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My first attempt at street photography with the Oly 12mm

Started Apr 12, 2013 | Discussions thread
completelyrandomstuff Regular Member • Posts: 176
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"It takes time and a thick face, but to start try one of the most common tricks to build up your confidence - letting someone walk into your frame.  If you notice some interesting character, dressed in a good colour to add contrast to your picture, etc, just point your camera a little in front of their path and get everything set up right and then just click when the person or persons walked into the right spot of your picture.  People would think you were trying to take a picture of whatever was there before they walked up.  Use zone focusing, a high ISO and get everything ready for the shot, and even take a shot before and/or afterwards to look like you are interested in a shot of the scene and not of them them."

This is an excellent hint.

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