Description
Street Photography: From Snapshots to Stories is a practical, inspiring guide for photographers who want to turn everyday street photography into powerful visual stories. It helps you move beyond random snapshots and start creating intentional, story‑driven street photographs that feel honest and personal. Built on years of experience and teaching, Peter Forsgård takes you from the foundations of street photography to advanced techniques, creative projects, and the mindset needed to grow as a photographer.
Instead of obsessing over gear, this book shows you how to develop your eye, understand what makes a compelling image, and work confidently in real-world situations. You will learn how to see like a street photographer, react to the unpredictable, and build a consistent visual style that reflects how you experience the world.
In this book, you will learn how to:
- Understand what street photography is, why it matters, and how it has evolved historically
- Choose and use small, unobtrusive cameras and lenses that support your way of working on the streets
- Set up your camera for fast, reliable shooting with practical guidance on focus, aperture, ISO, and automation
- Use different approaches such as candid, contact, “hunting,” and “fishing” to capture authentic moments in your own way
- Compose stronger images using light, layers, backgrounds, lines, patterns, and urban architecture
- Work ethically and legally in public spaces, including privacy, consent, and publishing considerations
- Handle criticism, confrontations, fear, and motivation so you keep photographing and improving
- Refine your images with a clear editing workflow, including noise reduction, ETTR, software choices, and backups
- Present your work through portfolios, online presence, exhibitions, books, and zines
- Push your creativity further with advanced techniques, diptychs, multiple exposure, and long-term projects
You also get practical exercises, 100 photo project ideas, and 100 things to photograph, helping you turn theory into real-world practice and keep your inspiration alive every time you step outside with a camera.
Whether you are just starting out in street photography or looking to deepen your craft, Street Photography: From Snapshots to Stories will help you see differently, react more intuitively, and create photographs that feel honest, personal, and visually powerful.
Details
Publisher - Studio IMG Books
Language - English
Perfect Bound
Contributors
By author
Peter Forsgard
Peter Forsgard
Published Date - 2026-01-09
ISBN - 9789526588209
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
Page Count - 144
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