A very enjoyable watch. You are very encouraging. More than that, 'George' is the previous employer and friend of my wife. We haven't seen him for a couple years as we now live in Manchester. Please keep doing what you do!
dear Gareth, thank you very much for the great video. At the beginning I had a little trouble understanding you at all (I'm German). Your tips on how to approach people are very helpful. Thank you very much.
Fantastic presentation Gareth Been shooting the streets for over 20yrs now and it never gets dull. Thank you again for your effort in putting this one together. Cheers
Always a pleasure to go out with you! Should have made a video out of this too, haven't published a street vlog in a while... next time! And Fitzrovia exists! 🤣
Being an anxious type definitely makes this a challenge, but I love shooting street more than anything. Some useful tips here - I really just need to work on being openly enthusiastic to others and be able to do the small talk stuff as well as compliment others straight up. I disagree that most people who dress ‘differently’ are doing so because they like the attention. Sure there’s always some, however I like to wear stylistic clothing, practically anything I find secondhand that’s different purely because I like it for myself and don’t think on how I look externally to others. Thanks for the advice on having business cards at the ready too as to offer to send their photos as I can see that being potentially the best way to build your own foundations as a photographer. Cheers!
Fantastic. I enjoyed that mate. The gentleman with the suit, hat and leather case was amazing. I'd love to try street portraiture. May invite myself out with you for a session 😃
Gareth you really are great with people, that coupled with your camera skills guarantees success. Some people can’t grasp that learning the fundamentals of photography really is vital for success. Cracking film 👏😀👍
Great video Gareth, Street Portraits are still a part of Street Photography. Going around Brick Lane many dress to show off or a more out there fashion sense which is great, loved the one of George
Another quality vid mate, this is area of my street work I need to work on.. confidence is hit or miss some days plus I’m always mindful that no matter how happy I appear. At 6’4 and we’ll built they will panic I’m a bailiff and think I’m about to repossess their phone or something rather than take their picture lol
Having met Gareth (in rotherhithe one evening, as my dog tried knock over the tripods) he's obviously the genuine man you see here. Love your videos mate
ahhhh are you the chap we spoke to as i was standing on the wall of the thames?? id just sent the drone up and spotted a police boat under it haha.. thanks for watching!! apologies if ive got the wrong chap haha
I was taking some street shots yesterday. There was a dress shop at one of the corners. They had a mannequin in the window with a wedding dress on it. I thought it would be cool to get a picture of a girl standing in front of it looking at it. Finally a young girl in her teens and her mother came walking by looking for the door to go inside. I asked the girl if she would pose for me and she agreed to. I had her place her hand on the window and look at the dress as if she was dreaming of her wedding day n I think the shot turned out good. That was the first time I've ever done anything like that. I usually just ask to take their picture or just sneak a shot in.
Hi Gareth, great stuff Gareth. When you grab a portrait randomly like that, do you just keep your single point, focus point! in the centre of your screen? or do you quickly adjust it, so the focus point is central on the subjects face Gareth?
Hey there.. no as i mentioned i anticipate where their face will be in the frame and position it (single af point) to that part of the image.. you cant focus recompose with wide apertures.. best to move focal point to where their face will be in the frame.. top left third for eg..
Great tips! Here's my tip - be ready to get drawn into a never ending conversation with people who are super chatty. Maybe have a quick and courteous exit strategy in case it looks like you might end up standing there all day.
Very logical and practical Gareth. I run an XT-3, would you suggest single point AF or eye detect AF? Also, AF tied to shutter button or back-button for street portraits?
thanks so much stuart.. im mainly an f8 bbf'er but if im wide open at f2 ill use a single point af in cf mode.. lens depending tho.. some fuji lenses dont track focus as you prob know haha
Another idea is have your website or Instagram link on the bushiness card. Something where they can take their phone and immediately look up and view examples of your photos.
Morning young man excellent advice on getting your camera ready I may have asked this before do you ever do mobile phone photos I'm an old timer now i used to lug all my heavy camera gear around London got some amazing shots but nowadays using my s21 perfect for me . Keep up the great work see you in the next video...
hey thanks so much ian.. no i hate using my iphone.. im always disappointed and regret not having a proper camera with me.. maybe if i could shoot fully manually id try it..
I found your way of going up and speaking to strangers one of the most useful things I've seen in a video. Unfortunately, I may have a little trouble moving quickly as I usually work with vintage equipment. There's only so fast you can work with a Super Ikonta.
I enjoyed that talk Gareth, I love street portraits but the past 15 months have been a bit of a set back because of the kung flu.....I always ask first though and the camera is always ready because you never know whats just around the corner, you spoke some sound advice there. Thank you..
good video as always - amazing that the police allow that guy to paint on the sidewalk - they so often seem to harness folks taking pictures so much nicer to be with someone when doing street shooting - if by one self folks judge you as a weirdo :) and are all suspicious
Loved the vid... Always do :-) But just a quick thought....If...... you give them a business card then say "Send me your email address and I'll send you a copy"............. How do you know who to send which photo to?
I always go in to close when someone agrees to have there portrait taken 9 times out of 10 I will miss out a bit of there shoulder. Framing is awful, really annoying really need to work on using my fujinon 50mm lens. What would you say is a good distance to stand to get a good shot?
That’s not always true! People who dress quirky do not always want to be photographed. I’ve met a few quirky dressed people who stood out a mile, but explained that they always had a unique style but were insecure and have always hated being in front of the camera.
ETTR (which is the optimal technique for digital photography) is not quite the same as "histogram to the right", also there's no such thing as "exposure triangle", it's a fallacy...
Okay you have my attention. Explain why ETTR is not the same as expose to the right with the histogram. The exposure triangle is perfect for explaining exposure to beginners. If you know of a better way I’m all ears. Thanks 😊
@@GarethDanks Hi, Gareth. And I appreciate your attention! Basically, you can shift histogram to the right by just boosting ISO, and ISO (signal gain) is not even a part of the exposure, but has no relation to exposure at all (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposure_(photography) , H=Et). With *E*TTR you use only shutter speed and aperture. It also explains why 'exposure triangle' is a common misconception, which shouldn't be taught at all, especially to beginners. John Hess on FilmmakerIQ channel (which has very good videos on photography/optics theory) perfectly elaborated on this - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R7edYQk_4ao.html I 100% recommend watching it.
The exposure triangle is merely a way of illustrating the relationship between 3 variables. The 3 variables have an effect on the amount of light reaching the light detector. If you set one of the variables the other two have to correspond to certain values in order to reach a level of exposure chosen by the photographer. It's pretty simple, and has worked since the birth of the camera. Only an idiot would argue with this rule.
I get that it’s polite talking to people first, but to me, street photography isn’t just about the look of the stranger but most importantly the expression of that moment. And I’m afraid with this approach, you captured the look but lost the soul. Not trying to troll here as they are great photos, but just to offer my thought on this, and I wish there was a less creepy way of pointing the camera at the strangers
Is this stuff not just common sense, not being funny but surely you can come up with some more interesting unique helpful tips for a RU-vid video with all the experience you have
