A Guide to Street Photography: Matt Stuart, manners and human autofocus | Engadget

A guide to street photography: Matt Stuart, manners and human autofocus. We learned about manual exposure in the last installment. Now we're going all in with a look at manual focusing. Our guide is Matt Stuart, a London-based photographer who's made his name with funny and quirky shots of humanity going about its business; shots that often materialize and then disappear so quickly that even the fastest autofocus system would fail to keep up.

About: Street photography is the purest, most spontaneous way to create art with a camera. No studios, no props, no poses; all you need is the right equipment and a street with people on it. In this original series for Engadget, we'll follow three seasoned street fighters and try to glean some practical wisdom about what engages their eyes, brains and fingers in the moments before they shoot.

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[artivism]

a humanist at heart. one of the contemporary greats of street photography,

[talkbacktv]

im gonna steal this guys personality, ive been looking for one like this

[gwarlow]

I enjoyed the video camera setup that made it look as if someone was in the room interviewing you. Very well done. Cheers. Great video all around.

[budkelly]

Tons of "street photographers" on You Tube, but sadly they are mainly gearheads or airheads. Matt Stuart, you have got it! You have the eye of Henri Cartier Bresson. I am certain he was your inspiration. He is mine too.

[LiamCrotty]

Very nice. A friendly street photographer :-)

[CountryHouseGent]

Matt, what's wrong with the meter in your MP ?

[SnakeBitesTattoo]

What app do you use for your light meter?

[tigertongue]

Great video, would love to see more videos from you on that same subject!!!

[samuellagraciaizumiabarque]

at first i thought its Jason Statham as streetphotographer, 🙂 loved your pictures and how you took them.

[RyoMasterSan]

Sorry, what's the app at 1:05 ? thank you

[Gravitys-NOT-a-force]

It seems like all 'street photographers' use either a 28mm or 35mm lens. I consider myself a street photographer but I use only a 50mm or a 70mm lens, and, usually, the 70mm lens is my choice. Perhaps I only 'thought' I was a street photographer?

[LeeAchim]

watched this video and instantly went out to shoot a roll of film ;-)

[AdolfJamesCarloChavez]

ok, , so Jason Statham also works as a photographer... lol.. JK, nice video!

[MikeKleinsteuber]

Whilst I like most of his pix, they're all about content rather than form and so I'm not certain why he shoots film and makes it difficult for himself. Unless he likes it of course and he's used to it. It's an interesting argument cos on one side having to concentrate and look at things more closely because you know you only have one chance with film may actually mean you get a higher percentage of keepers compared to the ease with which you can shoot digital. But perhaps in digital you're not attuned to the world so well and end up missing great stuff. Interesting and I suppose it varies from person to person...

[kelindrawn]

There are 7 of his pictures in the article. Obviously you are supposed to visit the site ;)

[stefanol]

Leica MP my top of the line Dream camera

[Whatsup_Abroad]

I use hyperfocal focusing as well, but I use it on my mirrorless camera. Good shots and I love seeing other street photographers at work.

[slimnics]

Did he say they are slapstick or kind of like slapstick?

[bfvdboogaard]

Great vid!!! I love the way you shoot and act on the street i feel like im kinda the same :)

[AlhambraDream]

Why not cameras have two lenses instead of 1 adjusted to closer focal length than the other lens? You don't need to change that if you have a camera like this. Leica make this happen.