Street Photography: An In-Depth And Complete Guide

Find and refine your own unique artistic voice in street photography. Increase your confidence in the craft.

What you'll learn

How to make consistent, powerful, meaningful street photographs

How to find your style and your own unique artistic voice, photographically

How to tell a story with a documentary-style, street photograph

When and how to engage with your subjects on the street

How to increase your confidence while shooting on the street

How to predict photographic opportunities on the street

How to light meter with a manual film camera confidently

Understanding how to read complicated, world-class street photographs

How to zone-focus with a manual focus lens

What each different lens size and type does, as well as the difference between vintage and newer lenses.

How to utilise compositional elements and an overall balance to strengthen a photograph

How to use editing to enhance the mood and the story and the experience of a photograph

Understanding the ethical and moral issues within street photography

How to avoid conflict when taking street photographs

How to gather inspiration and generate ideas from various sources, whether it be via travelling, reading photography books, watching movies, etc.

How to edit, print, and make books out of your photographs

The difference between street photography, documentary photography, and photojournalism

Requirements

You will need to have a beginner's understanding of how to use a camera. The rest you will learn during the course.

Description

This in-depth street photography course is designed to teach you EVERYTHING you need to know about the craft.It’s my intention to help you find and refine your own unique artistic voice through the art of street photography and pass on all of the knowledge and experience that I’ve acquired so that you feel inspired and confident enough to consistently create powerful, meaningful, interesting street photographs.The course is broken up into 9 chapters, which is broken up into even smaller sub-chapters along the way, so that you can tick off each lesson as you go.The 9 overall chapters are:Introduction and definitionPhilosophies, practices and examples of great street photographsTactics, tips and settings on the streetGearStyles and approachesProblems and common things you'll encounter on the streetInspirationPost-production (editing, printing and book making)The future of street photographyThere is no comprehensive film school or art school type of experience that teaches ‘Street Photography’ yet, and although there are lots of types of online content about the genre, personally none of my experiences with that stuff so far have offered a COMPLETE overview of every single thing you might need or want to know as you’re delving further and further into the craft.Usually, it’s more-so just pockets of information that you’e digging up, bit by bit. So I wanted to consolidate all of that information and knowledge and put it in one place, in a structured, informative, exciting way for you to watch and enjoy. It’s everything you need to know, distilled down into the key takeaways and delivered in a way that is designed to inspire you and take you to that place where you’re making your best work.So, if you want to fast-track your learning journey, dial up your confidence in the craft, and start making the work you know you can make - then let’s do it.By the end of this course you will be able to show yourself and the world HOW YOU SEE the world. You will be well and truly on your way to finding and expressing your own unique artistic voice - you will be so inspired and excited by street photography that you will be bursting at the seams to get out there and explore the world with your camera, and start capturing timeless moments.

Overview

Section 1: Chapter 1 - Introduction and Definition

Lecture 1 Course Overview

Lecture 2 Course Introduction

Lecture 3 Why is Street Photography so Appealing?

Lecture 4 Why Do It?

Lecture 5 What is the Goal of This Project?

Lecture 6 Who Am I?

Section 2: Chapter 2 - Phiosophies, Practices & Examples of Great Street Photographs

Lecture 7 What Makes a Great Street Photograph?

Lecture 8 Great Street Photographs

Lecture 9 Thinking Poetically

Lecture 10 Bring Your Emotion Into It

Lecture 11 Shoot in All Weather

Lecture 12 Bravery

Lecture 13 Beauty

Section 3: Chapter 3 - Tactics, Tips & Settings on the Street

Lecture 14 Pull the Trigger

Lecture 15 Find Stories / Tell Stories

Lecture 16 Curiosity

Lecture 17 When & How to Take a Street Photograph

Lecture 18 Confidence & Ways to Find It

Lecture 19 How to Avoid Conflict

Lecture 20 Cheat Sheet

Lecture 21 Predict Opportunities & Use Your Body Language

Lecture 22 Read the Room & Adapt

Lecture 23 Be a Tourist

Lecture 24 Wait, Just to See What Happens

Lecture 25 Revisit Spots

Lecture 26 Follow Your Gut as You Walk

Lecture 27 Things to Keep an Eye On

Lecture 28 Light Metering

Lecture 29 Look for Pleasure in the Process

Lecture 30 Why Shoot on f8?

Lecture 31 ISO & ASA

Lecture 32 Trends

Lecture 33 If All Else Fails, Get Closer

Lecture 34 Watch Your Edges

Lecture 35 Understanding Your Work

Lecture 36 Get Lost & Set Challenges

Lecture 37 Zone Focusing

Lecture 38 Listen

Lecture 39 Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

Section 4: Chapter 4 - Gear

Lecture 40 Which Lens & Why?

Lecture 41 Each Lens Type & Their Challenges

Lecture 42 Vintage Lenses Vs. Newer Lenses

Lecture 43 Types of Cameras

Lecture 44 Tripods, Filters & Extra Equipment

Lecture 45 What to Wear & Why?

Lecture 46 Color Vs. Black & White

Lecture 47 Film Vs. Digital

Lecture 48 My Camera History

Lecture 49 The Benefit of iPhones, Digicams & Sh*t Gear

Lecture 50 Don't Let Your Gear Slow You Down

Lecture 51 Spend Your Money on Trips Not Gear

Section 5: Chapter 5 - Styles & Approaches

Lecture 52 Your Style

Lecture 53 Composition & Compositional Tendencies

Lecture 54 When to Leave Something In or Out of the Frame

Lecture 55 Cropping

Lecture 56 Find Your Style / Find Your Voice

Section 6: Chapter 6 - Problems & Common Things You'll Encounter on the Street

Lecture 57 General Interactions

Lecture 58 Learn to Fail Well

Lecture 59 The Ups & Downs of Missed Opportunities

Lecture 60 Ethics & Moral Decisions

Lecture 61 Capture Multiple Versions of a Moment

Lecture 62 What to Expect When You Put in the Time

Lecture 63 When to Engage with Your Subjects

Lecture 64 Clichés

Section 7: Chapter 7 - Inspiration Sources

Lecture 65 Photographers To Know

Lecture 66 Speed Round of Photographers

Lecture 67 Photo Books & How to Read Them

Lecture 68 Magnum Level Photographers

Lecture 69 Your Crowd

Lecture 70 Books to Read

Lecture 71 Movies & Other Forms of Inspiration

Lecture 72 Dabbling in Other Genres

Lecture 73 Landscape & The Blurred Lines Between Genres

Lecture 74 Photography Trips

Section 8: Chapter 8 - Post Production (Editing, Printing & Book Making)

Lecture 75 Editing

Lecture 76 Printing

Lecture 77 Book Making

Section 9: Chapter 9 - Autotelic, The Future & The Ending

Lecture 78 The Future of Street Photography

Lecture 79 Autotelic & The Ending

This course is for beginner or intermediate photographer's who have an interest in street photography, documentary photography, or photojournalism