See the Extraordinary within the Ordinary of Street Photography

Saturday, August 15
1:00–4:00 PM EST

Registration:
$89 per person

Every street has a story. Every face, shadow, reflection, and fleeting moment has the potential to become compelling photographic art.

Join professional photographer, educator, and consultant Rick for an engaging three-hour LIVE ZOOM workshop designed to help photographers develop the eye, confidence, and technical skills needed to create memorable street photography.

Whether you’re using a DSLR, mirrorless camera, or even a smartphone, you’ll discover how to recognize and capture authentic moments that most people simply walk past.

In This Live Workshop You’ll Learn…

Developing the Photographer’s Eye

• Learning to anticipate decisive moments

• Training yourself to see light before subjects

• Recognizing compelling compositions in everyday environments

• Finding beauty in ordinary places

• Telling visual stories through a single image

Composition
That Creates Impact

• Framing techniques that strengthen your photographs

• Using leading lines, geometry, patterns, and repetition

• Working with foreground, background, and depth

• Capturing emotion through composition

• Balancing people with architecture and environment

Mastering the gift/curse of Natural Light

• Reading available light

• Working with harsh,
  midday sun

• Photographing during golden hour and blue hour

• Using shadows creatively

• Backlighting and silhouettes

• Reflections in glass, water, and storefronts

Photographing People Naturally

• Capturing authentic, candid moments

• Approaching strangers with confidence

• Remaining unobtrusive

• Respecting privacy and ethics

• Understanding the legal considerations of street photography

Camera Settings
That Matter

• Choosing the right exposure mode

• Fast focusing techniques

• Selecting focal lengths for different situations

• Working with aperture, shutter speed, and ISO

• Shooting quickly without sacrificing quality

Creative Techniques

• Black & White street photography

• Color as a storytelling element

• Motion blur and panning

• Layers and visual complexity

• Minimalism versus busy urban scenes

• Photographing in rain, fog, and nighttime environments

The Digital Darkroom

Capturing the image is only the beginning. Learn…

Practical post-processing techniques that bring your photographs to life using:

Adobe Camera Raw & Adobe Lightroom Classic

• Importing and organizing images

• Rating and selecting your strongest photographs

• Global adjustments

• Color grading

• Perspective corrections PLUS

• Lens corrections

• Noise reduction

• Sharpening

• Cropping for stronger composition

• Recovering highlights and shadows

• Fine-tuning exposure

• White balance adjustments

• Texture, clarity, sharpening, and dehaze

• Local masking tools

• The LATEST AI-powered editing features
  
  

Adobe Photoshop

• Advanced cleanup and retouching

• Removing distractions

• Layer-based enhancements

• Dodging and burning

• Preparing images for print and online sharing

You’ll Also Discover

• How professionals choose their best photographs

• Common mistakes that weaken street photography

• What separates snapshots from compelling visual storytelling

• Building a consistent photographic style

• Developing confidence in public spaces with actual people

• Creating images worthy of exhibitions, publications, and portfolios

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is perfect for:

• Hobbyists

• Travel photographers

• Enthusiasts wanting to improve composition

• DSLR and mirrorless
  camera users

• Smartphone photographers

• Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop users

• Anyone who enjoys documenting everyday life with creativity!

Live Interactive Learning

Because this is a LIVE ZOOM event, you'll be able to:

• Ask questions throughout the session

• Learn from real-world image examples

• Watch live editing demonstrations

• Receive practical tips you can immediately apply on your next photo walk

• AND a Recording of the event for permanent download and archiving

Workshop Details

Street Photography Live ZOOM Masterclass, Live ZOOM workshop
AND Recording of the event for permanent download and archiving

Date: Saturday, August 15

Time: 1:00–4:00 PM EST

Location: Live via ZOOM

Investment:
$89 per person

Discover how to slow down, observe more carefully, and create photographs that tell meaningful stories from everyday life.

“The best camera is the one you have with you” —but the best photographs come from learning to truly see and edit!