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The 2014 Street Photography Poll

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Online poll, 126 participants, from 11/04 to 2/05 2014 First Edition - May 2014 THE 2014 STREET PHOTOGRAPHY POLL
The 2014 Street Photography Poll
MAJOR INSIGHTS & FINDINGS 1. Canon, Nikon and Fuji are the most used brands by Street Photographers 2. Almost 50% are on an intermediate level and 3/4 are practicing for less than 5 years 3. 57% of Street Photographers do not ask for permission to take photographs. 4. 34% of photographers practice for 2 to 5 hours/week and 36% always carry their compact camera 5. Only a third of Street Photographers made money from their photographs 3
MAJOR INSIGHTS & FINDINGS 6. Half of street photographers never took a photography class 7. 66% shoot and process both in color and B&W and only 8% shoot exclusively 鍖lm. 8. Flickr &Twitter are the major networks where Street Photographers share their work. 9. Books, Blogs and Websites are the main resources for learning and enhancing skills for Street Photographers. 4
PRACTICE 5
YEARS OF PRACTICE Almost 3/4 of respondents practice StreetPhoto for less than 5 years. 27% are practicing for more than 5 years and only 13% for less than a year. 27% 18% 21% 22% 13% Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 5 years More than 5 years 6
HOW MUCH HOURS OF PRACTICE / WEEK To maintain their skills and enhance their practice, Street Photographers exercice mostly up to 5 hours per week (66% of respondents). Only 14% maintain a high rate of practice : More than 8 hours per week. 14% 19% 34% 32% Less than 2 hours 2 to 5 hours 5 to 8 hours More than 8 hours 7
HOW MANY PHOTOS / WEEK 44% of respondents take less than 50 photos per week.A fair rate comparing to the number of hours of practice. 18% take more than 250 photos per week. Go easy on the shutter folks ! 8% 10% 17% 21% 44% 0-50 51-100 101-250 251-500 More than 500 8
CROSS REFERENCE INSIGHTS 88% of Street Photographers with less than 1 year of practice are exercising less than 5 hours a week. 42% of Street Photographers with more than 5 years of practice keep a rate of 2-5 hours a week of exercice. 村 of those who take less than 50 photos a week are photographers who have more than 5 years of practice. 9
DOTHEY ASK FOR PERMISSION Our respondents say for 57% of them that they dont care and shoot without asking. And 41% do ask permission if its sensitive (children, homeless, etc). 1% 41% 57% No, I don't care Yes, if it's sensitive Yes, every time 10
ATTITUDE Street Photographers are more like Hunters.They prefer blend in and stay discreet, for 73% of them. Only 27% do interact and engage with people on the street and their subjects when shooting. 27% 73% Blend in and stay discreet Interact and engage with people/subjects 11
ONTAKINGTHE CAMERA Almost of respondents carry regularly their DSLR or Compact/Point&Shoot camera with them. Only 20% carry their camera on an occasional basis. 12% trust their smartphone to get the right photos. 12% 32% 36% 20% Occasionally I carry my compact/Point&Shoot I carry a DSLR My smartphone is enough Never 12
FOCUS APPROACH The Automatic mode is the king for almost of Street Photographers, with 48% on mostly automatic. Only 17% prefer the manual focus on a exclusive basis. 17% 22% 13% 48% Mostly Automatic Always Automatic Mostly Manual Always Manual 13
CROSS REFERENCE INSIGHTS of those who use exclusively the manual focus have more than 5 years of practice. Half of those who use exclusively the automatic focus have less than 3 years of practice. Almost 60% of those who prefer to blend in and stay discreet are users of the automatic mode. 14
SHOOT & PROCESS of Street Photographers shoot and process their photos both in color & Black and White. And only 24% shoot and process exclusively in Black & White. 66% 24% 10% Color Black and White Both 15
PRINT Print is still useful, and even if 30% of respondents dont print their shots, 67% of them do it for their best photographs. 2% 67% 30% Never Yes, only for my best shots Yes, every time 16
PROFILE 17
COUNTRIES Street Photographers came mostly from these 5 countries : USA, UK, France,Australia and Canada.They represent 67% of all respondents. The remaining third is composed of a variety of countries : Sweden, Greece, Argentina, South Africa, China, Mexico, Panama, Russia 8% 13% 20% 28% 31% USA UK France Australia Canada 18
AGE Young photographers (18-30) represent 11% of our respondents. And 69% of Street Photographers are between 30 and 50 years old. 20% 34% 35% 11% 18 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 51 and above 19
LEVEL SELF EVALUATION Most of our respondents have an intermediate level of practice and expertise. Almost 3/4 of Expert respondents practice for less than 5 hours a week. 20% 14% 47% 19% Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert 20
CLASS Half oh the respondents never took a photo course/ classe to practice Street Photography. Only 7% are planning to assist to a training to enhance their practice. 7% 41% 51% Never Yes Planning to 21
DIGITAL / FILM Street Photography is mostly practiced with Digital cameras. 6% shoot exclusively in 鍖lm whereas 30% of respondents shoot both in digital and 鍖lm. 30% 6% 64% Digital Film Both 22
DOTHEY EARN MONEY FROMTHEIR PHOTOS ? Only a third of our respondents declared making money from their StreetPhoto shots, which con鍖rm the fact that it remains a hard way to live only from StreetPhoto. 37% 63% No Yes 23
GEAR 24
WHATSYOUR GEAR ? DSLR is the major camera used for Street Photography among the respondents. Only 16% are shooting with Mirrorless 4/3 bodies. 16% 26% 38% 21% Point & Shoot / Compact Camera DSLR Other Mirrorless 4/3 25
CAMERA BRAND Canon, Fuji & Nikon are the most used brands for Street Photography among our respondents. Leica has a 10% share whereas Sony and Ricoh are on the same level : 7%. 7% 7% 19% 17% 10% 19% 22% Canon Fuji Leica Nikon Other Ricoh Sony 26
CROSS REFERENCE INSIGHTS 80% of Mirrorelss 4/3 cameras are FUJI users and are shooting both in color and Black & White. DSLR Street Photographers are 40% Canon users and 40% Nikon users 62% of DSLR users carry regularly their camera and 85% of Compact users carry regularly their camera. 27
WHAT ABOUTYOUR LENS ? 24% 76% Prime Lens User Zoom Lens User 29% 49% 18% 4% 10mm 24mm 35mm 50mm 3/4 of Street Photographers use a prime lens, and half of them are using the 35mm lens (equivalent). 28
CROSS REFERENCE INSIGHTS Almost 3/4 of Zoom Lens users prefer blending in and staying discreet when shooting on the streets. Only 30% of Prime Lens users prefer to interact and engage people when shooting on the streets. Only 43% of Prime Lens users are using exclusively a 35mm lens. 29
SHARING & LEARNING 30
SOCIAL MEDIA SHARING Flickr &Twitter are the major networks to share and show Street Photographs among our respondents. Google+ Pages are the less used canal for sharing content. 5%6% 9% 9% 9% 10% 11% 12% 14% 15% Flickr Twitter Personal Blog Facebook Personal Account Instagram Facebook Page Tumblr Google Plus Pro鍖le Other Google Plus Page 31
THE MASTERS Henri Cartier-Bresson is the most in鍖uential Street Photographer among our respondents (42%). Vivian Maier is the most inspiring female Street Photographer. Many other names were cited in the survey : Martin Parr, Robert Frank,Alex Webb, Bruce Gilden,Trent Park 12% 14% 14% 19% 42% Henri Cartier-Bresson Vivian Maier Elliott Erwitt Garry Winogrand Daido Moriyama 32
KEEP LEARNING Books are a major source for knowledge and learning in Street Photography for 27% of our respondents, as of reading blogs and websites (32%). Only 15% submit their work for critics and reviews. 11% 15% 16% 27% 32% Reading blogs and websites Reading books Youtube videos Submitting your work for critics and reviews Other 33
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The 2014 Street Photography Poll

  • 1. Online poll, 126 participants, from 11/04 to 2/05 2014 First Edition - May 2014 THE 2014 STREET PHOTOGRAPHY POLL
  • 3. MAJOR INSIGHTS & FINDINGS 1. Canon, Nikon and Fuji are the most used brands by Street Photographers 2. Almost 50% are on an intermediate level and 3/4 are practicing for less than 5 years 3. 57% of Street Photographers do not ask for permission to take photographs. 4. 34% of photographers practice for 2 to 5 hours/week and 36% always carry their compact camera 5. Only a third of Street Photographers made money from their photographs 3
  • 4. MAJOR INSIGHTS & FINDINGS 6. Half of street photographers never took a photography class 7. 66% shoot and process both in color and B&W and only 8% shoot exclusively 鍖lm. 8. Flickr &Twitter are the major networks where Street Photographers share their work. 9. Books, Blogs and Websites are the main resources for learning and enhancing skills for Street Photographers. 4
  • 6. YEARS OF PRACTICE Almost 3/4 of respondents practice StreetPhoto for less than 5 years. 27% are practicing for more than 5 years and only 13% for less than a year. 27% 18% 21% 22% 13% Less than 1 year 1 to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 5 years More than 5 years 6
  • 7. HOW MUCH HOURS OF PRACTICE / WEEK To maintain their skills and enhance their practice, Street Photographers exercice mostly up to 5 hours per week (66% of respondents). Only 14% maintain a high rate of practice : More than 8 hours per week. 14% 19% 34% 32% Less than 2 hours 2 to 5 hours 5 to 8 hours More than 8 hours 7
  • 8. HOW MANY PHOTOS / WEEK 44% of respondents take less than 50 photos per week.A fair rate comparing to the number of hours of practice. 18% take more than 250 photos per week. Go easy on the shutter folks ! 8% 10% 17% 21% 44% 0-50 51-100 101-250 251-500 More than 500 8
  • 9. CROSS REFERENCE INSIGHTS 88% of Street Photographers with less than 1 year of practice are exercising less than 5 hours a week. 42% of Street Photographers with more than 5 years of practice keep a rate of 2-5 hours a week of exercice. 村 of those who take less than 50 photos a week are photographers who have more than 5 years of practice. 9
  • 10. DOTHEY ASK FOR PERMISSION Our respondents say for 57% of them that they dont care and shoot without asking. And 41% do ask permission if its sensitive (children, homeless, etc). 1% 41% 57% No, I don't care Yes, if it's sensitive Yes, every time 10
  • 11. ATTITUDE Street Photographers are more like Hunters.They prefer blend in and stay discreet, for 73% of them. Only 27% do interact and engage with people on the street and their subjects when shooting. 27% 73% Blend in and stay discreet Interact and engage with people/subjects 11
  • 12. ONTAKINGTHE CAMERA Almost of respondents carry regularly their DSLR or Compact/Point&Shoot camera with them. Only 20% carry their camera on an occasional basis. 12% trust their smartphone to get the right photos. 12% 32% 36% 20% Occasionally I carry my compact/Point&Shoot I carry a DSLR My smartphone is enough Never 12
  • 13. FOCUS APPROACH The Automatic mode is the king for almost of Street Photographers, with 48% on mostly automatic. Only 17% prefer the manual focus on a exclusive basis. 17% 22% 13% 48% Mostly Automatic Always Automatic Mostly Manual Always Manual 13
  • 14. CROSS REFERENCE INSIGHTS of those who use exclusively the manual focus have more than 5 years of practice. Half of those who use exclusively the automatic focus have less than 3 years of practice. Almost 60% of those who prefer to blend in and stay discreet are users of the automatic mode. 14
  • 15. SHOOT & PROCESS of Street Photographers shoot and process their photos both in color & Black and White. And only 24% shoot and process exclusively in Black & White. 66% 24% 10% Color Black and White Both 15
  • 16. PRINT Print is still useful, and even if 30% of respondents dont print their shots, 67% of them do it for their best photographs. 2% 67% 30% Never Yes, only for my best shots Yes, every time 16
  • 18. COUNTRIES Street Photographers came mostly from these 5 countries : USA, UK, France,Australia and Canada.They represent 67% of all respondents. The remaining third is composed of a variety of countries : Sweden, Greece, Argentina, South Africa, China, Mexico, Panama, Russia 8% 13% 20% 28% 31% USA UK France Australia Canada 18
  • 19. AGE Young photographers (18-30) represent 11% of our respondents. And 69% of Street Photographers are between 30 and 50 years old. 20% 34% 35% 11% 18 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 50 51 and above 19
  • 20. LEVEL SELF EVALUATION Most of our respondents have an intermediate level of practice and expertise. Almost 3/4 of Expert respondents practice for less than 5 hours a week. 20% 14% 47% 19% Beginner Intermediate Advanced Expert 20
  • 21. CLASS Half oh the respondents never took a photo course/ classe to practice Street Photography. Only 7% are planning to assist to a training to enhance their practice. 7% 41% 51% Never Yes Planning to 21
  • 22. DIGITAL / FILM Street Photography is mostly practiced with Digital cameras. 6% shoot exclusively in 鍖lm whereas 30% of respondents shoot both in digital and 鍖lm. 30% 6% 64% Digital Film Both 22
  • 23. DOTHEY EARN MONEY FROMTHEIR PHOTOS ? Only a third of our respondents declared making money from their StreetPhoto shots, which con鍖rm the fact that it remains a hard way to live only from StreetPhoto. 37% 63% No Yes 23
  • 25. WHATSYOUR GEAR ? DSLR is the major camera used for Street Photography among the respondents. Only 16% are shooting with Mirrorless 4/3 bodies. 16% 26% 38% 21% Point & Shoot / Compact Camera DSLR Other Mirrorless 4/3 25
  • 26. CAMERA BRAND Canon, Fuji & Nikon are the most used brands for Street Photography among our respondents. Leica has a 10% share whereas Sony and Ricoh are on the same level : 7%. 7% 7% 19% 17% 10% 19% 22% Canon Fuji Leica Nikon Other Ricoh Sony 26
  • 27. CROSS REFERENCE INSIGHTS 80% of Mirrorelss 4/3 cameras are FUJI users and are shooting both in color and Black & White. DSLR Street Photographers are 40% Canon users and 40% Nikon users 62% of DSLR users carry regularly their camera and 85% of Compact users carry regularly their camera. 27
  • 28. WHAT ABOUTYOUR LENS ? 24% 76% Prime Lens User Zoom Lens User 29% 49% 18% 4% 10mm 24mm 35mm 50mm 3/4 of Street Photographers use a prime lens, and half of them are using the 35mm lens (equivalent). 28
  • 29. CROSS REFERENCE INSIGHTS Almost 3/4 of Zoom Lens users prefer blending in and staying discreet when shooting on the streets. Only 30% of Prime Lens users prefer to interact and engage people when shooting on the streets. Only 43% of Prime Lens users are using exclusively a 35mm lens. 29
  • 31. SOCIAL MEDIA SHARING Flickr &Twitter are the major networks to share and show Street Photographs among our respondents. Google+ Pages are the less used canal for sharing content. 5%6% 9% 9% 9% 10% 11% 12% 14% 15% Flickr Twitter Personal Blog Facebook Personal Account Instagram Facebook Page Tumblr Google Plus Pro鍖le Other Google Plus Page 31
  • 32. THE MASTERS Henri Cartier-Bresson is the most in鍖uential Street Photographer among our respondents (42%). Vivian Maier is the most inspiring female Street Photographer. Many other names were cited in the survey : Martin Parr, Robert Frank,Alex Webb, Bruce Gilden,Trent Park 12% 14% 14% 19% 42% Henri Cartier-Bresson Vivian Maier Elliott Erwitt Garry Winogrand Daido Moriyama 32
  • 33. KEEP LEARNING Books are a major source for knowledge and learning in Street Photography for 27% of our respondents, as of reading blogs and websites (32%). Only 15% submit their work for critics and reviews. 11% 15% 16% 27% 32% Reading blogs and websites Reading books Youtube videos Submitting your work for critics and reviews Other 33
  • 34. ABOUT LENS & SHUTTER Lens & Shutter is a set of photography resources created by Aref JDEY. Tutorials, photographs, articles, and much more are shared on a regular basis with the online community. The Lens & Shutter Newsletter is the primary resource to get up-to- date news about Street Photography, tips and advices to enhance your practice and skills. 34
  • 35. LENS & SHUTTER Sharing Photography Passion