Cambridge Street Photography Workshop

Street Photography Outdoor Workshop with Matt Hart. There are only 6 places available on this workshop. The workshop is suitable for professional and amateur photographers of all levels. We ask you to familiarise yourself with using your camera and learn how to change settings quickly before attending the day, this will enable you to enjoy the experience fully. The day will start at 10.30am and conclude at 16.30pm with a break for lunch and plenty of comfort breaks throughout the day, most of the day will be out on the streets. There is a lot of walking during the day and the event may take place in inclement weather so come prepared. You will spend the day with Fujifilm X Photographer Matt Hart exploring the streets picking up tricks and tips on Matt's style of Street Photography throughout the day. Matt’s Street photography workshops and courses are fun, informative and relaxed. They are both challenging and highly enjoyable and designed to stretch your imagination. The course will give you an insight into the way Matt works and his style of Street Photography. You will learn how to anticipate and capture that decisive moment at various locations. Matt will guide you around the best streets for Street Photography, so that in the future you can come back and explore for yourself. Matt uses the Fuji XT10 and X-T1 with a 90mm or 27mm Prime lens. You can bring any DSLR or mirrorless camera on this course; fixed lens compacts are also welcome. If you are wondering what lenses to bring 50mm is ideal for full frame and 35mm film uses. APSC size sensors 35mm is ideal or lenses around the normal focal length. The day normally starts at 10.30am with a coffee introductions and a discussion about the day. We will touch on the ethics and law and how to deal with challenges in this area. Next we will discuss camera set up for the day and the best set up for street photography with a practical demonstration of street camera technique. Matt will also cover the skill in spotting a possible subject, what to look for in a great scene, how to blend in and be invisible, how to capture and subject without intrusion and how to carry out your photography in public places safely. He will also discuss how to develop confidence in shooting street photography; he will also cover body language and personal space. We normally spend around an hour covering these subjects then around 11.30am we head straight out on to the streets where you can watch the way Matt works and try out some of the tips and tricks that he shares with you. We break for lunch around 1.30pm where we can find a quit place for a snack to discuss the mornings work and share our experiences. We then go back out on the streets to practise your new street techniques and try and find your street rhythm and look for some interesting characters or great light ! We stay out shooting until about 4pm, we then find a quiet place to sit as a group to discuss the day and this will include lessons learnt. Matt will share is processing techniques and preferred software. Matt will give you his views on Critique and show you how to review your own work. There is no Critique session at the end of the day but you can send your work to Matt after the event to have your work critiqued. You will be able to post your work and talk to Matt after the event through his Social Media pages or by e mail, this can includes a Flickr link to upload and share your best three images from the day and ongoing street images. Full details of the day will be sent by e mail prior to the day.