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Now here's something we were excited to see: the official trailer for an intriguing new documentary about the lost photos of street photographer Vivian Maier. Titled "Finding Vivian Maier," the movie follows the 2007 discovery of the photos by Chicago historian John Maloof, who helped bring worldwide attention to Maier's...
Everyone knows that shooting street photography can get a bit dicey, especially if the random person you've decided to photograph doesn't want their picture taken. One way to break the ice with a shy or potentially, hostile subject is to feed them a comforting line, such as "You look great!" or "You have a fantastic...
We've seen a couple of attempts to create a quality right angle lens for the iPhone, but the HiLO Lens seems like one of the better products yet. Check out the video at the bottom of this page, showing the HiLO being used to easily capture images from low and high angles, which it's hard to do with an iPhone in its...
Happy Friday, everyone!
Photographer Blake Andrews has posted this humorous graphic detailing the mind of the street photographer on his blog.
Which region of the below illustration do you usually reside in when you're out taking pictures?
(Via The Click)
In July, we told you about a potentially landmark general order from the Chief of Police in Washington, DC that seemingly protected the rights of photographers to shoot stills or video in public without being arrested. Now, an "operations order" from the New York...
Bruce Davidson is one of my photographic heroes and watching “Bruce Davidson, A Lifetime With Leica” (see video posted below) is a quiet joy. It is only a few minutes long but it is worth viewing for both his insights into photojournalism, and his powerful photographs.
In the video, Davidson begins by explaining that what is most important for good photojournalism is time.
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This is from a few months ago but, in case you missed it, it's definitely worth a look. The video is a "Leica Portrait" with award-winning street photographer Joel Meyerowitz, who pioneered the use of color film in capturing intimate slices of life of everyday people and scenes.
Meyerowitz' book documenting Cape Cod, entitled "Cape Light," is now viewed as a ground-breaking...
We've shared a couple of video tutorials recently on how to take photos of complete strangers and how to capture the perfect headshot, now here's a free e-book in a somewhat similar vein. Called "31 Days to Overcome Your Fear of Shooting Street Photography," the free book is by noted street photographer Eric Kim and is available on his blog (scroll down a bit) as either a...
