Contact Sheets: Begin to take & select great street photos
Learn the whole photography process: think through the shots, work the scene, and determine what are the best photos.
Created by Thomas Leuthard
Learn why it makes sense to take more than one shot
Learn how to edit photos based on contact sheets
Learn how to work the scene in street photography
Understand why working the scene helps to improve your photographs
Understand who I approach a scene
Requirements
- You should know your own camera
- You should know the basics of street photography
- You should be interested in improving your approach
- You should be willing to learn different approaches
Description
This course is about working the scene in street photography. You will learn how I composed some of my best photographs and why I selected the right frame. The course contains several lectures which show the creation and editing of one of my photographs. Sometimes I take 10 shots, sometimes I take over 50 shots. I will explain in full detail why I did what I did and you will learn more about my approach in street photography.
- Have an insight view on how I approach a scene
- Learn why it is important to work a scene in street photography
- See all the frames I took for that final frame
- Learn why I was doing what I was doing
- Explore how the final shot was worked out
- See the before/after post processing version
Who this course is for:
- Street photographers who want to learn how to approach a scene
- Street photographers who want to learn about working the scene
- Street photographers who want to learn about editing
- Street photographers who want to improve their photographs
Course content
5 sections • 34 lectures • 1h 53m total length
- Course Introduction01:25
- What Are Contact Sheets?01:53
- Why Are They Important?02:01
- How I Will Work Through Contact Sheets In This Course01:24
- Contact Sheets2 questions
- Introduction: Easy Level Contact Sheets00:56
- The Gray Man05:55
- The Tunnel04:11
- Train Station04:52
- Conclusion: Easy Level Contact Sheets00:55
- Introduction: Medium Level Contact Sheets00:57
- Painting Red03:59
- Checked on Lines02:42
- Let the children play04:40
- Doubtful Business04:15
- Turkish Boy04:58
- Tokyo Subway04:27
- Gun Boy04:46
- Chess03:43
- La Defense04:57
- Big Brother04:04
- Conclusion: Medium Level Contact Sheets00:42
- Introduction: Hard Level Contact Sheets00:59
- Silhouette Biker05:13
- Tessies03:50
- Good Company04:45
- Switch off the light03:18
- Train Window03:32
- Museum of Photography05:04
- Sunday Morning News03:45
- On the Swing03:48
- Crossed out03:14
- Victoria Station04:56
- Conclusion: Hard Level Contact Sheets00:54
- Course Conclusion02:04
Instructor
Streetphotography
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Thomas Leuthard ist a street photographer from Switzerland.