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After years of teaching, I’ve had the privilege of reviewing the work of all types of photographers. And technical mistakes aside (of which there are many), I think there are a few major conceptual mistakes that I see over and
Street photography is an incredibly difficult form of photography. You need to go out into the world, capture spontaneous and often instantaneous random photographs of scenes and people who you’ve probably never met before. And somehow, eventually put these disparate
Category: Street Photographer: Barbara Koester Photo: “Mummer on the roof” I hope everyone had a great holiday — it certainly looks like this guy did. He is referred to as a mummer. The definition of a mummer is an actor
Category: Street Photographer: Ivan Rigamonti Photo: “Station” This image by Ivan Rigamonti really popped out at me. It could be due to the contrast between red and black. Or the fact that the red thing in the pocket of her
Category: Street Photographer: Martin Bishop Photo: “Frosty Morning on Armstrong Bridge” I really enjoy this image titled, “Frosty Morning on Armstrong Bridge” by Martin Bishop. The warmth and color tones are beautiful. I personally would have loved to seen a
Category: Street Photographer: Thomas Clark Photo: “Writing Wrongs” I love that you can’t see the subjects face in this image. It brings power an focus to the words. The angle of which this was shot makes it seem like this
Category: Street Photographer: Steve Stanger Photo: “(walking) under construction” This image by Steve Stanger is proof that street photography doesn’t need to be complicated to tell a story. I can almost smell the musty New York street smell and hear
Category: Street Photographer: Joel Williams Photo: “Bad Fashion” My eyes instantly went to the reflection in the gentleman’s glasses in this photo. It is incredibly sharp. You can see so much detail about the audience and I really love that.
Category: Street Photographer:Â Iain Cairns Photo: “We all need a helping hand at sometime in our lives” I love this image by Iain Cairns the story it tells is powerful but I love what Iain said about it even more: “Thirsk
Category: Street Photographer: Jean Pierre Hazee Photo: “_DSC9321” How many Pepsi cans do you see in this image? I how that might sound crazy but it was the first thing I noticed in this image. I think it’s fascinating hearing
Category: Street Photographer: Ritxy Photo: “unknown” Doesn’t this photo just scream Happy Halloween? I am a huge fan of Halloween. It is probably my favorite holiday. The costumes, face painting, and the candy, I love it all! This costume makeup
Category: Street Photographer: Steve Stanger Photo: “saxophonist (Asbury Park NJ)” This black and white image by Steve Stanger titled ” saxophonist (Ashbury Park NJ) is beautiful. I love the monochrome look. The focus strip across the center of the image
I love it when photographers get extra creative with documenting daily life and the most mundane things out of it. It can be challenging to single out something interesting to capture in everyday things. It’s easy to fall into the
As photographers, we often take for granted one of the most important pieces of equipment we can invest in — memory cards. Whether you use CF or SD cards, there’s some simple things to remember in order to avoid card failure.
One of the most common questions I get asked is about if whether I have frightening encounters with animals when I am photographing at night. The answer is yes. People always think that it’s things like dogs, coyotes and snakes.
This Exposure Tactics post explains what a “technically proper” exposure is and how to get there. Remember I said technically proper, not creatively right. The three photos above are with different exposures. Each one brings out a different feeling or
Have you been shooting 35mm film for a while and are considering moving to medium format next? You may have encountered 645 (6-by-4.5 cm) as one of the formats available for 120 film. But, is it the right film format
I wish I had a real studio! This was my big goal at the end of 2019. Right before the world went crazy. I mean it has always been my dream! But 2020 was the year it was going to
Welcome to Mind Your Own Business, the podcast that helps photographers improve their business and their lives! Today Skip and I have a detailed discussion about what photographers can do to make 2021 (and 2022, actually) better than ever. “Growth
Being stuck at home doesn’t need to stunt our creativity. With just a few simple items that you probably already have around the house, we can create interesting images and have fun experimenting by doing macro photography. You have many
For many photographers, 35mm is the ideal focal length for street photography. However, if you’ve ever been curious about wide you can go with your choice of lenses for this genre, the quick video above by Pierre Lambert will give
We are all photographers. Phones. Tablets. Cameras. Every one of us can at almost any given moment take a photo. The question is how can you make your images different from anyone else’s? “The real voyage of discovery consists not
