive work with meaning is more important in street photography than other genres, I think. Currently making my way through your book, Mastering Street Photography and loving it. Just did some of the first assignment today.
I found a handy street photography notebook in a camera store recently and thoroughly enjoyed it from page one. I hadn’t even looked at the author until I was home and discovered it was your book! Thank you so much for producing such a handy reference for when on the go. 🙏🏻
Great video. I liked your comment about not chasing perfection. I say take the shot, it may not be perfect, but you have the photo as opposed to not having it.
Thanks for the feedback :-) Yes, I think chasing perfection holds a lot of photographers back and you're right about having the shot rather than missing it.
Loving the X100V (silver) not many people take any notice of it, except for one guy who wanted to know what film I was using lol.. Loving your books, great info, great shots, and high quality. Cheers for posting.
Really enjoyed this video. I ordered your street photography book and it is supposed to arrive by 9 pm today. Looking forward to your instructions there. I seem to be collecting street photo books....so interesting and so useful!
Enjoyable vid Brian. I never was one with a multitude of gear beyond what i needed at the time. Even as a newspaper photographer, I had the lenses and bodies I needed for both work and pleasure. Today, I am down to two cameras - a Fuji X-Pro2 w/XF 35mmf2 WR for digital and a Yashica Electro35 GS for film. It is all I need in retirement.
Definitely want to get into street photography. Found this video extremely interesting and helpful and will be buying your books too. Thank you so much.
I found the video very inspirational and educational. Very good photos samples. It's rare in the tons of very bad street photography videos. Thank you very much. I just bought one of your books.
I've only just found your channel and subscribed. Thank you for sharing your tips on this excellent video and I look forward to seeing many more. I am 68 now and normally photograph wildlife, birds in particular. Recently, I bought an X-T1 and 18-55 lens which I hope will get me started in street. Thanks again - Steve.
I'm doing this street photography for 2 years now just for a hobby. Tips about minimum gear is very true. I have Canon M50 and 24-70 Tamron, it's quite big lens, unless you are in touritstic area you'll draw attention too much. So most of the time I shoot with just phone camera and I'm really satified by it.
@@andreasphotiou1886 since I have 24-70, I'm more consider in 17mm for prime lens. I have tilt screen camera, sometime I shot candid in street pretending that I'm looking the images, and it works great.
It's true about the gear bit. I'm using a moto g pure which is a phone you can get from the government as a free phone. What matters more I've discovered is positioning, sensing the right opportunity, and your editing skills.
This is an excellent video. It was no fuss and no nonsense advice. I appreciate that. I do street photography, and I do okay; but I learned a thing or two new here!
i'm more of a walker. i walk and take pictures that are interesting. it can be anything. just mind your business, and if people get upset play dumb. almost like you didn't take anything. it's a form of play.
I know you said about sticking to the same lens which I do, but every once in awhile I'll try and change up my lens and use a different one for awhile so my perspective is changed and freshened up.
I think that’s a good idea- keeps you fresh. The ‘one lens’ thing is ideal for those new to street photography but we all evolve. Thanks for commenting :-)
I very much enjoyed watching this video. Thanks for elaborating the subject in a calm and concise manner. Very much appreciated. I’m up to this point more of on an urban photographer, an enthusiast, not a professional that is, concentrating on architecture and urban landscapes. I’ve randomly ventured into trying out classical street photography, but haven’t, because it involves shooting people. These days not an easy task, in my opinion. Not completely comfortable with it yet. Anyways, I got myself a more or less pocketable camera to go with my Nikon DSLR. Sorry no Fuji, although I like them, but a Lumix LX100M2, as I’ve had Lumix before and I am well pleased with them. So your tips come in very handy at this point, are straightforward and make much sense. I’ll stick around your channel. Keep up the good narrative.
Thanks for the great comment and I appreciate your feedback. I agree, street photography isn't always easy but a small camera like your Lumix is perfect because it's so discreet and non-threatening. Please don't give up - the more you do it, the easier (and better!) it gets :-)
great speech and a great motivation video as im watching it on a train while im heading to a full day of beautiful street photography (hopefully) fingers crossed, wish me luck.. 🤓 //freddie
Really sweet video, thank you kind sir! Most of my photography jobs are events with large audiences so I'm comfortable with complete strangers and "catching moments" but I never really did actual street photography walking around the city. I intend to change that. I like what you said about getting to know one lens. I learned as a teenager on an old film camera and I took its 50 mm with me ever since, with adaptors, no matter what camera I used, however that's a bit limiting, it became too much like a comfort zone, I would like to have a wide angle "best friend" as well. Also found it interesting what you said about no eye contact. My city is much too extroverted, I don't think I could get away with it without a quick chat haha. But it's a good tip!
Than you for your video, very well presented. Kit wise I guess I'm 2 years behind you, (X70/X100F) but they work well. Confidence is my issue, which is part of who I am. Also, one thing you didn't mention which I know confuses some folk. Is public access does not mean a public space. i.e. a pavement/sidewalk is a public space, but a shopping centre or train station are not public space but the pubic does have access as they are under private ownership.
Absolutely nothing wrong with the kit! I really regret selling my X70 and I'm looking for another one - it's a classic! (and perfect for street photography). Good point about public access - many 'public' areas are privately owned (an increasing amount of London, for example) and, although there is a right of access/way, restrictions can apply - and one of those restrictions is often no photography. But my attitude is that it's easier to seek forgiveness than permission ;-)
I have been watching some street photography videos lately and a lot of them simply have photo's that are just random images of random people, with no story to them, photo's I've seen so many times before by other photographers. They are 'fine' photo's, but uninteresting (to me). I was starting to think that I just didn't "get" street photography, until I came across this video and you mention that problem. I mean, maybe I still don't "get" it really, just yet. But the images you show in this video are far more interesting to look at than what I've been seeing recently. I've been considering an X100V as a everywhere carry so I can practice my photography more frequently (I don't want to carry my dslr all the time) as there are many times I've wished my camera was with me but its a little bulky to have all the time. This video has upped my interest again :)
Thanks for an interesting comment! The picture I took in this video are just the sort of street life I encounter every day. I think the secret is to be tuned in to what's going around you - and also put lots of miles in. Once you put those two factors together, the magic starts to happen. I love the X100V - if anything will reinvigorate your interest in street photography, that camera will! Good luck :-)
@@StreetSnappers I think I would have bought one by now if we hadn't have entered into lockdown, perhaps once this finishes I can claim one as a Christmas present for myself :) Anyway, I have watched almost all your video's now, they are all really interesting and useful thanks!
Do you ever consider using a "Mist" filter on the X100V? I keep considering one but then again, do I want that (possibly a bit of a fad) look burned into my RAW file?
Set and forget for night street photography? I currently go out with a 30mm f1.4 but on a Canon 200d crop sensor, it's not great with low light noise so I'm usually keeping auto iso limited to 1600 but then I'm around 1/20-1/60 sec at f1.4 with not the steadiest of hands and that lens doesn't have IS nor does the body. I've been doing some night time low light(just a lamp and tv) testing inside using higher iso up to 6400 to get ss up around 1/100, but think i need to test properly in the field
Thanks Brian! Please can you comment on the method of setting either the x-pro3 or 100v to zone focus distance and retaining it? E.g. are you using BBAF (and then keeping camera turned on all day), or...? Many thanks
Hi Neil. Personally, I don't retain it as such - I just go back to the lens every so often and check that it hasn't moved accidentally. I'm not a fan of BBF - never got on with it!
@@StreetSnappers thanks Brian. I guess you then have to do this check via OVF or EVF/screen as there are no distance markers on the lenses (unless you specifically bought lenses with clutch on AF etc that allow both manual focus via marker on focus ring plus AF)? I don't see any such markers on the 100V so I wondered how you could do this check without actually focusing on something and then retaining it. Looks easy on a Leica type lens but not many AF lenses
@@StreetSnappers ah, just what I needed. Thanks. I haven't had "hands on" yet so wasn't aware you got such a scale on screen. Just trying to decide on which camera of the 2 is best for me, but as this is in firmware it implies both are same (in this respect). Cheers
Thanks for a good set of advice, I have bought the X100 and then the X100T and went back to Leica M for one reason, the zone focusing, why doesn’t Fuji put the scale on the lens like proper lenses do? The on screen focusing depth indicator is just useless. But I’ll give the X100 series a plus, they are so silent. But without that on lens depth of field indicator they are useless. Nice channel by the way. Cheers and keep safe, André
Thanks very much for your comments, Andreo. I agree, a lens scale would be great and I wish we had them. But I have got used to the screen scale and it works okay for me - though it did take some time for me to ‘ trust’ it. Thanks for tuning in !
I use a Pentax cameras with a Rokinon 20mm 1.8 lens Apature 5.6 and zone focus since it's a manual focus lens. My current project which may take a couple of years to complete is homeless people on the street. I have a advantage in that I work in recycling and a lot of our customers are homeless so I am in the area where they live and I can photograph them. Sometimes I will ask for a picture and offer a dollar in trade as I fill it a fair trade for the picture and I can usually get a smile on the face in return
hi, really enjoying your videos. I've never really done any street photography due to 'fear' but i'd love to give it to go but i live in a small town and i feel photographic opportunities will be few and far between and i'll stick out like a sore thumb so my real question is can you be a half decent street photographer in a smallish town? thanks
Thanks Lorraine! Yes, it's difficult but it definitely can work. My advice would be to set yourself a project you can work on. This gives you a sort of 'authority' to do what you're doing and, if questioned, you can chat about it to people - particularly if it has a local theme. Good luck!
Agree with much of what you say but want to point out that whether you are doing something wrong "morally, legally or ethically" will vary by location/culture and individual sensibilities. Laws on photographing in public places vary by country/state/province, etc. On private property, including commercial property, permission is typically required. As to moral or ethical propriety, again this will vary by convention or accepted standards that will vary by geography and/or socio-cultural norms as well as by individual sensibilities. Whether there is anything "wrong" with taking pictures of people in public very much depends on the above considerations and is not for any one individual - particularly the one wielding the camera - to judge and make sweeping pronouncements on.
I loved watching this vlog. It is my first one that I am seeing of yours and I am sure I will have a look at the others and for the future ones. May I ask you to recommend where I can print zines? Thank You
Brian what about GDPR? Aren’t identifiable photographs of people now classed as personal data even if it is in a public place? What can we do about this?
Hi Astra. Fortunately, GDPR doesn’t come into photography, unless the image contains metadata with personal details of the subject. Just a face is not a problem - if it were, there would be no press photography any more!
Ok let’s run that through again. I’m a fujix photographer in other words an ambassador. Ok these are my books. I’m an author. Peculiar you need to validate yourself. Some of Martin Parrs videos are online. He doesn’t begin like this. In all honesty there might be photographers scattered around the world who don’t seek validation and publicity and produce immensely good work. Can an image be taken without these tips ? Definitely. Would it be a good image ? As in many things. With time. Intent and purpose definitely. Good talk Brian. Good talk. Maybe add 2 more tips next time. And another 2 more for the next video next year. Well once Magnum come around calling, I guess assignments might get in the way of making videos.
I don't 'need' to 'validate' myself but sometimes it helps to set the scene by establishing one's credentials. i see nothing to gain by comparing my approach top Martin Parr's. I'm sorry you were so disappointed with this.
@@StreetSnappers Right. We all know your credentials. I apologise if you’ve taken offence. Perhaps I didn’t construct my words appropriately. By the way, Rinko Kawauchi has rereleased her brilliant monograph Illuminations. Doesn’t seem like street photography. Thought you might appreciate it.
Well, hopefully little will change. We will be holding the initial briefing / tutorial session outdoors and numbers will be restricted to 5, and of course we’ll observe social distancing - but other than that, the workshops will run pretty much as normal.
Tough call. The f/2 is smaller, lighter, cheaper and weather resistant. But for me it’s the 1.4 all the way - I just love the feel this lens produces and enjoy shooting wide open for it. Having said that, they’re both very good and you couldn’t go wrong with either.
@@nimai0108 when does the word "need" ever matter to photographers. I don't "need" the 56mm 1.2 either. Am I buying it? Hell yes! :D Great video as usual Brian, I'm loving the 23mm on the X100V for the most part, only issue I have is with COVID people are a bit strange and annoyed if you get close, so handy to have 35mm on my X-T3 while out and about.
Aaarrrh, NO. You're WRONG. You can't minimise things cause you have factory production. Factories require money to survive. ___________________ Do you understand that? ___________________ The factory 🏭 have produced for YOU, 30+ lenses. YOU DEMANDED THAT. YOU MUST use a big majority of those 30+ lenses. Your minimum standard use kit MUST CONTAIN 6 lenses. That requires 3 camera bodies. YOU as a professional MUST carry around with you, 5 camera bodies and 15 lenses. YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR screwing this hobby and profession down to the bare minimum where the factory 🏭 can't survive. You have narrowed down the supply of photographs to the public to the bare minimum of photographs. YOU ARE FULLY INSANE in your approach to photography.
Great summary! I am not an expert in photography, but you made it very understandable, where to focus on. For me most relevant is the pre-setting of the camera to be always prepared for the right shot. And even if it's not the 100% quality, better than losing an interesting moment. Thank you also for your other interesting videos.
There was a time that imagine the picture that I wanter to take and appear in 10 munites. I m professional photographer but never earn money from street photography.
Great advice here thank you for sharing. I found you (and ordered one of your books!) by watching Gareth Danks, a chap I have been watching avidly since the more recent “lockdown” . Look forward to watching more from you and excited to get out on the streets once we are allowed again. Hopefully I’ll be able put some of the advice into practice! 😁 Ps. Loved the photo of the nun smoking! 👍
Thanks very much, Niall. Good luck with your street photography! Just get out there and do it - enjoy your time on the streets and don't get sucked into the school of 'let's do lots of post-production to make it better'! Try to imagine you're shooting on film and what you see is what you get - it'll really sharpen your eye :-)
@@StreetSnappers Yes i did. Love the filmsimulations and the fact i only had the 23mm lens. The entire trip i had the X100V in my hand and having a blast with it :) Thanks!
Spot on title, no click bait, those videos are becoming very rare. Respect.
That's good to know. -thanks for the feedback!
Summary
1. Gear. Keep your gear simple and at a minimum
2. Environment. Read the streets (light, people, fishing, slow down and absorb the environment)
3. Meaning. Make connections on the framed shot
4. Shoot interesting things (with theme, mundane but interesting), not senseless randomness
5. Projects. Use projects to bring sense of focus and purpose (a body of work (narrow enough) that you can share)
6. Settings. Set it and forget it (ISO Auto, Shutter Speed 250, Aperture priority F8/F11), Focus Zones
7. Fearless. Remove feeling of shyness. Make it a habit. Work quickly and quitely. Avoid eye contact. Be confident that you are not doing anything wrong- legally, morally, or ethically.
8. Don't chase for perfection. Getting a shot of the moment is what matters.
9. One lens only. Know the lens intimately, how does it sees/describe the world. eg. 35mm FF
10. Be inspired. Visit Galleries, do workshops, analyse the work of the greats, read photography books, and travel.
Great summary - many thanks! :-)
Wrong.
The factory 🏭 will shut down forever.
In fact, your industry DID COLLAPSE.
YOU DID loose Kodak for many years.
You're totally underestimating everything.
You have 40 years worth of usable cameras to choose from from multiple brands which produce a choice of 500+ lenses and you suggest we take 1 camera out with us.
So let's add that all up.
Out of a possible 1000 cameras, you suggest 1.
You've minimised 1000 cameras and 30+ lenses for each, down to 1 camera body and 1 lens.
No, no, YOU are indeed, sick.
Very, very sick.
Your production 🏭 factory cannot survive on your extreme thriftiness.
You stop ✋️ flogging yourself and you ✋️ stop telling us to flog ourselves too.
one of the best videos and set of tips I have ever seen about street photography. no bullshit, just straight down to the bare bones of the street photography essentials. great job!
Thanks so much for the feedback - much appreciated :-)
Quite possibly the most straight forward, no BS information on street photography on TH-cam. Bravo!
I appreciate the tips about perfection. It's hard to get over but worth remembering
Thanks Ross. Yes, I agree that it’s hard to get over for many of us, but keep trying!
The project tip was my favourite! Getting some cohesive work with meaning is more important in street photography than other genres, I think. Currently making my way through your book, Mastering Street Photography and loving it. Just did some of the first assignment today.
Thanks very much, Elliott! Glad you like the book - good luck with your street photography journey :-)
I found a handy street photography notebook in a camera store recently and thoroughly enjoyed it from page one. I hadn’t even looked at the author until I was home and discovered it was your book! Thank you so much for producing such a handy reference for when on the go. 🙏🏻
This video really got me excited again for street photography. Perfectly captures the fundamentals. Thanks!!
My pleasure - glad you got some inspiration from it! Good luck with your street photography :-)
Thank you for all these videos! They help me a lot in the street photography!
Thanks Oskar - my pleasure - I'm glad they work for you! :-)
Can we give this man his respect for that photos slideshow 🔥
This is my new favorite channel on TH-cam. Thanks for the great content! Cheers!
Thanks so much for your support :-)
The best channel about street photography!
Kind of you to say so - thanks :-)
Excellent thanks!
My pleasure, Lewis - thanks for tuning in :-)
@@StreetSnappers I’m hoping to join one of your workshops in the Spring. Cheers.
Beautiful. Thank you so much for this
You brought me back to reality and gave me hope.
It’s a pleasure, Natalia - thanks for watching!
Great video. I liked your comment about not chasing perfection. I say take the shot, it may not be perfect, but you have the photo as opposed to not having it.
Thanks for the feedback :-) Yes, I think chasing perfection holds a lot of photographers back and you're right about having the shot rather than missing it.
All of these tips are excellent. Thanks for sharing your experience in such a succinct and inspiring fashion.
Thanks Harv - I'm glad you found this one useful :-)
This Video tells much more than a lot of Books! Thanks a lot Brian for your knowledge!
My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching :-)
Loving the X100V (silver) not many people take any notice of it, except for one guy who wanted to know what film I was using lol.. Loving your books, great info, great shots, and high quality. Cheers for posting.
Thanks very much for the feedback, Iain. I get similar comments about my silver X100V!
Really enjoyed this video. I ordered your street photography book and it is supposed to arrive by 9 pm today. Looking forward to your instructions there. I seem to be collecting street photo books....so interesting and so useful!
Thanks Jenny. I hope you enjoy my book! I also collect street photography books - my wife thinks I have a 'problem' ;-)
Enjoyable vid Brian. I never was one with a multitude of gear beyond what i needed at the time. Even as a newspaper photographer, I had the lenses and bodies I needed for both work and pleasure. Today, I am down to two cameras - a Fuji X-Pro2 w/XF 35mmf2 WR for digital and a Yashica Electro35 GS for film. It is all I need in retirement.
Great video. Fantastic advice. Thank you very much
My pleasure - thanks for commenting! :-)
I was glued till the end.
Glad you enjoyed it - please stay tuned for loads more :-)
Thanks Brian, this is a great channel! Very helpfull and informative. I'm just starting out and this type of information is like gold dust to me.
Thanks very much Liam - I’m glad it’s helpful :-)
Great to find your TH-cam channel. Quite a coincidence as your Mastering Street Photography book arrived today. Already very insightful!
Thank you - and I hope you enjoy the book :-)
Definitely want to get into street photography. Found this video extremely interesting and helpful and will be buying your books too. Thank you so much.
Thanks Suzie. I hope you give street photography a try - it's great fun. Best of luck!
I found the video very inspirational and educational. Very good photos samples. It's rare in the tons of very bad street photography videos. Thank you very much. I just bought one of your books.
Thanks, Irina, for the kind comments! - much appreciated :-)
I've only just found your channel and subscribed. Thank you for sharing your tips on this excellent video and I look forward to seeing many more. I am 68 now and normally photograph wildlife, birds in particular. Recently, I bought an X-T1 and 18-55 lens which I hope will get me started in street. Thanks again - Steve.
Great to hear your feedback, Steve - many thanks! Good luck with your street photography and do persevere - it's a long game!
Great tips Bryan. Loved the images that came with them. 👍🏻🇸🇪🇬🇧
Thanks Jon, kind of you to say so :-)
Really enjoyed your video and tips for street photography. Thanks 😊
Thanks for the feedback - glad it was helpful :-)
Realy enjoyig the well delivered content!
Thanks very much, Alan :-)
9:10 idk why but that picture is just amazing
Wow, you address so many photographer concerns for genre street photography, for me a massive help, thank you so much.
Thanks Andrew - please stay tuned, there's plenty more to come :-)
@@StreetSnappers Will do. ;-)
I'm doing this street photography for 2 years now just for a hobby. Tips about minimum gear is very true. I have Canon M50 and 24-70 Tamron, it's quite big lens, unless you are in touritstic area you'll draw attention too much. So most of the time I shoot with just phone camera and I'm really satified by it.
I know plenty of street photographers who get amazing results with their phones and I'm glad it works for you. It's all about the results!
Have you considered using the EF-M 22mm pancake. Combined with your M50 you will have a compact set up, not dissimilar in size to a Fuji X100
@@andreasphotiou1886 since I have 24-70, I'm more consider in 17mm for prime lens. I have tilt screen camera, sometime I shot candid in street pretending that I'm looking the images, and it works great.
It's true about the gear bit. I'm using a moto g pure which is a phone you can get from the government as a free phone.
What matters more I've discovered is positioning, sensing the right opportunity, and your editing skills.
Great info and great pictures, thanks for share it.
My pleasure - thanks for your support :-)
This is an excellent video. It was no fuss and no nonsense advice. I appreciate that. I do street photography, and I do okay; but I learned a thing or two new here!
Hi John - thanks for the feedback - I'm glad it hit the spot!
i'm more of a walker. i walk and take pictures that are interesting. it can be anything. just mind your business, and if people get upset play dumb. almost like you didn't take anything. it's a form of play.
Great tips, thank you.
Thanks very much, Simon - glad it was helpful!
Lovely! Greetings from Bulgaria and thank you!
V PR Thanks for the feedback and greeting from London! Do you do street photography in Bulgaria? How do people react to you?
Great video! I’m a beginner photographer and this video was helpful.
Great stuff - thanks for the feedback :-)
Thank you!
My pleasure, Annette- thanks for watching!
Thankyou for your advise
My pleasure Lee - I hope it's useful for you :-)
Great video thank you
Thanks for the feedback Samar!
I know you said about sticking to the same lens which I do, but every once in awhile I'll try and change up my lens and use a different one for awhile so my perspective is changed and freshened up.
I think that’s a good idea- keeps you fresh. The ‘one lens’ thing is ideal for those new to street photography but we all evolve. Thanks for commenting :-)
Just stumbled on this very good video. Thank you!
Liked and subscribed :)
Thank for your support, Karl :-)
Great video Brian, thanks for sharing as I missed the virtual show
My pleasure, Adam - thanks for tuning-in :-)
I very much enjoyed watching this video. Thanks for elaborating the subject in a calm and concise manner. Very much appreciated. I’m up to this point more of on an urban photographer, an enthusiast, not a professional that is, concentrating on architecture and urban landscapes. I’ve randomly ventured into trying out classical street photography, but haven’t, because it involves shooting people. These days not an easy task, in my opinion. Not completely comfortable with it yet. Anyways, I got myself a more or less pocketable camera to go with my Nikon DSLR. Sorry no Fuji, although I like them, but a Lumix LX100M2, as I’ve had Lumix before and I am well pleased with them. So your tips come in very handy at this point, are straightforward and make much sense. I’ll stick around your channel. Keep up the good narrative.
Thanks for the great comment and I appreciate your feedback. I agree, street photography isn't always easy but a small camera like your Lumix is perfect because it's so discreet and non-threatening. Please don't give up - the more you do it, the easier (and better!) it gets :-)
Thanks for your story. Very interesting.
You're very welcome - glad you enjoyed it! :-)
Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge my friend
My pleasure - thanks for watching :-)
Thank you sr
My pleasure- thanks for tuning in :-)
Thanks! XF10 looks like Ricoh GR made by Fuji :) Gotta check it out seems to be perfect for street photography indeed.
Yes, it’s very similar to the Ricoh and less than half the price - great little camera. Thanks for watching my video :-)
Thanks 🙂
My pleasure, Oliver :-)
Excelent!
Great video! Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback, Dan :-)
great speech and a great motivation video as im watching it on a train while im heading to a full day of beautiful street photography (hopefully) fingers crossed, wish me luck.. 🤓
//freddie
Thanks again for the feedback - I hope your day's shooting went well :-)
StreetSnappers it did, I’ve got a few good ones,, 😉
@@onhold8151 Great - I'm always happy with just a few good keepers from a day's shooting :-)
wow, that is some Gold tips ever !
I learned allot. Thank you!
Thanks very much :-)
Thanks! Regards from Chile
Thanks Caroline, you're welcome - and greetings from London!
Really sweet video, thank you kind sir! Most of my photography jobs are events with large audiences so I'm comfortable with complete strangers and "catching moments" but I never really did actual street photography walking around the city. I intend to change that. I like what you said about getting to know one lens. I learned as a teenager on an old film camera and I took its 50 mm with me ever since, with adaptors, no matter what camera I used, however that's a bit limiting, it became too much like a comfort zone, I would like to have a wide angle "best friend" as well. Also found it interesting what you said about no eye contact. My city is much too extroverted, I don't think I could get away with it without a quick chat haha. But it's a good tip!
Thanks very much, Andreea - there's nothing wrong with a quick chat and I do it all the time - often after I've taken the picture though ;-)
Thanks
You're welcome - thanks for watching :-)
Than you for your video, very well presented. Kit wise I guess I'm 2 years behind you, (X70/X100F) but they work well. Confidence is my issue, which is part of who I am. Also, one thing you didn't mention which I know confuses some folk. Is public access does not mean a public space. i.e. a pavement/sidewalk is a public space, but a shopping centre or train station are not public space but the pubic does have access as they are under private ownership.
Absolutely nothing wrong with the kit! I really regret selling my X70 and I'm looking for another one - it's a classic! (and perfect for street photography). Good point about public access - many 'public' areas are privately owned (an increasing amount of London, for example) and, although there is a right of access/way, restrictions can apply - and one of those restrictions is often no photography. But my attitude is that it's easier to seek forgiveness than permission ;-)
Very nice video and tips. If I may ask, where did you get your zine produced? The price you mentioned sounds very affordable ;)
If batman was a street photographer, u wud be Alfred Sir. 🙌
Haha, thank you :-)
great tips for beginner like me
Glad to hear it - thanks for the feedback! :-)
This guy’s great. I wishhe had a subscibe button so I wouldn’t lose track of his videos.
Love your videos and your work. BTW who makes the bag that you held up in the video.
Thanks for the feedback Juan! This is the bag I use - love it - facebook.com/thecanvasbag1/?ref=py_c
1.5£ for printing the zine, I’d love to know the site that makes such good deal! Thank you for your videos, I learn a lot 😊
Yup, some pretty damn good tips here!
I have been watching some street photography videos lately and a lot of them simply have photo's that are just random images of random people, with no story to them, photo's I've seen so many times before by other photographers. They are 'fine' photo's, but uninteresting (to me). I was starting to think that I just didn't "get" street photography, until I came across this video and you mention that problem. I mean, maybe I still don't "get" it really, just yet. But the images you show in this video are far more interesting to look at than what I've been seeing recently.
I've been considering an X100V as a everywhere carry so I can practice my photography more frequently (I don't want to carry my dslr all the time) as there are many times I've wished my camera was with me but its a little bulky to have all the time. This video has upped my interest again :)
Thanks for an interesting comment! The picture I took in this video are just the sort of street life I encounter every day. I think the secret is to be tuned in to what's going around you - and also put lots of miles in. Once you put those two factors together, the magic starts to happen. I love the X100V - if anything will reinvigorate your interest in street photography, that camera will! Good luck :-)
@@StreetSnappers I think I would have bought one by now if we hadn't have entered into lockdown, perhaps once this finishes I can claim one as a Christmas present for myself :) Anyway, I have watched almost all your video's now, they are all really interesting and useful thanks!
Thank you for the great advice. Do you ever come to the Chicago area?
My pleasure, David, and thanks for your comments. I’ve never been to Chicago but would love to shoot the streets there. Maybe next year.......
@@StreetSnappers You will love it. I love street photography. You never know what you will see.
@Goro Ibar not yet but I would love to one day!
Do you ever consider using a "Mist" filter on the X100V? I keep considering one but then again, do I want that (possibly a bit of a fad) look burned into my RAW file?
Set and forget for night street photography? I currently go out with a 30mm f1.4 but on a Canon 200d crop sensor, it's not great with low light noise so I'm usually keeping auto iso limited to 1600 but then I'm around 1/20-1/60 sec at f1.4 with not the steadiest of hands and that lens doesn't have IS nor does the body. I've been doing some night time low light(just a lamp and tv) testing inside using higher iso up to 6400 to get ss up around 1/100, but think i need to test properly in the field
Which print company did you use to get your zine printed?
Hi - it’s Mixam - www.mixam.co.uk
Do you occasionally take street portraits? If so, which lens do you use?
Yes, I do it lots and use the Fuji 56mm 1.2 :-)
Thanks Brian! Please can you comment on the method of setting either the x-pro3 or 100v to zone focus distance and retaining it? E.g. are you using BBAF (and then keeping camera turned on all day), or...? Many thanks
Hi Neil. Personally, I don't retain it as such - I just go back to the lens every so often and check that it hasn't moved accidentally. I'm not a fan of BBF - never got on with it!
@@StreetSnappers thanks Brian. I guess you then have to do this check via OVF or EVF/screen as there are no distance markers on the lenses (unless you specifically bought lenses with clutch on AF etc that allow both manual focus via marker on focus ring plus AF)? I don't see any such markers on the 100V so I wondered how you could do this check without actually focusing on something and then retaining it. Looks easy on a Leica type lens but not many AF lenses
@@NeilSlater I use the blue distance scale either in the EVF or the LCD - works pretty well.
@@StreetSnappers ah, just what I needed. Thanks. I haven't had "hands on" yet so wasn't aware you got such a scale on screen. Just trying to decide on which camera of the 2 is best for me, but as this is in firmware it implies both are same (in this respect). Cheers
Thanks for a good set of advice, I have bought the X100 and then the X100T and went back to Leica M for one reason, the zone focusing, why doesn’t Fuji put the scale on the lens like proper lenses do? The on screen focusing depth indicator is just useless. But I’ll give the X100 series a plus, they are so silent. But without that on lens depth of field indicator they are useless. Nice channel by the way. Cheers and keep safe, André
Thanks very much for your comments, Andreo. I agree, a lens scale would be great and I wish we had them. But I have got used to the screen scale and it works okay for me - though it did take some time for me to ‘ trust’ it. Thanks for tuning in !
I use a Pentax cameras with a Rokinon 20mm 1.8 lens Apature 5.6 and zone focus since it's a manual focus lens. My current project which may take a couple of years to complete is homeless people on the street. I have a advantage in that I work in recycling and a lot of our customers are homeless so I am in the area where they live and I can photograph them. Sometimes I will ask for a picture and offer a dollar in trade as I fill it a fair trade for the picture and I can usually get a smile on the face in return
Sounds like an absorbing project. Good luck with it and I'd be interested to see the end result.
hi, really enjoying your videos. I've never really done any street photography due to 'fear' but i'd love to give it to go but i live in a small town and i feel photographic opportunities will be few and far between and i'll stick out like a sore thumb so my real question is can you be a half decent street photographer in a smallish town? thanks
Thanks Lorraine! Yes, it's difficult but it definitely can work. My advice would be to set yourself a project you can work on. This gives you a sort of 'authority' to do what you're doing and, if questioned, you can chat about it to people - particularly if it has a local theme. Good luck!
@@StreetSnappers thank you, will give it a go.
Agree with much of what you say but want to point out that whether you are doing something wrong "morally, legally or ethically" will vary by location/culture and individual sensibilities. Laws on photographing in public places vary by country/state/province, etc. On private property, including commercial property, permission is typically required. As to moral or ethical propriety, again this will vary by convention or accepted standards that will vary by geography and/or socio-cultural norms as well as by individual sensibilities. Whether there is anything "wrong" with taking pictures of people in public very much depends on the above considerations and is not for any one individual - particularly the one wielding the camera - to judge and make sweeping pronouncements on.
I loved watching this vlog. It is my first one that I am seeing of yours and I am sure I will have a look at the others and for the future ones. May I ask you to recommend where I can print zines? Thank You
Hi Martin, thanks for the feedback! I get my zines printed by a great company called Mixam - www.mixam.co.uk. Good luck!
Brian what about GDPR? Aren’t identifiable photographs of people now classed as personal data even if it is in a public place? What can we do about this?
Hi Astra. Fortunately, GDPR doesn’t come into photography, unless the image contains metadata with personal details of the subject. Just a face is not a problem - if it were, there would be no press photography any more!
@@StreetSnappers That's good, makes sense. Thanks for responding.
Tip no. 8. Try telling my wife that!
Very good…
Thank you! :-)
tq uncle
I'm not sure what you mean but thanks for commenting ;-)
@@StreetSnappers Thanks for the lessons.
Ok let’s run that through again. I’m a fujix photographer in other words an ambassador. Ok these are my books. I’m an author. Peculiar you need to validate yourself. Some of Martin Parrs videos are online. He doesn’t begin like this. In all honesty there might be photographers scattered around the world who don’t seek validation and publicity and produce immensely good work. Can an image be taken without these tips ? Definitely. Would it be a good image ? As in many things. With time. Intent and purpose definitely. Good talk Brian. Good talk. Maybe add 2 more tips next time. And another 2 more for the next video next year. Well once Magnum come around calling, I guess assignments might get in the way of making videos.
I don't 'need' to 'validate' myself but sometimes it helps to set the scene by establishing one's credentials. i see nothing to gain by comparing my approach top Martin Parr's. I'm sorry you were so disappointed with this.
@@StreetSnappers Right. We all know your credentials. I apologise if you’ve taken offence. Perhaps I didn’t construct my words appropriately. By the way, Rinko Kawauchi has rereleased her brilliant monograph Illuminations. Doesn’t seem like street photography. Thought you might appreciate it.
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Where do you get your books printed?
Hi Steve, I get the little zines printed by Mixam (www.mixam.co.uk)
The XF-10 makes him "look like a tourist."
Real tourists use their phones.
.... and also small, compact cameras.
How will the new lockdown rules affect the upcoming Night Shoot courses?
Well, hopefully little will change. We will be holding the initial briefing / tutorial session outdoors and numbers will be restricted to 5, and of course we’ll observe social distancing - but other than that, the workshops will run pretty much as normal.
23mm 1.4 or 23mm 2.0?
Tough call. The f/2 is smaller, lighter, cheaper and weather resistant. But for me it’s the 1.4 all the way - I just love the feel this lens produces and enjoy shooting wide open for it. Having said that, they’re both very good and you couldn’t go wrong with either.
F2 for the street, you dont need wide open aperture for street.
But it helps shooting at night ;-)
@@nimai0108 when does the word "need" ever matter to photographers. I don't "need" the 56mm 1.2 either. Am I buying it? Hell yes! :D
Great video as usual Brian, I'm loving the 23mm on the X100V for the most part, only issue I have is with COVID people are a bit strange and annoyed if you get close, so handy to have 35mm on my X-T3 while out and about.
@@daveincork it matters when you're on a tight budget
£1.50 for a photo book! Really?
Yes, that's on the basis of getting 100 printed. I use Mixam (www.mixam.co.uk) - but bear in mind these are not really books, they're zines.
Great stuff - thank you.
Aaarrrh, NO.
You're WRONG.
You can't minimise things cause you have factory production.
Factories require money to survive.
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Do you understand that?
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The factory 🏭 have produced for YOU, 30+ lenses.
YOU DEMANDED THAT.
YOU MUST use a big majority of those 30+ lenses.
Your minimum standard use kit MUST CONTAIN 6 lenses.
That requires 3 camera bodies.
YOU as a professional MUST carry around with you, 5 camera bodies and 15 lenses.
YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR screwing this hobby and profession down to the bare minimum where the factory 🏭 can't survive.
You have narrowed down the supply of photographs to the public to the bare minimum of photographs.
YOU ARE FULLY INSANE in your approach to photography.
Thank you so much for your useful video, it's really inspiring.❤
Thanks Arman! Glad you liked the video - there's lots more to come!
1.50£ for those printed booklets? WHERE?
Great video btw!!
It’s a great company called Mixam - they’re great for photo zines - www.mixam.co.uk. Cheers, Brian.
Great summary! I am not an expert in photography, but you made it very understandable, where to focus on. For me most relevant is the pre-setting of the camera to be always prepared for the right shot. And even if it's not the 100% quality, better than losing an interesting moment. Thank you also for your other interesting videos.
Thanks, Andreas, for the kind comments - glad it was helpful!
Could you please link to the company that prints those magazines you referred to? Thank you.
Sure, it’s Mixam - www.Mixam.co.uk - and they ship worldwide.
There was a time that imagine the picture that I wanter to take and appear in 10 munites. I m professional photographer but never earn money from street photography.
Key word "another element "...yes.
Love my X-70 for traveling light and incognito.
One of my favourite cameras - I always regret selling mine and I wish they would design a replacement.
Great advice here thank you for sharing. I found you (and ordered one of your books!) by watching Gareth Danks, a chap I have been watching avidly since the more recent “lockdown” . Look forward to watching more from you and excited to get out on the streets once we are allowed again. Hopefully I’ll be able put some of the advice into practice! 😁
Ps. Loved the photo of the nun smoking! 👍
Thanks very much, Niall. Good luck with your street photography! Just get out there and do it - enjoy your time on the streets and don't get sucked into the school of 'let's do lots of post-production to make it better'! Try to imagine you're shooting on film and what you see is what you get - it'll really sharpen your eye :-)
Thanks Brian. I am that person who is not comfortable at the moment snapping in the streets, so I will use some of the tips you have given.
Thanks David. Best of luck and I hope you can make it work for you. Do give me a shout if you have any questions.
Excellent photography and video! May I suggest that you do a 15 minute video on creating a "zine" or small book. That really intrigued my interest.
Hi Art, thank you! That's a great idea and I will definitely put that on the production schedule for early in the new year!
Thanks for all these tips :) I wil take them, and my brandnew X100V with me this weekend to Paris. :)
Hope you got some great Paris pics with your X100V! Did you enjoy using it?
@@StreetSnappers Yes i did. Love the filmsimulations and the fact i only had the 23mm lens. The entire trip i had the X100V in my hand and having a blast with it :) Thanks!