Upon completing this advanced course, you will be able to:
- Build confidence and develop the skills necessary to approach and photograph strangers for street photography projects
- Refine your compositional eye and develop stronger visual decision-making
- Select appropriate equipment and understand lens considerations for street work
- Communicate narrative effectively through street photography imagery
- Write compelling and contextual captions that accompany and enhance your images
- Execute systematic editing and curation of street photography work
- Apply street photography skills toward building a sustainable professional career
About this specialized photography instruction:
Develop the confidence and technical capabilities required for street photography success. Accomplished street photographer Ashley Gilbertson teaches essential methodologies for building both psychological confidence and technical competence necessary to work effectively as a street photographer. Learn techniques for capturing people engaged in daily life with artistic vision and compositional sophistication. Discover proven approaches for respectfully approaching subjects on the street, and learn methods for making photographs in public spaces when traditional subject permission is not feasible.
From understanding camera equipment and focal length implications to working as a documentary photographer in public environments, this course elevates your street photography practice. This instruction serves photographers who have moved beyond fundamental camera operations and are ready to commit to developing street photography as a distinctive practice, but struggle with the psychological confidence required for public photography work.
Access behind-the-scenes documentation of professional street photographers at work. Review compelling street photography examples and narratives from photographers working throughout the United States and international locations, including prominent cities. Learn image curation and enhancement using Photomechanic and Adobe Lightroom Live. Explore this distinctive art form that reveals human behavior and emotional complexity through Street Photography: The Art of Photographing Strangers.
This course is designed for:
- Intermediate-level photographers eager to develop street photography as a specialized practice
- Enthusiast photographers transitioning into documentary-style photography approaches
- Experienced photographers seeking to overcome psychological barriers to public photography work
Software included in this course:
Adobe Lightroom 6.0
