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52 Street tips from the masters                 
“If you can smell the street by looking at the photo, it’s a street photograph.” — Bruce Gilden
“Turn your attention to the four-legged population.” — Ying Tang
“Take a bus. Do weekly shopping. Pop into a public loo.” — Nils Jorgensen
“Document some evidence of human ingenuity that would otherwise go unnoticed. Do it without including any humans in the picture.” — Michael Wolf
“Get lost in a thicket of signs and structures.” — Wolfgang Zurborn
“Never ignore a cliché.” — Artem Zhitenev
“When you have to shoot: shoot! Don’t talk!” — Il Brutto.
“Make a picture containing The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” — Jens Olof Lasthein
“On your knees please… take a picture fro
Street Photography Tutorial - IPART II
The series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by ^myraincheck and slightly edited by moi* continues with:
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL - PART ONE
THE HUMAN SUBJECT
(article from photo4u.it - il portale italiano della fotografia translated and adapted to dA by ^myraincheck)
Let's close our eyes and imagine going out in the streets and looking for unusual things. What do we expect to find? People, first of all.
That's good, the HUMAN PRESENCE is a fundamental element of street photography.
If we want to use only this ingredient, we'll be able to realize a true street photo only if the person we capture will have something unusual or interesting or is doing something unusual or interesting. Otherwise we'll have a good portrait, an enviromental portrait, a wide portrait whatever, but not a street photo.
The Essence of "Street"PART V
The series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by ^myraincheck and slightly edited by moi* ends with:
WHAT IS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY?
Trying to define a genre of photography like Street, it implies the consciousness that one definition will never be enough, or exhaustive, or able to cover the molteplicity of its possibilities and situations. Nevertheless let's try to comprehend the philosophy behind the passion for street photography.
Let's start stating that a street photo is not a  photography of streets and it is not necessarily a photo taken in a street. So what does 'street' mean? Street is whatever background or surrounding, not staged, not posed by the photgrapher. And street is whatever photography which captures, explores humanity, the human behaviour, the relationships between individuals and between individuals and their surroundings.
"The essence of street photography is the impulse to take candid pictures in the
PE: dA Street shooters share their tips1. What is the gear that deviant Street Photographers use?
2. What is the dream gear that they'd wish to have?
3. What is the best advice they could give to an inexperienced street shooter?
The answers are right below!
in the order they came into my inbox
*NunoCanha says:

1: 50/50 Nikon D90 / Sony Nex
2: Leica M9P + 35mm
3: Shoot. A lot. Be inside the action, to feel what´s going on with small focal lenght, or step back to realize a worthy context, but never be afraid to press the shutter. Never. You´re doing nothing wrong.
~kingmouf says:

1. I have a 5DmkII and an EOS300 (film). Both share the same 35mm f/2 lens. I use them almost equally.
2. I think the best camera is the one in your hand. I know it is a cliche but then again the problem most if the times is not at the camera but at the photographer. ;)
(now... for some inexplicable reason there came a guy and told me, "Just order wh
Goodbye Street GalleryIn few days, a whole year will have passed since the day I took over dA's Street Gallery as Street Community Volunteer.
A neglected gallery, full of misplaced images, but also with many worthy submissions.
I visited this galllery everyday, cleaning it (the 24h and 1month popular pages) and informing the photographers of the misplaced images  (every single one of them), what Street is all about.
At the same time, 3 days per week, I featured a worthy image as a Street Daily Deviation, taking in account your suggestions as well. The featured images were not necessarily the "best" of the featured deviants. My intention was not to feature "bests" but to draw the community's attention, to active Street photographers, both experienced and new to the genre, in order to boost their dedication to Street. I am content because a lot of times I succeeded.
During this year, a lot of people helped me with their suggestions and with working in Groups, promoting the genre and de
PE: Street Photography for experts

Defining Street Photography
by Dave Beckerman
Most types of photography can be easily defined by their subjects. A wedding photographer takes pictures of weddings. A portrait photographer poses someone and takes their picture. The nature photographer covers a wide area, but it is easy to categorize.
Street photography is difficult to define because it can encompass just about any subject.
If I were to ask you to name a few famous street photographers, you might pick, Garry Winnograd, Henri Cartier-Bresson, or maybe Robert Frank. But if I asked you to define street photography that would be more difficult. You might say that street photography is candid pictures of strangers on the street. That might be a good start, but it doesn't really
The Lucky 13 (street tips)13 Street Photography Tips
Tony Ray-Jones was an English street photographer. In the early 60′s he traveled to the U.S for studying for a Master of Fine Arts in graphic design at Yale. He moved to NY after graduating and got a job as an art director for CBS records but he was determined to become a photographer. In New York he became good friends with Joel Meyerowitz and became part of the NY street photographers scene led by Garry Winogrand.
Jones kept notebooks, a journal if you'd like in which he wrote down his thoughts, lists and plans about photography. In one of those lists, titled "Approach" he listed some tips for better street photographs. These tip are still valid today and can be used as a basic guidelines to better street photography.
1. Be more aggressive- just to be clear, this does not mean at any way that you should jump into situation that could become violent! In a way, this simple
A Visual Guide to Street PhotographyIt is my great pleasure to introduce you to a series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by the wonderful ^myraincheck and slightly edited by moi.
Part I
A VISUAL GUIDE TO STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
(the article is from photo4u.it - il portale italiano della fotografia translated and adapted to dA by ^myraincheck)
The iN-PUBLiC | Manifesto, one of the most representative sites about street photography in the world, states that “all the photographers featured there have been invited to show their work because they have the ability to see the unusual in the everyday life and to capture the moment.”
Yes but…
What is UNUSUAL? What does it mean IN THE EVERYDAY life? And what is the MO
Street Photography DDs - April 2012About the Street Gallery, Street DDs etc.

By ~Tombata

By ~tzaj

By ~Faddoush

By ~jurcic

By *f-i-g-m-e-n-t

By *du-la

By ~Holybasil

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By ~cedrus

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yansima... by ~kuvars
By ~kuvars
I had too -V2- by ~cinqth
By ~cinqth
Street Photography Tutorial - IIPART III
The series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by ^myraincheck and slightly edited by moi* continues with:
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL - PART TWO
COMBINATION OF HUMANs+SURROUNDINGS
Photographing together human presence and surroundings, combining them in something interesting and unusual, we obtain the classic structure of a street photography.
But mind you, it is not enough taking a photo with people and surroundings to have a good street photo! Remember that we have to strike, surprise, trigger an emotional response.
And that we can do CONNECTING people and surroundings.

  
by Nils Jorgensen

   
by Nils Jorgensen

   
by Nick Turpin
Street…without PeoplePART IV
The series of 5 articles about Street Photography made by ^myraincheck and slightly edited by moi* continues with:
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY…WITHOUT PEOPLE
First things first let's remember that street photography is not so much about the subjects as it is a style of photographing, a 'forma mentis', a way to think, see, capture images. A forma mentis that can be summed up in the ability of RE-INTERPRETING, RE-CONTEXTUALIZING, giving a different interpretation, placing in a different context, the reality around us, giving it an additional significant meaning.
Even if the classic structure of street photography is a meaningful interaction between human and surroundings, we can have street photos where the human element is not physically present. Sometimes it can be symbolized by other elements, sometimes it is completely absent. Let's show some examples:
SYMBOLIC HUMAN PRESENCE
The human element is not physically present, but t
Friday night Street Specials v1.2
A weekly selection amongst the images that were suggested as DDs
or simply impressed me and I think they deserve more attention.
Enjoy them, comment on them and remember to visit the photographers' galleries as well.
If you like what you see, :+favlove: this article
so it can reach as many deviants as possible.

Yard's contest 1st runner up

yeah sure, no bikes

something's missing

stripes x 3

a real superman at young age

a penny for his thoughts

are they?

subtle presences

Hothead
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Friday night Reasons to meet (or not) a Streettog
A weekly selection amongst the images that were suggested as DDs 
or simply impressed me and I think they deserve more attention. 
Enjoy them, comment on them and remember to visit the photographers' galleries as well.
If you like what you see,  this article 
so it can reach as many deviants as possible.
10 reasons NOT to date a street photographer
by ^myraincheck
1. They don't have orgasms. They have 'decisive moments'.
2. If they could save just one thing from a fire they will be wavering between you and their camera. And if the camera in question is a Leica, then you are screwed.
3. You can forget romantic dates in quiet, secluded or isolated places.
4. You are never going to have a family album but tons of albums of photos of perfect strangers. Obviously they won't take a picture of you because 'you are not a stranger'.
5. Even when they SEEM to be taking a picture of you, they are ac
Street Photography for experts
 

Defining Street Photography
by Dave Beckerman
Most types of photography can be easily defined by their subjects. A wedding photographer takes pictures of weddings. A portrait photographer poses someone and takes their picture. The nature photographer covers a wide area, but it is easy to categorize.
Street photography is difficult to define because it can encompass just about any subject.
If I were to ask you to name a few famous street photographers, you might pick, Garry Winnograd, Henri Cartier-Bresson, or maybe Robert Frank. But if I asked you to define street photography – that would be more difficult. You might say that street photography is candid pictures of strangers on the street. That might be a good start, but it doesn’t really describe street photography.
To start with, street photography doesn’t need to be done on
Friday night Street Specials v6.1
A weekly selection amongst the images that were suggested as DDs 
or simply impressed me and I think they deserve more attention. 
Enjoy them, comment on them and remember to visit the photographers' galleries as well.
If you like what you see,  this article 
so it can reach as many deviants as possible.





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Friday night Street Specials v1.4

Journal Entry: Fri Jan 27, 2012, 3:50 AM
what is STREET photography - Streets of Athens

Fns by `StamatisGR
A weekly selection amongst the images that were suggested as DDs
or simply impressed me and I think they deserve more attention.
Enjoy them, comment on them and remember to visit the photographers' galleries as well.

If you like what you see, :+favlove: this article
so it can reach as many deviants as possible.


WHY by ~St3ntor
at least one of them has a fur...


3 by ~Benowski
he left space for people to sit



no need to carry a bed



The other side of Ist - 4 ... by ~kapt73
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Street bw - 63 by *hbapt
these boots (6 of them) are made for walking


The invisible boyfriend with visible shoes by *sandas04
poor guy, he left his shoes behind


3805 by *NunoCanha
???



light


No Stopping by ^myraincheck
I can almost see the smile of the photographer here after achieving a long pursued frame.
And this exactly is the human element in this ingenious street image.


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~Rastislav Jan 31, 2012
That last one is a killer!!! Nice selection!
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`StamatisGR Jan 31, 2012   Photographer
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*Canankk Jan 28, 2012
So good selections thanks for sharing :love:
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*MARX77 Jan 28, 2012   Photographer
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Mood: Joy ~marius1956 Jan 28, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Great choice!
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^myraincheck Jan 27, 2012
Great selection once again, I love the round up of different feelings and meanings of the images.
And thank you so much for the feature :hug:
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*batmantoo Jan 27, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
As ever, great entertainment! :)
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~e-l-a-n-i Jan 27, 2012
great shots!! Thank you Stamatis! :clap:
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Mood: Wow! *JACAC Jan 27, 2012
g r e a t . c h o i c e
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*hbapt Jan 27, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
:highfive: and :thumbsup: for this great selection, as always!
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