Street Manual

A field guide for street photographers.

by Luke Carey

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Traces of Children

Suburbia is full of children you rarely actually see, but their traces are everywhere once you look. Chalk drawings fading on a drive, a trampoline rising over a fence, a basketball hoop bolted above a garage, a scooter dropped mid-lawn, a single lost glove pushed onto a railing by a passer-by. Photograph the evidence rather than the child.

Look for: the objects left behind, the marks and the toys, the abandoned game frozen where it stopped. No children in frame are needed, which keeps the project simple and considerate.

Camera Settings

f/8, tight on the details. Watch the light on pale surfaces.

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