Description
A Hands-On Street Photography Experience
This workshop is the ideal follow-on from our 8-Week Beginner Course or half-day Photography Essentials session — but it also stands strong on its own. Designed for beginner to intermediate photographers, it offers a mix of technical learning, creative thinking, and real-world shooting.
Street photography covers a wide range of styles — candid portraits, urban details, light and shadow, unexpected moments. You’ll learn how to recognise those fleeting scenes, frame them with intent, and press the shutter at just the right time.
Guided by an experienced street photographer and long-time local, you’ll explore backstreets and bustling areas with a camera in hand. You’ll learn:
• What gear and settings work best for street photography
• How to read the light and anticipate moments
• Simple tips to improve your composition
• The timing of a great shot — the “decisive moment”
• Your legal rights and ethical considerations when shooting in public
It’s practical, informal, and taught by someone who knows the area inside out — and how to find images in the everyday.
*Final weather check will be made on the morning of the workshop. We’ll proceed in light showers, but will postpone in cases of persistent rain or storms.
N.B. Workshops run with a minimum number of participants.
Take Your Photography Further with our Street Photography Workshop
This street photography workshop is a practical, hands-on learning experience — ideal for photographers who want to grow their skills in a real-world environment. You’ll be guided by a working pro and surrounded by like-minded photo enthusiasts.
The session suits a range of experience levels. You’ll get more confident using your DSLR or mirrorless camera, especially in fast-moving, unpredictable situations like street or travel photography. You’ll also learn how to see better compositions, work with available light, and capture authentic, unscripted moments.
Want to prepare beforehand? Consider one of our foundation workshops like the Beginner’s Photography Course, our Essentials Photography Workshop, or build your low-light skills with the Night Photography Workshop.
Contact us if you have any questions — or browse all our upcoming workshops to find the right fit.
FAQs
Who is the street photography course for?
Our street photography courses are suited for people looking to take their photography and photo-documentary or journalist type skills to the next level at one of Sydney most amazing destinations. We expect all students attending the following workshop to already have some basic knowledge of photography.
How much does it cost for the street photography course?
This workshop is $195 pp. The street photography workshop currently runs on various Saturdays between 12:00pm to 4:00pm OR (1:00pm to 5:00pm during daylight saving). This an awesome half day (4 hours) of tuition and shooting time.
Have any questions about this particular course? Contact our helpful and informative team members.
What can I expect to learn from the course?
In a total of 4 hours of learning and shooting time, this engaging course will teach you the must-have skill sets needed to create a stunning visual repertoire of your street travels. Guided by one of our leading professional photojournalist photographers, expect the unpredictable and the unexpected with our street photography course. This workshop is conducted on location, encouraging you to shoot among some of Sydney’s most exciting sites and locations. During our street photography workshop, some of the exciting activities you will experience include, but are not limited to:
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- What is street photography
- Understanding your equipment
- Optimum Street Photography settings – real world application
- Lenses & focal length
- Focusing
- Exposure: ISO / Shutter Speed / Aperture
- Notice & create mood lighting
- White balance
- Colour vs. black and white
- Learn how to ‘see’ or pre-visualise a shot
- Composition
- The ‘decisive moment’
- Your legal rights
- Ethics whilst photography people on the streets
- Learn about some of the colourful history of the Suburb you’re in
What camera do I need for the street photography course?
To participate in Sydney Photographic Workshops’ Street Photography course, we strongly recommend our students to bring a DLSR or mirrorless camera with full manual capability and the necessary accessories and a fully charged spare battery if you have them.
Why choose Sydney Photographic Workshops for the course?
If you’re a free-spirit with a creative streak, have a talent for creating stunning images and want to further your skills progressing from your point-and-shoot camera, or simply wish to treat someone to a fantastic creative experience within a fun group environment, Sydney Photographic Workshops is the home of cultivating these talented, like minded individuals. Whether you want to specialise in street photography or portraiture work, we pride ourselves in providing students with hands-on learning experiences like in all of our corporate training programs, workshops and private classes. Whatever class you choose, you will experience a sensational curriculum of workshops curated by our principal tutor and internationally awarded professional photographer, Daniel Linnet. This street photography workshop is run by internationally recognised and experienced Australian Photojournalist, Glenn Lockitch.
The 4-hour Kings Cross Street Photography workshop was very fun and informative. Before we started roaming the streets, Glenn took us through the elements of what makes a good street photograph by showing us some classic shots. He also talked about the legal considerations of street photography and preparing our cameras to shoot in the given conditions. We then spent 3 hours wandering the back streets of Kings Cross, the markets and also past some iconic spots – e.g. the Coke sign. During the course, he guided us in the basics of using natural light, using colour to maximum effect, how to do tracking shots – and we even did an impromptu street portrait session! A very enjoyable afternoon.
I had a great time on the Street Photography workshop with Glenn Lockitch. Glenn is a very experienced photographer and shared his vast knowledge of photography with the group. We took some interesting photos around Kings Cross. Thank you Glenn for a great workshop!
It was amazing
I have participated in other photography courses and workshops over the years but this was the single best yet. A lot of instructors talk about weaning amateur photogs off manual, but Glen brings it to life in a practical way.
Fantastic workshop.
I found the legal side of things regarding Street Photography most helpful and now will be more confident in my rights.
Glenn has inspired me to try and see light and subjects in a different way. And to then capture it correctly.
Based on this experience will do another course through SPW.
Yvonne