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Mastering Street Photography
£16.70£19.00 (-12%)
Street photography has a tradition dating back over a century, and embracing such artists as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Vivian Maier and Lee Friedlander. In today’s digital world, where every event seems to be documented and shared, this vibrant art form is enjoying a renaissance. And yet, compared to such genres as portrait and landscape photography, there is little expert advice available. Mastering Street Photography is a practical guide to capturing the candid moments that reveal life at its most dramatic, absurd or beautiful. Principal and Course Tutor of the StreetSnappers workshops, Brian Lloyd Duckett presents the techniques that can elevate images of the urban landscape from the ordinary to the extraordinary. He demonstrates how the successful street photographer needs to be an unseen observer, with the camera a mirror of everyday scenes and unaware subjects. A guide to equipment and technical skills leads into lessons in finding inspiration, developing projects and composing different subjects and scenes laying the foundations for you to impose your personality on your street photography and develop your own distinctive style. The book also addresses such key issues as staying safe and within the law when photographing on the street, and the art of building an audience for your images. The result is an inspirational and practical guide that will ensure your street photography stands out from the crowd.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Ammonite (7 Nov. 2016) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 176 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1781452695 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1781452691 |
| Dimensions | 24.77 x 1.27 x 24.77 cm |
by Fergus Bruce
This is full of average, at best, photographs. Unfortunately this book (mostly) goes to show that you can take a camera out to the urban environment, pretty much photograph anything and pass it off as “Street Photography” and sell as a work of art/skill. Street photography needs to have some humanity in its art, it needs to provoke interest from the viewer, it looks like the photographer has felt nothing when taking most of the photos. There are a lot of better books out there, try something from Fan Ho or Vivian Maier for some quality photos.
by rjj
This is an excellent book and very practical. It covers lots of scenarios as well as general advice on things like legal considerations. It is written by someone who not only really knows his subject but who is also a super teacher.
I recommend this book hugely but for an even better experience combine it with attendance at one of Brian’s workshops- they are equally practical, fun and inspiring. It will drive your street photography forward at a rapid rate of knots.
by Loraine
Such a good book that I had to say it. The book offers many scenario examples with good photos and camera settings. I’d recently bought a mirrorless camera specifically for my street photography and this book helped to clarify and tweak some settings I wasn’t initially confident with and some guidance with composition. This book is pretty much up to date with today’s technology and approach. The book offered me more valuable information than I anticipated. If you’re venturing into street photography, then this book is a good start.
by Derek Long
Fantastic and well written book on the subject. Great photos and a must for those in the photography game
by Amin
It’s clear that Brian knows his stuff (this is the second book of his that I’ve bought).
He’s also very good at getting information across in an easy to understand manner. If you would like to try street photography and are not sure where to start, this is a good primer and it has some inspirational ideas and photos.
by I. G. Wright
A very well designed and effectively organised book that covers a lot of ground in jargon-less and clear language. High production values – printed on high quality paper. Lots of good illustrations in monochrome and colour – it really covers all the bases for anyone interested in experimenting with street photography – and stresses the crucial factor i.e. developing a project mentality. Excellent value too at the current Amazon price. As an introduction to techniques, issues, theory and choices, it is dIfficult to fault. I should think that the authors workshops will be equally valuable.
by al
very good
by Steve D
Like most beginners, I had a bit of a phobia about “street” photography with people and also had variable results in my first forays. It gave me the confidence to try again and it is paying off. Also has some pretty cool images to look at after digesting the text.