Shutterbug Life podcast

014 - How to take street portraits


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They were all strangers at some point — Mickey who makes a good living impersonating Ben Franklin; Rocky who was part of a 24-hour vigil outside the White House; Andrew who was on a coffee bike crawl around the city; and about 30 random people I encountered.

I’m one-third of the way through my 100 Strangers project, which seemed like a good time to talk about the whole street portrait genre. 

If you’ve ever wondered about street portraits, I’ll share what I’ve learned so far. You’ll learn:

  • How I decide who to approach;
  • How I get them to relax quickly;
  • The two questions that get my subjects to open up;
  • The tools I use to capture and create my posts; and
  • Who is off limits vs. who is fair game.
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    Shutterbug Life podcastBy Lynford Morton

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