Blending in is one of the most important traits of a good Street Photographer and shooting from the hip is a great technique. Acting invisibly on the street allows us to capture those candid momentscapture those candid moments without...
There are a lot of unwritten rules in Street Photography and phrases that have been repeated unlimited times. Some even to the extent that they lost their original meaning or that it isn't clear why the Street Photography quotes...
Street Photography is one of the fastest genres of Photography. Scenes appear on the fly and vanish within seconds. Therefore there is the prejudice, that Street Photography is "only" a snapshot discipline that doesn't require a lot thinking that...
It is cold outside and the winter isn't the most pleasant time of the year to take photos. That was my initial thought too, but starting this year my impression changed a lot and I found that the Christmas...
In the previous article Talent vs Training I claimed that anybody can practice improving their ability to see interesting scenes and create aesthetic pictures. Recently I got a message complimenting that they liked my pictures, but unfortunately they don't have a "photographic...
Street Photography is a snapshot discipline and although my focus is on taking the best single images I am able to, working on a continuous Street Photography Project can be advantageous in manifold ways. If you didn't think about starting...
Photography can have uncountable rules to live by. It is good to know them all and to follow them to create pictures that are eye pleasing. But often overly perfect composed pictures can lack the action and intimacy that...
I've been writing this blog now for more than half a year and want to share my first résumé about the positive sides of having your own blog. Writing articles consistently became my second passion and allow me to...
Street Photography is a sub-genre of candid photography. Candid means that you as the photographer try to capture authentic images with real people, without staging the photo. This can be a contradiction itself because it will be near impossible...
The rule of thirds is probably one of the best-known rules in photography or arts in general. For a very good reason - it makes a simple boring picture more interesting just by positioning the subjects differently. The composition isn't...

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