5 Street Photography Tips Every Photographer Should Know

Faizal Westcott
14 Jan 202212:54

Summary

TLDR这段视频由位于马萨诸塞州波士顿的摄影师法伊扎尔主持,分享了他多年来街拍摄影的一些心得体会。他强调了随时准备好拍摄的重要性,提出了保持相机在手边的建议,并分享了在人群中拍摄时如何避免感到不知所措的技巧。此外,法伊扎尔还讨论了独自拍摄的好处,以及如何使用Squarespace创建个人作品集来展示给路人。最后,他鼓励观众接受失败和怀疑是成长过程的一部分,并分享了他如何将失败视为成长和学习的机会。

Takeaways

  • 📸 街拍没有捷径,需要经历失败和重复。
  • 👨‍💼 摄影师法扎尔分享了他在波士顿的街拍经验和技巧。
  • 🤳 保持相机随时准备好拍摄是街拍的关键,可以通过改变持相机的方式实现。
  • 👀 保持低调可以避免引起注意,更好地捕捉自然瞬间。
  • 👥 拍摄人群是街拍的主要对象,但在人多的地方有时会感到不知所措。
  • 🚫 当感到压力过大时,离开人群,拍摄外围可能会有更多发现。
  • 🎥 与他人一起拍摄可能会分散注意力,独自拍摄有助于更专注地观察。
  • 📂 准备一个在线作品集,以便向他人展示你的街拍作品。
  • 📷 使用自动模式并不意味着放弃控制,有时可以减轻工作负担。
  • 💭 面对失败和怀疑时,接受并认识到这是提高技能的一部分。
  • 📈 即使有时候没有拍出满意的照片,也是成长和学习的过程。

Q & A

  • 街拍摄影中最常见的失败原因是什么?

    -街拍摄影中最常见的失败原因包括重复性、失败以及在关键时刻错过拍摄,例如担心是否忘记关炉子等。

  • 如何保持相机随时准备好拍摄?

    -保持相机随时准备好拍摄的方法包括改变持相机的方式,例如将相机带缠绕在手腕上,或者总是将相机保持在脸部或胸部高度,以便在意外发生时迅速拍摄。

  • 为什么说在街拍摄影时不应该将相机挂在脖子或身体侧面?

    -将相机挂在脖子或身体侧面会增加举起相机并拍摄的时间,可能导致错过拍摄关键瞬间。而且这种动作可能会引起不必要的注意,影响拍摄的隐蔽性。

  • 在人多的地方拍摄时,摄影师应该如何避免感到不知所措?

    -在人多的地方拍摄时,如果感到不知所措,可以离开人群,拍摄人群外围的区域,那里往往有更多出色的照片机会。

  • 为什么推荐街拍新手与另一位街头摄影师一起拍摄?

    -与另一位街头摄影师一起拍摄可以帮助新手更好地观察和学习,同时也能在拍摄过程中得到反馈和建议。

  • 为什么有时独自街拍会更有利于集中注意力?

    -独自街拍可以让摄影师完全专注于周围环境,而不需要担心与他人的交流,这样可以更好地观察并捕捉到精彩瞬间。

  • 如果有人在街头拍摄时询问你在做什么,你应该如何回应?

    -可以展示一个专门的在线作品集,通过扫描二维码让对方在手机上查看你的作品,这样可以快速有效地解释你的拍摄行为。

  • 使用自动模式拍摄是否会限制摄影师的创意?

    -使用自动模式不会限制创意,反而可以减轻工作负担,让摄影师更多地关注拍摄过程和构图,而不是担心技术设置。

  • 如何处理街拍摄影过程中的挫败感和怀疑?

    -应该接受这些恐惧和怀疑,并意识到这是提高技能过程中的一部分。即使有时候没有拍出满意的照片,也是成长和学习的过程。

  • 拍摄时如何避免因为技术设置而错过拍摄时机?

    -可以通过设置相机的部分功能为自动模式,减轻自己在拍摄过程中的技术负担,从而更多地关注寻找好的拍摄机会和构图。

  • 如何通过失败的经历来提高街拍摄影技巧?

    -通过分析失败的经历,了解自己在哪些方面需要改进,例如如何更快地准备好相机,或者如何更好地观察和捕捉瞬间,将这些失败视为成长和学习的机会。

Outlines

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📷 街头摄影无捷径

本段讨论了街头摄影没有捷径可走,强调了失败、重复和时刻准备的重要性。摄影师Faizal介绍了自己并提到他的频道专注于街头摄影、Fujifilm POVs和教程等内容。他还提到了保持相机随时准备拍摄的重要性,并分享了自己的经验,比如将相机带缠绕在手腕上,以及将相机保持在脸部或胸部的高度。这样做可以减少拍摄时的准备时间,并减少因动作而引起的不必要注意。

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👥 拍摄人群与独处的平衡

这一段中,Faizal分享了关于拍摄人群的技巧,建议摄影师应该去人多的地方,但也提醒说在大型集会或繁忙区域可能会感到不知所措。他个人在这种情况下会感到观察力下降,因此会选择拍摄人群外围,那里往往有更多引人注目的照片机会。此外,他还讨论了独自拍摄的好处,包括能够更专注于周围环境,不受他人影响,并且可以根据需要停留更长时间。他还提到了准备一个在线作品集的重要性,以展示给可能询问他拍摄目的的人。

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🎨 相机设置的灵活性与接受失败

在最后一段中,Faizal讨论了相机设置的灵活性,提到了自动模式的使用,并强调了理解相机设置的重要性。他分享了自己使用自动曝光模式的经验,并解释了这样做可以让他更专注于构图而不是曝光设置。最后,他讨论了面对失败和怀疑的态度,鼓励摄影师接受这些感受作为成长过程的一部分,并分享了自己在没有拍出满意照片时的经历和感受。他鼓励摄影师将这些时刻视为成长和学习的机会。

Mindmap

Keywords

💡街头摄影

街头摄影是一种摄影流派,主要捕捉城市街头的自然瞬间和人文景观。在视频中,讲述者分享了自己在波士顿进行街头摄影的经验和心得,强调了失败和重复是成长过程的一部分。

💡摄影技巧

摄影技巧指的是在进行摄影活动时所采用的一系列技术和方法,包括相机设置、构图、拍摄角度等。视频中含有讲述者分享的多个街头摄影技巧,如保持相机随时准备好拍摄、在人群中寻找拍摄对象等。

💡观察力

观察力是指摄影师在街头摄影中发现和捕捉有趣瞬间的能力。视频中讲述者提到,提高观察力是街头摄影的关键,摄影师需要通过不断实践来锻炼这种能力。

💡拍摄位置

拍摄位置是摄影师选择用来构图和捕捉画面的具体地点。在街头摄影中,选择合适的拍摄位置对于捕捉到好照片至关重要。视频中讲述者提到,在大型活动或拥挤的地区拍摄时,有时外围的拍摄位置可能会带来意想不到的好照片。

💡自动模式

自动模式是相机的一种设置,可以自动调整曝光和其他拍摄参数,减轻摄影师的工作负担。视频中讲述者提到,现代相机的自动模式已经非常先进,摄影师可以适当使用自动模式来更好地专注于构图和捕捉瞬间。

💡手动模式

手动模式是指摄影师完全控制相机的所有设置,包括光圈、快门速度和ISO等。虽然手动模式给予摄影师完全的控制权,但也意味着需要更多的注意力和技巧来确保曝光正确。视频中讲述者曾一直使用手动模式拍摄,但后来发现在某些情况下使用自动模式更为合适。

💡个人作品集

个人作品集是摄影师精选的一系列作品,用以展示自己的摄影风格和技术水平。在视频中,讲述者提到使用Squarespace创建个人作品集网站,不仅可以展示作品,还可以作为数字商店销售产品。

💡拍摄伙伴

拍摄伙伴是指在摄影活动中与摄影师一起工作的另一个人,通常是具有相似兴趣和目标的摄影师。视频中讲述者建议,虽然与其他摄影师一起拍摄很有趣,但更多时候他独自拍摄,因为这样可以更专注于周围环境。

💡失败与重复

失败与重复是学习和成长过程中不可避免的部分。在视频中,讲述者强调了街头摄影中失败和重复的价值,认为这些经历是提高摄影技能的重要步骤。

💡自我怀疑

自我怀疑是指个体在面对挑战或困难时,对自己的能力和价值产生的不确定和质疑。在视频中,讲述者提到摄影师在创作过程中可能会遇到自我怀疑的时刻,但这些时刻实际上是成长和进步的标志。

💡实践与学习

实践与学习是通过实际操作和经验积累来提高技能和知识的过程。视频中讲述者强调,摄影师需要通过不断的实践和学习来提升自己的摄影技巧,即使这意味着要经历失败和重复。

Highlights

街拍没有捷径,这个类型主要由失败、重复和时刻准备着组成。

保持相机随时准备拍摄是街拍中最简单的方法之一,可以通过如何持握相机来实现。

许多街拍摄影师通过将相机带缠绕在手腕上,并将相机保持在脸部或胸部位置来随时准备拍摄。

街拍中90%的照片可能是在意外的时刻拍摄的,因此随时准备好捕捉瞬间至关重要。

在街拍时,保持相机在正确的位置可以减少引起他人注意的动作,帮助你更隐蔽地拍摄。

当感觉可能会有潜在的照片出现时,可以将相机提升到准备位置,然后进行瞄准、构图和拍摄。

街拍自然倾向于拍摄人物,但有时过多的人群或繁忙的区域可能会让人不知所措,错过拍摄机会。

在大型人群或繁忙地点的外围拍摄,往往能找到更好的拍摄机会,因为那里的潜在照片更容易被发现。

街拍时,单独拍摄可以让你更专注于观察周围环境,而不是分散注意力与他人交谈。

拥有一个展示作品的作品集,可以在他人询问你在街头拍摄的目的时展示给他们看。

使用Squarespace创建个人作品集,可以展示你的最佳作品,并通过数字商店赚钱。

自动模式拍摄并不意味着放弃对相机设置的控制,而是减轻你的工作量,让你更专注于拍摄过程。

理解相机的设置和如何手动拍摄很重要,但在需要时使用自动曝光设置可以帮助你更高效地拍摄。

接受拍摄过程中的失败和怀疑是提高技能的一部分,这些经历都是成长和学习的一部分。

即使在拍摄中没有得到满意的照片,也要将其视为练习和提高的过程。

错过拍摄机会或未能捕捉到好照片可以视为学习和成长的机会。

将这些拍摄技巧付诸实践,可以帮助你成为更好的观察者,更能接受事情不按预期发展,并成为更准备充分的街拍摄影师。

Transcripts

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before we start there are no shortcuts

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to getting better at street photography

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this genre consists mostly of failure

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repetition and times when you're on the

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train and think to yourself did i leave

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the stove on if you're new here my name

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is faizal and i'm a photographer based

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out of boston massachusetts and here on

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the channel we talk all things street

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photography fujifilm povs tutorials all

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that sort of stuff so if you do end up

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finding this video helpful to you do

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consider subscribing to the channel and

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turning on notifications this is part

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three of a series of videos where i go

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over some tips that have helped me with

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street photography over the years

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hopefully they can help you as well

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thank you to squarespace for sponsoring

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this video

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if you're no stranger to street

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photography you've probably already

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learned this the hard way just like me

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and that's simply keeping your camera

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ready to take a photo one of the

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simplest ways to do this is by how you

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hold your camera and a lot of street

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photographers live by the practice of

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wrapping the strap around their wrist

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you can even go a step further with this

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and always hold your camera up by your

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face or raised up by your chest and

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basically the whole point of this is to

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just keep yourself in the most readied

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positioned to take a photo when

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something unexpected happens

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and you know street photography 90 of

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the photos you take are probably going

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to be an unexpected moment i tend to see

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a lot of street photographers hold their

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camera around their neck or by their

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side

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and you know that's totally fine you

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should hold or wear your camera however

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you feel is most comfortable to you but

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in my own experience i've found that

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that extra movement

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is added time between me raising the

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camera up and taking a photo and i've

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missed tons of photos because of that

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extra time it took to get my camera in a

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ready position to take a photo when you

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hold a camera this way when you're doing

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street photography you're going to be

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ready to take a photo whenever you see

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something happen because you're already

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in position to take a photo secondly

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you're not going to draw any unnecessary

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attention to yourself you know this

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motion of bringing your camera up to

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your face that can raise some attention

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towards you and if you're trying to

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photograph someone and you're trying to

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be sneaky about it and not disturb that

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moment it could be the difference

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between you know not getting a photo and

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getting the photo so you probably won't

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be able to hold your camera up like this

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for hours

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otherwise you wouldn't have any blood in

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your forearms anymore but you know you

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can use your senses when you're out

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shooting when it feels like you're in a

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space or an environment where a

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potential photo is probably looming then

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you can bring your camera up in this

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position and then simply

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aim compose and shoot

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shooting street photography almost

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naturally calls you to photograph people

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and i know we've talked specifically

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about not photographing people and

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street photography on this channel but

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for a lot of street photographers people

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are the main subjects of their photos so

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if that's you you typically go where the

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people are but sometimes you can have

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too much of a good thing when i'm in

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large crowds or very busy areas protests

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or maybe it's some street event i tend

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to get overwhelmed in those situations

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and i sort of lose my observational eye

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my spidey senses the amount of people

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who've commented on my videos saying

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that i sound like toby mcguire anyway

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when there's a lot going on around me i

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can't observe as well and so i end up

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missing some shots or you know i end up

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not seeing anything worth taking a photo

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of the second i start to feel like i'm

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just getting way too overwhelmed i'm

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getting this sensory overload and i'm

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not seeing as clearly as i was before

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i'll just leave the area but i won't go

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too far i want to photograph the

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outskirts of that large crowd because a

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lot of the times there's a lot of great

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photos that happen just outside of the

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crowd i'll end up shooting the outskirts

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of these very busy locations and

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oftentimes i'll see that photos start to

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reappear again and i can get some really

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awesome photos of people who also left

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that craziness you know since you just

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went from this huge crowd of people to

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where the crowd starts to fall apart

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potential photos start to reappear and

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stand out so much more to you

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and as you shoot these outskirts of

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these large crowds you kind of refuel

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your creative

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eye or your observational eye and you

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can jump right back into the fire or

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maybe you don't you just stay out where

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you were because you realized there's a

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lot of great photo potential right

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outside of the madness

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so in part two of my street photography

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tips series on this channel i talked

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about how if you're very new to street

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photography and you're not comfortable

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about shooting alone you should

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definitely shoot with another person

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specifically another street photographer

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as much as i like to shoot with other

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people i do most of my street

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photography alone

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and i find personally that it allows me

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to put all of my focus to the

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surroundings the environment around me

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and just be a better observer and when

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it comes to street photography that's

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more than half the deal really when you

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shoot with another person your mind will

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be in two places you have your friend

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which you want to talk with and then you

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have all the craziness of the street

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that's going on around you that you're

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trying to observe and focus on it's just

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not possible to be 100 focused on one

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thing or the other we need to give our

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full attention to what is going on

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around us in order to be able to take

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better photos when you shoot alone you

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can do whatever you want you don't have

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to feel you know held back by your

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friend because you know maybe you see

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a great potential photo location and you

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want to wait there for

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10 15 minutes you don't have to worry

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about asking your friend if they're cool

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with that this tip isn't to say that you

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should just throw all your friends out

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the window and never shoot with them

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again um that would be a really bad idea

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it's really the relationships you meet

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through photography that it's really all

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about but i do think it's worth noting

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that i get my best photos personally

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when i'm shooting alone just because i

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am that much more focused on observing

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my surroundings

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so before we get into the next tip we

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have bonus tip number three and that's

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to have some kind of portfolio ready to

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show anyone who might ask you what

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you're doing when you're taking photos

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on the street so that's where today's

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sponsor squarespace comes in i've been

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using squarespace for my own personal

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portfolio for almost five years now it's

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where i show my favorite recent work as

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well as run my own digital storefront

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however it's also what i like to show

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people on the street who might ask what

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i'm doing rather than show some

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instagram page or photos i just recently

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took on the back of my camera i've made

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this dedicated unlinked page on my site

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where i show my favorite photos as well

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as this qr code for the person to scan

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and bring up on their own phone quickly

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i basically bookmarked this on my phone

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because it's happened so many times it's

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just an easy way to show people that i'm

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really a photographer creating a site on

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squarespace is incredibly easy they have

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several photo gallery templates that you

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can choose from once you find one that

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works for you it's just a matter of

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curating all of your best work you want

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to show it's also worth noting you're

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not bound to any of these template

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designs either so you can customize it

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and make your page more unique my

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squarespace site also helps me make

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money through my digital store and it's

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quite liberating for me because the

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process of selling all these presets is

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almost entirely automated so if you

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give it a try you can head over to

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squarespace.com to start your free trial

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so i used to be a always shoot and

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manual type of person for all of my

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cameras i just really wanted to have

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full control over all the settings and

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make sure that the camera wasn't going

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to

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you know read an exposure incorrectly

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and thus leading to me missing a shot

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camera processing power and the iq of

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these cameras has gotten really good

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over recent years and that means setting

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some parts of the camera to auto isn't

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really a bad thing to do first of all

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shooting an auto isn't a bad thing for

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you to do in general and you shouldn't

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be ashamed of it if you do i think it's

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always important to understand what the

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settings of your camera are doing and

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how to shoot in manual if you had to but

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the whole point of shooting at auto is

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to lighten the workload on yourself so

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you can put more of your attention to

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the actual shooting process you don't

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want to be in a situation where you're

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trying to get your camera settings right

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you're fiddling with your camera and

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that's getting in the way of you taking

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photos

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so i've actually been shooting on p mode

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on my xc4 right here and it's done a

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really good job of getting great

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exposures very quickly for me

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when i shoot an auto on this camera it

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really lets me put all my attention to

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what's happening around me and i can

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just focus more on finding good

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compositions rather than worrying about

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if i had my exposure right the point is

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auto settings are supposed to work in

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your favor and when you already have a

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good general understanding of you know

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the exposure triangle and how to shoot

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in manual mode then don't be afraid of

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using auto exposure settings if it means

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it's going to help you do what you need

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to do

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this last tip is for any of you feeling

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doubt creep into your process i've lost

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track of how many times i've gone out to

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shoot and not take a single photo that i

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was happy about and there's a good

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chance you've probably been in a similar

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situation and when that happens

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it sucks because you feel like

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you've just wasted a whole afternoon or

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however long you're out shooting you

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think your photos are terrible and that

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you're not going to get better at this

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and the real scary one is when you think

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to yourself you're never going to go out

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and do this again it's easier said than

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done and it took me a long time to come

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to grips with this but you need to

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accept those fears and those doubts and

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realize that it's part of the process of

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getting better at something that you

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care about if you're frustrated with

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your work and how you're progressing

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it's a sign that you actually care about

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this thing i remember when i would come

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back from days of taking no photos and

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i'd be like

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okay what are we doing here now back

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then in that moment i was thinking that

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i was wasting my time but in reality i

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was putting in the work at getting

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better i was essentially practicing you

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don't get better at something without

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practicing and that's what those days

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are really so you know maybe there was a

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moment where i see this beautiful moment

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but i wasn't paying attention to it i

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had my camera turned off or not ready to

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go i ended up missing the shot because

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of that but at the end of the day i

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learned something there

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or maybe i went out with too many

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intentions of making a really good

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youtube video that i didn't end up

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taking any good photos like literally

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right now you could look at these as

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moments of failure but to me i try to

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look at it as moments of growth and

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learning so i hope this video helps any

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of you looking to get better at street

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photography i know most of these things

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aren't you know things that you can just

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start to implement immediately and start

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taking better photos but you can start

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to put them into practice every time you

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shoot these things have helped me become

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a better observer become more accepting

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of when

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things don't go the way i want them to

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and just be a better prepared street

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photographer so definitely leave a

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comment if you have any street

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photography tips of your own and you

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know you never know who's reading the

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comments and you might be a huge help to

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someone else who's a beginner

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and if you have any other specific

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questions to me about my process

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drop a question in the comments section

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and don't be a stranger and subscribe to

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the channel if you haven't yet okay guys

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i hope you enjoyed this one i love you

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all i'll see you all in the next one see

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please check to be sure you have all of

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your personal belongings and remain

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seated or hold on until the doors have

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opened

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