'Please don't show me any more perfectly exposed, perfectly sharp, colour saturated photoshopped landscapes. Show me photographs of real people enjoying life and having fun.'
- Dress down
- Avoid hunting in packs – alone or with 1 friend is best
- Use a small, quiet camera (eg Fujifilm X100S)
- Select a wide-angle, prime lens
- The ‘2 sec’ rule – camera ready to shoot in less than 2 secs
- Pre-set manual focus to 3m when zoning
- Look for an interesting background
- Check the lighting on people's clothes and faces
- Separate subject from background using colour, focus and tone
- Moving subjects – more space in front of subject
- Camouflage 101 - fix gaze beyond subject – use a ‘screen’
- Befriend your subject
- Smile lots
- Camouflage 102 - drink coffee, read the newspaper
- Street performances – buskers and crowds
- Major events – festivals and parades
- Avoid looking at LCD until you have left location
- Carry a pocket release (brief model release)
- Be working on a ‘project’ in order to answer ‘why’
- Vary camera height – from worm's to bird's eye view
- Use cine approach – establishing shot, medium, close-up, macro.
Note: All images shot in Fremantle, WA using a Fuji X100
'I don't know where I'm going from here but I promise it won't be boring'
David Bowie
On the Move: Travel and Street Photography Workshop 15/16 November 2014
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