Street Manual

A field guide for street photographers.

by Luke Carey

Projects2–3 hours

Funny Britain

A dedicated humour project.

Go out specifically to make funny pictures. No other agenda. Study Matt Stuart, Tony Ray-Jones, and early Parr before you go. Come back with pictures that make people laugh before they think.

How to shoot it: Go out with humour as the only brief, and study Matt Stuart, Tony Ray-Jones and early Parr first so your eye is tuned. Find a strong background, a sign, a poster, an odd bit of street, then wait for a person to complete the joke, because the best funny frames are built, not snatched. Shoot a lot and expect a low hit rate, comedy is the hardest genre to land.

The output: The hardest project on this list. The most rewarding if you get it right.

Camera Settings

Any.

The Assignment

Go out with only one goal: make a funny picture. No hedging.

Free Course