John Free Workshop

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend a Street Photography workshop with John Free. I needed to shake things up and get back to something that was just for me and my own enjoyment. I love that I can earn my living with photography these days but sometimes it’s good to just take photographs for the sheer fun of it. Street Photography or Documentary Photography is my favourite kind of photography and I wanted to take some time observing and learning from a Master. For three days we walked the streets and parks of Dublin and tried to take as few photographs as possible, that was one of the gems that John gave us…that you have to hold back until you just can’t help but take the photograph. As we walked John showed us how he disarms his subjects and avoids conflict while getting very close and most often not even being noticed. It was amazing to watch and I hope I picked up some of his methods, I think I’ll be practicing for awhile yet. Here are a few of my favourite images from the weekend: