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SHOOTING

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

Urban locations, such as busy streets, parks, over the subject. With practice, however, you
or shopping centers, are good subjects for street can learn to anticipate behavior. Make sure that
photography. They provide plenty of opportunities photography is allowed at that location, and use
to shoot people as they go about their lives, either common sense when picking a subject. A standard
individually or in groups. Creating a successful street lens is ideal for street photography, as you want your
photo involves luck, since often you have no control photos to look natural, without an added effect.

CHOOSE A LOCATION SELECT A MODE
A busy location, with a constant flow of people, is a Choose a semiautomatic mode, such as Aperture or
good option. People who are moving with purpose—for Shutter Priority, to achieve a particular effect—a wide depth of
example, when walking to work—will be less likely to notice field or a sense of movement—and let the camera deal with
you or be bothered by you as you shoot. other aspects of exposure.

SET AUTO ISO TRY DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS
Select Auto ISO to ensure that camera shake is not an Add visual interest to your photos by varying your
issue. Some cameras have an ISO menu option that lets you viewpoint. Try higher or lower viewpoints to alter the
choose a shutter speed to maintain when Auto ISO is selected. perspective, or shoot reflections of people as they pass
Choose 1/50 or faster when shooting handheld. by windows or metallic surfaces.

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