Street Photography 101

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 101

ERIC KIM / 2016

What is street photography?

DOCUMENTING HUMANITY

Different Styles of Street Photography

STREET PORTRAITS

CANDID

URBAN LANDSCAPE

WITTY OBSERVATIONS

STUFF ON THE GROUND

What makes a great street photograph?

GESTURES

DETAILS

PERSPECTIVE

MYSTERY

JUXTAPOSITION

EYES ARE THE WINDOWS TO THE SOUL

THE CHERRY ON TOP

How to Conquer Your Fears in Street Photography

WHAT IS THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO?

ASSUME EVERYONE IS YOUR FRIEND

CONVERT FEAR INTO EXCITEMENT

ASK FOR PERMISSION

PRETEND LIKE IM NOT HERE

PHOTOGRAPH THEIR HANDS

COMPLIMENT YOUR SUBJECT

How to be Invisible When Shooting Street Photography

SHOOT, PAUSE, MOVE ON

CLICK, TAKE A STEP CLOSER, CLICK, REPEAT

DONT MAKE EYE CONTACT

PRETEND LIKE YOURE SHOOTING SOMETHING BEHIND THEM

Street Photography Techniques

WORK THE SCENE

USE YOUR FLASH

TRY TO GET EYE CONTACT

GET LOW

CAPTURE THE UNGUARDED MOMENT

DIRECT YOUR SUBJECT

CAN YOU DO THAT FOR ME AGAIN?

THE FISHING TECHNIQUE

SHOOT HEAD-ON

CREATE LAYERS/DEPTH

LOOK FOR LINES/PATTERNS/TEXTURE

EMBRACE NEGATIVE SPACE

MINUS EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

LEADING LINES

SUBTRACT FROM THE FRAME

How to Stay Inspired

SHOOT IN BORING PLACES

ENTER PLACES YOURE AFRAID OF

MAKE SOCIAL COMMENTARY

YOU DONT NEED PEOPLE

LOOK FOR BEAUTY IN THE MUNDANE

SHOOT DURING YOUR COMMUTE

SHOOT FROM YOUR HEART