A huge chunk of learning street photography goes with practice, but it does help to get inspiration and tips from photo books and references on the topics from both established and budding street photographers. There’s already a lot of those out there, but if you’re also open to checking out eBooks, among your options today is Street Photography is Cool by John Lewell.
Missed the manual photography cheat sheets we shared previously? We bring yet another one that you can use both to practice shooting in manual mode and get to know your camera controls better. If you’re just getting started with photography, let this be your quick reference for your next practice!
The street photography community can be a clicky little place. Lot’s of street photographers divided into their own little groups (otherwise known as collectives), some believing their art is more precious and important than the others. And amongst all of that are the ones that spend most of their time speaking down everything they see, never having anything positive to say. Which makes me ask the question: why are you even involved with street photography?
The other day, we rounded up a few great used camera deals that we found–and we got more requests for used lenses. So we went through Amazon and looked for some of their highest rated and reviewed lenses. Then we ran some of those against our Reviews Index to figure out which ones you folks would want the most. The results? We found stuff like a Sony 85mm f1.8 FE for under $600. There’s also Fujifilm gear and even Zeiss lenses on this list at very affordable price points. There is truly something for everyone on this list. Let’s take a look!
With style now one of the biggest considerations for camera bag designers and makers, it’s certainly a great time for photographers with a penchant for chic options. There are plenty of choices now, but of course, additions are always welcome. The latest that we got word of is the “Calibre” camera bag, one of the beautiful handwoven leather bags made by South Florida-based Vi Vante.
Infrared photography is one of the most popular creative styles for both film and digital, but for the latter, you’ll need to have a camera modified specifically for this purpose. If you’ve ever been curious about how cameras are converted to enable them to shoot in infrared, fortunately, there are brave and experienced photographers like Davin Lavikka who show us how it’s done.
So, you’ve decided to take photography more seriously and finally get yourself a new camera. What you haven’t decided on, however, is the exact camera to get for the kind of photography you want to do. Well, we think this nifty cheat sheet we found will be able to help you pick at least the kind of camera to get. Hopefully, from there, you’ll be able to narrow down your search.
The first time I shot in a hotel, I made a big mistake. Looking back now, I honestly think that I still wasn’t in the right, but luckily I didn’t do anything that went on to scar my career. Additionally, I was quick, quiet, polite, and careful. I think that most folks who go about shooting in hotels tend to treat it like they’re on Spring Break all the time; but that shouldn’t be the aim. You’re there to work; even if you’re doing it for fun you should still conduct yourself professionally and be responsible. If you remember that you’re privileged to be able to shoot in nice hotels and not entitled to it, then you’ll already have one of the biggest ego checks in place. If you don’t have this, then please cease to continue reading this article. But if you want to get serious, read on.
“Just the tip of the iceberg,” so a famous saying goes, and this featured series offers a glimpse of what underneath the all the ice exactly looks like. In his hypnotic series titled Shades of Water – Ice, German underwater photographer Tobias Friedrich takes us to the frigid waters of Greenland to show us the otherworldly beauty that lies beneath the icebergs and the frozen surface. If you’re passionate about underwater photography, you’ll find this especially fascinating.
In 2013, I walked away from a proposed $10,000 Adobe ad spend with the Phoblographer. There was a previous spend of this much with the Phoblographer, which came to us as soon as the Creative Cloud service was announced. To be honest, it felt (in my opinion) like just a tactic used to satisfy all the photo websites so that nothing negative would be said about Creative Cloud. Indeed, Creative Cloud was pretty fantastic at the start. But after some time after Adobe had our money, Lightroom started to just not be practical anymore. So a few years ago, I moved the website’s staff from Lightroom to Capture One for editing photos. And most recently, I decided to cut ties with the Creative Cloud. But what I didn’t know is that it would leave my life kicking and screaming while causing some really awful headaches.