Street Photography - Having a goal in mind

Recently I was listening to a photography podcast where they were talking about street photography and mentioned the importance of having a goal in mind before you head out to the streets. This goal can be very simple, maybe you’re looking to shoot interesting doors, bikes in motion, people, shoes, it’s endless. My goal with the below photos was to just look for colour. It was a gloomy overcast day so I wanted to challenge myself to get out of that atmosphere and look for items/themes that had some colour and punch. In this case, I was drawn to red and in post processing made sure the shots came out bright and with a light finish.

I have to admit, I liked having a goal in mind because in the past I was supporting the opposite approach. I would grab my camera, take my favorite street lens (50mm) and just go out and shoot whatever. Like everything in photography, there’s always multiple approaches and there’s nothing wrong with not having a goal. BUT having always shot in this mindset, I would say that having a goal in mind really forced me to be more creative and I found myself spotting things that I would have usually walked past. 

Have fun out there!

Marc

Comments

[Nick]

I like how you, with your chosen theme, isolated a single colour instead of just splashing the whole frame with everything. I also liked how you were constant with your approach not only in isolating the same colour but also the background environment is constantly the same tone and cleanliness. Well done bud.

[Marc Champagne]

Thanks Nick!!