We can't stress enough how zone focus is one one of the most useful techniques in street photography, so allow us to share yet another resource to help you get the hang of it. In this video by Swedish photographer and media producer Mattias Burling, he shows us how the popular technique can be of great help to those who find photographing people out in the streets intimidating.
If you're just starting out, it doesn't hurt to give this a try!. thephoblographer.com
If you hold a preference for natural light portrait photography, you might find backlighting as one the effective techniques to use for creating dreamy images. It's not as simple as just shooting outdoors with the sun behind your subject, but a technique with the goal of a moody yet balanced look for portraits. thephoblographer.com »
2019-05-14 10:00
There is no doubt about it, we are in a preset world where you can achieve virtually any look you desire for your images at the click of a button and the slight push of a slider. However, this is a double-edged sword that can lead to photographers failing to have a defined look or looking too much like everyone else. thephoblographer.com »
2017-12-14 02:00
I've always been in awe of street photographers who could use medium-format cameras to get their shots. Mostly, they would do it shooting with film. But when Jonathan Higbee did it for us in 2017, I became ever so hopeful.
I never thought that I'd say this, but some of the best lenses for the Nikon Zf aren't made by Nikon. They're made by Tamron and Sony. While we're reviewing the Nikon Zf, we've found that the lenses we received from Nikon weren't always the best for autofocusing.
Street photography often gets a lot of photographers nervous. They're nervous because they immediately shift their mind to the worst. What if someone is angry and attacks you? What if you accidentally take a photo of a child? Indeed, our minds hyperinflate the worst parts of it.
Our Leica SL2 review has a brand new update to add clarification to our review. To give you a bit more information, we found some new information that we felt was worthy of being added to our review.
It's not quite a pancake lens, but the TTArtisan 50mm f2 lens is almost compact enough to be called one. A little bigger than an artisanal macaron, the lens doesn't feel cheap in any way to hold. With a full metal body and clicked aperture ring, you'd be surprised to know that the lens retails for less than $70. But can it perform as well as it looks and feels?
Lots of street photographers say that when they're out shooting that they're in the zone. That can be taken a whole bunch of different ways. But we've talked to countless photographers that feel that street photography is therapeutic to them.
I've tested several Meyer Optik lenses. And they've never been easy to work with. They've also made perplexing decisions. But the Meyer Optik 58mm f1. 9 II is mostly different. It's easy to get it sharp wide open.