{"id":52409,"date":"2017-06-07T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T03:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=52409"},"modified":"2017-06-07T20:11:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T03:11:49","slug":"25-street-photography-tips-by-eric-kim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/07\/25-street-photography-tips-by-eric-kim\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Street Photography Tips by ERIC KIM"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  1. If your photos aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough (Robert Capa<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  2. Make photos you would like to look at.<\/li>\n
  3. When in doubt, ask for permission.<\/li>\n
  4. The scariest looking people are often the nicest (lesson from photographing people with face tattoos)<\/li>\n
  5. The best camera for street photography in 2017: Ricoh GR II<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Shooting from the hip is a crutch.<\/li>\n
  7. The best street photographers: Bruce Gilden, Josef Koudelka, Martin Parr, Josh White, Charlie Kirk, Junku Nishimura, Alex Webb, Sean Lotman, Jacob Aue Sobol, Anders Petersen, Eric Kim.<\/li>\n
  8. Shooting photos with permission is more difficult than shooting photos without permission.<\/li>\n
  9. You know you’re close enough when your lens doesn’t focus anymore (Thomas Leuthard)<\/li>\n
  10. Street photography is 80% balls, 20% skill.<\/li>\n
  11. When shooting layers, prefocus at 5 meters, at f\/8, ISO 1600.<\/li>\n
  12. The best street photography book: STREET NOTES<\/a> x Magnum Contact Sheets<\/li>\n
  13. The best film street photography camera: Leica<\/a> and 35mm lens.<\/li>\n
  14. To make better street photography compositions, capture triangles<\/a>, diagonals, and depth.<\/li>\n
  15. To study depth<\/a>, study Alex Webb<\/a>, Constantine Manos<\/a>, David Alan Harvey<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  16. To make better street photos, capture more emotion<\/a>. Emotion via hand gestures, eye contact, and body language.<\/li>\n
  17. If you make 1 good street photograph once a month, you’re doing very well.<\/li>\n
  18. Street photography: documenting humanity.<\/li>\n
  19. Street photography doesn’t have to include people, but is often more interesting with people.<\/li>\n
  20. Don’t upload photos you don’t like.<\/li>\n
  21. The wider your lens, the more head-on you need to shoot (study Garry Winogrand<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  22. The best lenses for street photography: 28mm<\/a> (when using a LCD screen), or 35mm (when using viewfinder)<\/li>\n
  23. Always shoot 25% more of a scene than you think you should<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  24. If your mom likes your photos, your photos aren’t good.<\/li>\n
  25. Avoid making “IKEA” street photos (Charlie Kirk, photos that don’t offend anyone, but are pleasant to everyone).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For more inspiration, buy STREET NOTES<\/a> and attend an ERIC KIM WORKSHOP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 101 ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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