The images that you are about to see are the fruits of one man’s childhood dream. Carl Pendle always dreamed of owning a Hasselblad 500 series camera. There was something about that old clunky square format camera that obsessed him. Despite his venture into a different genre of photography, Pendle’s childhood love for the Hasselblad […]
Most photographers find the idea of pointing a camera at a complete stranger intimidating. And using flash for taking pictures of strangers is a complete no-no for most. Even the most experienced of street photographers will argue against that approach, as they find it intrusive and downright rude. Thomas Leuthard, however, gives a walk around […]
If you want to try street photography, you will no doubt encounter a few problems, from lighting conditions to the really scary part—photographing strangers. There isn’t one way to take street photos, but there are certain ways to prepare yourself. Kai provides some useful tips to deal with certain problems and make your street shooting experience […]
Street photography can be intimidating for anyone. Even seasoned street photographer Eric Kim acknowledges the challenge. In this video, he pours his heart out on how he started out as a street photographer, how he idolized masters like Henri Cartier-Bresson, and how his myth of the “decisive moment” was finally broken when he learned the […]
Check out this awesome slideshow that walks us through the fundamentals of street photography composition. A helpful resource for photographers, the presentation was created by Eric Kim as an educational supplement to his course on street photography at the 2014 Gulf Photo Plus Exposition in Dubai: The slideshow provides a nice visualization of various rules […]
It can be awkward and nerve wracking to become involved in street photography, especially when taking photos of strangers in a foreign setting. Zack Arias, a street and portrait photographer, explores Marrakech, Morocco, with his Fujifilm X-T1. Along the way, he gives advice on how to take street photography and some tips and tricks for […]
Street photography is probably one of the most difficult genres of photography, as it is based on the unknown. You can select a frame, but you can’t necessarily select the characters in it or how they will behave to make your picture look good. In modern terms, you could call street photography an art snapshot. […]
For Rinzi Ruiz, street photography is much more than just taking to the street hoping to capture interesting objects as they pass by. Ruiz sees the entire process of walking the streets as a sort of meditative practice. He took up street photographer after his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and Ruiz needed a […]
There’s a lot you can do with a fairly simple lighting setup. In this video, Joe McNally shows how he used a single flash and a bed sheet to light up a shop from across the street: The setting for McNally’s photo was an old sewing shop on a narrow street in Guanajuato, Mexico. To […]
Street photography is an art that requires a photographer to anticipate and capture spontaneity. Many street photographers use DSLRs and film cameras, but smartphones have taken the place of some artists’ bulkier gear. Watch how Gavin Harrison uses his iPhone to quickly take, edit, and share his street photography: Visualize Your Shots Using an iPhone […]
