Author: William Lobley
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The Devil In The Detail – Part One: Details in street photography
Late September 2021 through January 2022 were rough months for my photography. Life, cold weather, flat grey skies, local events were cancelled and limited daylight conspired against me. There weren’t many opportunities for me to go out shooting, and the few times that I managed to carve out time for shoots, they were plain rotten. …
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What I learned from… Daido Moriyama: How I Take Photographs
All photos in this post are credited to Laurence King Publishing. “You never should dismiss something out of hand. Especially with photography, you must try absolutely everything. Of course, clearly, everyone has preferences, and a person can’t love everything out there. But if you’re too fastidious and fussy, and you won’t try this or that,…
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My first confrontation: Taxi drivers, drunkenness and lessons learned
For me, confrontation on the street for taking a photograph is something to avoid. First of all, it means that I’ve not been as candid as I would have liked. And second, because it means explaining myself to a stranger. It’s not that I particularly care whether they appreciate or understand what I’m doing. I’d…
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A controlled plunge: How I trained myself to take photographs in public
Note: This post is a follow-up to “Street photography: Facing my fears“ I started hitting the city centre early on weekend mornings, leaving the house at 7AM and returning around 10AM. This was a great time to practice taking photographs in public spaces. Until about 9 AM, the streets are empty, save for those mournfully…
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Street photography: Facing my fears
It was sometime in March 2021 that I first headed out, camera in hand, with the sole intention to photograph the streets. I carried with me my dad’s old Canon DSLR – it was heavy, chunky and loud, but it served me well and gave me a taste of what practising street photography is all…
William Street | Photographer 