I notice many photographers trying to be street-style photographers, but are neglecting one of the most useful traits of a street shooter: discretion. We don’t have to be invisible, like a paparazzi stealing images across the street, or like a sniper-photographer trying to shoot a polar bear and her cubs. However, it’s good to blend in. If we’re in the hipster part of town, look reasonably hip. If we’re walking down alleyways in the shady part of town, don’t be wearing bright and expensive looking clothes. If we’re on an average street, don’t have “photographer” written over our heads by wearing a photo-vest, two bodies around our neck, a huge camera bag, a mono-pod and an 80-200 F2.8 lens (with hood) on the biggest full-frame body we could afford with a vertical control grip for good measure. It’s very hard to get good shots looking like that. I know it makes us look more professional, but it won’t help get better images…in fact, it usually detract us by causing undue attention to
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