Street photography

Photographing what happens

Street photography isn’t about photographing people without them noticing. It’s not a surveillance technique. It’s a way of relating to public space: being present, looking, deciding and, sometimes, shooting.

At Llumàtics we’re interested in documentary and street photography as a form of communication — not as a technical exercise. 35mm analogue is the best tool for learning it: it limits you, makes you think, and gives you few shots to waste.

In this workshop we go out on the street. With an analogue camera, a loaded roll and the necessary conversation about what we’re doing and why.

Key contents

• The documentary eye: observe before you shoot
• Technique for street situations: shutter speed, depth of field, natural light
• The approach: distance, discretion and presence
• Ethics of documentary photography: rights, responsibility and limits
• Composition in motion: quick decisions vs. anticipation
• Collective review: we analyse what we made and why

What’s included

• 35mm B&W roll
• Development of the roll on the same day
• Digitisation of all frames on the roll

What to bring

• Your own 35mm analogue camera (essential for this workshop; we don’t lend cameras for street sessions)

Not included

• Paper prints of the frames (Darkroom Printing workshop)