How to Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography (Gulf Photo Plus 2014)
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The slides I presented with my Gulf Photo Plus 2014 Photo Friday presentation: "How to Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography" Download my free e-book: "31 Days to Overcome Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography" here: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/06/20/free-ebook-31-days-to-overcome-your-fear-of-shooting-street-photography/ Learn more about street photography on my blog: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/
Transcript of How to Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography (Gulf Photo Plus 2014)
- How to Overcome Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography Eric Kim
- Introduction
- What is street photography to you?
- What fears do you have when it comes to shooting street photography?
- The Psychology of Fear in Street Photography
- The Fears I used to Have in Street Photography
- If your photos arent good enough, youre not close enough - Robert Capa
- Street Photography GoPro POV Beverly Hills POV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLIdKA9LZ94& feature=c4-overviewvl&list=PLE5DD74991A61FF7F
- Tips to Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography
- 1. Smile and say: Thank You
- 2. Realize youre not doing anything wrong
- 3. Think about the worst-case scenario
- 4. When in doubt, click
- 5. Ask for permission
- 6. Talk with people afterwards It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter. - Alfred Eisenstaedt
- 7. Shoot with a friend
- 8. Compliment people (or explain why you took the photo)
- 9. Show them the photo (and offer to email it to them/business card)
- 10. Dont photograph their face
- How to Be Invisible When Shooting on the Streets
- 1. Pretend you are taking a photo of something behind them
- 2. The Video Camera technique
- 3. The Lost Tourist technique
- 4. Click, hold, then move
- 5. Use a small camera
- 6. Zone focus
- 6. Zone focus Example settings: Aperture-priority mode (or manual) Aperture: f/8-f/16 ISO: 400-3200 Distance: ~1.2 meters Shutter speed: Minimum 250th/sec (not blurry)
- 7. Use a wide-angle prime lens
- 8. Thoughts on Shooting from the Hip
- Google my free E-Book
- Q&A
- Assignment Ideas 1. 5 yes & 5 nos 2. .7 meter challenge (Satoki Nagata) 3. 100 stranger portrait series (Danny Santos) 4. Shoot people through windows 5. Tourist in your own city