- Either see the moment and take it - or fish out a context and wait for something to happen
- When approached by angry subjects, comment "like the ...." - always works
- Look for repetition of shapes and patterns, and people replicating them
- Look for funny slogans and captions
- Measure the exposure of the location beforehand, e.g. certain distances on the tube, so that you can then be prepared when the moment strikes
- Keep your eyes and ears open at all times
- Learn to predict what will happen
- 1/500s shutter speed will stop motion (so use Shutter priority) - good for capturing facial expressions
- 1/250s shutter speed won't stop motion dead in its tracks
- Look for single features within busy crowd shots
- Get your subject familiar with the clicking noise so that you blend into the background
- Look for places with lots of people - natural situations and unexpected situations
- Follow your subjects
- Always carry a camera whatever the conditions and however small the camera
- The more you do the luckier you will get
- Give yourself a brief or a project
- Mirror colours (e.g. Matt's photo of a lady with an orange turban looking at a picture of three wilson basketballs in the Tate)
- Look for scenes where a few things are happening within a busy picture
- Tune in to detail - be alert
- Locations with wide pavements are good locations for street photography
- Aim for about 12ft of distance from the subject or focal point
- Learn to walk backwards
- Keep elbows in
Sunday 4 November 2012
Matt Stuart
I am a big fan of Matt Stuart - I love the comedy in his work - and have previously commented on him in my post about Street Photography Now. I was fortunate enough to meet him a couple of days ago and a presentation he gave at Richmond and Twickenham Photographic Society. Matt spoke about how he started out as a photographer, what motivates him and interests him, the camera/lens he uses and what he looks for. The points I noted from the evening are:
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