London Street Portraiture Short Course

About this course

Participants develop a body of street portrait work while photographing people in varied London areas. The course examines the history of street portraiture and considers how it can inform photographic practice and style. Teaching combines guidance in approaching strangers with work on daylight, composition, metering and focusing. Students receive regular tutor critiques of their photographs, helping them assess and refine their developing work.

What you'll learn

• Apply composition techniques suited to street portraiture
• Use daylight to shape and improve portrait photographs
• Practise approaches for engaging strangers as portrait subjects
• Apply metering and focusing techniques in camera use
• Relate the history of street portraiture to photographic practice

Is this course right for you?

The course is open to photographers of all levels with an interest in street portraiture, including artists, creatives, art directors and journalists. Although complete beginners are not excluded by the level description, the course is best suited to learners who already have some knowledge of using a camera in manual mode.

• Includes photographing people in London locations and approaching strangers for portraits
• Regular tutor critiques form part of the learning format