Photography Tutorial: Street Photography

Street photography is a photographic discipline taking pictures in the street mostly not being noticed by subjects, or composing captures out of situation.

An interesting tutorial by photography Matt Stuart can be found on techradar.com

Or one by Drew Hopper at petapixel.com

The tree main messages are:

- Get close to subjects:
Getting close to subjects, right into the scenery using a wide-angle lens is key in capturing the unique moment. Using this technique gives the viewer the feeling being right in the middle of the scene.

- Image quality isn't everything:
In any photography image composition should have higher priority than technical image quality. In street photography capturing the moment this is even more important.

- Learn to work fast:
To capture the dynamics and feeling of street life you need to be quick. Intervention with the situation and the subjects shall be minimal. In order to achieve this you need to be quick. Quicker than subjects to react to the fact you taking their picture.