Mastering Street Portraits | Conquer Your Fear Of Rejection + POV Video

[@iaincphotography6051]

Great shots and advice Gary, and you're right about the rejection, sooner or later someone will say yes.

[@LASHMAR]

Thanks my friend

[@resus009]

I really like your approach, see the "no" as given and keep asking to find the "yes". So there's no reason to be disappointed, it's just the process.

[@LASHMAR]

@@resus009 yeah just a way of looking at it. I mean if we have a choice why not look at it like that?

[@angelayoung8770]

These are awesome pictures ❤

[@LASHMAR]

Thanks Angela ❤️

[@peteb5461]

Best one yet... Keep pushing sir! Ledge...

[@LASHMAR]

@@peteb5461 thanks mate

[@joseespinosa619]

Another great video. I love the engagement with your subjects.

[@LASHMAR]

@@joseespinosa619 ☺️ thanks means a lot

[@petercordingley927]

Read your zine over Christmas, great advice and no padding, straight to the point. I can definitely recommend it to anyone new like me to street photography.

[@LASHMAR]

Thanks Peter mate so glad you enjoyed it

[@outinthestreet_63]

You are a photo philosopher, Gary I love your posts and am constantly learning to take better shots Uwe

[@LASHMAR]

@@outinthestreet_63 thanks my friend means a lot ☺️

[@bartazare]

Amazing portraits! 😍

[@LASHMAR]

@@bartazare ☺️

[@rawvoltairephoto]

I love your work 👌👌📸

[@LASHMAR]

Thanks my friend

[@ChrisBrogan]

Good stuff as always, Gary. Love your ideas on getting past rejection. You haven't lost anything if they say no. :)

[@LASHMAR]

☺️ so true thanks Chris

[@WhytePhotography]

Great video mate, love the way you interact with people - subbed!

[@LASHMAR]

@@WhytePhotography thanks my friend means a lot

[@alanwainwright79]

Good advice Gary. There is zero consequence to a “no”. Have the confidence to move on and eventually someone will say “yes”. Great shots a usual. Cheers.

[@LASHMAR]

@@alanwainwright79 thanks mate

[@dingbat19]

I think the consequence of a "no" is more nuanced - it depends very much on the individual - a "no" can have a psychological consequence for the individual in terms of their self-esteem and confidence - it doesn't have to, I think this is the point, but the reality is that it CAN, depending on the individual

[@alanwainwright79]

@@dingbat19 Valid points. To some a no is meh! To others it can really hurt. Cheers.

[@stuartmills.size11photography]

Less than 20 seconds for me to gatecrash one of your videos, that's got to be a record 😂 Great work as always mate 👍

[@LASHMAR]

@@stuartmills.size11photography ha

[@MrPablodesastre]

Un cafeeee with donuts 🍩

[@LASHMAR]

@@MrPablodesastre 🥊

[@dingbat19]

Most memorable quote from this (as always) awesome video: "Is Kentucky Chicken even a good idea? Weill it ain't if you're a chicken ! " 🤣

[@LASHMAR]

@@dingbat19 ha yeah

[@MichaelPittaway]

Excellent video and some amazing music, plus I like your new camera you’re using for taking the street photos.

[@LASHMAR]

@@MichaelPittaway thank you

[@johnstarkey4959]

Excellent video Gaz , as you know I love asking strangers for a portrait, but how I do it is by careful selection, by that I mean I weigh people up first , try and figure out if they might be up for it, I dont ask pretty woman , they have to have some character, an oddity, something different to the stereo typical person on the street .

[@LASHMAR]

@@johnstarkey4959 🎯 I do know 😂

[@johnstarkey4959]

@@LASHMAR Typo Gaz,don’t ask pretty women 😂

[@TheMobileDJ]

That's the way I used think when asking Girls out when I was in secondary school. if they said no, move on to the next one lol. Great Video as per Gary my friends dad used to run a chip shop in Lower Marsh so i know that area well.

[@LASHMAR]

@@TheMobileDJ ☺️

[@Daylightchronicles]

Great video mate the is KFC even a great idea. Well, not if your a chicken part proper made me laugh

[@LASHMAR]

@@Daylightchronicles 😂

[@willgreig8912]

Another great and instructive video, how close are you getting with the 16mm for these shots, given distortion etc.

[@LASHMAR]

@willgreig8912 close man. A foot. However close I need to get the shot I want. I don’t shoot street portraits in the way I shoot client portraits. The distortion is the distortion I want no more no less. I’m not shooting models or brides. Don’t get me wrong I don’t want grotesque images but I will amplify character on purpose using wider lenses

[@paulmingay834]

Another great video Gary , utterly fearless ! Love that , great images 😊👍🏻

[@martingreenberg870]

Gear question. Why do you use the 16mm lens. I know this is a personal question. Traditionally a 35 or 56mm APSC lens would be selected for portraiture. You aren’t getting the wide angle distortion I might have expected. Plus you have to get closer to your subject using a wide angle lens. I bet you view having to get closer to your subject as a benefit. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

[@LASHMAR]

@@martingreenberg870 I’m a portrait photographer mate. It’s my job for 17 years. I used 85mm and 50mm for portraits here and there back in the day but I hate that look. You have to remember I’ve shot over 10,000 portraits and for musicians and celebrities, etc. I want a hint of peculiarity in my portraits. Some street portraits I shoot with a 13mm. My next video for example. But it takes a lot of practice. + distortion in some of my street portraits is invited by me. I also shoot with the 35mm for a lot of client portraits as you have to be more careful. It has nothing to do with subject proximity. I’d be close with a 50mm. I wouldn’t advice most people to shoot portraits that wide - people fck it up and it veers into grotesque

[@trevorwisecup]

If you don’t ask it’s always a no

[@LASHMAR]

@@trevorwisecup 💯