How to photograph people on the street
The scariest thing about street photography is getting close to take pictures of complete strangers.It will take some time to get used to it, and in the beginning you will probably shy away. Here are some simple tips to help you get over the fear or how to stay unnoticed while doing it.
I know some people just ask to take somebody’s picture but I always rather shoot them without them posing. The photos in this post are from my recent trip to Paris.
Tip 1
If you see somebody interesting approaching just line up your shot in the direction you think they are going. This way you can let them walk into the frame and it looks like you just wanted to photograph something else and they happen to walk through the frame.
Disclaimer: Some people are very polite and will stop because they don’t want to walk through your frame… then you’re usually busted, but just tell them to keep walking :)
Tip 2
If you took somebody’s picture and you can see them looking at you through the viewfinder and you want to stay undercover.. just keep shooting as they walk out of the frame and pass you by. They will think you were taking pictures of something else.
Tip 3
Another good trick is to shoot from the hip. I have a tilting screen that I can flip up, this way I can just leave the camera hanging around my neck and I look down at my screen. People usually only think you are taking a picture when your bring the camera to your eye. Also the angle from shooting from the hip can be quite nice for street photography.
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Great tips! One I personally use and i'd like to add is zone focusing, where you set a very small aperture (which means the aperture number is large, like f8 or f16) and you set the focus point to a hyper focal so that anything in front of you from about 1-2 meters onwards is completely in focus. that way with some practice, you can take a picture without even looking through the viewfinder or flip screen. I've been able to use this to take a lot of candid street portraits up close to people, it also helps that my camera has a leaf shutter which is virtually silent.
Good tip!