Stranger Portrait – London

Street Portraits © Andrew Newson

Street Portraits © Andrew Newson

Street Portraits © Andrew Newson

Street Portraits © Andrew Newson

The street or stranger portrait has become a genre in it’s own right, but it can be a little daunting to try for the first time. Well the reason I am running this course is that I believe it’s much easier to get started with this genre when doing it in a small group.

We meet at a coffee shop at the start of the day and discuss technique, approach and technical issues regarding taking these portraits. This generally takes somewhere between an hour and 2 hours.

When ready, we head out walking along by the river and start to take street portraits. At first you watch me take a few and then we take them together and then when you have the confidence you take them on your own, with me on hand at all times of course, for technical, creative advice or just moral support.

To see some of my examples of street portraits please see the portraits section in the portfolio.

Location: London (London Bridge)
Date: Friday 3rd February 2012
Times: 10am-4pm.
Number of students: Up to 6
Cost: £49 per person

Street Portrait - London

£49.00

Learn how to shoot stranger portraits in London.
Friday 3rd February 2012 – 10am-4pm

This is a review from a student who took this Street/Stranger Portrait course in London…

Adèle
Street Portrait Workshop
I felt I need some help with portrait work and more specifically ‘street portrait’. Whilst I am in London & Andy is based in Sussex I liked the style of his work and decided to arrange a 1 day workshop with him. He kindly offered to come up to London and we spent the day out & about photographing people near the Southbank.

Andy was super friendly and helpful but more than that he was really patient . I do get a bit confused on the technical side but he he kept his explanations clear & simple . Once we left the relative safety of the café; it was time to put all the theory into practice! I was really reluctant to ask strangers if I could take their photo but with Andy there my confidence grew as the day went on. He had a lot of useful tips to share and was really clued up about where to go and how to get the best out people when you approach them.

It was all a bit nerve racking at first but it was great fun and I really learnt a lot.

I will certainly be contacting Andy again to do another workshop and wouldn’t hesitate in recommending him.