Street Focus 49 – Q&A and Street Challenge
Today my guest co-host is my good friend and photographer Steve Brokaw. Steve is an editorial fashion & portrait photographer based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He photographs in his studio, M10 Studio, and on location. He is also a street photographer when not in studio and for fun. For street photography he uses a wide range of formats from digital, film & instant photography. Visit Steve's website, follow him on Facebook, on Instagram at StevenBrokaw and if you like film, visit his blog.
Together we answer questions from Kathi Wood, Runnerman and John Costenoble about the number of keepers at the end of a day of shooting, how to start a street photography group in your area and what is our preferred F stop on the street.
And the winners are…
Steve picked an image by Rodrigo Ruiz:
Valerie selected an image titled Wistful by Jane Sheers:
Picks of the week:
Steve's Pick: The Impossible Project
Valerie's Pick: Lensmate Thumbgrip for Fuji X100T
Next Street Challenge: FASHIONABLE! Listen to the tips given by Steve and Valerie on the show and look at the gallery below for inspiration. Enter your image in the comment section below before September 17. One entry per person. Good luck!
Samples of Fashion in the Street by Steve Brokaw and Valerie Jardin:
Congrats Rodrigo and Jane ! ! ! Very nice images ! ! !
Thanks Mike. This image is one of my favourites (until I take my next favourite Ha ha)
Hope you get a new favorite soon ! ! !
Thanks a lot Mike 🙂
Congratulations Rodrigo, great shot!
Felicitaciones Rodrigo! Vamos Argentina!
It was a super difficult choice since so many of the photos were great. Nice job by Rodrigo & Jane. Enjoyed them both.
Thanks for your kind words.
Muchas gracias!!!
Siempre hay un Argentino en cualquier cosa que se esté haciendo en el mundo, este… mi humilde aporte 🙂
Thank you!!!
There is always an Argentine in anything that is being done in the world, this … my humble contribution 🙂
Nice talk by Valerie & Steve specially using what Fstop , I use aperture priority mostly F5.6 to wide open F2.
Tapas, f/5.6 is a good aperture to use for most situations. It’s a good setting if you want your primary subject in focus but some softness to the foreground & background. It’s best for a slower / more deliberate shooting style. Thanks for the comments!
A very interesting and enriching discussion – I have never consciously done street photography before I bumped into this site but have unconsciously shot some it seems…
Aritra, welcome to street photography. Enjoy the ride. Fun photo. Dig the colors.
Thanks a lot Steve!! 🙂
The colours in this are so good. It brings a smile to my face.
I have never seen women around here wearing pants like this before or since, so assume this couple were tourists, which probably backed up by the big roller bags. Apparently these are known as “drop crotch” pants and I must say I’m not disappointed that they don’t seem to have caught on around here.
The shot was taken on a photo walk arranged for our photo club, on which Fujifilm lent us X-M1 cameras as an introduction to mirrorless shooting. I liked it so much that I immediately bought an X-E1 and sold off my DSLR kit.
Enjoyed the discussion in this episode. Here is a submission for the fashion contest:
Technicolor Dreamcoat
Overalls, flipflops and Shades
Taken at the Salt Lake Farmers Market
Another great episode. Here is my submission for the fashion street challenge, taken near Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Street Challenge: FASHIONABLE
London, Saatchi Gallery, Fuji X100s
Nashville Street Fashion
London Street Fashion !!!
lol! love it 🙂
New York City Commuter Fashion—”Choo Choo Box” / Fuji x100s
Bonjour Valerie! Please contact me via https://valeriejardinphotography.com/contact/ at your earliest convenience. Thanks!
Gotëborg, Sweden. – “Come with me” / Fuji x100s
Goteborg, Sweden. “Come with me” – Fuji x100S
“Bandh!!” (aka “Strike!!”)
Esplanade, Kolkata – 2nd September 2015
Taken with my Google Nexus 5 so doesn’t have a great resolution but loved the animation in the frame!!
The sun sets in the crowded Sicilian town of Taormina while well-dressed people rush to find a table to eat (and be seen).
I like how you’ve definitely captured the action and movement here!
Thanks Molly!
Knoxville TN also known as the “Scruffy City” as the lack of fashion is the norm. I couldn’t help but capture this young lady as she was waiting at the local patio bar. I just loved the way she was wearing that wonderful hat.
Love the high key look, it makes me wonder what she is looking at.
lovely!
Hello Victor! Please contact me via https://valeriejardinphotography.com/contact/ at your earliest convenience. Thanks!
Making a fashion statement in Seattle.
Out in front
Lunch time, Market Sq Pittsburgh Pa.
Sometimes you have to let your freak flag fly!
People in costumes where walking down the street, while I was trying the panning technique to get the background blurry and the subject sharp.
I enjoy this image.
Thanks Jane. This shot was taken in Venice and I guess that people dressed like this in previous days or even now during carneval.
King Street – Perth
Love the way this image makes you stop to ponder it. Great stuff.
Thanks Jane. I enjoyed this challenge!
Hello David! Please contact me via https://valeriejardinphotography.com/contact/ at your earliest convenience. Thanks!
Fashion – it always want the next new thing
I stalked this couple down the streets of Ourense, Spain. And they saw me saw me so it was time to leave them alone.
Please accept this submission for the Street Fashion Challenge.
Whoever says there local area is boring just needs to look a little closer. I live in a coastal town north of Brisbane and this shot was taken at a local Rockabilly, Retro street sale. I was trying to get a shot of the two tattooed ladies in the foreground. I had no idea the lady behind was photo bombing me until I processed the film. Shot with a Canon AE1, 50mm on Kentmere 400, B&W film, home processed.
Sandgate, Brisbane, Australia.
Nice hat!
Here is my submission for the challenge. Keep the good work up, I really enjoy listening to the podcast. It really got me motivated for doing street photography.
this is great! love the tights and the dress, and the scarf? on the dog even matches!
Hello to all again!
🙂
There are a lot of good photos in contest, here my pic for the challenge.
Buenos aires, July 2015.
Lady on Fuchsia
Street Focus Challenge – fashion
Chinatown Chic by Dan Bullman. Seen in Chinatown Boston, 2015.
Here’s my submission for the Street Focus “fashion” challenge.
Here’s a submission for Street Focus “Fashion” challenge, Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Kings Road, Chelsea, London – where else?
X100T
This lovely lady broke in to a winning smile half a second after I’d taken this, and it rather made my day!
Piazza San Marco, Venice Italy. This did not look at all interesting until I cropped it real close and noticed that the “bride” and “groom” are actually mannequins…
Street Focus Challenge – fashion
Barcelona, Spain. Sony RX100M4
Saw the guy walking down the sidewalk so I quickly took the shot.
Fashion Street Focus! – These ladies certainly look very serious about their shopping 🙂
Fashion Street Focus – these ladies certainly look very serious about their shopping 🙂
Bride to Be out for her Bacherlorette party
Madrid, 2015
“Busy Body”, shot in Amsterdam
Entries are now closed. Thank you!
Darn! I’m 24 minutes too late… computer issues… but I’ll add this little fashionista I saw in Whistler BC anyway! Great photos submitted by everyone.