COURSES

Pinocchio nose. Downtown LA, 2015

Photolosophy: Photography Philosophy Course

Download all the course content for PHOTOLOSOPHY below:

  1. Introduction (830mb)
  2. Street Photography (2.6gb)
  3. Personal Photography (1.8gb)
  4. Entrepreneurship (1.5gb)
  5. Audio (100mb)
  6. Presets (40mb)
  7. Transcripts (29kb)

I am currently compiling all of the videos, e-books, and assignments on my blog into these “courses.” I will continue to add courses to this page, so bookmark this page and revisit it from time to time.

Course #1: How to Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography

Downtown LA, 2014

Have you ever seen a great potential street photograph, but you were too nervous to take the shot? Has hesitating cost you to capture “the decisive moment.” Do you want to learn how to be courageous and get closer to your subject?

Video lectures

If so, you can start off by watching these video lectures:

1. How to Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography

2. How to Be Invisible When Shooting Street Photography

Assigned readings

Below are some assigned readings to also help you overcome your fear of shooting street photography:

  1. Ebook: How to Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography
  2. How to Overcome Your Fear in Street Photography with “Rejection Exposure Therapy”
  3. How to Harness Your Fear to Become a More Confident Street Photographer
  4. How to Avoid Paralysis by Analysis in Street Photography
  5. How to Become a Fearless Street Photographer

Shooting Assignments

Below are some assignments which can help you overcome your fear of shooting street photography:

  1. Approach a bunch of strangers, ask to take their portrait, and don’t stop until you have gotten 5 people to say “yes” and 5 people to say “no.”
  2. Only take photos at .7 meters for a month

Course #2: Introduction to Composition in Street Photography

Eric Kim / Tokyo, 2011
Eric Kim / Tokyo, 2011

If you’re interested to learn how to make better compositions in your street photography, this course will help you.

Video Lecture

Composition in Street Photography

Assigned readings

Start off with reading my free ebook: The Street Photography Composition Manual

Once you are done, read these in-depth articles on street photography and composition:

  1. Composition Lesson #1: Triangles
  2. Composition Lesson #2: Figure-to-ground
  3. Composition Lesson #3: Diagonals
  4. Composition Lesson #4: Leading Lines
  5. Composition Lesson #5: Depth
  6. Composition Lesson #6: Framing
  7. Composition Lesson #7: Perspective
  8. Composition Lesson #8: Curves
  9. Composition Lesson #9: Self-Portraits
  10. Composition Lesson #10: Urban Landscapes
  11. Composition Lesson #11: “Spot the not”
  12. Composition Lesson #12: Color Theory
  13. Composition Lesson #13: Multiple-Subjects
  14. Composition Lesson #14: Square Format

To learn more about composition, check out the “Great Compositions” series by Adam Marelli.

Assignments:

For each day you go out, try another composition technique. I’d recommend starting off with:

  1. Triangles
  2. Diagonals
  3. Figure-to-ground