{"id":22928,"date":"2015-03-11T16:24:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T23:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=22928"},"modified":"2015-03-11T17:50:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T00:50:04","slug":"video-presentation-introduction-to-street-photography-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/11\/video-presentation-introduction-to-street-photography-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Presentation: Introduction to Street Photography Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/btA1o7_titU\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this presentation, I share how to come up with and shoot a street photography project, and also cover what makes a great street photography project. Some of the projects we cover are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/386521584X\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=386521584X\" target=\"_blank\">The Americans<\/a>&#8221; by Robert Frank (book review <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/07\/timeless-lessons-street-photographers-can-learn-from-robert-franks-the-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1904587402\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1904587402&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkId=PPG4L43UHRYCRDXV\" target=\"_blank\">Small World<\/a>&#8221; by Martin Parr<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1597110345\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1597110345&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkId=TMI4X6ERKMJYZG23\" target=\"_blank\">Istanbul<\/a>&#8221; by Alex Webb<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1597111775\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1597111775&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkId=5MPG3ME66CX3MQDO\" target=\"_blank\">Gypsies<\/a>&#8221; by Josef Koudelka (book review <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/30\/street-photography-book-review-gypsies-by-josef-koudelka\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project tips\/advice:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Work on them for a long time (2-10 years).<\/li>\n<li>2. Make it personal.<\/li>\n<li>3. Stay consistent (camera, lens, film, post-processing technique)<\/li>\n<li>4. Focus on the sequencing of images (study films, books, literature). What kind of story you are trying to tell?<\/li>\n<li>5. Project types: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Sense of place\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Typology\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Concept\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/li>\n<li>6. Lots of projects fail (don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be too rigid, also be flexible)<\/li>\n<li>7. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have pre-conceived notions<\/li>\n<li>8. Have fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ways to stay motivated<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Get feedback\/critique<\/li>\n<li>2. Keep pushing forward<\/li>\n<li>3. Look at photo books<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can see the slides for free <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/erickimphotography\/street-photography-projects-intermediateadvanced-workshop-presentation-2014\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For more inspiration,\u00c2\u00a0download\u00c2\u00a0my free e-book: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/04\/free-e-book-the-street-photography-project-manual\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Street Photography Project Manual<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>If you want to take your street photography project to the next level, check out my <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/workshops\" target=\"_blank\">upcoming street photography workshops<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this presentation, I share how to come up with and shoot a street photography project, and also cover what makes a great street photography project. 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