Street photography is an art form that thrives on spontaneity, capturing candid moments of urban life that tell a story or evoke a particular feeling. While every city is unique, offering its own rhythm and character, there are common types of locations within any urban environment where street photographers can find compelling subjects and scenes. […]
I know many people who mention that they would like to get involved in street photography, but they can’t get over the initial hump, because they are too afraid to capture strangers candidly in the street. This is a shame, because it is a wonderful and creative form of photography that everyone should try. If […]
The essence of street photography is all about real, unplanned, special moments—going out into the world to see what you can find and relate to and bringing these moments back to share. But too often, photographers take these special moments and edit them to death, trying to over-perfect them—and this just diminishes the spontaneous, special […]
When looking at the work of street photographers, it’s often a common thought that, “I could do that if only I were there.” However, when you finally go out into the world with your camera it can be shocking to find that it’s not quite that easy. There’s a reason that the best street photographers […]
Capturing sharp photographs is by far the toughest technical skill in street photography. People move quickly, you are often moving quickly, the light isn’t usually ideal, and you sometimes have to frame instantly and suddenly. When I take a look at other people’s street work, one of the most common problems I notice is that the […]
There can be a very fine line in street photography between overdoing your editing and getting it just right. Creating a mood, building feeling and capturing an environment while staying true to the realness and specialness of found moments is at the heart of the genre. And this can make editing tough. Because of this, […]
So you know how to read the light and capture a sharp shot. You’re confident in your compositions. You’re not afraid to capture people candidly. You’ve found that this is something that you enjoy doing and you want to continue with it and further your skills. What comes next? Here are some tips that I […]
This article is based on concepts from The Photography Action Cards if you want to dig deeper for further training. Street photography is an art form that combines portrait photography with chance encounters, relying mostly on random incidents that happen in public. People are usually included in a candid street photograph—but not always. That is […]
Taking pictures at night gives an image a completely different feel because it captures different stories of daily life—sometimes more dramatic than the ones captured during the day. There is also a whole new cast of characters at night that make taking pictures on the streets after dark an even more adventurous experience in street […]
Street photography is an art form that captures the candid moments of life, often in urban settings. For travelers, it offers a unique way to document the essence of a place, its people, and its culture. One popular technique in street photography is “shooting from the hip,” which involves taking photos without raising the camera […]
