Taking Photos of Random Houses | 5 Suburban Photography Tips

How to make suburban landscape photography a little less weird. Shooting in small towns and neighborhoods can be intimidating at first, so I hope these tips help you with future photo shoots.

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I get some questions asking "is taking photos of strangers homes legal / illegal?" - and it's all fine as long as you do it ethically! Remember to stay safe & be respectful while shooting, thank u

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[cedrikDGAF]

i got a couple of tips that have been useful to me
1. zone focus to avoid lingering
2. use lens with distance scales to zone focus. i always having it at f8.
3. depending on the neighborhood, i would go super early because most dogs and people will be asleep, and streets will be empty. i usually stop taking pictures around 8 am to avoid conflict. Also, its very less likely someone sus would try to do some crime, mfers would be too tired to do anything that early in the morning.
4. turn off any sound the camera could make. if film, use a rangefinder.

[victorsun]

Thank for the tips it’s really helpful


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I love this series like it’s my favorite

[amanda]

no one:

my anxiety: what if they’re in witness protection and I am exposing them

[meganremington]

This vid came at the perfect time for me! There’s a house that I pass by very often and I find it so pretty, but I always chicken out on taking pics cause I get nervous that someone will find it weird. Thanks so much for the tips! Also I love your photos and editing style!! Always so good :)

[KealstYT]

I take photos of houses in my town and I i strongly stand with all of these tips

[AbelKleinblatt]

I got here because of your comment under Grainydays latest video, happy I did. Really like the atmosphere of this video!

[FlyyFr]

hello. I will be introducing all 5 tips in the coming months. Thanks!







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[theliam]

Thank you I needed this because I have no idea what to say to people when I’m outside taking pictures

[vanzetti]

I’ve always wanted to do photos of suburban houses. I get very shy and nervous at the thought of doing it though.

[imgiovan]

Coming from tiktok! I really liked the video

[Quanifer_the_quacker]

Love the video! I’m in a class that’s about photography, audio, and video experience for precollege and one time we had a 3 big projects downtown where we had to shoot small businesses, nature, and houses. Your videos on TikTok gave me a lot of inspiration, guidance, and ideas for it so I just wanted to say thank you!

[foundations]

lovely video! great shots, good info and fairly relaxing too. I came from your tiktok, and I hope you make some more photography related videos on here :)

[AntyGreen]

That was a great video!! Gotta say i love the vibe on your videos and you’re a great photographer.

[hunterjuarez]

Great video! I admire the confidence you have going by yourself! That is something I have had trouble with during the pandemic. Do you have any suggestions?

[jackpearce]

Your the film photographer who I found on instagram and your my inspiration

[NatSegebre]

love the video and tips dude, great video!

[lukapalitang]

Can you make a video about your framing and different focal points?

[thebeautyofeternity]

I really needed to have watched this video a few weeks ago because I didn't follow tip number 2 or 3 or 5 LOL

I was taking some photos with my friends around dusk in a cool area of town. When we got back to my car (parked on one of the side streets) there was a house that had really nice Christmas lights in the window and so I decided to take a 4-minute long exposure and then not move the camera while it processed (ahhh Fuji ilu) had a not-so-great encounter with the homeowner T___T

[mileslee]

Loved the video!! How do you edit your pictures to look like that?

[jojojuspeiser]

Just out of interest what film stock where you shooting with