How to Shoot Candid Street Portraits That Actually Look Like Portraits

How to Shoot Candid Street Portraits That Actually Look Like Portraits

There’s a specific kind of street photo I used to think was just luck: a single person, sharp against a blurred background, completely unaware of the camera, yet somehow looking like a deliberate portrait. Every time I saw one I’d wonder, “How did they get that without the person posing?” I’d tried the walk-up-and-ask method before and loved it, but the results always had that slight stiffness of someone who knows a lens is pointed at them.