Just with any craft, the more you practice, the better you are. If you want to improve fast, take 5~10 photos everyday and try to analyze how can you do better in each shots in term of composition and lighting. Get honest opinions from people around you to see if they like your photos.

Then you can find on youtube or other social media those who are good in these genre of photography. Try to study and understands, what makes their photo good. Try not to focus on too many genre at the same time. Start with the one you like the most first.

1. Be invisible by using a small camera and small lens. 2. Get a lens with longer focal length so you can have a comfortable distance with your subject.
3. You just have to push yourself to do it. The more you do, the natural you will be at it. Unless you are super obvious, most people don't think you're taking photos of them. They will also worry to make a scene if they confronted you yet you were only taking picture of some one or some thing else next to them and embarrassed themselves.

Business card? Seriously ? That is so old fashion. You should show them your ig account explaining that you post strangers photos on your ig so that they can be famous too.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Jul 6 2022, 12:44 AM

Getting new perspective from shooting the same thing is one of the best way to improve your vision as a photographer. If you composition is so so in one place, it will be the same every other places you are going to shoot. If you can impressed people around you (who are also very familiar with the place) with photos you've taken at the same place from a different perspective, then that's the sign of progress.

80-200 is good for stealthy approach, but generally such a long focal length is not suitable for street. Street photography need to show not only the people, but the context. So showcase of background is important also. If you only shoot like a sniper with 80-200, your photos will get boring very soon. Eventually, you need a focal length about 23mm-35mm for your 40d and mastered up your courage to do close up shot of strangers if street photography is your thing.

@TS, Nothing wrong to learn with trial and errors. Bumpy ride, true, but if you have the passion to back it up, it could be also an very enjoyable ride as well to discover thing for yourself. That will also determine how passionate/determine you are in this craft. Some times, when it was handed to you, you may not appreciate it as much as something you found by digging around. But luckily, we are leaving in a digital age where you can get most of the info you need from youtube university. You can also look up Manny Ortiz on youtube, he also learned everything he knew from youtube.

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TS, you should go visit W_9235 post at the showcase section. He spoke from experience. You will be inspired by seeing the journey of his growth from a newbie photographer to a pro photographer. https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1207851

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Jul 6 2022, 12:14 PM