Styles of Street Photography

1. Monochrome Style: This style emphasizes the play of light, shadow, form, and contrast. Monochrome, or black and white photography, brings out different elements of a picture without the distraction of color.
2. Color Pop Style: This style involves using color to draw attention to a specific part of the image. It can involve selective color editing, or it can simply mean capturing naturally vibrant colors.
3. High Contrast Style: Using this style, photographers dramatically increase the difference between the darkest and lightest parts of the image. This can create a striking, bold aesthetic.
4. Minimalist Style: In this style, less is more. The aim is to capture scenes with very few elements, focusing on the isolation of subjects or utilizing a lot of negative space.
5. Layered Composition Style: This style involves carefully arranging multiple subjects or elements in different planes of the image (foreground, middle-ground, background) to create a sense of depth and complexity.
6. Surrealist Style: This style often involves juxtaposing elements in a way that’s unusual or out of context, creating an image that seems more like a dream or a piece of surreal art than a straightforward street scene.
7. Silhouette Style: In silhouette photography, the subject is seen as a black shape without detail against a brighter background. This can be used to create dramatic images, often with a sense of mystery or intrigue.
8. Motion Blur Style: This style involves using slower shutter speeds to capture the blur of movement, giving a sense of dynamism and energy to the scene.
9. Reflection Style: This style involves using reflections in puddles, windows, mirrors, or other reflective surfaces to create an interesting or distorted perspective of the street scene.
10. Infrared Style: Some street photographers use infrared cameras or filters to capture scenes in a way that’s dramatically different from how we normally see them. Infrared photography can transform familiar scenes into something surreal and otherworldly.
11. Fish-eye Style: Utilizing a fisheye lens, this style distorts the perspective, creating a spherical, wide-angled view of the scene. This can make for some unique, intriguing images.
12. Close-up Style: This style is about getting close to the subjects and capturing detailed or intimate moments. It might include elements like facial expressions, or small details that tell a story.
13. Long Exposure Style: This involves using a slow shutter speed to capture the blur of moving elements, while keeping static elements sharp. This can be used to capture light trails, flowing crowds, and more.
14. Low Angle Style: This involves shooting from a lower vantage point, often leading to images that make subjects seem larger than life or to reveal an unusual perspective.
15. High Angle/Bird’s Eye View Style: This is the opposite of the low angle style, with images taken from a high vantage point. This can give a more encompassing view of the scene or make subjects seem smaller or more vulnerable.
16. Tilt-shift Style: This style uses a special kind of lens or post-processing effects to keep a specific part of the image sharp while the rest of the image is blurred. This can create a “miniature” effect.
17. Chiaroscuro Style: Inspired by an old painting technique, this style involves the use of strong contrasts between light and dark areas to enhance the three-dimensionality of subjects and to create mood.
18. Symmetry/Pattern Style: This style focuses on capturing symmetry or repeated patterns in the street scene. This could include architectural elements, rows of objects, or any scene where symmetry or patterns are present.
19. Double Exposure Style: This involves overlaying two or more exposures to create a single image. This can create dreamy, ghostly images or can be used to create a metaphor or a juxtaposition.
20. Gritty/Grainy Style: This style is often used to give a rough, raw, or vintage feel to the images. It involves adding noise or grain to the image, either in-camera with high ISO settings or in post-processing.

Remember, many photographers don’t strictly adhere to one style. Instead, they may use different styles depending on the situation, or even combine elements from different styles in one image.