It definitely helps. This is probably my favourite street photo that I took. I stood in this location for about 10 minutes with my camera in position waiting for people to walk into shot. Had to be fairly close too as this was shot with a 35mm lens. It’s not perfect but for someone who gets super nervous taking photos in public I’m happy with it.

https://preview.redd.it/wchtz0w5av2c1.jpeg?width=4365&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6532c53ac703bb290bd348735d4434ffd2bc61c9

Also, if you have a mirrorless camera turning on silent shutter mode can be super helpful when trying to be discreet

I’m really bad for this too (doesn’t help that i always seem to choose massive lenses when shooting out and about) and often get super nervous when shooting on the street. I’ve found that when I’m taking photos on the street I like to find somewhere to take photos first and then hang around there for a while, keeping my camera either, and wait for someone or something interesting to come into frame.

I’ve also found keeping my camera up even after taking the photo helps make it look like I’m taking photos of something other than the person in my frame.

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