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Use these five techniques to become a street photography pro

Mar 10, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Street photography, in my opinion, is one of the most challenging genres to master. Other than knowing light and composition and knowing your gear inside and out, you need to be alert and fast enough to capture the perfect moment. Still, while I find the latter pair of skills pretty hard, my urge to get into street photography is getting stronger.

If you’re anything like me, Pat Kay has a perfect video for you. This street photographer shares five techniques and tips that will help you conquer street photography and improve at it immensely.

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Art and coincidence: perfect examples of the decisive moment

Jan 21, 2021 by Ishay Lindenberg Add Comment
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Photography has been with me for as long as I can remember. In my childhood, my father had an old Zorki camera, the Russian Leica II copies, and he had a habit of developing films from our trips in the darkroom. That place with unfamiliar smells and substances had a unique charm for me.

I always asked to be there and learn myself the process of film development, as seeing the blank paper turn into an image was magical to me. Later on, I was accepted to the Faculty of Art and focused on visual arts and analog photography.

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Photographer shows eerie and empty Shanghai streets during Coronavirus outbreak

Feb 10, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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Coronavirus has had a huge effect on, not to mention been frightening, everyone, from “common folks” to huge companies like Sony. The fear of infection has left some of China’s cities looking like ghost towns. It’s hard to imagine a city of 24-million people like Shanghai empty as if it were a setup for a movie or a video game. But it is happening, and photographer Nicoco has managed to capture it. In her latest series titled 一个人城市 One Person City, she shows the sad and eerie atmosphere in Shanghai’s streets during the coronavirus outbreak.

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How I describe the world to myself to improve my street photography

Jan 4, 2020 by Simon King 2 Comments
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One of the best exercises for street photography I ever adopted was to focus my internal monologue into a process of constantly describing what I am seeing. I have always been introspective about the way I work, when it comes to what influences my overarching approach, what draws my eye moment to moment, and what I look for while curating.

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Street photographer gets beaten for taking photos at Notting Hill Carnival

Sep 19, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 16 Comments
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Last month, street photographer Math Roberts attended Notting Hill Carnival in order to take photos at one of the world’s largest street festivals. While he was shooting on the final day of the carnival, Math found himself in an unpleasant situation which quickly escalated. The man he was photographing assaulted him and smashed both the photographer and his camera.

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Why you shouldn’t do street photography: the problem of ethics and representation

Nov 23, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 20 Comments
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Street photography is important, versatile, and in my opinion – one of the most challenging genres there is. But there are some problems with street photography that largely revolve around ethics. In his latest video, Jamie Windsor talks about these problems and discusses the situations when it’s best not to pick up your camera.

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This artist creates negative murals that appear when you invert the image

Nov 19, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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I guess most of us have seen graffiti incorporated in photography as a backdrop. But, Colombian artist Sepc has found another interesting way of combining photography and graffiti art. He creates murals that reveal their true colors only when you snap a photo of them and invert it. Sepc shares a bit about his process with DIYP, as well as a couple of photos of these “negative murals.”

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Should you ask first before you take photos in public? [NSFW]

Aug 7, 2018 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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The world’s largest fetish event, the Folsom Street Fair, is controversial in and of itself. But still, it has managed to spark controversy among the photography community. In 2014, the Ask First Campaign originated at the event, telling photographers to “ask first” before taking photos. Since the fair is held in a public space, many photographers believe that they have the right to take photos without asking for permission. And the question is – is this really true? Should you just shoot what you please, or should you ask first?

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Five tips for shooting winning Urban Landscapes

Dec 16, 2016 by Eric Kim 1 Comment
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I consider “urban landscapes” as a sub-genre of street photography. But it is tricky — what differentiates a great “urban landscape” from just a snapshot of a building?

In this guide, I will try to offer some tips, and deconstruct how to shoot more emotional, memorable, and powerful urban landscapes:

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Tips to keep in mind when shooting travel street photography

Apr 1, 2016 by Gannon Burgett Add Comment
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If you frequent DIY Photography, the name Eric Kim should be familiar to you. An international street photographer and teacher, Kim knows a thing or two about capturing photos on the street, whether he’s using a small, analogue Leica or lugging around a DSLR.

Today, he’s decided to share a few of his street photography tips in a helpful little video.[Read More…]

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