Scott Schuman’s advice for budding street style photographers

(Photo:prom dresses manchester) “Don’t call yourself a street style photographer if all you do is go to fashion week, stand outside and take pictures. That’s not a street style photographer – that’s a fashion week photographer,” implores photographer and blogger, Scott Schuman when quizzed about what it takes to be a street style photographer today. Here, the Sartorialist, whose blog has made his lens one of the most-wanted in fashion, shares his tips for street style success.
Break away from the pack…
“If you actually want to make it a career, then find a unique voice. Don’t be afraid to go stand over there, when everyone else is standing over here. How are you going to break out of the pack? I see these photographers and they’ll see someone come out of a show and 40 photographers will be in a half-circle around this person taking pictures. That means 40 people are taking the same shot! How can you call yourself a street style photographer if you’re taking the same shot as someone standing right there?”
Don’t be afraid to challenge yourself…
“When everyone else is shooting the well-known people, go find the new crew. No one was shooting Anna Dello Russo before me; No one was shooting Giovanna Battaglia before me. But as opposed to just shooting them every day, I’ve shot them for a while and now I’m looking for the next one, and the next one, and the next one, because it’s always the new one that challenges me.”
Once you’ve figured out the challenge, move on…
“And if you want to become a good street style photographer, you’ve got to keep challenging yourself, challenging your audience. You know, give them something new. And a lot of them don’t give them anything new; they just stand with everybody else and take the same photograph.”
Don’t worry so much about everyone else…

“I’d feel so odd taking a photograph surrounded by a bunch of other people taking the exact same photograph. I think that’s also why a lot of people think I’m a little aloof or snobby, but you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.”Read more at:prom dresses