PETER PICKERING / 15 CHAPTERS
The Candid
Lens.
A practical guide to street photography. Observation, technique and a thoughtful approach to the people and places in front of your camera.
Revised website edition · 20 October 2026
A chapter at
a time.
Begin with the foundations or choose the question you are working on. Each main chapter ends with an assignment and a way to review the results.
The glossary explains the terminology. Historical, technical and rights references are collected in Sources and further reading.
- —A note before we begin2 MIN READ
- 01Learning to see the street5 MIN READ
- 02Equipment that lets you pay attention5 MIN READ
- 03Exposure focus and movement8 MIN READ
- 04Composition and the edges of the frame5 MIN READ
- 05Working with light and shadow5 MIN READ
- 06People gesture and street portraits5 MIN READ
- 07Telling stories without inventing them5 MIN READ
- 08People architecture and a sense of place5 MIN READ
- 09Ethics consent and responsible publication6 MIN READ
- 10Editing with purpose and preserving the photograph8 MIN READ
- 11Developing a personal way of seeing5 MIN READ
- 12Sharing your work and building a sustainable practice5 MIN READ
- 13Familiar pictures and finding something more4 MIN READ
- 14Copyright permissions and looking after your work6 MIN READ
- 15Keeping the practice alive4 MIN READ
- —Glossary11 MIN READ
- —About Peter Pickering2 MIN READ
- —Sources and further reading2 MIN READ