Street Manual

A field guide for street photographers.

by Luke Carey

Projects2–3 hours

Children's Parties and Fetes

Village fetes, school fairs, birthday parties in public.

The British village fete is Parr's natural habitat. Document it - the coconut shy, the Victoria sponge competition, the tombola.

How to shoot it: The village fete is Parr country, so shoot in colour and look for the gap between the effort and the result, the limp bunting, the fierce competition over a Victoria sponge. Work the stalls, the games, the judging, the tea tent. Photograph children only with clear parental consent, and favour wide, good-humoured scenes. Flash in daylight lifts the whole thing into comedy.

The output: A very British series.

Camera Settings

Flash in daylight for the Parr treatment.

The Assignment

Find a village fete or school fair. Photograph everything.

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