Here at *Photo--Assignment we like to send our members on assignment. Our Assignments vary from a wide variety of topics to help broaden our understanding of photography. So we'd like to share with you some of our assignments and our member's work regarding those assignments! For this assignment, we sent out members to the streets. We partnered up with our pals *The-Yard-Collective to help our members get a better understanding of street photography. They have done a tremendous job in highlighting the world of street photography: providing excellant articals, info and of cousre images.
Below you'll find a few tips of our own for anyone interested in this great style of photography. And some examples of images from our members. Enjoy!

Kelly
Admin



Defining street photography might do injustice to it's free, liberated and completely non-uniform nature; however, I am so frequently asked about it that I decided to give it a try despite the possible disservice.
Simply put street photography includes any photograph made anywhere in public places. Some people narrow it down to urban settings and some people think there must be people present in these kinds of photos. But the bottom line is that each street photographer will find their own meaning and approach therefore whatever definition they might arrive at will work just as well.

The purpose of street photography will again vary from one street photographer to another. Some photographers are interested in simply and honestly documenting life as they see it, at times adding their own interpretation to the scene. Some want to make artistic photographs of available street scenes and others basically enjoy taking pictures and do it purely for the pleasure of it.
As you probably guessed already the methods of shooting street photographs vary greatly amongst different photographers

And so clearly street photography has no need for any set of rules and guidelines on HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE, and better be independently created and elaborated by the photographer.

More reading fun: [and please do read!]

The challenges of Street photography: [link]
Street "Non" Photography: [link]
Your first "Non" Image: [link]
Accidental Images: [link]
Creative Alternatives in Street Photography:[link]