The origin of the term 'Street' refers to a time rather than a place, a time when women achieved greater freedom, when workers were rewarded with leisure time and when society left the privacy of their sitting rooms, people engaged with each other and their surroundings more publicly and therein the opportunity for the photographer.
Resource :Wikipedia
“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough” – Robert Capa
Starting your project :
1. Preparation – Never be caught off guard because that’s a sure fire way to miss a shot. Always be on the lookout and frame the image in your head beforehand.
2. Focusing – shallow depth of field and bokeh shots have a time and a place. Most of the time, street photography isn’t the best place to use your lens wide open. You want as much detail in focus as you can so try to go f/8 onwards.
3. Subjects – Respect is the name of the game. If they aren’t keen on being photographed, say your apologies and move on.
4. Mono or Color – Street shots are great on black & white but having color to show stark contrast in color leads to very interesting images.
5. Equipment – The best thing about Lomo cameras in shooting street is that they are small and unobtrusive. There’s nothing that sours the mood of a shot more than a gigantic lens.
Resource : www.lomography.com
