Introduction 4 What is street photography? 8 A brief history 10 But what is street photography? 17 How to approach street photography 20 The classical approach 22 The aesthetic approach 26 The narrative approach 30 Black & white or color? 34 Why we shoot projects 36 What is a project? 38 Why do we use projects? 40 Finding inspiration for projects 41 Planning your projects 45 Project editing 46 Bringing your projects to life 47 Photographing people 94 Shooting candidly 96 Street portraits 102 The ethics of photographing people 106 Shooting the streets at night 110 Gear & settings 112 Working with light 116 What to shoot? 118 Safety at night 123 Composition 124 Basic principles 126 Established principles of composition 130 Using layers 134 Gestalt theory 137 Conquering your fears 48 Confront your fears 50 Shooting close-up 54 Conquer your fears 56 Gear & settings 62 Camera choice 64 Lens choice 68 What's in my bag? 72 Camera settings 73 Using film 78 Being streetwise 80 Hunting vs fishing 82 The streetwise photographer 84 Street photography & the law 142 Shooting in public 144 Shooting in private places 151 Copyright issues 152 Sharing, marketing & presenting your work 154 Sharing your work 156 Presentation 164 Marketing yourself as a street photographer 167 Glossary 170 Useful websites & downloads 172 About the author/Acknowledgments 173 Index 174.