Last night I felt like shooting, but didn't feel like driving downtown. I'll often feel like if I'm going to shoot street photography I need to be in more of a city type environment, or at least down on Fremont Street where there's always something going on, especially at night. But just didn't feel like heading down there last night. It's not really that long of a drive but I had been going down … [Read more...]
Street Photography @ 106°F – A Common Sense Guideline to Shooting in the Summer Heat
Well, it's June and here in Vegas things are already starting to hear up. Seems a bit early, but that kind of heat is what you can expect living in the desert. I went downtown yesterday around 4:30pm and shot until around 9pm, when the temps dropped to a chilly 94°F. ;)If you go out in this kind of heat to do your street shooting this summer there are a few things you're going to want to … [Read more...]
Don’t Be So Focused That You Miss Great Shots
You know those times when you go out to do some street shooting, and you just have one of those days, or in my case, one of those nights. You just don't see anything that you find very interesting, photographically. I think it's really more of a case that there are some interesting things right in front of us, but we just don't recognize them for one reason or another.Anyway, this was the kind of … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tips for Street Photography
There are no hard and fast rules for street photography, but this video just covers some of my thoughts on the subject, as well as 10 tips that hopefully could give you a place to start in developing your own process for street photography.I referenced Ted Forbes YouTube channel, The Art of Photography. This is a great channel for learning about some of the more significant photographers of the … [Read more...]
A View From Above
During my walk Tuesday night I noticed the stairway to a parking garage across the street from where I was shooting. I had been working that street corner (hmmm, that didn't come out right!) trying to capture some good photos but wasn't really getting anything that great.So, I decided to climb the stairs and see if I could get some cool shots from a higher perspective. I didn't get a lot, but … [Read more...]
Outside Looking In
I like the look of shooting through glass. It not only allows me to capture moments of people in a very candid state, but it also adds another layer to the photo. But I might also shoot through a window that's open so, while I don't get the layer of glass I do get the frame within the frame. I love that. … [Read more...]
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