The New Street Photographers Manifesto: Any Camera, Anywhere

by Tanya Nagar

Whether you shoot with a digital SLR, a Holga or the camera on your phone, today's cameras let you seize the moment and shoot whenever and wherever you like. This makes them perfect for street photography, the genre of choice of some of the greatest photographers of all time, with names like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Weegee and Robert Frank turning gritty reality into iconic images.
In this book, Tanya Nagar will open your eyes to the photographic potential of your urban world environment, offering the tricks and techniques that put you in the right place, at the right time, and let you create amazing photos.
In addition to everything that'll give you the right skills and headspace to capture great images on the street, Nagar has brought together a stunning showcase of some of the greatest emerging street photographers of our age to inspire you.

Genres: Photography

176 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 9, 2017

Reviews

[Leila Mota · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was expecting a little more from this book. Either a sort of guide to beginners or some tips for those who choose to use a smartphone camera. I'm disappointed. It's a book that focus mainly in traditional film cameras, I found it rather useless. I think when I got the book I was counting on a little more information on smartphone techniques. Also not only the majority of the photographs didn't impact me but it's very difficult to see them. If we are reading in a e-reader (Kindle), they are almost indiscernible. It's a little better in an iPhone but not much. One more thing: I like to research cameras and photographers mentioned in books like these. It was fine with the photographers but I was not so lucky with the cameras. Models are outdated. Too outdated (in my modest opinion), even with the suggestion to second hand options.

[David Lai · Rating 2 out of 5]

This isn't a manifesto at all, but a beginner's guide to street photography. As such it's all right, well-presented with generally sound, if hardly revelatory advice, such as "Don't wear clothes that make you stand out from the crowd", or "Using a camera with a quiet shutter ... can make a significant difference....". The camera recommendations are not that helpful, e.g., Nikon SLRs are prominent, and the under the heading "The Bare Essentials" is a picture of a rangefinder -- fair enough, but it's a Leica M6! The vast variety of cheaper, but still high-quality rangefinders is barely hinted at.

The author is American, and the year of publication is 2012, so much of what is written here about film is out of date (like much available film). Film has become a lot harder to find and proportionally dearer.

The author's own street shots are used to illustrate the book. While nearly all have some visual interest, none are outstanding, IMHO, and many are poorly composed. Better photos from several more renowned photographers appear in the final pages of the book.

A section is devoted to the editing of digital images, which to my mind goes against the spirit of street photography.

For all its faults, though, it's still an enjoyable read.

[Mind the Book · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lånade hem den här från jobbet en eftermiddag - och som med alla böcker fick den mig att se världen på ett lite nytt sätt. Har alltid gillat idén med street photography för att det är så urbant och tillgängligt för alla. Och var och en kan utveckla den till en konstform. Tänk t.ex. på Vivian Maier och hur hon dokumenterade 'people and places', d.v.s. det allmänmänskliga, med sin Rolleiflex i New York.

[Marcela · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book so much! Really recommend it and more if you are a photography lover. This book will let you in in the urban photography world which is amazing. Five stars because that book inspired me to go outside and see how it goes.

[Mariana Bocoi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great ideas, well written, nice overview of street photography.

[Celal · Rating 2 out of 5]

Derinlemesine olayın ruhuna girmemiş. Ancak genel bilgi için okunabilir.

[Brian Richards · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now go out in the streets to take photographs!