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How to Capture Pockets of Light in Urban Photography

How to Capture Pockets of Light in Urban Photography

Professional photographer from Clifford Pickett from Urban iPhone Photography, recently shared his insightful approach to capturing light’s fascinating nuances in an urban environment. His tutorial delves into the intriguing concept of ‘pockets of light’ and elucidates how they can be used to create compelling, dramatic results in photography: The core essence of Pickett’s technique lies […]

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Zone Focus Tutorial for Street Photography

Zone Focus Tutorial for Street Photography

If you’ve ever tried your hand at street photography, you know how fast-paced this genre is. People move in all directions and actions happen spontaneously. You need to go with the flow and always be ready to take photos.  This is where zone focusing comes in handy. Street photographer Jonathan Paragas shows how to master […]

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Street Photography Cheat Sheet

Street Photography Cheat Sheet

If you are new to street photography, or even if you’re not, remembering settings, nailing the composition, getting idea inspirations, and just getting motivated to get over the fear of doing it can feel daunting. To help make it easier, here’s a cheat sheet full of reminders and setting information to print and take with […]

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Street Photographer Shares 5 Tips from His Career

Street Photographer Shares 5 Tips from His Career

After spending over five years diving into the world of photography, Roman Fox shares a collection of five high-level, holistic tips in his recent video. These are not your typical technical advice, like the use of the rule of thirds or understanding exposure triangle. Instead, these are tips that touch upon the ethos of being […]

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Street Photography Tips on Blending In

Street Photography Tips on Blending In

Street photography is all about capturing raw moments. The opportunity to capture stories and moments as they unfold is what makes street photography so interesting. And in order to do that, blending in is key. You’ve got to be a part of the street in order to purely capture what goes around. If you happen […]

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10 Practical Street Photography Tips for Better Outings

10 Practical Street Photography Tips for Better Outings

There’s no shortage of street photography tips out there. Some focus on gear, some on camera settings, some on philosophies. With information so scattered, you’d be forgiven for getting confused. Thankfully, we have an awesome video from photographer Roman Fox who shares the 10 best tips for street photography that’ll last you a lifetime: In […]

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Street Photography: 7 Important Camera Settings

Street Photography: 7 Important Camera Settings

Your camera settings often determine how well you are able to capture any given moment. When it comes to street photography, that single moment is everything. Naturally, then, anyone looking to improve their street photography might wonder about what camera settings to use. Thankfully, we have the right video for you: photographer Lukasz Palka from […]

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5 Issues Street Photographers Often Struggle With

5 Issues Street Photographers Often Struggle With

There are five issues that I believe most commonly set back street photographers. While the genre can be incredibly difficult at first, reducing these mistakes will significantly help you to make your photographs both look better and be more interesting. A few of these tips are technical, a few are conceptual, and a few are […]

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The Most Important Tip for Street Photography

The Most Important Tip for Street Photography

If you opened this article expecting a simple technical tip to improve your street photography then you’ve come to the wrong place. This is not an article about getting closer, zone focusing, hip-shooting, camera settings, or using a wide-angle prime lens. Practicing all of these things is important to be able capture what you see out there in […]

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Street Photography Ideas

Street Photography Ideas

Street photography is a fascinating genre of photography that mostly involves capturing candid moments of everyday life in public places. Street photography offers endless opportunities to document authentic human life. For those who are new to street photography, it can be difficult to know what to photograph and how to make it look like street […]

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