Street Photography: 50 Ways to Capture Better Shots of Ordinary Life

by Eric Kim, Johan Steensland (Editor)

Street photography is fun, rewarding, and inexpensive. There is no need for the latest gadgets or trips to “exotic” places. Amazing images can be captured everywhere, all the time, and with the simplest equipment. All you need is a camera, an interest in ordinary people doing everyday things, and—of course—this book.

In Street Photography, acclaimed photographer Eric Kim shares everything you need to develop your own street photography how to conquer your fear of shooting in public, tips on choosing your gear, and inspiring techniques to discover the beauty in the mundane. You’ll learn how to chase the all-important “decisive moment,” and even how to find your own style. As a bonus, you’ll get insights from renowned street photographers Ludmilla Morais, Blake Andrews, Thomas Leuthard, and Kramer O’Neill.

Street photography is all about discovering the wonderful things most of us are too busy to notice. Let this book inspire you to hit the streets—and turn everyday moments into extraordinary photos!

About the author
Eric Kim is a street photographer whose blog and sold-out workshops have become today’s most popular resources for aspiring “streettogs.” Eric has exhibited at Gulf Photo Plus, the ThinkTank Gallery in Los Angeles, and Leica stores internationally, and has been featured in Popular Photographer, Black+White, VICE, pixelperfect.com, Salon.com, and on the BBC. He can be found at erickimphotography.com, as well as on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. Eric lives in Berkeley, CA.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction

134 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 31, 2013

Reviews

[elizabeth Harris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable

I enjoy taking pictures of all subjects and this book helped enlighten me on street photography. I think I'll try flim myself cause I still really love flim. Digital good yet I love looking at my pictures after they've been developed. Off to the streets tomorrow to take pictures

[Ypatios Varelas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good advice, also from expert photographers. Also lots of nice shots. Very helpful. I would like to see more examples of shots to give this book five starts, but it is really good and I recommend to everyone starting at street photography.

[Ana Maria Bedoya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me encantó. Es un libro que recoge muchos tips para salir a la calle, observar, ingeniar, interactuar, atreverse, capturar, evaluar, editar y publicar fotografía callejera. Para mí resultó inspirador.

[Dele Tosh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of great tips and insights.

[Mirjana Marinkovic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good informative book.

[Luiz Henrique dos Santos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice reading

It was my first experience reading a book about this subject. I like it but for some reason I was expecting more, nice reading though.

[Bhabani Sankar Mishra · Rating 3 out of 5]

similar to his other books, nothing new

[David Oliver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good general advice

Altogether a well rounded journal for the uninitiated street photographer..
With some good general advice on a well known subject

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learned a lot, very informative on how to approach street photography.

[Hendi Basuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

To me, photography is an act of observation.
I've found it has little to do with things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.
(Elliot Erwitt)

[Leila Gharavi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear, fascinating, smooth, fruitful, and to the point! A great read for photography-enthusiasts!

[Martin Bassani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative

I find this book very informative for a beginner. Additionally, there are ample links to continue learning about street photography.