6 Years of Street Photography Knowledge in 6 Minutes

In this video I distil 6 years of street photography knowledge into a short video to help you improve your street photography fast. Of course there is a lot more to street photography than just the things I mention in this video, but I've tried to pack the video full of practical and actionable advice to make you a better street photographer faster.

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[timjamiesonphotos]

🔴 As always thanks for watching! If you enjoyed it please hit the like button and drop a comment, really helps spread the video to more people to see. Thanks!

[vincentjune]

The confidence is probably the hardest part, I keep worrying how people think about what I'm doing, or should I say I worry others find me disturbing....

[postmanpats]

My usual trick when taking shots of people in the street, assuming the noticed me and give me a weird look, is to keep your eyes focused on something behind them when you lower the viewfinder from your eye after the shot. Take a few steps to either side and keep looking on that spot behind them. They'll probably look around and wonder what you were shooting, but it could've been anything. No confrontations so far.

[ludwigvanbeathoven]

A thing that helped me a lot recently is going to city festivals. Lots of changing scenes and a lot of people. You're almost invisible because so much is happening at the same time.

[SteveSSBB]

Wow. Finally a YouTuber giving good, straight to the point, no-nonsense advice. Kudos!!!

[cristir]

As someone who just started in Street photography, this has truly helped me and inspired, as someone with anxiety I feel like getting out there and shoot photos will help me with it and to be more creative.

[heidiankers]

Ive had your post stacked up for three weeks! and this cold Saturday night was the night.
today on a raw, huge wild beach I saw a gorgeous young family of four struggling to take selfies in parkas and wind, so I raced over to them, using his phone, I caught the incredible soft sundown around them, on a log, no-one for miles, ( until walkers come around the huge rock in the shot) and they glowed like a holy family, they were thrilled. sometimes it's enough... I don't need the pic. Your tips are So good, thankyou!

[BGTuyau]

Superb advice for street photography delivered straightforwardly minus the all-too-usual YouTube bloat.

[andrewcanton]

Good advice. The "don't take it too seriously" is key. Don't expect too much, and most importantly be patient and enjoy yourself. The photos will come eventually, so just go out and do your thing. Know that the hit rate for a good street photo is astronomically low, but you'll get nowhere if you don't go out and shoot. I've burned through 3 rolls in a few hours and felt like I didn't get anything good. And there will be times you want to give up and think it's a waste of time, that is until you get that one shot where it all becomes worth it, and then it becomes an addiction :)

[benboyslyboyben]

That Cycle Thieves photo is outrageously good!

[nikos]

Thank you for your time to share with us your valuable advices, does and donts! Much appreciated!

[robvisualstreetphotography]

I use the same camera but the 27 2.8...what I love about this lens is the super low profile and good image quality. Great video without too much useless information. Just to the point!

[paularger]

I only took up photography last year with an old Pentax DSLR. I love nature and wildlife but really want to get into street photography. Your advice with a straightforward, no nonsense approach is the best I’ve seen. Thankyou so very much 🙂

[Jra]

well said!! you broke it down perfectly for me! thank you! i really look up to amazing photographers like you and others who keep it real!!

[PhotoswithArt]

Thanks for all tips! I'm just an amateur so usually I do events, land, cityscape photography and some wide shots on streets, but trying to avoid photograph people on street for the main subject because I'm afraid people will not okay with it. But somehow, the challenges of street photography draw me in, so I'm learning how to do it properly so I will not upsets someone when I'm out there.

[pedrination]

great advices, most of all: 1. don't care about gear 2. enjoy what you are doing (have fun)

[Barrrt]

This... this was so great. I hope this is the new trend in youtube. You provide such excellent value in such a compact format, thanks so much. My takeaway is to print my work more. I always think I gotta go the expensive high-end route but cheap printing is a great first step.

I also want to compliment you on the images. They were nurturing to see. And much better than the usual street stuff I see which just has shadow and a person walking (instant turn-off for me). The images you show us have soul and a deeper relationship to life.

Thanks again!

[simpleman]

2:17 that cycle thieves photo is amazing 😆 Love your work and very useful tips/mindset shifts

[iandrury]

Good advice Tim and keeping the points simple and concise really helps for someone like me who is relatively new to street photography and wanting to learn more to develop my skills and style.

[BibBobBibOnVacation]

“Go out with a positive mindset.. take some photos, meet some people, appreciate a life outside in the real world..”☘️ beautiful said 🎈