Become invisible when doing Street Photography

My favorite 5 methods how to get barely noticed while shooting on the streets - enjoy!
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I am Oliver, a Street Photographer from Germany with a big love for Italy - mainly Turin. But i am a passionate traveller as well - check out my website krumes.com for photos i´ve made on my journeys to Tokyo, New York, Paris, London, Myanmar, Vietnam or China.
I´ve been shooting Street Photography (on Fuji x100v and XT4, Ricoh GR3 and Sony A7CR2. I ditched shooting with Leica or Nikon so far - but who knows?) for nearly 20 years now.
In 2016 i started to teach Street Photography workshops. I had solo and group exhitibions in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Italy, published my first Street Photography book "Immerse light, embrace shadows" last year and was juror for international photo contests.
This channel is for all Street Photography beginners and pros - if you have any requests for future videos, please leave a comment - very curious about your opinion. Oh, and I am still a beginner in this KZbin thing so your comments help me a lot - and please forgive me my bad English (I am tschörmän)...

[@MOZOGuitars]

Tip #6: make sure your flash is on. The blinding light will distract your subject and temporarily stun them so you have plenty of time to scamper off.

[@luzr6613]

...with their camera.

[@unliving_ball_of_gas]

Bruce Gilden basically

[@pbziegler]

Not only that you will get crap photos but still become famous because people love to watch other people acting like assholes.

[@Nerdzombiedisco]

Dress like Vivian Maier, nanny dress + floppy hat. Thank me later.

[@streetphotographyguy]

Sounds great, will try 😁🙌🙌🙌

[@martingreenberg870]

Gary Winogrand was a master of technique #2. Love technique #5. A variation is if you have a camera with a touch screen set it up to touch to focus and the fire the shutter. If your finger isn’t touching the shutter you aren’t taking a photograph, right? Also use the electronic shutter for silent shutter. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

[@edvrolijk8943]

switch off the focus assist light. It attracts unnessesary attention.

[@thebrownknowser]

Thanks for sharing your tips. Another technique that I use is to hold my camera to my face but to continuously move it, as though I'm panning the whole area. When my lens points to my subject, I press the shutter release but continue to pan. That way, the person might think that I'm simply taking in my surroundings through my lens, rather than capturing them. If somebody sees you looking around through your lens, without stopping on them, they often become used to you doing this and may stop noticing you. Cheers!

[@stephen-wahl]

Brilliant advise thank you. I think I discovered technique #2 yesterday as I'm walking along the street glancing down at the LCD looking sort of confused (because I literally was as the lens wasn't focusing correctly and I was kind of annoyed) and back and forth between the camera and the street and catching every one of the way who didn't really pay any attention.

[@streetphotographyguy]

Fantastic!!! Yes, by mimicking to film people seem to care far less. Strange, but good for us ;) Cheers!

[@TommyNordpole]

Love the Tips! Especially the last one! :D

[@JoeLopez]

Great tips! Thanks for sharing

[@islandbyfilm]

Loved this video. Thanks for sharing

[@sergiuc_5010]

Great advices :D good job! As an internet stranger, just wanna extend my gratitude for this video. Keep up the good work.

[@streetphotographyguy]

Thank you so much mate, happy to read!

[@Jayshooter_photo]

Great tips, Oliver! And I am familiar with all the methods (except the last one with the app, because it still doesn’t work great), even if I was not consciously using them. Greetings from Düsseldorf!

[@streetphotographyguy]

Hi Jochen thank you so much for your feedback, so happy to read! The app method is not my favorite as well, but it worked for me in subways where i normally wouldn't dare to raise my camera. Have a great day, best from Berlin☺️

[@nilxnull]

Having a DSLR doesn't help due to the loud click of the mirror movement.

[@josebrivera1716]

I do street photography and have used some of the tips you mentioned. I live in New York City and have learned to look past my actual subject and to play dumb. The matching clothing was something I never thought about. What a great idea, thank you! I don’t hang the camera around my neck as that signals that I have a camera. Instead I have my camera on a wrist strap and keep my hand by my side. Most people do not notice I even have a camera. When taking a photo I hold my camera at neck level and take the shot through the back LCD. I never look through the eye piece part as that telegrams that I am taking a photo. I love the remote shot concept and will try it out. If you are in New York City it would be nice to meet you, take some street photography photos. Lastly I sometimes use my Nikon P950 which has incredible zoom. With the P950 I can take a photo of people, who take the full frame of the photo, but they are a city block away. Look up the camera. In a typical city no one see you from a block away through the throngs of people.

[@luzr6613]

Very entertaining performance - Cheers.

[@simonpayne7994]

The really best tip given in this video is to use an app to steer a camera dangling down from your neck. Everybody thinks you are doing something on your smartphone and that the camera is inactive.

[@gerdymanos9571]

Great tips... thanx

[@mostlymessingabout]

1) get the smallest camera and lens combo 2) get retro looking camera

[@streetphotographyguy]

100% true mate 🙏🙌🙌🙌

[@kevinsim1514]

3) carry 2 cameras on your body. Makes you look like a professional photographer working a job.

[@Caracalaba]

the video tip is a surprisingly good one! but the top one would be to use your phone, nothing beats that

[@ThePicManiac]

Great tips, thank you!

[@streetphotographyguy]

Thank you for your feedback! Have a great day

[@JustLearning]

I use a wide angle lens which captures more than the subject but that can be cropped later. With a wide angle lens you can take a photo of a subject when they are almost past you and they would never know. Another thing I do is to take a picture of a subject and once I lower the camera from my face I look past the subject as if looking at what I had photographed. The subject tends to think I shot the photo of something behind them.

[@jmtphotographymedia]

These are good tips

[@Bbarm97]

I legit point the camera and take the photo, full eye contact :D Ive been even considering using full flash. Ive had a few occasions where people complain but mostly its been ok id say.

[@kingelvis4688]

would a rangefinder style camera Fuj x-pro 2 be less conspicuous than a dslr like a Fuji XT3?

[@streetphotographyguy]

As the Fuji x Pro 2 is smaller, i'd definitely prefer it to the XT3 for most occasions...

[@RalphStriewski]

Super Video, Oli!

[@streetphotographyguy]

Vielen Dank lieber Ralph, das freut mich sehr!!!

[@jonah_.l]

meanwhile i put plushies on my camera

[@MightyOff1ine]

Took me only 2 seconds to realize this is in Berlin xD I also have a Fujifilm and was thinking about using my iPhone to take pictures but it seems the app doesnt work for high speed burst. Does someone knows an app for Fujifilm that includes taking burst pictures? Best regards from Prenzlauer Berg!

[@streetphotographyguy]

Hi Stefan! I think there is only the Fuji X app, and this one only works for a certain fraction of Fuji cameras, so i guess it won´t work with burst mode...cheers from Fhain!

[@1byusee]

I do the construction worker in my industrial city. Even with yellow signal jacket you disappear.

[@streetphotographyguy]

This is great! Need to try this😊😁🙏🙏🙏

[@imago_terra]

oaky wow that is actually super helpful

[@streetphotographyguy]

Thank you for your kind feedback!

[@franzidox]

The thing holding me back the most from going outside to shoot is the idea of getting in trouble here in germany for taking pictures of random people. Have you ever had any issues with that? And if so, how bad is it?

[@streetphotographyguy]

Hi! I think it´s not that bad. But you need to shoot differently than , i.e. in Asia. More distance shots, more fishing with silhouettes, and then you are safe in 99% of all situations. The Bundesgerichtshof is even recognizing candid Street Photography as a form of art since 2018(Kunstfreiheit vs. Recht am eigenen Bild) Just be unobstrusive, kind and patient, then Germany is a great place for Street Photography.

[@michelwunderlich4861]

Ich hab nur 1 mal eine kleine Auseinandersetzung gehabt, allerdings habe ich damals auch einem Deutsche Bahn Beamten die Kamera direkt ins Gesicht gehalten, und hatte dann auch länger Augenktontakt mit ihm bzw bin neben ihm stehem geblieben. Er wollte dass ich das Foto lösche, sonst würde er zur Polizei. Da es auf Film war, habe ich ihm die Rolle gegeben. (Würde ich nie wieder tun, und solltest du auch nicht) Man kann auch je nach Situation die Leute ansprechen ohne dass das Bild danach gestellt aussieht.

[@streetphotographyguy]

Hallo Michael, oha - das klingt nach einer heftigen Situation - wahrscheinlich hättest du es rein rechtlich nicht gemusst, aber ich denke ich hätte in so einer Situation auch deeskalierend reagiert - gab ja keine Möglichkeit sich der Situation zu entziehen im Zug...Ja, stellen funktioniert teilweise, das stimmt@@michelwunderlich4861

[@michelwunderlich4861]

​@@streetphotographyguyes war tatsächlich am Bahnhof in Frankfurt und nicht IM Zug Die Rolle hatte aber sowieso erst 6 oder 7 aufnahmen und die Polizei stand da auch schon vor Ort. (Ich glaube da steht immer Polizei, aus Sicherheitsgründen) Habe mich versucht zu erklären was ich mache und hab versucht das logisch rüber zu bringen aber er wollte nicht. Ich habe aber daraus gelernt ;) Danke für dein Video.

[@Maarioo007]

Einfach respektieren das man nicht fotografiert werden möchte? Wäre auch eine Option

[@tridentroy]

Ur genius 😎

[@streetphotographyguy]

Not really...but thank you😊

[@Timoleon87]

Most of my shots are taken from my chest with my thumb, just casually holding my camera with my eyes looking the other way or looking down at the flip screen.

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

You should include your portfolio in the description, so would be easy to check how seriously to take your advices. Now i cant see even your name so i could google your work.

[@streetphotographyguy]

Hi! Links to my Instagram, Twitter and to my 2 websites are on my channel page - but you are right - i should put it in the description as well, thanks for the tip!

[@emanonmuc7762]

.oODid Garry Winogrand wear a black trenchcoat?

[@kevinsim1514]

True story/pro-tip: People tend to ignore you if you’re carrying groceries. Voila! Hidden in plain sight.

[@streetphotographyguy]

Hi Kevin! That is a great tip!!! Appreciate it, cheers mate!

[@naron330]

ITS A 187 ON A UNDERCOVER COP =)))))) ,

[@prozekutor]

'InconspiKuous' not 'sh'.

[@streetphotographyguy]

Thanks! This word is so hard for me🙄😬😁

[@prozekutor]

@@streetphotographyguy you could have used synonyms such as "unnoticeable" "concealed" etc... In case you hesitate with pronunciation just google the word, there is a phonetic transcription right below the word plus a button to hear it pronounced correctly, hope this helps! Greats tips btw, this doesn't affect the quality of the content

[@simon359]

Sorry as these are tips for beginners, as I ignore most of them and just point and shoot! I just do it as quick and as fast as possible and keep walking!

[@user-hc6yj9df6k]

Not too bad a selection of tips. I just can't get over how you mispronounce conspicuous. There are two u's and four syllables - makes a difference.

[@streetphotographyguy]

You are right Stewart. Sorry for that.

[@chesslover8829]

​@streetphotographyguy Loved your video! Excellent advice. I understood you perfectly. Thank you so much for sharing. If and when I do street photography, I will try using a Rolleiflex. Somehow, raising a camera to eye level seems intrusive to many people. I liked your comment about starting a conversation with your subject. That's important in many circumstances.

[@Elassyahmed]

6 foot 125 KG bearded arab in a western country is a great formula to be invisible, not

[@streetphotographyguy]

😅True! Who are you talking about?