On a school trip, I went to the market in town to take more street photographs. I am really happy with the outcome because I knew I tried everything I could to get the best images – and it worked! I spoke to all the stallholders. I asked if they would let me take photographs of them and there stall to combine street photography with environmental portraiture. The majority of them said that would be fine and only a handful said they would rather not which was understandable.

I once again tried to link shutter speed in but mainly focused on capturing crisp and clear images. I also tried a technique that most street photographer use nowadays which is capturing pictures very subtly by having the camera by your waist only – not holding up to your eye and just seeing the final product from a very discrete approach. Most of the time I would only get the feet or the space above their head in the frame but some worked out well.

I encountered something I didn’t expect whatsoever on my trip around the market; after taking the pictures of the two ladies with her arms around each other at the bakery, they gave me their emails to send me the pictures I took of them! I thought this was a nice touch to a successful shoot.

I learnt form this photoshoot that you have got to have courage and be confident to ask strangers for their permission for their photograph to be taken because it’s worth a try! You’ve got to smile as well because this always helps if your subject is aware you are friendly!

If I did this type of shoot again, I think I would use a tripod to provide stability and consistency in my images.

Best Three Images;