Before/After: Stockholm Conquer Your Fear Street Photography Workshop 2015

Student photo by Robert Heaney
Student photo by Robert Heaney

Just finished an incredible “Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography” here in Stockholm, and wow– this is one of the most awesome before/afters. I was so impressed to see how much all of the students pushed themselves out of their comfort zones, and how they started off the work terrified to approach strangers and shoot at a close distance, to having no problem at all– even using flashes, edgy compositions, while building a human connection with their subjects.

Man I have to say, I love teaching these workshops to death. They are so damn fun, and I love meeting all of the students time and time again. Some people ask me, “Eric, aren’t you bored of teaching the same old workshop over and over again?” Never. There are always new students, with new perspectives, who also inform my thinking and judgement. Not only that, but I always strive to do something a little different each workshop, and I am proud to know that every new workshop gets a little bit and little bit better.

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I also started to realize what I love most about teaching the workshops; building a sense of community. Many at the students at the workshop didn’t know any other street photographers, and now they know some other local street photographers in Stockholm to meet up, have coffee with, shoot together, and “kill babies” together (editing down images).

I’m so blessed to do what I love for a living, and I am also proud of all the students at this workshop (and all the other workshops) for their enthusiasm, passion, and improvement. Keep rocking on brothers and sisters! :)

See all the great before/after photos below, and you can also check out my upcoming street photography workshops in San Francisco, New Orleans (1 spot left), and Downtown Los Angeles.

Andre Scholten

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Bjorn Sundqvist

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Daniel Fredholm

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Gunnar Swärd

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Martin Draeger

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Micael Sjölund

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Patrik Bergström

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A photo from the rough but beatiful cementary in Xela, Guatemala. In the center 2 mayan ladies are walking with there traditional funeral clothing. In the background you can see the Santa Maria volcano.

A woman hanging out in her window in Isla Ometepe, Nicauragua.

Some kids playing outside their house, in Kuna Yala.

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Riki Kawakami

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Robert Heaney

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Sean Joyce

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Sten Widerstrom

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Sue

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Vienna Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography Group Photo 2015
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