Street Manual

A field guide for street photographers.

by Luke Carey

TechniquesPremium card1 hour

Street Art and People

A great mural is a ready-made set, but a photograph of the wall alone is a photograph of someone else's art. The picture is what happens when a person enters it — completing the scene, contrasting with it, or unknowingly echoing it.

The method: find a strong piece of street art with good light, set your frame, and fish — wait for the right subject to walk through. Match or clash the colours, or catch a pose that answers the painting.

Camera Settings

f/8, expose for the subject not the wall. Wait for your subject to enter the frame.

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