How Street Photographers Are INVISIBLE

Sometimes you just have to be sneaky and not get noticed while doing street photography. Here's how you can get closer to your subject while not being seen, which is a super useful skill in all different photographic genres.

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[bruce-le-smith]

technique 1 cool guys dont look at explosions
technique 2 the mr bean
technique 3 professor trelawney
got it thank you

[tebms]

im not a photographer, im just a normal human being or a normal pedestrian, now i will see every street photographer i come across.

[wathog]

Here's one I found the most useful: use stereotypes to your advantage. People generally love artists but hate paparazzi, understandably so. If a guy wearing beanie, fishing jackets and sandles carrying a large camera with a big bag, I don't like to be in front of that camera. But if someone dresses like a gentleman with a Hasselblad pointing at me, I feel like I must be a very artistic subject worthy of his attention. Using this perspective you can get so much more opportunities and even very friendly dialogues with people on the streets, which I think is the best part of street photography.

[shinebassist]

Dress normal. Camera strap wrapped around your hand, not around your neck. Flow through the streets along with the flow of other people and learn to blend taking photos into your motion. And if anyone does speak to you, be open and willing to engage.

[PalmDesertRock]

The fact that it took me 1 1/2 minutes to notice your microphone is a testament to your magic skills.

[태이씨]

I've been wondering for ages how do street photographers manage not to get cussed at and chased away lol. this video is such a gem

[dangilmore]

I occasionally use my "stand out like a sore thumb and be obvious" technique. I'll bring my ols 4×5 Graphlex or Speedgraphic plate camera. Within minutes youl have a small croud around you admiring a vintage camera and asking questions about it. Here's the fun part - these people are perfect cover for you to take candids. People will notice the small crowd before they notice your camera. And if tgey do notice you've taken their photo, they usually join the crowd. The best part is that ypu can tell people exactly what ypu are doing.

[KafuuKion]

As an experienced introvert, I realized that I intuitively found out the base forms of those techniques by myself 😂 great video! Now I can be a professional introvert!

[tim_means_heart]

That's how I unintentionaly started street photography. I've always tried to capture scenes and mood of my daily life just so that I can express what I was feeling at the moment and I fell in love with those characters that came in the frame. As you said it, it's quite easy to take a photo of people if you make it look natural, as if you aren't trying to shoot them.

[ABC-scip]

1. Dress up while dressing down your colors.
Blacks, browns, greys. Nice khakis, a clean button-down shirt, maybe even a sportscoat. People are less likely to get nervous or suspicious of a person dressed nice using a camera.

2. Don't make eye contact.
The minute you make eye contact with a subject, they are acutely aware of you.

3. No rapid movements.
Don't jerk the camera to your eye. Don't dance around the subject. Move like a panther. Slow, steady. Stand still. On a crowded street people will walk right passed you standing still and never notice you.

[steven]

Another is letting the subject walk into your frame pretending to focus on something else. This way, it creates a feeling that even if they realised that you took the photo, it was their mistake and normally you get a "I'm sorry".

[LanxPenzenpepper]

My technique... Hanging cam...

I connect my camera to my phone, hang it to my neck, and just pretend I'm texting while the viewfinder and the shooting button are literally on my phone 😂

Only works on days with very fast shutter speed and bright surroundings.

It'll also be better if u use a flat pancake lens.
Personally, i use a pinhole, so it's very unassuming.

[Blackbirddc]

I use number 3 A LOT. It's sooo easy. People never think I'm taking their photo. I'll also set up in a spot with a scene I like and wait for someone interesting to pass by. I'll be taking pictures in that direction the whole time so they think nothing of it.

[inephilium]

Lol I just realized that I use method 3 naturally because of my social anxiety + to avoid eye contact. I love photography, but I hate conflict, so I just act like I'm an idiot with a camera, works for me and makes me practice my passion without overthinking.

Thanks for the tips though, love your style, just subbed.

[justamanwithanopinion]

Another tip that I find really useful. Take a picture using your screen but do it from the hip while pretending to be looking at your phone with your other hand

[TekSoda]

I kinda appreciate knowing these now as someone who hates being in photos. Lets me know what to dodge 💀

[StorkClips]

At 5:00 works for everyone, videographers and photographers at an event. In fact, I am often swimming through crowds of people to get real good shots. Only a handful of times have I had myself accosted. And those were not the savory types to begin with. All my normal interactions were with normal people at events they wanted to be shot at.

[carlmcneill]

A technique I use a lot is simply have the camera hanging on my neck with a strap and take the photos without looking through the viewfinder. I use a zone focus at f/5.6 to f/11. I shoot in manual mode so I can control the shutter speed and aperture but I use auto ISO. I'm usual at 1/500 speed. I focus on a spot on the ground in front of me. Anything that comes into the zone will be in focus. I can be looking the other way and take a photo. I use a 28mm on a full frame. I have a 40mm lens I also use but it's a little trickier using the no look method.

[leotuber]

This is the first video of yours I’ve seen, and this was honestly inspiring for me. I’ve always been interested in street photography, just I’ve never been confident or comfortable enough to try it. The advice you give here will not only let me try it, but help me build up my genuine sense of self-esteem and self-worth, which I struggle with. Thank you!

[SourPlanet]

I think you're spot on about everything.. except the assumption people are reasonable and good humored. Here in the US, the opposite is true for about 49.5 of these 50 states 😅

The first time I saw Garry doing the bumble, I couldn't believe it. Now it's like my main technique. One time someone asked me if I took their picture, clearly agitated, and I just said "DID IT FINALLY TAKE? DID YOU SEE WHAT BUTTON I PRESSED?" Situation over, guy actually tried to help me find my shutter.