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January/February 2021 Cape Camera

E & D News

Street Photography - 17th February 2021 – Richard Barnard

For our first E & D session of the year, KIM STEVENS was able to • Back Button Focus (BBF)
sign up Richard Barnard, a British photographer who is based in • Continuous Autofocus
Manchester, UK and specialises and is passionate about street • Burst mode (3fps)
photography. Kim had met him on one of her photographic • Electronic / Silent shutter
tours to Cuba and was so impressed that when the age of Zoom • AF light and flash ‘Off’
entered our CTPS life, she invited him to give us a talk about his His personal pre-requisite for success is being in the moment
approach to this (for most photographers) difficult genre. and looking for the narrative, the aethetic. Perfection is not a
His passion and acquired knowledge was strongly felt through- priority for him because he believes that a strong moment al-
out this most interesting and detailed presentation, together ways beats aethetics. He has two ways of looking for the right
with a display of a most captivating portfolio. He stressed right motive: ‘hunting’ and ‘fishing’; the former is walking around the
at the beginning that street photography should always be un- streets and looking for the perfect moment, and the latter is
staged and candid and never just a documenting excercise. It staying on one spot (usually with an interesting background)
should also not just be about the creation of a pleasing compo- and waiting for something to happen.
sition, but have the potential to do far more than just to record
what was in front of the camera. His street tips are:
He particularly enjoys the unpredictability of street photogra- • Shoot the familiar but avoid the obvious.
phy together with the anticipation of having to wait for know- • Think light, gesture, character
ing the results until the images are downloaded. He hardly • Avoid ‘easy prey’ shots; people on their phones; street
checks the results on the screen of his camera while roaming performrs; homeless/vulnerable people
the streets. His standard settings of his Fujifilm mirrorless cam- • Be wary of obvious juxtapositions as those are akin to a
era are: trick that can be performed according to recipe
• Shooting in RAW • Get close
• Auto ISO (200-1600) • Don’t linger (unless you are ‘fishing’
• B&W film simulation ‘Live View' • Avoid eye contact
• Minimum shutter speed 1/250th • Be fearless
• Aperture Priority (typically f8) Visit his website: https://richardbarnard.myportfolio.com

Forthcoming E & D Presentation

17th March 2021 - Colin Harrison 14th April 2021 - Charlotte Bellamy
The creative side of photography In camera movement & multiple exposure

With his talk Colin aims to inspire other photographers to Charlotte has never been one to follow the crowd and has
produce composites and creative images. He will pass on found a powerful way to express her creativity through a
some of his digital ‘secrets’ and hopes to inspire enthusiasm desire to push boundaries and experiment outside of the
in this type of photography. expected. Having moved from the UK to her new home in
Although he will mainly refer to Photoshop CC, many of the a small rural village in the Netherlands in 2012, she finds
pleasure and inspiration in the contrasts and colours she
points raised can be applied in Affinity, PaintShop Pro and sees around her. She will share her ‘how to’ secrets and give
Elements. To view his images go to: www.colinharrisonpho- technical guidance on this creative genre of photography.
tography.uk

For more information please visit our CTPS Facebook page and website where Lesley & Kim have published ad-
ditional details and images about the forthcoming speakers

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