Street Photography Assignments

ASSIGNMENT 18

The Correct Step

ASSIGNMENT

Let’s correct the most common mistake when photographing people walking. No more awkward steps that ruin the aesthetic of your photograph. Learn to see and capture your subject in a dynamic step.

TECHNIQUE

First of all, you need to recognize the best stepping motion. Go into burst mode and look at the resulting photographs of the same subject walking across your frame. Regardless of how interesting or uninteresting the subject may be, one or two frames should stand out from the rest. In some of them, the subject may have an awkward position, a bit like a flamingo with a leg up. Now look at the ones where the stepping is more dynamic, in stride and possibly with a little separation between the heel and ...