Ghatahora Photography: 20/08/2017

Monday, 21 August 2017

Street Photography

Street photography is one of my favourite subjects, because its fun and easy to capture the mood and the atmosphere.

Here are a few points to keep in mind when taking the photographs:
The right camera settings on both SLRs and Compact Cameras

If allowed, use a tripod. Keep in mind that many places will not allow the use of tripods.
Plan where to take the High Street photographs.
Time - is it a day time shot, or a night shot.
Think about composition, how to include people in the photograph, leading lines, colour, close-ups etc.
Exposure - if taking photographs at night, it's always best to over and under expose the shot by 0.3. (use this as a guide only, adjust according to your image) Every camera will have a '-+' symbol.
Final finished image — before I take any photographs, I always think about how I want the final finished image to look. If it's going to be in colour, sepia, b/w or do I need to add noise/gain in the final image to create the mood and atmosphere.

Settings for Compact Cameras

Day-Time

Use 'Landscape' Mode (it will give you the maximum depth of field)

Night-Time

Use 'Sunset', 'Fireworks', 'Night' Modes (every camera is different, please check your camera manual to see which mode gives a slow shutter speed. Use these as a guidance only)

Set SLR cameras on either Aperture Mode or Shutter Mode.

Here are some examples of 'Street Photography', all the below photographs have been taken on 'Aperture mode'.

Isolate your subject and focus on the detail