5 Tips for Better Street Photography

By On August 10, 2010 · 6 Comments

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A couple of weeks ago, Craig Ferguson invited me to write a guest post on his blog. It was something I felt somewhat honored to do since I both find him [...]

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Commercial Outlets for Street Photographers

By On September 23, 2009 · 1 Comment

Let’s face it. In the broad world of photographic pursuits, street photography isn’t renowned as a money-making endeavor. In small part, this is due to the general perception of “what is art” and, more importantly, what is “hang on your wall” art. While the fact that street photography is an art is rarely contested any more, [...]

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How To Make a Pinhole Camera

By On July 7, 2009 · 10 Comments

I love pinhole photography. At the least, it’s the most hands-on from start to finish form of photography that you can participate in and, as an artistic tool, is a great addition to your photographic toolkit. At most, it is literally the oldest form of photography.
And you can still do it.
It’s also a perfect project [...]

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Same Person, Different Perspectives

By On April 9, 2009 · 4 Comments

Perspective, in terms of photography, is the spacial relationship between the lens and subject. Put simply, it is “Where is the camera?” versus “Where is the subject?”. Although technicaly focal length is not part of photographic perspective, many people will lump it into the definition because photographers will often change their position in relation to [...]

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Composition Aids: Opposites Attract

By On March 7, 2009 · 1 Comment

 
 
In a way, this is a continuation of the main point from my non-guide to street photography: learn how to read a room. I thought that I would write a couple of articles on the things I look for and what I pay attention to in a scene. One of the first things that I [...]

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This is Not a Street Photography Guide

By On February 21, 2009 · 14 Comments

A couple weeks ago, almost off-handedly, one of the administrators at the yard said that I should write an article on how I shoot street. Apparently, he thought that there are people out there who might find value in such a thing.
“Give me a week!”, I ignorantly boasted, then set about the task of organizing [...]

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