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How to shoot 10 powerful street photographs in one ugly location

Jun 30, 2017 by Vijce 3 Comments
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When I started out, I always thought: If I could shoot in New York City, Tokyo, Paris or Amsterdam, my street photos would be much better…

It turned out that it’s all about your imagination, creativity and patience. To be honest, I’ve captured my favorite street photos in the ugliest of all places. Sure, it’s a bit more challenging to find the extraordinary in the ordinary – but isn’t that what street photography is all about?

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Here’s why you should photograph your hometown – even if you think it’s ugly

Sep 13, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments
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If you’ve lived in the same city for a long time, you probably don’t feel inspired to take photos around it anymore. And if it’s been a while since you traveled and picked up your camera, you need to watch this video from Adrian of Aows.

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Follow these five steps to instantly improve your location portraits

Jul 6, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
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Like every genre, portrait photography comes with a set of challenges. It gets even more challenging when you shoot on location. The background and the lighting may not be perfect, but you may also not be doing enough to make the best of them. In this video from Adorama, Gavin Hoey guides you through five steps that will take your portraits from “meh” to “wow!” He shows you what you can do and achieve amazing results with minimal equipment wherever you are.

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How to turn any bad location into a great shooting spot

Jul 6, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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More often than not, you’ll find yourself in a location that’s far from ideal for taking photos. But you should embrace the challenge and turn that challenging location into a great shooting spot. In his latest video, Taylor Jackson shares some inspiration and tips for doing this.

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Here’s how to take creative photos even in boring locations

Oct 26, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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If you’ve been shooting for a while, you know that there are so many locations that are challenging to say the least. They can be too chaotic, dirty, ugly, or just plain boring. But hey, that doesn’t mean you can’t take great photos even in these places. In this video, Evan Ranft gives you four simple, but effective tips that will help you take creative photos even in the most boring locations.

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Here’s how to take creative portraits even in an ugly parking lot

Dec 19, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 5 Comments
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When shooting outdoors, you won’t always have access to breathtaking locations. In fact, you’ll sometimes have to shoot in downright ugly ones. But, there’s always a way to make the best out of even the ugliest locations. In this video, Pye Jirsa of SLRLounge gives you five ideas for taking creative portraits, all in a single, crappy parking lot.

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How to approach challenging locations and get the best out of them

Dec 1, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic Leave a Comment
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A challenging location is not just one you’d call “ugly,” It may just not suitable for the project you’re working on. Your client will have their expectations from you, and the location can make it difficult to meet them. Marcin Lewandowski from Adorama discusses this problem and gives you some great tips for overcoming the challenges and getting the best out of your location.

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Ugly places, pretty photos: a photoshoot at Lowe’s

Nov 22, 2017 by Jenna Martin 4 Comments
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A few weeks ago, a model friend of mine, Rachelle Kathleen, and I were planning to meet for a fun little photo shoot. Instead of searching out the usual beautiful locations around where we live, I had the idea to do just the opposite. I wanted to go somewhere “ugly” by all conventional photography standards, and then see what we could do with it, and Lowe’s seemed like the perfect option.

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3 tips to take great photos even in bad locations

Sep 25, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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As photographers, you’ll often have to deal with the unknown. You won’t always be able to scout locations before the shoot, and sometimes you’ll just have to work with what you have. Photographer Manny Ortiz shares three tips that will help you shoot even in really bad locations. You need to take the most of what you have, and these tips will show you how to do it.

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How to find great portrait locations even in the ugliest neighborhood

Apr 19, 2017 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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Sometimes even in the crappiest conditions you can make great photos. Although, I thought this was impossible in the part of the city where I live. However, this video from Jordan Matter helped me change my point of view. It shows you how to choose great locations for your headshots even when you’re limited to a very ugly neighborhood.

Jordan wanders around the neighborhood he says to be the ugliest in New York City (I don’t know which one it is, though). Only one block around his studio, he and his model Juliette Garrett managed to find five locations to make excellent portraits.

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