Photo Journalism 4(1+3)

Lesson 4 : Basics of Photojournalism

Street Photography

It is a type of documentary photography without explicit social agenda that usually features people in public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions and other settings. Street photography uses the techniques of straight photography in that it shows a pure vision of something, like holding up a mirror to society. Street photography tends to be ironic and distanced from its subject matter and often concentrates on a single human moment, caught at a decisive moment. For shooting a street photography should use long lenses or sometimes extreme. Wide angle lens.