15 TIPS to improve your street photography (on film) // A REALISTIC STREET SESSION

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Жыл бұрын

Street photography is hard and a combination of skill, persistence, and luck - especially when shooting film. But most of the time we do only get to see the end results, all the best shoots and only rarely we get to see the whole picture with missed opportunities. Therefore, in this video I am trying to give a realistic perspective how a typical street photography session looks like for me: the good, the bad, and the ugly. As I go I will share 15 tips that helped me to improve my street photography - which will hopefully also help you to improve yours.
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@AlexOnStreets Жыл бұрын

Karin is really out here going hard for our sake. People don't understand how difficult it is to do street photography, while having a camera man on you blowing your cover and while talking competently about multiple subjects. Bravo Karin! 🤘

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your encouraging comment Alex, I appreciate it a lot! :) Yes, my (awesome!) camera man with the big a$$ gimbal behind me was definitely not part of my regular street routine and also did not help to stay undercover haha.

@guillermocadizp Жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment the same, how natural she feels DESPITE having a camera man following her and also… KARIN, YOU ARE INSANELY FAST! loved it.

@andrewhowarth4578 Жыл бұрын

@@guillermocadizp Perfect comment, I couldn't agree more. Andy

@silvestersze9968 Жыл бұрын

I was about to say the same thing. I have her 15 tips with me all the time when I go out and shoot. Karin is a great photographer and a good teacher! 🎉

@fendushi Ай бұрын

The camera man was used as a distraction a couple of times. Bravo!

@AustenGoldsmithPhotography Жыл бұрын

I love it when street photographers capture a moment that tells a story . Or when the human subjects are positioned artfully with the architecture and light and shadows Walking around at high speed clicking away fast is expensive on film and you often end up with lots of mainstream photos

@Dahrenhorst Жыл бұрын

My street photography is totally different. First, I'm as stationary as it can get. I'm sitting in my wheelchair and actually put a large format camera (5x7) on a tripod beside me and either ask people to be portrayed, and more often than not I'm approached and asked what this is all about and they want to get portrayed after I explained it. On my lap I have a camera with a waist level finder set on hyperfocal distance, and just look down onto its viewfinder when something interesting approaches me and take pictures, when it's the right distance. Since I'm sitting in a wheelchair, people tend to look at me, so many shots are people directly looking into the camera. In any busy street there is absolutely no need to walk around, because people are crowded everywhere and everywhere is more than enough opportunity for interesting situations to take pictures of. Being stationary allows you to select a photogenic background and foreground and only play with the middle ground, where the motif walks into as the single variable for nice compositions. The one disadvantage of this method is, that I don't go home with hundreds or even thousands (digital allows for that) of pictures to select from but usually less than 50 or so, since I not only work analog, but also with large and medium format, what is a bit costly and slow. But this also makes me select motifs more consciously and more selective than machine gunning digitally or being generous on film with 35mm.

@saiday Жыл бұрын

Sounds really interesting, where can I see your shots?

@Dahrenhorst Жыл бұрын

@@saiday I live and work analog. I don't show my pictures on the Internet - yet.

@jradamsjr Жыл бұрын

As a relatively new hobbyist who is trying to learn techniques for street photography, this was a gold mine of information. Thank you for taking the time to do this. You definitely get a like and a sub! 😊

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your comment, I appreciate it! ☺️

@andrewhowarth4578 Жыл бұрын

This might be the best fifteen minutes a newbie street photographer can spend. I've been doing this for more than fifty years and I also found some helpful advice. I am a fisher, not a hunter, and finding a good vantage spot with interesting backgrounds or shapes is my favorite technique. I also often shoot from a lower than eye level viewpoint, and if I'm using a camera with an eye level viewfinder (I also like waist level finders a lot), I put a small bubble level in my hot shoe to keep my camera level and plumb. As always, your videos entertain and inform. Well done! Andy

@robinchaplik2340 Жыл бұрын

I love your channel! This was a particularly inspiring video full of solid advice. Thank you!

@peterbunker1099 Жыл бұрын

Love these videos, Karin - and thanks for the Portraitmode recommendation.

@notoironfist1280 Жыл бұрын

props for keeping the love for film alive.

@fladoodleflamy 2 ай бұрын

Love this!!!

@philippwelsing9108 Жыл бұрын

So much good info in this one, thank you! Great work.

@-DreniM- Жыл бұрын

If you are beginner in street photo THIS are real tips…forget all other video from youtube! Bravo

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! :) I am sure there are never too many videos you can watch about street photography approaches haha :)

@aliormerod1907 7 ай бұрын

AWESOME VIDEO! So lovely to hear your insights and thought process behind your camera settings and how you zone focus. Thank you for this.

@sprocket_holes Жыл бұрын

Great video as always! Thanks for taking us with you to the streets, that was really inspiring. 😊

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comment! :)

@fuzzworshiper6810 Жыл бұрын

Very cool video and nice shots! It's always fun to see other photographers techniques and hear about their philosophy. My wife and I just got back from New Orleans over the weekend and I take street photos as discreetly as I can most of the time. To me the images it creates is a true "day in the life" feeling which I dig.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! :) And I agree, that's how it feels like for me as well!

@ivunchow Жыл бұрын

Anyone who’s starting street photography needs to watch this 👍🏻

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ivan ✌🏻

@pengwin23 8 ай бұрын

Just started and have watched so many videos that I found quite personal. By far this has been the most practical video while not pushing the ideas down your throat.

@rightfulhare6861 Жыл бұрын

I love your content. What an amazing video packed with so much information. Thanks

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment :)

@jimduffin5336 Жыл бұрын

Harsh light...thank you, make images during the day....midday...perfect

@platino536 Ай бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous

@normandong4479 Жыл бұрын

Karin, never get tired of your presentations and warm smile. You have a wonderful way of presenting your themes and suggestions for better film photography. I will always enjoy your videos and film photography in general. The industry’s move to digital was about programming the public to buy something new and make more money. Film takes a little more patience and skill, which is what true artists should seek to do. Bravo, Karin. Keep shooing and smiling.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment, I appreciate the kind words! :)

@silvestersze9968 Жыл бұрын

Lucky me, found your channel which inspires. You’re a good photographer and teacher! This one could be my ‘warm up’ or go-to video before my daily Street Photography assignments. Thx Karin. 🎉

@brianentz2785 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Karin. Great watching you work and very informative.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! :)

@vincentgraffeo9030 Жыл бұрын

Great advice. You have inspired me to give street photography a try.

@african52 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Karin. Excellent tips. Appreciate also your point about being satisfied with only one or two good shots per roll.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate your comment! Glad you feel the same about the amount of "good" shots on a roll.

@Larpy1933 11 ай бұрын

Many commenters express my gratitude better than I am able to. Thanks! You make it look so easy. And we realize the opposite is true.

@allanhlewis Жыл бұрын

I’ve just found you on YT and just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos and your photography. Thanks for sharing your approach and thoughts on street photography. 😎

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel ✌🏻 Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it a lot! :)

@marioarias9942 3 ай бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed your video and street photography tips.

@alexandredevenderets6531 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful video. Really helpful to learn the art of street photography

@giobrahh Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this video Karin. Admire the focus and multitasking between filming and capturing photos. Portraitmode is a rad idea, I'm checking it out asap. Keep it up!

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! Hope you will enjoy PortraitMode. :)

@refrence Жыл бұрын

Now this is street photography!👏

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

✌🏻

@lotusplum7745 Жыл бұрын

Amazing work Karin. Wish street photography is that easy for me as it is with you. I find it inspiring to see that you can take so many close shots amid the chaos n busy environment. Thanks for sharing your tips and your great work.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment! :)

@lukahmad5683 6 ай бұрын

I'm interested in street photography just about month ago and this video help me understand a lot. Thank you Miss Karin!

@allen_snapped Жыл бұрын

More of this, please. Great, great video.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment :)

@StepsAndStoness Жыл бұрын

Loved this!

@colinmetzler Жыл бұрын

thanks this helped me a lot for some reason I understand you much easier than most channels for photographers, I don't know why

@madzen112 Жыл бұрын

It's great work you're doing

@clintwoosley9512 Жыл бұрын

I really liked watching you work! Thanks!

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your comment! :)

@dereksnyder_4244 Жыл бұрын

i’ve heard a variation on this, “F8 and be there.” how i interpret that is be present, think about pictures, make pictures. don’t fool with the camera. which is good advice i think.

@shrubrocketeer Жыл бұрын

Great video, Karin. Keep up the good work!

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@anthonymiller8979 Жыл бұрын

Great tips. I do the same zone focus thing. Fast film, f11 and use an incident meter before I start shooting. I take a sunny reading and a shady reading, remember them and then just toggle back and forth between the two as needed. On my 28mm lens f8 can give me a 1.5m to infinty reasonable focus range and I then basically have a point and shoot camera. I like your two zone suggestion, going to have to try that.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! :) Exactly, that's what I do often times as well. Often times I take a meter reading from the back of my hand in the light and in the shade to get a rather "neutral" referencing point.

@3y837 Жыл бұрын

Learnt some gems. Thanks so much

@GamachePhoto Жыл бұрын

Great work Karin, thanks for the video. Nice vibes in Berlin, good to see people out again. Keep shooting.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! :)

@AJ-pq4uf Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Karin.

@richmatthews9344 Жыл бұрын

Really nice Karin, I’m moving from M8 digital to M5 film and am excited for the experience ❤ your video was very good at explaining the points of Street photography, thank you

@northsonny Жыл бұрын

Very good video! To be you walking through Berlin in the summer with a Leica!! Continue the great work.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comment :)

@stevep2430 Жыл бұрын

I have a old early 1950's Ikonta 35mm camera,everything is manual, no light meter, no focusing. So you have to use the zone system and when you do get to use it, you get some great photo's. The lens on this camera is top class. You are the best youtuber I have seen explaining the principles of street photography so far.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

That sounds like a neat little set up as well! Thanks for your comment :)

@victorobeid1982 Жыл бұрын

Very smart... and very good tips...

@Der_Marc Жыл бұрын

Ich mag deine lockere Art und einfach drauf los. Weiter so, macht Spaß dir zuzusehen. 🎉

@eattriprepeat5007 10 ай бұрын

Nice tips, Karin! I know how difficult it is to do street photography especially in Germany. You‘re inspiring me to go back to the world of street photography once again! 😊

@Film_Fog Жыл бұрын

A roll with Karin. I look forward to the next one.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks ☺️

@abchappell01 Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best video presentations I have ever seen on the topic of street photography. Keep up the great work, and thank you so much 😊

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment :)

@trazyanderson Жыл бұрын

Really great tips. Thanks!

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! :)

@stuartconnelly5397 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips.

@ferdamusonthebeatz7891 Жыл бұрын

So good !!

@thomasbuchhold7076 Жыл бұрын

Hallo Karin, super tutorial. Everything you said was right and i agree to all. Simple, but always true. Greetings from HL.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it a lot! :)

@mattgermond7957 Жыл бұрын

Karin, you make street photography look easy! Brilliant video! Thank you so much for sharing this ❤️ 👍

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your heartwarming comment! :)

@horaciomarsal4562 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video! This was extremely helpful, great technique and very impressive how quick you shoot, now I feel like I take way too long adjusting focus to take the shot lol.

@babettesfeast6347 10 ай бұрын

I learned a lot watching your technique

@ONE35IVE 5 ай бұрын

I’m so jealous of how discreet you can be even in front of people. I’m a brown dude covered in tattoos (I look like a cholo) I’ve learnt if i plaster a big stupid smile on my face I can get around people thinking I have bad intentions.

@TheChosenOne_ Жыл бұрын

I have to say I’m really impressed with this video. Like there arent any tricks i haven’t heard before but usually in these tips videos there are some stupid or weird ones but here i just have to agree on everything 100% and it basically describes my approach as well. And I’m glad I’m not the only one who prefers going out at noon with the harshest possible light. So yeah, probably the most concise and best street photography tips video I have seen yet, good job

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! :) For more advanced shooter some of the tips might be redundant, but I hoped that they might be helpful for beginners in particular.

@PooMonkeyMan 9 ай бұрын

It's interesting to see a different school of thought and approach to street photography. This style is definitely something outside of my comfort zone, but it's still worth learning to understand the approach.

@nottinghamburgers5397 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Karin! Love your street photography videos - and your hip shooting is on point! I really need to try that 400 Apx looks a nice film for street shooting

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I appreciate it! :)

@dan-le-brun Жыл бұрын

You look like you’ve got super comfortable going for it on the streets. Great video and thanks for the tips.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the comment! :)

@anzaeria Жыл бұрын

Great tips on street photography and some very memorable images too. I think you should be very pleased that you got so many keepers on a single roll of film. I also admire your bravery for doing this type of street photography. I don't know how you deal with confrontations! I have done a little bit of street photography and like you, I prefer to keep my shutter speed fast and my aperture small and prefocus. Though the difference was that I was standing in one spot and waiting for people to walk past (while I was shooting from the hip.)

@marlon.iraheta Жыл бұрын

Harsh light or no light street photography is every moment out there searching for those captures we strive for. Cool video Karin. That leica M6 is flashy :)

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Exactly, "bad light" should not be an excuse to not go out. Thanks for your comment! :)

@RobertFGardner Жыл бұрын

Great video! I love your approach. Keep up the great work. I will be back to watch you grow and change. Thanks for the street photography website. I will definitely take a look

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! :)

@dr.seltsam1975 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, perfectly presented and also very inspiring. It is always a pleasure to watch your videos when you explain your philosophy and your techniques. Also, your voice makes watching your videos a real joy..at least for me. Calm and clear unlike some other YT videos from other photographers. I like :) Thank you for your great work and being an inspiration for many, many photographers ! Keep it up !

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the heartwarming comment, I appreciate it a lot! Glad you enjoyed the video :) P.S.: Great username!

@dr.seltsam1975 Жыл бұрын

@@KarinMajoka Thank you, Karin ! I watched your Video about Brutalism. Very interessting and also: great pictures. Please keep it up 🙏

@doverjaquesfineartphotogra4050 4 ай бұрын

Just discovered you amongst a host of Leica and Street Togs. Love you approach in your videos and your eye with photography. Bravo, Karin.

@artrecords7196 6 ай бұрын

De casualidad he llegado a tu canal y me esta pareciendo muy interesante. Es muy auténtico y sincero! Saludos!

@davidw8656 Жыл бұрын

That intersecting people to shoot analogous to knots is very elegant to think about! Like tangling earphone cables in a pocket, or more abstractly the Geiger-Marsden experiment. The natural randomness is essential and preferred.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Those examples really resonate with me, I think they also describe very well what I wanted to describe here, thanks! :)

@kaeptnkrunch9212 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video and beautiful shots.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it! :)

@JeffWernerIthacaNY Жыл бұрын

That was awesome!

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Revup1 Жыл бұрын

Hi Karin, I haven't commented for a while,...... but I have been watching you (creep moment)!!! You inspired me to do two things over the last two years. During covid you made me dig out my very expensive film camera and start shooting film again, and more recently you inspired me to shoot B&W on the street. I'm still mixing film with digital though, and have found live view of great use in my street composing, which is odd because I hate it for landscapes! I'm also a camper rather than a mover (fisher rather than hunter) because it makes me slow down and think, and I like thinking...lots! Thank you for inspiring the new challenges in my picture taking.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your lovely comment, I appreciate it a lot! Comments like this one always make me so happy when I hear about other people's photographic journey. Glad and proud to hear my videos were part of that journey too! :)

@nr1229 Жыл бұрын

10:50 That's so true... Harsh light is perfect for B&W photography!

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Word!

@GemmaHentsch Жыл бұрын

I’m experimenting with street photography, but my favourite combo is my 75mm lens on an aps c body, which means I’m at a healthy distance… your confidence at being that close to people is giving me anxiety…but also is really inspiring

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your approach! :) I think everybody has different preferences and different comfort zones. For me, shooting with such a tele lens and being far away would feel more like I am an observer and not so engaged in the situation, which is why I prefer wider lenses and being closer.

@GemmaHentsch Жыл бұрын

@@KarinMajoka I am gonna give it a try, I tried doing a normal length (50mm on full frame) the other day but I got quite nervous and kept my distance…will try on a day when I’m feeling more chill

@rogerhyland8283 Жыл бұрын

Good tips.

@raulslorencis158 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😉👍

@AeromaticXD Жыл бұрын

Street photography really is difficult! And yesss, SO MANY REGRETTED MISSED OPPORTUNITIESS

@wylie_photo Жыл бұрын

Yep, that pretty much sums it up - lots of shots, but only a few grains of gold at the end! I am definitely more in the hunter category than fisher, I like to keep moving along. Well done for the good video!

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! ✌🏻

@johnclay7644 Жыл бұрын

useful street photography tips.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@swedesrus25 Жыл бұрын

Well done!

@michaelk8152 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, as usual. Thank you for the useful tips. Do you always shoot box speed and do you ever use exposure compensation?

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Since I shoot film on a completely manual camera, exposure compensation is not really a thing. But I don't always shoot my film at box speed. I like to shoot HP5 pushed to 1600 or shoot Tmax P3200 at ISO 800 for example. But it really depends on the situation :)

@olympus2OM Жыл бұрын

Na, das war nix. Das hab ich schon gefühlt. Always interesting in what situations our mother tongue breaks through. Probably when something happens that is unexpected or we fail our goals. A very nice and helpful episode from the huntress Karin. The f-stop rock & roll. Well done!

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Haha, absolutely! It was fun to see that for me too, since I usually don't really talk when shooting. Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! :)

@EdwardIglesias Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. I remember seeing a video with a street photographer whose only advice was "F8 and wait".

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Haha, short and to the point - might work for some people, for me this would be too boring after 2 minutes 😂

@on_philm Жыл бұрын

Richtig cooles Video mit tollen Bildern. Hat mir sehr gefallen! Wenn du weiter solche Videos drehst fände ich es cool, wenn du vielleicht im Nachhinein etwas zu den Bildern sagst, deine Favoriten zeigst und auch sagst wieso es deine liebsten sind. Glaube das hilft anderen extrem weiter bei ihren Fotos und deine Gedanken während dem shooten besser zu verstehen

@xiao-binliu1003 Жыл бұрын

Hi Karin, great to see your strategy, learned a lot! I am a fisher! :)

@fathurthlb3478 Жыл бұрын

your audio really clean while hovering around crowd, nice video

@mirror0flife Жыл бұрын

You're a very down to earth photographer, which is very rare and likeable. No snob-talking or bullshit like that, just a very nice attitude

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I appreciate it! Comments like this mean a lot to me. :)

@ibrarhossein224 Жыл бұрын

I live in berlin and walk around this area a lot and it's always difficult to point the camera at people . Your tips are awesome

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment. :)

@exalbino 11 ай бұрын

Geat video!

@sanmatteo12341 Жыл бұрын

Bravo!...the most experience-based, pragmatic and considered series of street photography tips I've yet come across. One reads of how self-conscience the German public are when it comes to a camera being pointed at them...but your speed and nonchalance wins out. Own an M10, but tired of ephemeral nature of digital...really lusting after M6 or M7 at the moment...

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it! I am sure you will love the M6 or M7 if you already enjoy your M10. You should keep in mind that only the M6 is a mechanical camera while the M7 is electronic. :)

@MB-or8js Жыл бұрын

Great video! I find street photography is more difficult for introvert photographers. You seem to have no trouble at all joining the crowds - I dislike these situations, and this already affects negatively my photography. It is one reason why street photography never made it as style for me to use. Other reason is that even when I took appealing street scenes with people, I hardly ever looked back to these photos later - because I had no connection to people in my street photos. I would never print and hang these photos somewhere in my place - I guess it is something where photographers simply differ in their styles. This doesn't mean that I can't appreciate your style for example and the way you shoot on the street - I actually admire it since it is a style which doesn't work for me personally even I also mostly shoot with a M6. Funny, you said that you want to move all the time - I am the opposite and always take my time, be patient and scope out photos well before taking the shot. But this makes photography so appealing - different styles and ways to shoot! As you might have guessed already, I am much more proficient in fine arts photography focusing on architecture, macro, landscape, still life etc.

@rdog77 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video and getting Karin commentary. She does cover a lot of topics that go through my mind. I enjoy street photography I to shoot primarily on a digital camera, but it is a little more exciting when I use my film cameras because I don't know if I got the shot or not. I still have some film that I've not developed soon and it is killing me to find out what treasures are there. I'm assuming she's shooting with a 28 millimeter. I see she gets really close to the subjects. That can be a bit intimidating. I switch it up depending on the situation. I'll go anywhere from a focal length of 28 up to an 85 millimeter. Ideally, I prefer 50 millimeter to 85 millimeter. I also use manual lens which make me slow down….. I am more of a camper when it comes to St photography. I love people watching.

@JamieMPhoto Жыл бұрын

Great photos! I'm not sure I'll do much with street photography ever since my anxiety is just too wild when I try, but ... it's fun and fascinating! Thank you for the tips, too.

@toulcaz31 Жыл бұрын

I think street photography in Texas is a different challenge given how little people walk in that state. 🙂

@JamieMPhoto Жыл бұрын

@@toulcaz31 Haha, a little too true!

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! :) I think it's totally okay to do whatever type of photography suits one's personality and needs best. And I can totally see why street photography might not be for everyone, it makes me anxious from time to time as well.

@JamieMPhoto Жыл бұрын

@@KarinMajoka You're welcome! :) I am definitely a firm believer of pushing oneself out of comfort zones (within reason) ... so I'll never say never. :)

@robertkoch2873 8 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for the video! I abandoned social media because it got toxic for my creativity. No regrets at all. F the algorithm!

@kyledarrenhanson Жыл бұрын

nice work

@MunirRahool Жыл бұрын

In start, several (or many?) years ago I shoot everything on the streets. And I discovered I am good at Candids, but I am terrible at posed people, when it comes to human subjects that is. Over the years my style of street photography changed, I still see moments, emotions, but instead of being trigger happy now, I try to find something meaningful, a story, emotion with purpose. And yes I do go trigger-happy too often. I am also working on posing people now, and talking with them before or after taking their candids. So yes I explored and practiced different methods and put them together or switch (mentally) according to the situtation.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your approach! I think one's shooting style can be fluent, it's a process with which we learn, grow and change. I think also like to talk to people from time to time and pose them in their environment - a mixture is always great :)

@md3631363 Жыл бұрын

Very cool video, thanks for the tips! I recently bought a Canon QL17 to try my hand at street photography and this video definitely will help guide me. Subscribed :)

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it a lot :) Have fun with your new camera! ✌🏻

@md3631363 Жыл бұрын

@@KarinMajoka 🙂📷 thanks!

@bikeandsee1647 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video. Deep congratulations for using film. You are bold and elaborated. My advices: 1) at the moment of firing, never ever walk, no matter what. 2) if people around are moving, you stand still. If people are still you walk. When you walk you do it as slow as posible. 3) ....because the most important in fotography before you shoot is to watch, to see. If you walk fast you are not seeing 90% of what you have around. 4) seeing is composed by many many factors, attention, appreciation , feeling, instinct, composing, thinking, etc, 5) because your 1/250 shot is going to be seen frozen, during long seconds. And all what you have input, or not, will be there forever. Some times we are lucky.

@ozbaz99 Жыл бұрын

Great video. In a big city one can blend in as there are always tourists shooting photos.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Exactly, you are not perceived as an alien when walking with a camera in your hands haha

@seventeendegree Жыл бұрын

Great tips. The game changer for me, was to use slower shutter speeds to show a city in motion. Olga Karlovac does that brilliantly. Isolating subjects in a busy scene is also a challenge. Steven Tanno is very good at that. However I'd never use Agfa APX 400. I've tried it too, the results are kinda underwhelming compared to Tri-X or my favorite: Pan F Plus.

@KarinMajoka Жыл бұрын

Interesting approach! I have not tried it too often, but it sounds like something fun I would love to test out in the future. That's true, APX 400 is also not my favourite film, especially compared to something like HP5. But it has the advantage that it's available in drug stores in Germany, so once you run out of film it's very easy to find.