How I Upgraded My Street Photography in a Year 

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In Morocco now these last 7 weeks.. got over 5600 street shots.. candid, using a 7.5mm fish eye on Olympus with silent shutter.. nobody ever knew..👌.. got my best shots ever here..♥️

The woman doing her makeup and looking back at you through her mirror was the money shot.

⁠just binging to your videos today when I found your channel. Still deciding for the best budget camera and looking forward to take photos like yours. More power to your channel.

Biggest lesson for me is consistency which means going out in bad weather. Previously I had been a fair weather photographer, but going out in all weather showed me all the opportunities I had previously missed. Additionally being more critical of what I share. I also evaluated others photos they shared and looked at what I liked or didn't like about it and then decided if I had shot the same whether I would share or not. All this was in my mind - no unsolicited criticism publically given. I also started watching more youtube on Street Photography and looking at photography books. It's been 18 months since I started and I feel I've improved dramatically, but at the same time still have a long way to go. This is a good video, thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more in 2024.

Love those early framing/abstraction images,they were excellent 👌

It has been super inspiring to see you change your style up this year. Thanks for creating, all the best for 2024 sir 📷✨

Brilliant video Tim 👏

Great pics, Tim. I hope 2024 provides you with many more 👍

Can not believe that I missed this excellent episode of 2023 Self-Review until today. Thank you so much for the honest sharing of the change and breakthrough with your own photography in 2023. Similar to you, I am also going through this challenging stage of "Stagnation (your word)" with my own street photography but in the reversed perspective. I used to enjoy shooting with the 28mm and 50mm and feeling quite comfortable to "get close" shooting on the busy streets of Beijing (as well as the other popular cities in Asia) for the past 3 years until moved to a small town in Northern Florida last summer. It is huge challenge for me to continue the same way I shoot on streets as there is an intensive sentiment of being offended while taking photos of people in the public without obtaining their permissions first. I guess the COVID has largely changed how people interact with each in general sadly. Being a huge believer of Capturing Candid Moments is the most essential key of Street Photography, I have no desire to take those "arranged stranger portraits on streets" although some photographers have done the superb jobs in that style. Having experienced this challenge, I decided to follow my all-time favorite Saul Leiter and encouraged myself to learn to observe this new environment through the focal lens of 90mm. The new perspective of much tighter and more compressed has not only brought me back with the enjoyment of out shooting on streets but also motivated me to convey more 'street mystiques" through the combinations of details, colors, shapes and light & shadows etc. I'd like to borrow your quote from this episode to end my comment and thank you again -"You can really photograph what's in front of you. So make the best of what you have" 👍👍 I will deeply appreciate if can check out my Instagram @AZYANGS and share your valuable thoughts (but only if you have the time). Happy Lantern Festival 2024🏮🏮

I actually prefer your latest work way more. I really appreciate such photos kind of brings some sort feeling. I am definitely going to try to introduce the things you have learned in my photography! Getting closer. Events are indeed a great opportunity.

When I first started to do street photography I was using Olympus m43 with a mid-range zoom and a 40mm prime. I then got a Ricoh GR iii which is 28mm (equiv) fixed lens and it 'opened my eyes' to what was around me and, like you, I needed to get in closer and be a bit bolder. I did a '100 Strangers' project, stopping random people in the street and asking to take their photo, and it helped me with boldness. I now enjoy getting in closer and capturing more photos of the moment. Look forward to more of your videos in 2024. 🙂

It's been great seeing your photography journey this year, Tim. I have loved all your images and the how your "style" has changed. Your thoughts, insights and tips have been invaluable and I am looking forward to seeing more great content on your channel in 2024 Thanks for sharing your work.

Great 2023! And cheers to 2024 and all good things for you!

Kudos for self assessment type of year end post, Tim, as opposed to other channel “best of pics boast”. Shows maturity and candor - no kidding. Dating images, a plus. When were you in Morocco? My learn by doing lesson this year was more interacting w/subjects like artisans - goes a long way to get relaxed and (yes) even quick candids. Valid points about shooting w/intent and prioritizing what is meaningful to you. Our priorities can morph, however - sometimes a moving target, if that makes sense. Events can be super productive, yet challenging - look forward to your posts next year. Not an event, but still a worthy challenge, IMO (heard about it recently): walk down any street of your choice - end to end if possible - photograph what you can. Ever try it? Happy New Year, Tim! Cheers!

Great video. Love this format, thanks. 🎉🎉🎉

Fab vid, Tim! Really amazing looking back over your 2023 snaps, and looking at the innovations you have made!

Thanks for sharing this video of your thoughts on your growth this year. I've really enjoyed your photos and have gotten lots if information and inspiration from your channel. Here's to an awesome 2024!

Great to see your review of the year and how your style has developed. Due to watching your channel I am now including more abstract, reflections and people framing in my own street work so thank you for the inspiration. 😊. Looking forward to seeing more of your content in 2024. Happy New Year and keep snapping!!!!!

Cheers chap for the vid, I have gone the opposite way and really enjoy 50mm on APSC, I like to pick out individuals in busy area environments as opposed to having too much going on, also I like the distance it affords me and if I do need to 'zoom' out I'm walking backwards further away and less imposing on people. Possibly a confidence thing but I'm also mindful of confrontation especially as I prefer night time stuff when there can be more opportunity for a knobhead or two floating about.

Love your vlogs, looking forward to 2024

Nice video, Tim. Enjoy your approach in the new lens.

Thanks for this video, I feel the same about my "approach" to photography...my question is: How do you get closer to people with a camera??? In my experience - in this day and age - taking a photo of people comes with suspicion and occasionally confrontation. I never even bother raising my camera if anyone under 18 is nearby, let alone kids. How do you take photos without - for lack of better word, "suspicion"??

Man so Tru focal lengths make see the world more the 35mm is the ever contemporary one I love it... awesome journey of your body keep the current style I love it

Great summary of your year Tim, which I have been following. I have learnt a lot from this. It's so good to see the way the way you are developing. I have also thought about buying this lens to 'get closer' as you say, but I'm just getting used to the Fujinon 35mm 1.4. Looking forward to seeing your photography in 2024.

Not sure if you’ve ever read Jay Maisel’s book on street photography. Light, Color, and Gesture. I think you’d really like it. There is a documentary out there too. Watched it a few years ago and it was a real eye opener.

Thank ypu for this nice recap, which has a lot in parallel with my photographic year: Although taking pictures since more than 45 years it was to motivate myself as a professional desk sitter to simply take more walks when I picked up my slightly aged X-Pro2 with a nifty fifty (i. e. 35 mm in that case) and discovered street photography for me personally and your YT channel, which quickly had become one of my favourites.. At the end of this year my preferred focal length after having tried 40 and 35mm now has come down to 28 mm (fullframe equivalent). This gives me the visual context you mentioned as well in a lot of situations where it was missing before, and now using the 40 MP sensor of an X-T5 I don't mind cropping if there was too much in the frame. For the next year I wish you best luck, best light and strong health, and I am happily looking forward for more of your most inspiring videos documenting your creative journey as well as for my personal development in street photography. So, take care and shoot on!

Street photography is hard. As an introvert, I didn't think I could do it. Turns out I can, I even enjoy it. Am I good at it? I've only been doing street for eight months...

You didn’t say what lens you were using before the 23mm

Thank you for the video! I currently have a Sony A1, but looking to do street photography after watching your street videos over the last week or so. I am looking at getting a smaller cheaper camera for this purpose and leave my Sony at home (due to weight and the risk of being a target when out at night). I am looking for a smaller camera around the £400 mark. I have been looking at Olympus, especially the OMD EM5 mk 2. It's fairly cheap and the lens choice is also very good and economical. Due to its age, it is only a 16mp camera, but would you consider this an ok camera for general street photography? Keep up the good work :)

Hello,can you tell me whether you just do this as a hobby or whether you generally sell your street photos? Can i buy some images from you? Greeting M.F.

Come and take pictures in Korea to upgrade your photography. Even Alex Webb took so-so pictures when he came to Korea. A country where there are people who are not favorable of being taken picture with no permission, too many distracting electric wires above and between buildings, parked cars that spoil photo frame. Most of all, people all have cameras or are always ready to take pictures of their own by smartphone.