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<\/a><\/p>\nFinding interesting subjects isn’t usually the challenge, having the courage to photograph them when they look right at you can be.<\/em><\/p>\n One of my early weaknesses in Street Photography was having the courage to photograph an interesting subject when they are acutely aware of my presence.\u00a0 I’m not talking about being in a large crowd and stealing a shot or two here and there, I’m talking about when you stumble upon someone and it’s just you and them and you want to take their photograph. \u00a0This would be a weakness not a dislike, I didn’t feel like I had control over how I felt and it severely limited my abilities as a Street Photographer. \u00a0To me, a dislike is something that is more of a choice… \u00a0I don’t like it so I don’t do it but If I enjoyed it I’d be able to do it without a problem.<\/p>\n If your weakness isn’t a mental one (that sounds awful) then you may struggle with a technical weakness, maybe your shots are always under exposed or blurry. \u00a0Technical weaknesses are generally easy to fix and require a little reading about camera settings and focusing techniques. \u00a0Overcoming a technical weakness can be done in a day, focus on working on that specific technique for the entire time you are out and about shooting one day and by the end of the day you’ll likely have it mastered.<\/p>\n An example of a missed shot because of a technical weakness, the shot happened so quickly and I was not set up in a way that allowed for adequate shutter speed. \u00a0Needless to say, I was quite disappointed.<\/p>\n For example, when I first started street photography I would have sharp shots mixed with blurry shots and would get peeved because I would miss something really good. \u00a0What I was running into was the varying light in the city, one block was sunny and the next was in the shade of a tall building. \u00a0When I would shoot in aperture priority my shutter speed would sometimes drop below what was needed for a sharp image. \u00a0It took me a couple of outings to decide to either shoot in Shutter Priority or increase my ISO right from the start (whether it seemed necessary or not).<\/p>\n Incidentally\u00a0I generally don’t drop below 800 ISO when practicing Street Photography unless I find I have much more time with a subject… \u00a0Then I will take a moment and adjust my camera to the lowest ISO setting I can manage and still get a sharp image. \u00a0My camera is set up in a way that I can take a shot in the quickest amount of time humanly possible until I feel I have more time to marinate on a subject.<\/em><\/p>\n Mental Weakness<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Find your weakness and work on improving it. \u00a0Don’t spend a few minutes thinking about it and then putting it on the back burner for another day. \u00a0Set aside an entire day, week, or month to focus on improving your weakness. \u00a0Tackle one weakness at a time and then move on to the next. \u00a0You may surprise yourself at how easy it is to overcome your weakness and improve your photography.<\/p>\n<\/a>Just shoot.\u00a0 By sticking around and not worrying about upsetting my subject I was able to get six or seven shots like this.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nSome examples of Street Photography Weaknesses and Ideas To Improve Them<\/h4>\n
Technical Weakness<\/span><\/h4>\n