Street photography: How to take stunning portraits

Learn how to take stunning street portraits and overcome the practical and psychological challenges of photographing strangers

Join Guardian photographer Anthony Epes for this immersive workshop, and you’ll learn how to take spontaneous images of people in the everyday urban environment. Plus, you’ll discover how to overcome any fears you may have about approaching and photographing strangers. Along the way, you’ll fine-tune your camera skills and create a portfolio of images to be truly proud of.

Read some of Anthony’s top tips for taking street portraits on our new blog article – and book your place on his masterclass here.

Content

• Expert advice on what makes a good portrait
• How to compose street portraits and select compelling backgrounds
• The basic camera settings you’ll need for shooting portraits
• How to use natural light to enhance your portrait
• Conquering your fear of approaching strangers you want to photograph
• Create a series of your own portraits during the class
• Technical tips and feedback on work carried out during the workshop
• Inspiration and motivation to continue taking excellent street portraits after the class

Please note this class does not offer an introduction to the technical aspects of using a camera – it’s not ideal for complete beginners to photography

What to bring

• Please bring along your own camera (fully charged) and any other photography equipment you may want to use

Tutor profile

Anthony Epes is a fine art and commercial photographer whose work has featured in the Guardian, French Photo, Time Out, The Big Issue and many other international publications. He has published two books, London at Dawn and Paris at Dawn, and is currently preparing to launch further installments shot in Venice, New York and Istanbul. He tweets @citiesatdawn.

Full course and returns information on the Masterclasses website