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Want to take great photos out on the streets? Street Photography: The Complete Guide is the first How-To book on street photography, and is packed with tips and strategies for capturing amazing photos. Whether you use an iPhone or a DSLR, this book will help you take brilliant off-the-cuff pictures. Author Kit Sadgrove reveals the best places to find good photos, and the right vantage points at each. He explains what kind of people make the best subjects, how to take really crisp pictures, and how to take photos without being observed. This short but action-oriented book packs a lot of detail into its 100 pages. Sadgrove demonstrates that a world-beating street photo is always just around the corner, and proves this with over 50 candid colour photos of people taken in fast food restaurants, buses, trains and on the street. This highly motivating guide will answer all your questions.

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Street Photography
The Complete Guide
Kit Sadgrove

Copyright Kit Sadgrove

Published by Blackford Books, 1 Overbrook Business Centre, Blackford, Wedmore, Somerset BS28 4PA, UK. Tel +44 1934 713 563. www.StreetPhotographyGuide.com Email

Cover design and formatting by www.jdsmith-design.com

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or stored in an information retrieval system, other than for the purposes of review, without the express permission of the publisher in writing.

The material contained in this book is set out in good faith for general guidance and no liability can be accepted for loss or expense incurred as a result of relying in particular circumstances on statements made in this book. The laws are complex and liable to change, and readers should check the current position with the relevant authorities before following guidelines outlined in this book.

ISBN 978-1- 909334 -01-4


Cover photo: In San Francisco I came across a man with breasts. For $5, he agreed to a photo. For an extra $5 he offered to show me more back at his flat. I politely declined the offer. Note the religious crucifix around his neck, and the financial inducement in his left hand.

Contents
The Challenge of Street Photography

There has never been a better time to take street photographs. Cameras are small and powerful, and with smart phones you always have one in your pocket. It costs no money to take pictures. And if they aren't any good you just delete them.

In the past, you had to buy film, which meant that every picture you took cost money.

And you never saw the results straightaway: you had to have the film developed and printed. And that added to the cost.

This combination of small, powerful smart phones and free digital images has lead to an upsurge in interest in street photography.

And with all the amazing things that go on around us, street photography is a fascinating activity. Its time to get clicking! Armed with this book, youll be able to take more and better pictures.

A passenger beats time with his hands The other passengers ignore him A black - photo 1

A passenger beats time with his hands. The other passengers ignore him. A black and white picture makes the image look more edgy.

What is street photography?

Street photography is any impromptu photo taken in public that shows someone doing something interesting.

It doesnt have to be on a street. It could be in a caf or at an event.

But it should reveal something about people something quirky, fun or challenging.

A strange looking man popped his head around a cafe in Los Angeles A second - photo 2

A strange looking man popped his head around a cafe in Los Angeles. A second later he was gone. You need to be always ready.

Who does street photography suit?

Street photography is ideal if you're a people watcher. It allows you to observe people and capture their behaviour.

You need chutzpah, - audacity or even impudence - because youre intruding on others privacy.

And you therefore need to accept some risk. Unlike buildings or landscapes, people are unpredictable and always changing. If you're unlucky you could get arrested or even punched. But most people are programmed to avoid violence.

Its good to have some charm. If you smile at people, youll get away with a lot.

And you need to use common sense. Judge the risks on every occasion.

Street photography suits people who cant be bothered to spend time honing and perfecting a photo. Studio photographers sometimes spend a whole morning taking just one photo. And portrait photographers love to spend hours retouching their subjects so they look sleek and glossy. But street photographers tend to be bandits, snapping at whatever comes their way.

A young couple walk along the street she talking animatedly The camera was - photo 3

A young couple walk along the street, she talking animatedly. The camera was pre- focused on a specific spot, and they walked into it.

Whats the point of street photography? Why do we do it?

Street photographers get a buzz from the challenge. An amazing photo is only ever a few moments away. We like the bustle of the street, and the intensity that comes from trying to grab a fleeting image. We love to shoot clever images, and show them off.

For many of us, the quality and precision of the picture isnt the most important thing. Its more about the moment weve captured.

Its surprising that more people don't take up the challenge. Since everyone has a phone in their pocket youd expect that every bus stop and every commuter train would be full of people secretly taking photos.

But they arent; so the space is open for you to hunt for those elusive street images, and later delight over them, like an entomologist, pinning your specimens on to your virtual pin board.


Overt or covert?

There are two ways to take photos on the street, openly or secretly.

Some street photographers brazenly walk up to people, and ask to take their photo. You need nerve to do that, because you have to start a relationship with a stranger. Its emotionally demanding.

And you risk them turning you down or even getting hostile. Not many people want to be photographed. They know you want to photograph them because they look odd or different. Its a bit of an insult.

And because of the time it takes, you may end up with fewer shots, albeit better quality ones.

I offered this man money and asked him if I could take his picture He agreed - photo 4

I offered this man money, and asked him if I could take his picture. He agreed.

A pose is just that

If you ask to take a picture of someone, they will strike a pose, usually a grin, and look straight at the camera.

This gives you a marvellously direct and frank image. There is real contact between the subject and the person who later sees the image.

But by posing people you lose their self-absorption and their activities things that make street photography so strong.

In short, you can end up with a grinning portrait.

For those reasons (fear and posing) I generally avoid asking people if I can take their photo. I do it only if theyre wonderfully photogenic, or if I'm engaged in a photo essay that requires, say, people in a certain village.

Street photography is really about capturing a moment and a story. So the majority of this book is about snapping people unawares.

But if you prefer to ask people for a picture, good luck. Youll get great pictures. And much of this book will still be relevant for you.

Shop assistant Wales Theyre usually preoccupied with their work so you can - photo 5

Shop assistant, Wales. Theyre usually preoccupied with their work so you can shoot unobserved until its your time to be served.

From the waist or at eye level?

Many street photographers shoot from the waist, because its less obtrusive. If youre using a DSLR (see Your Equipment), you can use the cameras hinged screen, to see better. If youre using your phones camera, you have to get used to seeing less.

It can be better to raise your camera to eye level, and use the viewfinder. Because the lens is at eye level, the pictures dont look as though they were taken at child height.

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