Moment Of Life: Quality Photography

A wedding photographer shoots the photos of wedding ceremonies, while a wildlife photographer is passionate about capturing the eccentric photos of birds, animals, etc. But, when it comes to a street photographer, one can't define him/her easily, because his/her subject has streets with strangers, shops and attractive things happening on the road. However, this is not enough to describe this photography style, because it is not necessary to have people in pictures. 

Here, look at the things which one should know before diving into this profession with help of an #infographic: 

 

Capturing photos of famous destinations while visiting any new place is one of the common activities performed by all of us. In-fact, the craze of taking selfie’s from smartphone has given new dimensions to the practice of taking pictures of various locations without help of any expensive camera. But, have you heard of photography in the streets, especially which are crowded throughout the day, but have gained huge popularity throughout the world because of their architecture and historical relevance.

This might be quite surprising for almost every person, but yes, this is true and this you will realize during your visit to the London. The streets located in the mesmerizing London city have emerged as the synonym of famous tourist destinations throughout the world, compelling the visitors to not only visit this ancient city of historical and cultural importance, but also capture the glimpse of this beautiful city under their lenses as an everlasting memory of their life.

Let us have a look at some of the famous streets of London for photography and shopping also:

Knightsbridge: Apart from having the plethora of renowned art-galleries, museums, churches, and beautiful places, London is paradise for shoppers and therefore names of various streets in London are named after the name of exclusive stores of some branded groups located in their heart. Harrods in London is considered as one of the most expensive and renowned shop which is located at Knightsbridge street. So, along with shopping you are also privileged to capture of this famous street while entering inside the Harrods and coming out hands carrying the shopping bags of items purchased from the store.

Saville Row: If you are a food freaky person and do not want to leave any opportunity of enjoying the taste of delicious cuisines, then Saville Row street has everything to offer you with fleet of some luxurious hotels situated in the street. Not only this, the street also has fascinating showrooms of luxurious cars located at the Park Lane of the street where you can give a chance to your eyes and lens of camera to have a taste of luxurious cars.

Oxford Street: Oxford street may be considered as the heart of London city which houses more than 300 shops under its beneath. If your soul mate is alcoholic of carrying new bag every time whenever she goes out, then undoubtedly this is the best place for you to make her happy. Similarly, if you also suffer from the craze of capturing your selfie from your smartphone then you will be tired of capturing your photographs while visiting this commercial street of London during your visit to the city.

Seething Lane: This can be considered as one of the oldest streets in London, whose history dates back to 1257, when it was named as Shyvethenestreat. After few decades, it was named as ‘Synchenestrate’ and then in 1386 it was named as Cyvyndonelane.

Carnaby Street: The street is mainly recognized for its famous cultural background and fashion. Falling between Oxford and Regent Streets, the street is paradise for professional and amateur photographers. The street houses restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs, boutiques, and shops. Along with your selfies, you can also click the photos of huge crowd moving in the street for various purposes. You also have an opportunity of capturing the photographs of live events being organized in different shops.

Fleet Street: Often referred as “Demon Barber” because of the famous shop operated by Sweeney Todd, the street has offices of renowned newspapers located in its heart. Apart from this you can also have a glimpse of the Sherlock Holmes house while crossing from this street.

Well, the above are just a piece of some renowned streets in London, which were visited by few my friends while visiting this beautiful city during their vacation. If you have abundance of time and money in your pocket then you need to plan a long vacation to capture the photographs of renowned places of this fascinating city while exploring it.

Wandering on the streets or walk through the streets is the best way to observe the moments and capture them with your camera in a most effective way. However, it seems simple, but it is not in reality. After all, wandering around the streets with a camera or heading towards someone may become the reason of annoyance or you may look suspicious to the crowd. Hence, you need a basic understanding of becoming the beautifying your street pictures without being a in the notice.

Here, we are trying to articulate three common mistakes every new street photographer does, and removing those mistakes, they can create a huge walkthrough gallery by capturing the moments of life on the streets in a more brilliant way. Take a look at those mistakes:

Plan a Lot before Going to Shoot and During Shoot

If you are the beginner in the street photography and not much familiar with the tricks and methods, then we make you clear that there are no big tricks to capture the best moments. Street photography just needs an observer to look at the activities and moments happening on the streets. If you are thinking a lot before taking a picture for the quality, then you may miss the moment, which can create a classic story or classical presentation of a specific moment. If you are planning a lot while ready to click the shutter, then can be your another failure to miss some beautiful moment. 

Don’t think big and enjoy every moment you find on streets. Capture the interesting moments without thinking too much. It is a type of photography which doesn’t need a lot of deep thinking, just a love for wandering and observe the things happening near you. At the time of shooting, don’t waste too much time in settings. Editing can be handled later. 

Travel with Heavy Camera Bags:

Carrying a lot of camera accessories, such as large lenses including the bulky camera can cause problems while wandering around the streets. It can create discomfort while capturing pictures. And, you can also come into the notice of the people. You should always opt for the camera which you can carry easily and take it to anywhere. Apart from this, big lenses should be avoided. Several compact cameras with medium sized lenses do well for eccentric street photography. So, always carry your essentials and basic camera accessories with you while travelling for click the emotions and humanity over the streets.

Hold the Camera Wrong:

Most novice photographers make a mistake while shooting on the streets. They often hold the camera to the level of eye, which causes people to look at them suspiciously. Due to this, you can also miss the moment for which you waited long. You can shoot brilliantly looking through the viewfinder, or can also choose hip shooting. You can take your camera to eye level for a moment, and then take it below and look through the view finder for snapping the picture.

So, avoiding these three common mistakes, one can easily become a good street photographer and can capture great moments in the camera.

Shooting photographs at some event is not a kid’s play, but it is not as difficult as you think. A little knowledge, few tricks, and the zeal for photography are enough to shoot candid and happening photos during an event. Whether you get the chance to click a dog show, a music event or a corporate event, you must follow a few tips to make your pictures perfect.

Camera is the primary tool to capture great pictures, hence, you should have a right camera in your hand, mostly a DSLR with best gears. Lens, focal length, ISO capability, flash and a lot of other factors you must consider while selecting a camera for photography at any event. After all, your camera should perform great to capture quality photos. Don’t forget to keep the settings ready for brilliant shoot.

The time has gone when photographers urge for posing to take photographs. Now, your photographs look real and happening and for this, you need to look for the right moment. When you find a moment, capture in your camera without wasting time in setting exposure. For finding such blissful moments, you need to be the one in the event and look everywhere with eyes opened like a street photographer, so that you can’t miss the best shoots.

You are definitely attending an event for making a collection of popular events photo gallery with best clicks. But, you should be aware while shooting moments. Keep distance from the people busy in some private moments. If you want to click an individual, then ask them and take the picture without making them angry. However, you can make memories by capturing a lot of activities happening during the show, but they shouldn’t invade someone’s privacy.

If you want to click candid moments of a show or event, then you need to be always ready with your camera. Keep the camera set for everything and show your skills capturing the most candid photos of an event. Don’t take time in clicking the candid photos, because no one like to waste time when he or she is at an event for some purpose.

At an event, you walk every nook and cranny of the event venue and look at every attendee and guest to click great pictures. Well, you can add your creativity in your photographs with intelligence. You can create a frame for your photographs with your skills using your observing eyes, to frame a perfect shot through the shed of fountains, from gaps between two pillars, and a lot of objects can be considered for framing the photographs.

Above are the tips that won’t only improve your photography skills, but will also make your event photographs memorable. And thus, the event photography will become a fun for you with a lot of blissful and candid moments.

If you are a traveler, and a street photographer lives in you, then you must travel the London. The city is loaded with countless streets, each has some uniqueness and has own story from development to become a busy street. If you can spend several hours, sometimes a whole day for busy urban street photography, then London will welcome you all by its heart. Well, you are definitely in London for a couple of weeks- if you are a traveler. So, exploring every street is not possible for you. You can capture some famous streets of London which are enough to fill the memory of your camera.

Piccadilly:

Photographers love the places where they can find something happening to shoot. Piccadilly is the street which can fulfill the street photographers’ dream with its active approach. Whenever you visit this street, some kind of event, show, exhibition, and some other activities are always there to entertain the visitors, tourists and locals. You can also find the best restaurants of London on this street with delicious cuisines.

 Abbey Road:

The busy street near Redbridge in Westminster has become the crowded street after featured on the album, The Beatles’ cover photo. Since then, tourists and locals come to this street and click pictures on the zebra crossing. And thus, you can also get the opportunity to click the moments which they have left uncaptured.

Oxford Street:

The busiest street in the whole Europe is the best destination for traveling, shopping, wandering, and of course for street photography in London. After all, you have got plentiful moments to capture in the camera. People gazing at the shops, buying varieties of goods, doing window shopping, annoying husbands accompanying wives in the shopping, girls with their friends busy in shopping something good stuff for them- a lot of moments you can click on this Oxford street.

King’s Road:

This is one of the premium #streets in the #London for high-profile people and celebrities. The street looks magnificent with arrays of big stores, expensive cafes and restaurants. Here, you can find the delicates and celebrities busy in shopping, eating and drinking, and capture their moments in your camera. However, if you are also a high profile person, then you can go inside some store or restaurant to collect more moments and memories in your camera. After all, to sit and to shop here, you will need a very good bank balance and a hefty amount of money in your wallet.

Portobello Road:

If you want to capture the Londoners in your camera, then come to this street. However, you can find worldwide tourists also here, because of its affordable market. You can save a lot of money if shopping from this street. People who are enjoying the cheap shopping and celebrating the happiness of saving a few bucks on a new dress can give you several chances to shoot them through your camera.

London is the city of dreams with plentiful places where you can find your dream to live. Well, in this twenty first century, everyone is a shutterbug with a high-end camera and loves to click the moments he or she finds blissful wherever goes. It’s not about the immature photography. I am talking about the photography which can give your passion a right direction.

London is a very big city with lots of hidden gems, busy streets, and bustling lanes where you can have a good collection of street photography with countless moments, which can give you the destinations for your interest of photography. Here, I am trying to list the few locations which can make your camera happy, hopefully:

Regent Street:

The West End of the city sometimes feels classic with its pavement. If you love morning time, then you must come here walking down from Oxford Circus to Piccadilly Circus. You can see the shadows of people in a magical way on the street which is making it more fascinating to capture in the camera.

Camden Town:

If you are a photo addict, then you cannot ignore this location. The bustling market with a crowd of tourists is the perfect theme for capturing the moments of people wandering around shops and eateries. You can capture lots of faces and their quirky or sweet acts in your camera. Beware with the punks and give a thought or two before showing camera against them.

Brick Lane:

The lane with several curry houses and street art is no doubt the best destination for street photographers or the shutterbugs who love to capture the eccentric pictures of London people and their lives. Well, people here won’t give you strange reaction when you will be taking photographs. The Sunday morning is the best time to click pictures at Brick Lane.

If you don’t want to limit your enthusiasms to the people around the streets and also shoot for events, then you can also get the opportunity of event photography on London streets easily. Just find out the events and festivals which are soon going to organize in the city, and head to the event to capture the fun moments and drunken people.