Dear friend, if you want to learn how to shoot layers in street photography, I made this new YouTube video demonstrating me shooting layers with a GoPro POV video in the streets of Kyoto.
YouTube: How to Shoot Layers GoPro POV in Kyoto
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THIS OR THAT?
1. Getting closer (Choose the one with less clutter on the edges of the frame)
2. Thickness of objects in photographs
Street Photography Technique: FLATTENING THE PERSPECTIVE
Layers Contact Sheets
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- How to Shoot Street Photography
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- 5 Dynamic Off-Center Street Photography Compositions
- 5 Night Street Photography Composition Tips
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- Eric Kim’s Top 30 Street Photography Tips
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- Street Photography Secrets Debunked
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- The Benefits of Shooting Street Photography
- The Street Photography Manifesto
- My Experience Shooting Digital Medium Format in Street Photography
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- Improvise in Street Photography
- Ethics in Street Photography
Street Photography Composition Techniques
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- Street Photography Composition Lesson: Chunking
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- Street Photography Lenses
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- Is Defining “STREET PHOTOGRAPHY” a Good Thing?
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Definitions in Street Photography
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- How to Shoot Street Photography
- Street Portraits 101 by ERIC KIM
- The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Street Photography
- 70 Street Photography Tips for Beginners
- 15 Street Photography Techniques and Tips
- A Letter to My 18 Year Old Self: If I Started Street Photography All Over Again
Street Photography Equipment
- What is the Best Camera for Street Photography?
- What is the Best Lens for Street Photography?
- What to Consider When Buying a Camera
How to Conquer Your Fears in Street Photography
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Intermediate Street Photography Articles
Take your street photography to the next level:
- How to Become a Stoic Street Photographer
- The 10 Principles of Good Street Photography
- 7 Tips How to Capture “The Decisive Moment” in Street Photography
- The Importance of Social Skills in Street Photography
- The Street Photography Code of Ethics
- “Taking” vs “Making” Photos in Street Photography
- Follow Your Gut in Street Photography
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Advanced Street Photography Articles
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- Personal Street Photography
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- Street Photography is Self-Therapy
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- Taoism and Street Photography
- How to Find Your Style in Street Photography
- Follow Your Gut in Street Photography
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- Flash Street Photography Guide
- Take More Risks
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- Tokyo Street Photography Contact Sheets
- Video: Why it is Important to “Work the Scene” in Street Photography
- Shoot Less, Better
- Make Shitty Photos
- Shoot Effortlessly
- 10 Tips for Candid Street Photography
- 103 Lessons I’ve Learned From Street Photography
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Street Photography Guides
In-depth guides on street photography:
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- How to Shoot Black and White Street Photography
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- How to Shoot Urban Landscapes
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- What is the Best Lens for Street Photography?
- Why I Love Cameras with Non-Interchangeable Lenses
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- Why Sharpness is Overrated in Street Photography
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Street Photography Editing and Workflow
- Video: Introduction to Editing, Processing, and Workflow in Lightroom
- How to Edit (Choose Your Best Photos) in Street Photography
- How Studying Contact Sheets Can Make You a Better Street Photographer
- Debunking the “Myth of the Decisive Moment”
How to Start a Street Photography Project
- Free E-Book: The Street Photography Project Manual
- How to Start Your Own Street Photography Project
- How to Come Up With a Personal Photography Project Idea
Learn From the Masters of Street Photography
“He without a past has no future.”
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The Masters of Photography
Classics never die:
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- Araki
- Blake Andrews
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- Bruce Gilden
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- Dan Winters
- David Alan Harvey
- David Hurn
- Diane Arbus
- Dorothea Lange
- Elliott Erwitt
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- Eugene Smith
- Fan Ho
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- Irving Penn
- Jacob Aue Sobol
- Jeff Mermelstein
- Joel Meyerowitz
- Joel Sternfeld
- Josef Koudelka / Part 2
- Josh White
- Lee Friedlander
- Lisette Model
- Magnum Contact Sheets
- Magnum Photographers
- Mark Cohen
- Martin Parr
- Martine Franck
- Mary Ellen Mark
- Rene Burri
- Richard Avedon
- Richard Kalvar
- Robert Capa
- Robert Frank
- Saul Leiter
- Sergio Larrain
- Sebastião Salgado
- Shomei Tomatsu
- Stephen Shore
- The History of Street Photography
- Todd Hido
- Tony Ray-Jones
- Trent Parke
- Vivian Maier
- Walker Evans
- Weegee
- William Eggleston
- William Klein
- Zoe Strauss
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