street photography for anxious people
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- čas přidán 28. 12. 2023
- Street photography takes more courage and effort for people with anxiety, like myself. So, I brought in friends to push me out of my comfort zone.
Watch this evolution unfold in 3 chapters:
0:01 Intro
1:57 Chapter 1 - By myself
4:23 Chapter 2 - With a group of strangers
6:25 Chapter 3 - With a seasoned street photographer
8:36 Outro
Shot in Toronto in December 2023.
People mentioned in this video:
/ bryanbrock_
/ sheldon_patten
/ _dragan_
The Leica M4-2 and Fujifilm XT-1 belong to my friend Dragan.
Everything was filmed with the Sony a7C II (Picture Profile 11 / S-Cinetone) and the following lenses:
Sony 20-70mm f4 G (Chapter 1)
Sony 85mm f1.8 (Chapter 2)
Sony 50mm f2.5 G (Chapter 3)
Samyang 24mm f2.8 (Outro)
Selfie footage shot with the Google Pixel 8 Pro.
Edited with DaVinci Resolve (Studio version). I do little to no color correction.
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sub count: 916
Please, please, pretty please make more videos in this style. Absolutely loved it. Thank you for sharing your vulnerability. As an introvert I can so feel with you. Dominic
5:31 holyyy this photo slays
I'll let Sheldon know :)
Absolutely gorgeous and lovely! Please do more of this. So true and honest. Love it!
Great work, Justine... and thank you for the inspiration.
So inspired by your journey here - to me, street photography is like when you first learn to swim. The panic of holding onto the edge of the pool and not letting go, then the initial moments when free can feel out of control and overwhelming, but then, with confidence, you find you can let it take you wherever you want and the possibilities are endless. Please post more - would love to see where the journey takes you.
Street photography scares the SH*T out of me, mostly being exposed myself, having a person look back at me and say "No, don't do that", or worse. Very nice work Justine :) Your keywords get a little expressive toward the end and I'm here for it.
Thank you so much, Nick 🙏🏼😊
This was beautiful work. Well done
Thank you Ibz 🙏
That anxiety is very real and not just with photography
Amazing video. I know obviously I'm not the only person that feels this way with everything I do or try to learn, but it's good to see someone breaking out of the curse of Anxiety or even just being shy. I've come a long way. Took my camera out for the first time yesterday. But I really want to learn photography. At least be good enough for me to like the pictures I take.
"Be good enough for me to like the pictures I take" - seriously, follow that. They only need to be good enough for you to like.
Im so glad this popped up on my recommended ❤
This was a wonderful film, I also loved your layered color images, they remind me of Saul Leiter. Subscribed!
High praise! I have a long way to go to be Saul Leiter level of skill, but I'll take it!
This spoke volumes and got some really good tips so thank you
I once went to a photo walk in 2017 alone. Now I am married and in 2 months we will be 3.
We somehow stopped photographing when Covid hit the world, but we bought A7CII this week.
Lovely video.
A wonderfully emotive and inspiring video - thanks Justine. This will help me immensely on my forthcoming trip to NYC (from Scotland) as I move from landscape photography to street / candid. Best wishes...
I'm glad! Give yourself an adequate "warm-up period" and you should find yourself in a groove. A bonus tip that I failed to mention is that if you're feeling extra anxious, listening to music might help. Just watch out for cars/cyclists if you're not aware of your surroundings due to earphones!
PS I love Scotland! Lots of fog and moody landscapes!
Just found your channel. Love the calm, meditative vibe.
A big thank you for your video. Very relaxing, loved it. And the pictures are great.
This was lovely. Thoughtful, meaningful and beautifully produced.
Thank you so much, Andrew 🥹
Beautiful film. Thank you for this
I was just in Atlanta for my b-day a couple of weeks ago and my focus was doing some street photography. The amount of homeless folks downtown turned out to be a major downer! But, I agree with you that it takes a 'special' type of photographer to capture the essence of the street. #nicevideo
Wonderful, truly. Look forward to walking the journey with you.
This was wonderful.
You’re back! Let’s go!
I am! Let's go!
Absolutely beautiful!
Thank you Joanna 🙏🏼
Great work Justine.. look forward to following along your journey - Arnel
Thank you so much Arnel 🙏
!!!!! Thank you so much! 🙌🙌🙌
You are a floating soul..
great vid story . i can totally relate as i went out just last week for my first time on street . i used my sigma 105mm 1.4 lens so i could sort of get close without getting close . and after the first few shots it got alot better so im defo going to do more of this subject .
That is one big and heavy lens to drag along the streets 😊 It produces some serious bokeh though. And like you say; can keep a distance with that focal length.
I’ve watched many of your videos and this is the best one
love it
Thank you Joe 😊
Absolutely love the video! It was inspiring learning seeing you overcome your anxiety and make some incredible work. Really motivates me to get out there and shoot more photography, rain or shine! Looking forward to more photo walks and move videos. Onwards and upwards!
Thank you so much for the kind words, Sheldon! 🙏
Nice work. Keep at it. Dragan is great to shoot with
He's a great coach and source of motivation - I got jealous of his confidence and it made me want to one-up him the whole time! 😆
Great work girl! Loved this, you’re doing amazing. Everyone who knows you or your work knows how talented you are, time for you to start seeing it too!
Bernardo, thank you 🥰
Great video, been doing street photography for a little bit now. The only way to overcome the anxiety is to keep doing it. I also get quite anxious, especially in crowds, haven't overcome it yet but I love using a 35mm prime and I just thug it out to get the shot!
Great video. Very well made and engaging. Subbed.
Great video, please keep it up
wow well composed 👏
Enjoyed this video …. Really well done 👍
Been there but i pushed myself and now i have no regrets.
Glad to hear that! Push through the anxiety👏
Tell me how you upload this the day after I started getting back into street photography from years of hiatus. I was anxious even with my 85mm. Still had a great time though!
Hope it gave you the extra boost of motivation!
Loved the video Justine! 👏 Congratz on conquiring your fear bit by bit ! Best wishes for 2024!
Thank you Glenn! All the best to you as well in 2024 ✨✌️
I live in a town in the North of England; when I retired I set myself a project on a shop- lined street in town but I just got aggression. A guy came out a shop and challenged me ; a guy in shop had a pop at m neither of them had a grasp of what street photography is. I also have an Fuji XT-1 and tried taking shots with the screen down but I just felt creepy which is alien to me. I love the serendipity of street photography. I have wondered though, Justine, surely women photographers are less of a threat or doesn't it work like that? Love your photos. Robin Witting
That's an interesting thought. I can see how people might think women would have an easier time shooting street photography because they might seem less threatening/creepy. I think it boils down to charisma. If you are a charismatic person (regardless of gender), you can take photos of strangers and have an easy time. But if your body language is antsy and not at ease, that energy definitely transfers over to the subjects and influences how they respond to you.
Street photography are much easier in the west, people are more chill and slow-paced compare to Asia. I've gone out and trying to shoot on the street, people will get so angry and have an aggressive look towards you, even call the police around the corner.
Marry me..