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Oh my lord, you have cracked me up so many times, and I learn a ton too. Perfect!

Love this video, Omar!! Didn’t expect it!! Cheers

Yep, the wise one nails it again. Just get out there and do it, man! 🖖

The Oculus = the photographer's playground (Phil Penman)

I feel your unease when you first hit the street. I have a trick to get past my initial nervousness when l first step out for a shooting session. I seek out someone who looks like they might be receptive to my approach and go up to them and ask for a photo. I take the time to chat with them for a while, snapping away at the same time. This serves two purposes: I get in the groove for the session (warmed up) and I am assured of coming back with at least a few worthwhile images (I have an ongoing side project of collecting environmental portraits). Once I get the juices going, I can carry on shooting candids or whatever crosses my path. (PS: I like your videos).

I never thought about just using the magmod sphere without the magnet like that hahah.

Great tips. Wishing Adobe's Sky selection tool was as clever as other applications. It tends to only select contiguous sections and leaves out non-contiguous sections of sky.

I have the first generation and the lack of customization is just one of its many 'gelded' features I can't stand about Nikon. We have the object tracker, but it's pretty sloppy.

I like the videos where you are out Omar! This was very nice! 👍

Great eye Omar…Thanks for the inspiration…👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

how is the a7c for overheating? and what is the difference between that and the a7cr? I really wish camera naming conventions weren't so intentionally ambiguous and confusing....like, get a clue.

Maybe dont stand outside a school with a camera 😅

Getting into their personal space is tough. Not for them but for you, as the photographer. Eight foot maximum rule.

nice

Didn't Joel Meyerowitz just stand in one place until he was part of it so people stopped noticing him?

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TY, how does the 3gen, etc compare to Fujis latest AF system? I bought the Z7II & pleana lens, which is incredible. Not sure if I wanna sell my XT3 & 50-140mm Fuji gear….

What battery?

Or just wait 50 years and suddenly all of the nope photos will be good because they'll be nostalgic and people will be amazed at the cars people drove.

I took my most candid and some of my most favourite street photos when I had the GR3. Sometimes, I regret not keeping it, but we all move on in time!

Shooting the "moments" in street photography is hard and being 1-2 (or 30 😅) seconds too late for the decisive moment can be frustrating. But imho that type of street ph. has most of the good/worthy shots. Keep trying Omar!

Thanks brother ❤

Thanks for this nonetheless encouraging clip which reminds us wannabe street phototographers on the fact that unstaged photography of live scenes is unprovocable (if that's a valid word). It needs patience and alertness at the same time within a lot of time, which makes it hard. It's the about one per mill of "keepers" which keeps us going. Personally I like your not-so-serious comparison between your and Vivian's photos, which tells a story of its own. Have a nice weekend!

Fun video to watch ❤ i really liked a lot of your photos. Which picture profile did you use, was ist sooc? Thanks for your work

Vivian Maier's photographs are like frames of a movie (story). Don't quite understand why some critics say they are nothing special.

I love this kind of video more than gear reviews. You’re great at telling stories and sharing your love for photography.

We call them Panda 🐼 eyes 😅

Thank you Omar! I really enjoyed your street photography. I’m a beginner at it and I understand that perseverance is the key. One doesn’t get the same amount of keepers as the other genres but it is rewarding nevertheless.

first tip... starting your session with a full battery :)

Really great Video, Omar! I enjoyed it a lot. Came here for the Zf, stayed for the photography.

..... Vivian Maher shots brilliant...Rome not built in day. Keep going

Nice video, it’s hard to get an interesting street photography shot, you need to grind everyday until you get lucky. You got nice photos

I walk around for days and days and days and don't get anything worthwhile, it's disheartening. One tip I would say is to have a couple of projects on the go so you can actually have something to shoot in between. I have an ongoing project that I'm working on that is always there in the background... trouble is, my ADHD brain forgets it constantly, but that's a different issue

That was very nice . Especially the idea of combining the walk with a museum visit and the pictures of Vivian Maier. Very good and inspiring

Fun video Omar ! May I ask - how is the LCD of the GRIII on a bright sunny day like that? Is it still clearly visible ?

I believe digital crushed street photography. Digital facilitates spray and shoot images hoping for the best. I did it too and if I look at the results they were quite underwhelming. I started street photography around 1982 the result was about 10 images per year with maybe a 2% success rate. Digital came along which enabled unlimited images filling the memory card with 0.001% success rate. Now I take a low budget camera, leave my watch, smart phone and expectations at at home. My limit is 36 images per street walk enjoying the tranquility of my own company accepting that my success rate is still under 1%.

What are you shooting at 1:35, Omar? 😬

Good street photography is very hard to do, perhaps even more so today than ever given people's sensitivity towards having their picture taken. I do wonder however how many of the great street shots were not spontaneous but rather partly or entirely set up. That's not to be taken as disingenuous to the amazing photographers that captured these amazing images, I've no doubt many were real random moments captured by being in the right place at the right time. In any case it's clear that you need to be out shooting day in day out to really produce an interesting body of work which requires determination and dedication. Also being able to disseminate a potential scene is either something for which you have a natural talent for or gain by thousands of hours practice like any skill. Street photography is definitely out of my own personal comfort zone and likely many other photographers feel the same which I'm sure is why it's so difficult to accomplish successfully. 😉

oh man Omar some your "nope" shots are awesome

1.47 - "it's been about 45 minutes to an hour" I was expecting you to say you were on your third battery 😂

There are some pretty good shots you got there. Most cameras are more than capable for street photography. As a user of an older Fuji XE2 with the classic 18mm, the main challenge is catching the right moment and having an inspired eye 🤗

I always have my Ricoh GR3 on me, a true camera companion for street and travel. You never know what is around the next corner.

The beauty of street photography is that anyone can do it. The reality is very few can do it masterfully. Takes decades, but we all have to start somewhere.

Love the shot with the 3 construction workers. Thx for reminder to "keep going..."

My wife and I visited Italy last month and her sister lives just outside Naples in Bacoli. We went into Naples a few times by car and it was total insanity. I was in the front passenger seat holding on for dear life, but it was an amazing experience. You’re right about “what WTF is going on here”. Most of my photos were street photos and of course the crazy scooters/motorcycles!! I took a ton of pictures and a lot of them look like the ones you took! Amazing place. BTW - the motorists and pedestrians in Bacoli aren’t much different than Naples. You have to experience it to believe it.

Thank you for letting us see you work.

I don't own the Ricoh anymore... had a torrid affair with it for 12 years and 4 iterations later, I can no longer bond with it, but you got me on the Vivian Maier exhibition. I am part of the Womens Street Photographer group on Instagram and there was a live video of a visit to the museum. WISH I could have been there... anyway, this street photographer loves this video, thank you Omar!

Cheers Omar. Unfortunately in the digital age we are saturated with “street” that look all the same. Same photos just different places and different faces.

That spot at two min 49 sec had great light. Just needed an interesting subject! I always try to find a good composition and try to make it better with people and not the other way around. Sometimes it works.

Thank you Omar, you make me smile and put things in perspective