6. There’s a real explosion at the moment in street photography, some would say it’s over saturated, what separates the good from bad in your opinion?
On the face of it street photography could appear to be over saturated. However, when you scratch beneath the surface quality and consistent work is still in short supply.
Street photography is one of the most accessible genres, but it’s also one of the most challenging to do well. After all, anyone can take photos of a street scene on their mobile phone, but if the image doesn’t convey a message or feeling to the viewer, it will be forgotten very quickly.
To take an image from ‘good’ to ‘great,’ there has to be one or more special elements that enhance the scene and elevate it into something more unusual or unique: light, color, textures, gestures, etc.
7. How important is post processing images to you?
The thing I like about post processing is that you’re able to put your stamp on an image and bring your vision to life. I try to get as much right in camera as possible (exposure, composition etc) so that I only need to do some quick colour adjustments in Lightroom to achieve the look I like. If an image required more than two minutes of editing I generally wouldn’t use that image.
8. Where do you see street photography going in the future?
The role of the street photographer will continue to be the same, but I predict there will be changes to the the way street photographers share, promote and sell their work. Self publishing will almost certainly become more commonplace and I feel colour street photography has the potential to gain widespread popularity in the fine art world.