Having decided that Street Photography was the photographic genre I related to most, I had been thinking about attending a Streetsnappers workshop but felt apprehensive given my lack of experience. Having heard from Brian on this video that it was best to approach workshops with a beginner's mentality I plucked up the courage to book!
Hi George - great to hear from you and thanks for your booking - much appreciated! And don't worry, I'm sure you'll feel very comfortable on the day :-)
I’ve been on 4 of Brian’s workshops now and would highly recommend them - a great chance to learn, meet like-minded people and have a thoroughly enjoyable time! Book one now - you won’t regret it.
Thank you for this great video, I found it hugely reassuring. I am excited to come on my first workshop with you in November and your words have doe a lot to allay my 'beginner's' fears.
Love what you do Brian along with your no bull crap approach!. Have been checking your website and will book one up once I have bit more confidence in dates I can attend. I’m based in Hertfordshire and often wander the streets of London so know the west end etc relatively well, however in the past the visits are usually drinking or tourist related! 📸👍
@@StreetSnappers I’m based in Venice Beach, California, but travel quite often when not in the midst of a pandemic. Hopefully I will make my way back to the UK in the next year or so and sign up for one of your workshops.
I've only recently found your channel and absolutely love it. As a beginner to street photography it's immensely encouraging, not to mention a great source of info! Hope to get to one of your workshops soon.
Excellent, those words by Suzuki are so true. Hopefully one day I’ll get on one of your workshops, in London preferably, anywhere but Manchester. I’d rather go somewhere different than where I spend most of my time and, I do love London
Depending on the light, I find Castlefield good, also parts of the Northern Quarter such as Tib St and Market St - but when the weather is bad I struggle!
StreetSnappers I was born not far from Tib St in Miles Platting, just past Ancoats. St. Peter’s Square is good for people, very busy Tram Stop and wide open Square with arches on the side of the Town Hall. It is definitely a personal favourite as a shot I took from there has just won me £350 from Ripe Insurance’s Inaugural Street Photography Competition, going to come in handy as I’m looking for a new camera, I have the 1300d and it’s showing it’s limitations now. I could do with a new compact too as my G7 X fell out of my bag and I ran over it with my mobility scooter yesterday, screen’s all cracked, flash is bust as that area took the full impact bending all the metal, I’ve managed to bend it back and not fussed about the flash as I don’t use it. It’s the first edition which I won when it was released, just by filling out my details in the Independent newspaper, shows how well made it is as it does still work but with bits of the screen falling off it won’t for much longer
Severely lacking in motivation the last few days Brian, enjoyed the video and hopefully it'll help get the groove back. Hopefully do a brief walk locally tomorrow morning for a coffee and to dust off the cobwebs!
Good luck today Dave - where are you shooting today? I think it’s taking us all a little time to get into the groove! I’m heading to the seaside today to work on one of my projects. Stay safe out there!
@@StreetSnappers unfortunately nothing but clouds this morning so just got my coffee and latest issue of Amateur Photographer for a read. Will have a look this evening if the sun comes out. I live in a small town in Cork called Mallow, not ideal for street so I try find some still life etc.
Do I have to bring a dinky little camera to the workshop? I only have a Canon 70D with a 18-135mm kit lens, not exactly inconspicuous, seems like I'll have to shell out some cash. Would a smartphone with a wide angle lens work?
@@StreetSnappers Thanks. I can't do zone focusing as I don't have a distance scale on the lens barrel. Instead, I used AF and focused on a subject 3 metres away at 22.8mm (35mm full frame equivalent) at f/8, then switched to MF. Entered my data into a depth of field calculator, it said everything would be sharp starting from 1.97m infront of me till infinity. I would assume that's a good workaround?
Looking forward to the workshop in Prague next week
Great day, loved it!
Excellent intro for the workshop Brian, love the quotes and am inspired by the open minded approach, thank you!
Having decided that Street Photography was the photographic genre I related to most, I had been thinking about attending a Streetsnappers workshop but felt apprehensive given my lack of experience. Having heard from Brian on this video that it was best to approach workshops with a beginner's mentality I plucked up the courage to book!
Hi George - great to hear from you and thanks for your booking - much appreciated! And don't worry, I'm sure you'll feel very comfortable on the day :-)
See you on Saturday!
I’ve been on 4 of Brian’s workshops now and would highly recommend them - a great chance to learn, meet like-minded people and have a thoroughly enjoyable time! Book one now - you won’t regret it.
Wendy BD Hi Wendy - thanks so much for the kind comments! Hope to see you out there again soon :-)
Sign me up....great inspirational content and food for thought....
Thanks very much!
Great tips - Thank you see you in Prague
Great insights on getting the most out of street photography workshops - really sage advice. Always appreciate your insights on things!
Thanks Brad - that's too kind :-)
Thank you for this great video, I found it hugely reassuring. I am excited to come on my first workshop with you in November and your words have doe a lot to allay my 'beginner's' fears.
Thanks very much, Chloe. Looking forward to meeting you in November and I’m sure we’ll have a great day!
Love what you do Brian along with your no bull crap approach!. Have been checking your website and will book one up once I have bit more confidence in dates I can attend. I’m based in Hertfordshire and often wander the streets of London so know the west end etc relatively well, however in the past the visits are usually drinking or tourist related! 📸👍
Thanks Niall - that made my wife giggle! Would be great to see you on a London workshop - and we always have a drink at the end ;-)
It would be a real privilege taking a street photography workshop from someone with your experience.
Would be great to meet you Harv - where are you based?
@@StreetSnappers I’m based in Venice Beach, California, but travel quite often when not in the midst of a pandemic. Hopefully I will make my way back to the UK in the next year or so and sign up for one of your workshops.
I've only recently found your channel and absolutely love it. As a beginner to street photography it's immensely encouraging, not to mention a great source of info! Hope to get to one of your workshops soon.
Thanks Bob - lovely comment. Please shout if there’s anything specific you would like me to cover in a future video :-)
Well done, Brian. I look forward to attending another workshop in a post-Covid world. Cheers!
Lovely to hear from you Bryce and I hope all's well with you. Take care and I hope to see you again soon :-)
Great vlog. Words well said.
Thanks for the feedback, Martin :-)
Excellent, those words by Suzuki are so true. Hopefully one day I’ll get on one of your workshops, in London preferably, anywhere but Manchester. I’d rather go somewhere different than where I spend most of my time and, I do love London
Thanks very much Brian. It would be great to see you on a workshop in London. Just out of interest, how do you find street shooting in Manchester?
StreetSnappers It can be good, obviously not the size of London but still there’s certain places you know you’re going to at least get something
Depending on the light, I find Castlefield good, also parts of the Northern Quarter such as Tib St and Market St - but when the weather is bad I struggle!
StreetSnappers I was born not far from Tib St in Miles Platting, just past Ancoats. St. Peter’s Square is good for people, very busy Tram Stop and wide open Square with arches on the side of the Town Hall. It is definitely a personal favourite as a shot I took from there has just won me £350 from Ripe Insurance’s Inaugural Street Photography Competition, going to come in handy as I’m looking for a new camera, I have the 1300d and it’s showing it’s limitations now. I could do with a new compact too as my G7 X fell out of my bag and I ran over it with my mobility scooter yesterday, screen’s all cracked, flash is bust as that area took the full impact bending all the metal, I’ve managed to bend it back and not fussed about the flash as I don’t use it. It’s the first edition which I won when it was released, just by filling out my details in the Independent newspaper, shows how well made it is as it does still work but with bits of the screen falling off it won’t for much longer
Severely lacking in motivation the last few days Brian, enjoyed the video and hopefully it'll help get the groove back. Hopefully do a brief walk locally tomorrow morning for a coffee and to dust off the cobwebs!
Good luck today Dave - where are you shooting today? I think it’s taking us all a little time to get into the groove! I’m heading to the seaside today to work on one of my projects. Stay safe out there!
@@StreetSnappers unfortunately nothing but clouds this morning so just got my coffee and latest issue of Amateur Photographer for a read. Will have a look this evening if the sun comes out. I live in a small town in Cork called Mallow, not ideal for street so I try find some still life etc.
Do I have to bring a dinky little camera to the workshop? I only have a Canon 70D with a 18-135mm kit lens, not exactly inconspicuous, seems like I'll have to shell out some cash. Would a smartphone with a wide angle lens work?
Hi, your Canon and zoom will be fine :-)
@@StreetSnappers Thanks. I can't do zone focusing as I don't have a distance scale on the lens barrel. Instead, I used AF and focused on a subject 3 metres away at 22.8mm (35mm full frame equivalent) at f/8, then switched to MF. Entered my data into a depth of field calculator, it said everything would be sharp starting from 1.97m infront of me till infinity. I would assume that's a good workaround?