The slides I presented with my Gulf Photo Plus 2014 Photo Friday presentation: "How to Conquer Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography" Download my free e-book: "31 Days to Overcome Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography" here: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2012/06/20/free-ebook-31-days-to-overcome-your-fear-of-shooting-street-photography/ Learn more about street photography on my blog: http://erickimphotography.com/blog/

1. How to Overcome Your Fear of
Shooting Street Photography
Eric Kim

2. Introduction

3. What is street
photography to you?

4. What fears do you have
when it comes to shooting
street photography?

5. The Psychology of Fear
in Street Photography

6. The Fears I used to Have
in Street Photography

7. “If your photos aren’t good enough, you’re
not close enough” - Robert Capa

8. Street Photography GoPro POV
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Beverly Hills POV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLIdKA9LZ94&
feature=c4-overviewvl&list=PLE5DD74991A61FF7F

9. Tips to Conquer Your Fear
of Shooting Street
Photography

10. 1. Smile and say: “Thank You”

11. 2. Realize you’re not doing anything wrong

12. 3. Think about the worst-case scenario

13. 4. When in doubt, “click”

14. 5. Ask for permission

15. 6. Talk with people afterwards
“It is more important to click with people than to click the
shutter.”
- Alfred Eisenstaedt“

16. 7. Shoot with a friend

17. 8. Compliment people
(or explain why you took the photo)

19. 9. Show them the photo
(and offer to email it to them/business card)

20. 10. Don’t photograph their face

21. How to Be Invisible When
Shooting on the Streets

22. 1. Pretend you are taking a photo of
something behind them

23. 2. The “Video Camera” technique

24. 3. The “Lost Tourist” technique

25. 4. Click, hold, then move

26. 5. Use a small camera

27. 6. Zone focus

28. 6. Zone focus
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Example settings:
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Aperture-priority mode (or manual)
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Aperture: f/8-f/16
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ISO: 400-3200
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Distance: ~1.2 meters
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Shutter speed: Minimum 250th/sec (not blurry)

29. 7. Use a wide-angle prime lens

30. 8. Thoughts on “Shooting from the Hip”

31. Google my free E-Book

32. Q&A

33. Assignment Ideas
1. 5 yes’ & 5 no’s
2. .7 meter challenge (Satoki Nagata)
3. 100 stranger portrait series (Danny Santos)
4. Shoot people through windows
5. Tourist in your own city