Visual Stories : Bubble World It was street photographer Joshua K Jackson who set the hare's leaping around in the fertile fields of my mind. It was a comment he made about his version of perceived reality, and the world(s) [...]
Visual Stories : Bubble World It was street photographer Joshua K Jackson who set the hare's leaping around in the fertile fields of my mind. It was a comment he made about his version of perceived reality, and the world(s) [...]
Camera brands inspire great passion in photographers and we street photographers are no exception. We all have our beloved brand, don’t we? In some ways I am a devoted Ricoh GR user - as most of my well-known work was [...]
Street photographers love their gear! We all know that as fact. But what gear is best for the genre? With so much to choose from, I’ve narrowed it down a little for those of you who are just joining this [...]
Access Not Excess Is The Key To Great PhotosThe key to great photography is a great camera, right? Wrong. Legendary photographs are surely made with technical perfection, right? Wrong again. Despite the fact that we see many serious amateurs buy [...]
Whether it’s family snaps or street photography, there is still a place for old school film and prints... Digital has revolutionised street photography, allowing anyone with a smartphone or inexpensive digital camera to capture unexpected moments whenever and [...]
I couldn't let 2017 slip away without a backward glance at my own personal street photography year. This year I have had the privilege of talking to some of the most exciting, established and up and coming street photographers around. [...]
There are those who advocate shooting in overcast weather, because it's easier: no harsh contrasts. I've never really understood this line of argument. After all, it's easier still to stay at home and watch television, or go to the beach, [...]
Before the widespread adoption of window-glass (especially large sheets of plate glass), most shops were necessarily in the street. As early as they could bear to get up, or sometimes earlier, shopkeepers would open their shutters and literally set out [...]
Getting consent from your subjects – I almost said “victims” – is a perennial question in street photography. At the extreme, of course, you can ask them for a model release: consent in writing. The trouble is, this normally results [...]
Copyright © Roger Hicks GIRL WITH GLASS: For me, this is a snapshot. A bit more carefully composed than most, perhaps; better quality than many; slightly cropped from the original; even burned in a little in places, to emphasize the [...]
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