3 Easy Street Photography Tips for Great Storytelling (With 2 Bonus Tips)
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4 min readNov 18, 2022
Have you ever wondered how to tell a story with street photography that isn’t stale and meaningless?
Here are three easy street photography tips you can use to improve your photos (with two bonus tips at the end!):
Tip 1 — Practice using your gear
- Catching yourself off-guard while fumbling with your gear = missed opportunity.
- Practice using buttons, presets, and settings for different situations.
- Pro tip: keep your lenses small → example: 35mm
Here’s why 👇🏽
Large lenses get in the way:
- they make you lazy
- they separate you from your subject
→ get brave and move in closer
→ anticipate your next move
→ react quickly
Let’s dive into this more with the second tip.
Tip 2 — People watch but not for too long
- Memorize patterns of human movement.
Example: large crowds moving in one direction
- Observe the interaction between people.