Street photography is photography conducted for art or enquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within public places.

Street Photography is a sub-genre of photojournalism…

Street photography does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. The concept of the “flaneur” or people watcher is often referred to…as is the candid portrait.

Blog Post 1 : Define, describe and explain street photography.

And what is a candid photograph?

Include images, moodboards, hyperlinks to relevant articles and URLs and add a video or two on street photography…

• Add quotes about street photography
• add THRESHOLD CONCEPT # 7

Blog Post 2 :

Henri Cartier – Bresson and

“The Decisive Moment”

Create a blog post / case study about HenriCartier-Bresson that includes…

• Brief biography
• Mood-board of key images
• Select one image and apply Technical | Visual | Contextual | Conceptual analysis
• His contribution to MAGNUM Photo Agency
• Add any other relevant research / insights

Then Compare and Contrast Cartier- Bresson to one (or more) of the following street photographers…

• William Klein
• Diane Arbus
• Vivian Maier
• Robert Frank
• Bruce Gilden
• Martin Parr
• Saul Leiter
• William Eggleston
• Gordon Parks
• John Bulmer
• Trent Parke
• Garry Winogrand
• Raghubir Singh
• Lee Friedlander
• Joel Meyerowitz
• Tony Ray-Jones
• Bill Owens

Discuss in detail the differences / similarities / intentions / outcomes and of course the photographer’s technical and visual approach.

Technique : Taking street photographs

• Be more aggressive
• Get more involved (talk to people)
• Stay with the subject matter (be patient)
• Take simpler pictures
• See if everything in background relates to subject matter
• Vary compositions and angles more
• Be more aware of composition
• Don’t take boring pictures!
• Get in closer (use 50mm lens or less)
• Watch camera shake (shoot 250 sec or above)
• Don’t shoot too much!!!
• Not all eye level : try holding the camera at waist level
• No middle distance

Article on Trent Parke’s Techniques

CLICK HERE

Article On Japanese Street Photography below

https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/tokyo-street-photographer-mikiko-hara/

Bruce Gilden

 

‘What do artists do all day?’ – Dougie Wallace, Featured on BBC. from Wren Agency on Vimeo.

Think | Answer | Discuss

• What are you expecting to see / encounter on your photo-shoot?
• How do you think you will deal / cope with your expectations?
• Can you devise a photo-shoot plan for street photography?
• What would include / exclude in your plan?

Suitable locations to position yourself…

• airport
• school
• bus station
• cafe
• restaurant
• street corners
• road crossings
• shopping centres
• supermarkets
• markets
• harbour terminal
• school