I’ve recently got my first camera. I mainly want to document what’s around me
I like the idea of doing some pov style videos (with gopro and camera) and taking pictures. Street photography, I guess.
The thing is, when I’m using it, I feel really self-conscious. Like the whole world is watching and noticing me. I know this is ridiculous because if I saw someone, I wouldn’t even think twice about them.
I’ve only really attempted this around where I live because I thought that would be easier, but when I think about it now, this might be making it harder vs. if I went into my nearest city.
Think about attempting my nearest city tomorrow. My thinking is that in a city, people are more busy, more used to people doing random shit, etc.
My conclusion is that I just need to keep attempting and putting myself out there, and I’ll get used to it eventually.
Any advice would be great.
I’m just using a small 18-45 mm, so it’s not too big.
Thanks for the advice. I’m going into town this week. I’m going to chill and get comfortable. See how I feel.
I like your suggestion of keeping the camera up after taking the photo. it makes it less obvious what you’ve taken a picture of.
Also, if you have a mirrorless camera turning on silent shutter mode can be super helpful when trying to be discreet
👍 hadn’t really thought about that.
It definitely helps. This is probably my favourite street photo that I took. I stood in this location for about 10 minutes with my camera in position waiting for people to walk into shot. Had to be fairly close too as this was shot with a 35mm lens. It’s not perfect but for someone who gets super nervous taking photos in public I’m happy with it.
https://preview.redd.it/wchtz0w5av2c1.jpeg?width=4365&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6532c53ac703bb290bd348735d4434ffd2bc61c9