Street Photography
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The OM-3 might just be your new street photography camera! Lotta walks you through various techniques for capturing dynamic street images, including long and double exposures. You'll learn how the OM SYSTEM OM-3 helps streamline your workflow so you never miss the shot!
0:00 - About the OM-3
0:48 - Grand Central Long Exposure
1:42 - In-Camera Noise Reduction
2:25 - Creative Modes
3:01 - Live ND & Car Trails
5:30 - Custom Buttons
6:22 - Double Exposures
8:32 - Final Thoughts
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The aesthetics of street photography has evolved greatly over the years. On one side of the spectrum, you have the more “natural” look championed by icons like Henri Cartier-Bresson, William Klein, and Vivian Maier: no added light, no post-processing, no cropping, etc. Elsewhere, you have the innovators, the iconoclasts—artists like Bruce Gilden and Dina Litovsky—who regularly eschew the natural aesthetic by utilizing a
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In today’s podcast, we sit down with Mark Leong, a fifth-generation Chinese-American photographer, for Picturing World Cultures.
Above photograph © Mark Leong
From his arrival in 1980s Beijing on a one-year travel fellowship, to his decision to live and work there long-term over the following decades, we follow Mark’s path from his ancestral village to the Beijing art scene, and beyond.
He walks us through his experiences in documenting the massive cultural shifts as Chinese society transitioned from uniformity and limited choice to a realm of
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The Beauty of Travel Series with photographer Jim Nix explores the planning, execution and post-production that goes into capturing stunning imagery in your travels.
In the final installment of this three-part series Jim takes us into the streets for a look at capturing life as it happens.
0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Gear
6:20 - Pro Tips
10:00 - Photo Review
28:16 - Editing in Luminar
1:07:33 - Final Thoughts
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Documenting a culture can be a daunting process, especially when it involves a history of conquest and colonialism. Synthesizing such a complex and traumatic past in a contemporary narrative is a formidable task, requiring extensive research and dedicated planning. This is the backstory to today’s podcast.
Above photograph © Juan Brenner
For the seventh chapter in our monthly series, Picturing World Cultures, we speak with Guatemalan photographer Juan Brenner about his recent projects in the country’s Western Highlands.
Our chat begins with
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Lotta teaches you how to tell a story when shooting portraits, whether in the studio or out on the street!
0:00 - Intro
0:18 - Shooting in Studio vs. on the Street
1:05 - How to Plan for the Unplanned
2:27 - Enhance Your Street Portraits
3:03 - Advantages of Street Photography
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In Part 5 of The Art of Photography series, Bobbi Lane and Lee Varis discuss the art of street photography. Lane and Varis discuss the images from their Neighborhoods of New York project, deconstructing each shot in constructive fashion.
0:00 - Introduction
1:58 - Neighborhoods of New York: Lane’s Images
27:51 - Neighborhoods of New York: Multiple Exposure Images
34:02 - Neighborhoods of New York: Varis’s Images
40:20 – The Best Lenses
45:37 - Recap
48:00 - Settings
53:28 - Editing
58:18 - Final thoughts
What street photography tips do you
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Bruce Gilden is a street-photography icon. With summer in full swing and International Street Photography Day (otherwise known as Henry Cartier-Bresson’s birthday) looming on the horizon, what better time to feature a lively chat with the master himself, recorded at B&H’s 2023 Depth of Field Conference, just before the Magnum photographer’s keynote lecture.
Gilden’s emotionally fraught depictions of real people up close are an
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Jonathan Jasberg introduces the seven most common photographic elements he uses in his work to create complex images, beyond standard layering. Jasberg also discusses his mental workflow for envisioning a scene.
0:00 - Introduction
2:57 - It’s About Capturing the Moment
8:26 - The Seven Photographic Elements
9:35 - Supporting Characters
16:18 - Frames
22:08 - Colors
26:41 - Reflections
28:19 - Symbols
30:40 - Echoes
33:49 - Shadows
38:16 - Behind the Images
52:27 - Final Thoughts
54:50 - Q&A
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Chrystofer “Dolo” Davis has become one of the predominant voices of change from Newark, NJ, using his camera to break barriers while uniting a community. We sit down with Davis to talk about the city he loves, the gear he’s passionate about, and the creative vision that motivates him to be involved with literally every aspect of the industry.
0:00 - Introduction
2:05 - Coming Full Circle: Student to Teacher
7:34 - The Difference Between Professional Jobs and Being a Teacher
13:36 - Showing What Newark, NJ, Has to Offer Through Photography/Art
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In this seminar, Dotan Saguy, street photographer and author of two photobooks, shares his recipe for getting great street photography images. He’ll explain how to look for the right opportunities, what the best camera settings are, and how to avoid the most common mistakes to help you improve your street photography skills.
0:00 - Introduction
3:06 – Saguy’s Perspective on Street Photography
7:40 – Saguy’s Recipe for Street Photography
19:20 - How to Look for Opportunities
22:33 – Fishing: How to Look
26:05 – Following: How to Look
30:40 –
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This is your introduction to drone photography and videography! As a beginner, it might seem daunting to know where to start, but Matt Zefi has you covered with tips on safety, taking different types of cinematic shots, composition, finding the best lighting, and more. Zefi uses the DJI Mavic 3, but many of his tips apply to myriad drones.
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Safety Regulations, Training, and Preparations
1:24 - Drone Basics (Photo and Video)
3:26 - Speed vs. Altitude
3:56 - Creativity
5:14 -
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Street photographer Harvey Stein has visited and revisited the same destinations throughout his career, photographing strangers all around the world. In this seminar, he shares his tried-and-true techniques for capturing street portraits, as well as the stories behind his images.
0:00 - Introduction
1:24 - Stein's Not-So-Secret Secrets
7:35 - Flight Photos
10:25 - New Mexico
23:00 - India
34:09 - Mexico
36:30 - More from Stein
For even more fun, listen in as Stein discusses his newest book, Coney Island People: 50 Years, and offers
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With a camera in his hand, Harvey Stein owns the streets, having spent the past 50 years capturing quintessential moments and making sensitive portraits of the people he meets there. In this two-part episode, he shares details about his photographic process while also conveying the wisdom he’s acquired after publishing 10 books of photographs.
We first caught up with Stein at the 2022 B&H OPTIC Conference in June, where he spoke about his newest book
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Street photographer Hugh Brownstone shares his tips for shooting black-and-white photos with your digital camera. Whether you're making portraits, cityscapes, or architectural photos, these techniques will help you get started!
0:00 - Introduction
0:18 - Use Technology
0:44 - How to Expose
1:28 - Capture in Color
1:48 - Think of the Edit
2:14 - Where to Be
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