Dan Ginn is a London based event and street photographer originally from Leeds. Like the rest of us, Dan is on a photographic journey, but unlike most of us he takes the time to pause, reflect and write about his lessons and experiences along the way. I was pleased when Dan agreed to sit down with Ashley and me to discuss his approach to photography and how maintaining a blog has helped him grow as an artist. I learned a lot from our conversation and I'm sure you will find a few nuggets in
The Street Photo Evaluation Show with Warwick Davis
This week our evaluation volunteer is Warwick Davis, an avid street (and former professional) photographer from Sydney Australia. Warwick recently retired (early) from a career as a real estate appraiser to pursue his passion for street photography and travel. He's also a big fan of major league baseball and the Boston Redsox. Warwick asked us to give him feedback on three photos from his portfolio, so here's the highlights of our comments below each photo: Ashley's Comments: There
The Photography Evaluation Show with Tatevik Vardanyan
Tatevik Vardanyan is a commercial and editorial photographer based in Yerevan, Armenia. But her first love is Street Photography. She already has a very strong portfolio of not just her street work but also special projects and commercial assignments. Tatvik is very selective about which photographs to include in her portfolio. Recently she was stuck trying to decide if three of her recent photos were good enough to make the cut. So she volunteered to join Ashley and me on the evaluation
Live from New York….It’s FujiLove!
Tomasz Trzebiatowski has done a masterful job creating the website and magazine FujiLove. In the process, he's built a large and enthusiastic community centered around the well respected Fuji line of cameras. And I'm happy to count myself as a member. Next month Thomas takes his show on the road to New York City. The event is called FujLove Live 2017 and will be held at the Bathouse Studios in the East Village on February 25 and 26. He has an all-star lineup of hands-on instructors
Because of Street Photography with Craig Boehman
Anyone who has been shooting on the streets for any length of time has been affected personally by it. It could be an economic opportunity, a memorable image, a lifelong memory, a dangerous encounter or even a new friend. We all have these stories...even if we don't remember. This week we begin a new podcast segment called "Because of Street Photography." Here we will speak with different street shooters to learn their personal stories about how their street photography has affected their
The First Photo Evaluation Show
Every photographer I've ever met strives to improve and have others appreciate their work. An important part of that is receiving honest and thoughtful feedback about what you did right and what you can do better. But good feedback can be very hard to find. For this reason, we decided to dedicate one podcast episode each month as an Evaluation Show critique show. And today is our very first one. Each Evaluation Show will feature one photographer who submits three images for review.
Feed Your Soul Through Street Photography
Portland Oregon based writer, Gina Williams, has been on a personal journey to reinvent yourself as a journalist and photographer. That journey has taken her to Europe three times in less than a year, most recently to attend the Siena international Photography Awards in Siena, Italy. I had an opportunity to speak with Gina after she returned from Italy where we talked about her experiences both in Siena and in Paris. She says her biggest take away from that trip is the fact that not only do
The challenge of street photography in small towns
Let's face it street photography in small towns can be a challenge on even the best days. Modern life is driven much of the foot traffic from the interior of small towns to big box stores and strip malls and outlying areas. Photos of people driving on the street are not particularly interesting. In today's episode Ashley and I discuss some ways small-town Street photographers can find interesting subjects and projects to keep the juices flowing. This month were beginning a new feature
Valerie Jardin – Apply Your Street Photography Approach to Other Forms of Photography
Do you ever feel like you're not getting to shoot on the street as much as you would like and still want to exercise your street photography muscles? Or do you wonder if there's a way to make money doing street photography? A street photography style can be used in many other types of photography to give you a unique style or point of view. Today Ashley and I speak with international street photographer Valerie Jardin about how to apply your street skills to other photography genres. She
How to get quality feedback about your street photos
In this episode of the podcast Ashley and I discuss how you can find some resources to receive quality feedback about your street photographs. Street photography can be a pretty lonely artform, and if you do it alone and don't seek constructive criticism from others, you're less likely to improve your work. Fortunately there are many good forums in which to post your work for others to review and critique. But you won't get help from others unless you participate and provide feedback on other
Does street photography make you uncomfortable?
In this episode of our podcast Ashley Hunsberger and I discuss some things you can do to help you feel more comfortable when photographing strangers on the street. This is the number one concern among street photographers. We also talk about a new workshop Harvey Stein has coming up in India, Len Speier's gallery opening in Manhattan and Michael Ernest Sweet's upcoming lecture at B&H Photo in New York about the making of a photography book. Our recommended photographer this week is