Why your images (might) SUCK! Improve your street photography with these tips!

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Why your images SUCK! Improve your street photography with these tips!
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In this video, we look at what I consider the most important aspects of a good street photograph!
I believe this to be the most important aspect of a good street photograph. Very often we are drawn to capturing nicely lit scenes, nice shapes or just a pretty place. But why is that scene interesting?? and when I say interesting I don’t mean to just you. You might think that photograph has some interest to it but what about somebody who isn’t into photography or wasn’t there when you took the photograph would they see it as an interesting photograph?
Whether you are photographing a charismatic person, a nicely lit scene or a comedic moment, The image will have to display a very clear and obvious element of interest for the viewer otherwise it will be dismissed and your perceived standard will lower.
When reviewing your images, try and work out which ones you like the best and what elements of the images you are most drawn to. Is this scene interesting? - if so why? if not why?
All of the images I have selected for my recent blog post needed to display a clear element of interest which is obvious to the viewer
It should always be very obvious to the person looking at your photographs what your intention was as the photographer and what they should be immediately drawn to.
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@TylerAldrich 3 года назад

I actually think the photo of the guy on his phone is really good. I also like that he is looking at his phone and not directly at the camera because it makes it more real and a sign of the times.

@TheLuis1960 3 года назад

You are very brave Gareth !. Sharing the photos that have not worked (we usually hide it) and explaining why they are not good enough is a great lesson for the community. Bravo!

@JohnChubbSr 3 года назад

Really love the lady walking down the stairs. She is fascinating. Those with lights and shadows are extremely interesting with all the different tones, so don't delete those. The two walking on the sidewalk with the arrows on the wall have no leading space, but the arrows are cool. I think you really drove the message home on making it interesting. This is like having a Master Class online!

@andrewb5345 Год назад

Agree

@ianhamer4294 3 года назад

Well done Gareth, you've given me reasons to look through all my images again from a different angle.

@williamdavies6958 3 года назад

Thank you very interesting vlog, some great shots there ... you have really made me think about my photography.

@Jettemotor Год назад

Your comment at 4.54 "The idea is there.." hit me. This is basically all of my photos. I can see what I was going for, but it doesn't quite stick.

@bartsenders 2 года назад

thanks for this interesting video!!

@magicdave93 2 года назад

Some very good advice Gareth.

@ChrisHunt4497 3 года назад

Thanks Gareth. You are spot on. I find most street photography boring. I like the shots you like.

@t.rich.pictures2197 3 года назад

Just beginning to really get into my own street photography, this video is just what I needed; thanks! I'll be subscribing to your channel now...

@marksmith-nb8bh 3 года назад

These are valuable tips for photography generally. I often take the shot without thinking about it and might have missed it if I did, but I know where you're coming from. Must try harder. Also, on any day out walking the streets of London, I find my photography will vary from street to fine art to documentary to architectural, it shouldn't really matter if one merges in to another imo. Shoot what makes you happy, as someone once said.

@calumpatondrone 3 года назад

Just want to say thanks for making these videos. I'm a beginner working with the xt200 and really enjoying your channel and find your content really helpful 👍🏻

@williamdavidson1490 3 года назад

Picture/Photo number 4 would be great for Light Trails!

@niallmurray9725 3 года назад

Interesting to watch, like lots of things in life it’s subjective who likes what too I think. Personally I find it depends on my mood 😁 As you said at the start, you can probably tell within half a second if you like something or not though!... 👍📸

@heather333 2 года назад

Thank GOD! A street photographer who says it like it is. 90% of Street dished up on RU-vid is BORING.

@korffyboy91 3 года назад

I can only second the previous comments. Not every image depicted as „Street Photography“ is interesting, however the majority of what you’ve shared in this video definitely is :) The guy in the bus for instance and the people following the arrows are amazing

@grahamnorton6291 3 года назад

Another interesting video and plenty to think about mate. Totally agree with the need to be self critical with your own work and as you mention not always easy to do as we all have an emotional attachment to our own work. I find it easier if I leave the post processing for a few weeks this can make me question why I took the image in the first place. I can see where you are coming from with the half second guideline but im not sure if I'm totally in agreement with that haven't we all had images that at first glance we thought are duffers vut given a while longer have turned out to be some of our favourites and vice versa. I know with some of my images that I had thought to be excellent at first glance but after living with them for a while they turn out to be a bit meh... Mind you I could say that about a lot of my stuff. :-)

@robbiebarnes 3 года назад

Good honest video Gareth! How often are you shooting in your home town? You seem to always go to London to shoot, any reasoning for this?

@macjim 3 года назад

The image of the guy smoking... If it was in B&W and given a bit of a ‘moody’ edit could be very good. A kind of cinematic look... If get what I'm getting at.

@Yesthankyou8 3 года назад

O q tu ally liked the second photo with the arrows. With a bit of editing I can see it being an interesting one

@billysmithonlinecounselling 3 года назад

All subjective - on reflection 😃. Good vid. Thanks.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

definitely.. but there needs to be a standard to aim for surely :-)

@billysmithonlinecounselling 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks Absolutely!

@JVSwailesBoudicca 3 года назад

Blimey....where do I start, I learned so much from this vid - I thank you. The first batch which sucks teach as much as the last batch which are brilliant & I just Loved most of those. All are interestin(g) ! Very !!

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Hey thanks so much!! thats so nice of you! glad you enjoyed :-)

@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67 3 года назад

Gareth, I never had the balls to try street stuff until I watched your videos, and I even made a video of my efforts and yes my street images suck, so my challenge this year is to improve and hopefully I can share something later this year. Enjoyed the video and thanks for sharing.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha.. its good you think they do mate.. lots share crap not being able to see their images are poor! - some big names too lol

@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks How very true!

@andrewlunn 3 года назад

I liked the National Gallery shot and thought the sign was a worthwhile feature in the shot.

@gharrop1 3 года назад

Many thanks Gareth, very frank and certainly interesting, did not agree with all your comments , but did agree with your rationale -! One small observation , Are you too wound up about definitions? By that I mean several times you refferred to..”is this street…or is it documentary” or “ I suppose people might find the guy on the bus with mask interesting in the future…but not now” when I look at urban photos from the past some of the well crafted ones are good and timeless, but some of the the best and most interesting tell me a story of that time or show me a lifestyle that has gone…”. By all means reject photos as crap now…but don’t throw "all "of them away, maybe ? F8 is great , plan to resubscribe to next 4. Best wishes

@harrycutts2045 3 года назад

I just love the shot of the guy in the cafe lookin' up the dogs ass it's soooo! funny, I laughed out loud at that one :)

@JayGrapherTh 3 года назад

this is a great topic wondering if you have or maybe could do one about choosing between color and black and white? I feel color is so complex between the style of going more saturation or desaturation like the fuji classic chrome, then many more. Then comparing those to black and white and sometimes feeling that black and white is just better sadly to me.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

tough one that.. but ill def give it some thought :-)

@keliu5821 3 года назад

The 6th one is very great IMO :) I like geometry street photo

@Monochromephotos 3 года назад

Great Video and Execution 😍😍😍😍

@appleshampoo324 3 года назад

14:35 I think some Magnum photographer already did this 😉. But yeah emotion, or storytelling is very important in a photo.

@markjagger7139 3 года назад

My street photography it bad because I suck at it 😂😂 some great advice Gareth, I will keep trying though.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha.. thanks mark.. but why? arent they interesting images?.. if not.. take less and only when you a really drawn to it.

@markjagger7139 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks they seen interesting when I take them but when I look at them at home there just random shots, I just can’t get my head around it

@2e0hpi 3 года назад

Hsve many images on my computer and think why have I kept those and have got rid of many but on a good note my x100v is here 🙂

@robbiebarnes 3 года назад

Enjoy! You will love it 📸

@niallmurray9725 3 года назад

Got one last week.. it is a thing off beauty! Happy snapping 😉📸

@2e0hpi 3 года назад

@@niallmurray9725 #streetphotographymono on Instagram 🙂

@JungianHeights 3 года назад

The ones you find boring are the ones I like. Take the guy smoking, for example. Lots of us want to people watch, and if you look at the guy, it makes you think. What is he thinking about? What does he do for a living? What music does he like? I don’t believe that everybody needs to be doing something specific to make a photograph enjoyable.

@bcremin1 3 года назад

Interesting video ;)

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Haha. I see what you did. 👏🏻😊

@dcallan812 3 года назад

its very subjective but some photo you can just feel somethings off or missing. the thing is to find that "something". The geometry photo you took could work cropped but the guys head falls into two areas. personally I think he needs to be in the light

@sanjayp2683 3 года назад

Alot of this is subjective. There isn't a right or wrong in photography. You can say you're not happy with photos because you intended to take it with a different composition, fine. But it's unfair to say they suck. Just because the masses may like a certain style, does not mean that a photo sucks because it doesn't conform.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Respectfully disagree mate. A poor subject or composition is always gonna suck. If the viewer thinks otherwise it just means they have a lower standard to you. To get better you need to be able to critique your work. And accept when something is poor to YOU! No image is perfect. There’s always a way to improve, that’s the joy.. being able to see weaknesses is vital. Accepting lower standards means you won’t grow as an artist. Imo. 😊👍🏻

@desgardner7169 3 года назад

Strange but when you look back on your own images and tell other people what you like it does not always mean that other people dont like those images too, for instance I liked the picture of the person on the bike coming through the underpass or tunnel and yet you did not, just a example of course but you did have some very interesting images there, I have a almost identical one of the red lanterns taken in China town the last time I was in London, thank you for all the hints and tips they were all useful for when we can get out again! I think the word you was looking for was visual impact.....

@briantomcik 3 года назад

Along the same lines, he liked the woman in the red outfit sitting on the steps of a museum, but for me that was like what he described earlier in the video as a picture of someone simply sitting there, and for me it wasn't all that interesting. A lot of street photography is subjective.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

Hey Des mate, thanks for the comment buddy! yeah i guess im too hard on my images.. but i do want to start strict and gain a high standard collection.. so looking for weakness is my way of growing.. i feel my images need to be 80% for me to consider them worth while.. that bike image seems to be lacking far too much for me.. thanks mate

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

whaaaaaat.. you dont like the lady on the steps?? i find that scene and her look very interesting! i really like that pic.. shows how different we all are hey! :-)

@fpl_bailey Год назад

17:20 😂😂

@TheGazmondo 3 года назад

Thank god for this video, it drives me nuts watching videos of people shooting crap because it’s on film. Or think that everything is interesting because they’ve got a Leica ? I hope all the street RU-vid Vlogers watch this, and save us the agony. Thanks Gareth, you were reading my mind !!

@justmeinit 3 года назад

Respect for showing your poor photos. We aren’t perfect but we learn from when we have done badly

@EJKelly 3 года назад

The chickens were more interesting.. funny. Good vids. Keep going.

@macallanvintage 2 года назад

Very interesting video! 👍 SUBSCRIBED. Do you mind if i make a short video that features your video above, to comment in detail on the points which you have explained? Im not a hardcore RU-vidr, btw…just a passionate “impulse” street photographer. Thank you and have a gorgeous day! - Albert Low (from Malaysia).

@Lorenzo_Melocchi 2 года назад

the arrows shot me be better maybe square cropped with woman alone in the frame.

@tonyjames5444 3 года назад

Nice self critique video, wish I was joking here but seen plenty of poor photos by self styled street photographers on Instagram who believe using a Leica propels their work to a different level, (always show them in B&W as well:).

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

agree mate! and a meaningless shot with a filter and bokeh makes you a worthy super tog! haha

@morrisbagnall2690 3 года назад

Which filter Gareth? Which filter? :) :)

@JasonFisk 3 года назад

Photo six, make it black and white, add some grain (B&W looks great with lots of grain), drop the shadows and up the highlights, a la Fan Ho.

@PerfectNormal 2 года назад

These are far from being terrible.

@CommonSense111 3 года назад

You must be the nicest photographer on you tube, don’t be so hard on your photo’s.

@GarethDanks 3 года назад

haha.. thanks i think!! :-)

@CommonSense111 3 года назад

@@GarethDanks Yes, it was intended as a compliment, and thank you, you are teaching me some good photography tips. Wishing you Good luck and success with all your future projects.