Practical Photography - UK (2019-09)

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24 PRACTICALPHOTOGRAPHY

YOUDON’THAVETO BE OVERLY

confrontationalto getgreatstreetshots.

Aneyeforcontrastworksjustas well,as

JohnStarkey(johnstarkeyphotography.

com)demonstratesso wellhere.

“Streetphotography,I believe,is about

li ghtandshadow.I’mnotintogetting

upcloseandpersonalwithpeople.I love

visitingLondon,andit hasso muchto offer

thestreetphotographerwhois preparedto

putin somelegwork.

“Thetop-leftimagewastakenat theTate

Modern,whichofferslotsof opportunities,

especiallyupstairswhereyoucanfind

visitorssittingby thewindow.Thetop-right

sh otis fromoneof themanyshopping

ar cadesin London.Theymakegreat

placesto shootas thereis alwayslots

oflightandshadow.It tooka whileto get

thisshotas I wantedthesubjectto fit the

scene.Fortheimage,bottomleft,I noticed

thatthesecurityguardwouldwalkpast

thisspotevery10 minutesor so.AfterI got

theshothe askedme to leave!On to the

bottomright– thisalleywayis nearHatton

Gardens.Theguy in theshothadstopped

totakea picturefurtherbackso I waited

forhimto reappearin theentrance.”

# 6 Look for light and shadow

STREET

Above John uses the Leica Q – a

pro-spec compact camera – to help

him get his candid street shots.

Leica Q | 28mm | 1/16000sec | f/2.8 | ISO 800

Leica Q | 28mm | 1/40xsec | f/1.7 | ISO 400

Leica Q | 28mm | 1/6000sec | f/2.8 | ISO 400

Leica Q | 28mm | 1/40sec | f/2.8 | ISO 400