Street Manual

A field guide for street photographers.

by Luke Carey

TechniquesPremium card2 hours

Using Architecture as Composition

Strong architectural lines - pillars, arches, staircases, underpasses, brutalist grids - give you ready-made composition. Use leading lines to draw the eye to your subject. Use symmetry and then break it with a human figure.

Watch for: the architecture overwhelming the human element. You're making a street photograph, not an architectural one. The person needs to matter.

The point: the best street photographers use cities as studios. The city is already designed. Work with it.

Camera Settings

Any. Wide angle enhances architectural drama.

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