10 Street Photography Tips - How to be Invisible!

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In classical street photography, being "invisible" is crucial. You do not want to be noticed when you make an image. These 10 tips will help you to be invisible and get better street photographs.

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⏱Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:54 Dress Accordingly
01:37 Avoid Eye Contact
02:32 Move like a Ninja
03:16 Be Familiar with the Surroundings
04:40 Practise Observation
05:27 Use the Environment
06:02 Be Respectful
07:11 What about the Gear?
07:15 What about the Gear: Use a Small Camera
08:28 What about the Gear: Pre-Focus
09:57 Shoot from the Hip
10:45 Extra tip
11:40 Watch Next

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I had a moment in the Middle East where a lady, in traditional dress, asked me to delete the image I had just taken of her and a couple of friends of hers. We were sitting at some outside coffee tables at the time. Without complaint, I showed her the camera as I deleted the image. We carried on talking for 5 minutes about the area we were in and gained a little knowledge of each other. She left 5 minutes after that but came back, and with a smile on her face, offered to pose for me. Brilliant.

zaphodbeeblebrox
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Funny enough, what works for me is I go out ACTUALLY looking like a photographer, you know, wearing a vest with lots of pockets, carrying my backpack and one of those "tactical" looking contraptions you wrap around a leg. People seem to think I work for a newspaper or something and don't mind me anymore.

christiandleyva
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When I am anticipating someone walking into a good composition, I often pretend that I am just planning to take a photo of the wall/building after they have passed by. Another one is to lift the camera to my eye for a second then lower it and look at the dials as if I am just checking my settings and light levels. Then when I casually lift it again they think I am still just checking the viewfinder and not even looking at what the camera is pointed at.
If you have a tiltable screen, like on my OM5, you can pretend you are just looking at the dials on top. People no longer expect you to take photos while looking down.

RobinHartJones
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At the moment, I am in Budapest. I feel like I can be "in disguise" as a tourist. The only catch is that people in the downtown areas are so polite that they automatically stop in their tracks to not "interfere" with a shot

artfrontgalleries
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The last tip using the mobile app to set your camera is worth gold. Thanks for that.

somethingontheroad
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Want to be invisible? Grow old. If you're already old, don't worry about it, you are already invisible!

bernardlesperance
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That "use Google Street View" tip is the one I do all the time. It's the easiest way of scouting a new area. Thanks for the great info Peter. Love your work.

ab-surd
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That bonus point is gold! I a, going to try that.

I do what I call “warm up shots”. It’s where I go to a setting where I want to see people, but I look around and photograph the location for a while. I make it look like I’m interested in the place. And I am. But I’m also choosing compositions and waiting for someone to move through. The warm up is basically me getting over my nerves of being around people, and by establishing that I’m there to see the sights, I’ve already got the camera ready for when a subject lines up.

dogmike
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Great tips. One thought to add - when someone spots you trying too hard to be sneaky, they get really suspicious. That can lead to uncomfortable situations.
Just casually take the picture. They don't Don't whip the camera out, furtively snap a pic, and then jam the camera into a hiding spot such as a bag.

Everyone is focused on what THEY are thinking and doing. They aren't thinking about you and won't really notice you - unless you're acting shifty, like you're up to something.

Then again one photographer took the idea of not looking furtive to the extreme.
He had a tripod clearly setup in front of a fountain. He was standing behind the camera, looking toward the fountain. But he was taking photos to his right, 90° from the fountain. :)
It was plainly obvious he was photographing the fountain - but the camera eas actually pointed in a totally different direction.

senseisecurityschool
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Remember the saying: Smile and the world smiles with you. Works in all situations, not only (but also) photography. And makes the world a nicer place.

buyaport
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The neck strap phone remote tip is really smart!

gracemakeslace
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Ok the Live view from the app is actually SOLID!!!

tobi_ffs
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From 8yrs of trying to be unnoticed...I stopped doing that after seeing the masters of street photography work. They often work a scene with zero regard for being stealthy.

Nerdzombiedisco
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That final tip controlling with the phone is brilliant!

phloem
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I gave that last tip a go at the weekend, worked wonders. Lean against the wall, looking at my phone, sat on a bench looking at my phone. Looks completely normal. Find a nice frame and just wait for someone to walk into it. I've always felt self-conscious about doing street photos with any people facing towards me.

phischphood
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Useful tips, thank you! I much prefer this approach to the "in your face" style of street photography that often produces images of people with awkward, hostile or uncomfortable expressions. I know some people like images like that, but personally they make me uncomfortable to look at. "Fly on the wall" perspective is so much more pleasing to my eye. Articulating screens, like on my Fuji XT-5, make it really easy to look down and shoot from the hip without people realizing you're doing it.

Keep up the good work, and pay no attention to the trolls in the comments.

CaptCanuck
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Its best to act naturally and quickly take a shot or two as you are walking. Sometimes I try to act like I am taking a picture of something else. Sometimes if I am comfortable I will even approach the people and show them I took their picture to kind of break the ice. Most of the time they are happy and don't really mind. You might be able to take more of pictures of them and send it to them. If someone doesn't want to be photographed you can delete one of the pictures but I would take several so I would delete the one they have seen

thenry_photography
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Насчет телефона - это прям 100%. Моя лучшая фотография была сделана на телефон, хотя хороший фотоаппарат у меня тоже был😂
Дмитрий Марков вообще все на телефон снимал.

artulyanoff
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Your advices about the importance of being "invisible" in classical street photography is insightful and aligns well with the ethos of the genre. I loved your tips e.g. using smaller, less intrusive cameras, avoiding eye contact, moving smoothly and slowly, using reflections and windows, shooting from the hip etc.
But the best was your final tip. Why didn't I think of that myself???
Thank you very much for this video, Peter!

sabinche
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Peter, Good advice all around for being unnoticed and unobtrusive on the street. When shooting from the hip, you might also use your thumb to press the shutter release. Using the forefinger is an iconic gesture and a dead giveaway that you are about to take a photograph.

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