Street Manual

Projects2–3 hours

Children's Parties and Fetes

Village fetes, school fairs, birthday parties in public.

The British village fete is Parr's natural habitat. Document it - the coconut shy, the Victoria sponge competition, the tombola.

How to shoot it: The village fete is Parr country, so shoot in colour and look for the gap between the effort and the result, the limp bunting, the fierce competition over a Victoria sponge. Work the stalls, the games, the judging, the tea tent. Photograph children only with clear parental consent, and favour wide, good-humoured scenes. Flash in daylight lifts the whole thing into comedy.

The output: A very British series.

Camera Settings

Flash in daylight for the Parr treatment.

The Assignment

Find a village fete or school fair. Photograph everything.

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