We were delighted to receive Caroline on her second visit to our club for her talk on street photography.   She began by explaining that there is no clear definition of street photography but, as a genre, it serves as a social documentary and offers great opportunities to record humanity in a variety of styles and interpretations.  Amongst Caroline’s own engaging images were photographs and quotations from several renowned photographers such as Joel Meyerowitz, Elliot Erwin, Saul Leiter and Don McCullin.

She explained that, apart from herself, many well-established street photographers continue to suffer nerves and she suggested remedies for overcoming the fear of taking photographs of strangers in the street.  When shooting street photography – be it in a busy London street, or at the beach – she sets her Fuji mirrorless camera to shutter speed priority and uses a number of lens styles to capture a story or interpret a mood. She keeps post-processing to the minimum but tries to convey the mood and atmosphere of a shot by subtle alterations to colour or tone, and drawing attention to the main subject by careful cropping.  She recommends starting with easier shots - look low, or use reflections to gain confidence, before raising the camera for headshots, where you actually make eye contact.  Caroline’s well-structured talk was a great encouragement to those wishing to engage in the art of street photography and the members praised her detail and generous hints and tips.  it was an excellent evening..

Caroline was recently interviewed by Camversation about her work.  It lasts approximately 25 minutes and can be found here: https://youtu.be/S-xnr-XJzX4?si=z9nOfaitiHpFDwQE