There’s a small group here. I rarely see street photographers in Santa Monica or Venice. Whenever I go to DTLA, I’ll usually see a few but nothing like New York. I suspect that it’s because people don’t move here to specifically shoot street photography like they do in NYC. Good for me though as it’sContinue reading “Why Not More LA Street Photographers?”
Category Archives: Street Photography
My Competition
Is myself. I’m the biggest opponent. I compete daily with my old work.
I Suck At Editing And Sequencing
I have no ambition whatsoever to spend hours, days, weeks and months to edit and sequence a book. To practice it and try to get halfway decent at it. Design it, spend money producing it, etc… I don’t even enjoy photo books, why should I spend a significant amount of time and money making somethingContinue reading “I Suck At Editing And Sequencing”
Photos Over Books
I’d rather spend my time making photos then making a book. The idea that the photo book is the endgame is language of the boomer. Photos books are boring. I’ve bought dozens over the years. I never go back and look at them. I buy them to support the artist mainly. Maybe I’m in theContinue reading “Photos Over Books”
Journey From Raw to JPEG
I’ve gradually weened myself from shooting raw photos to only JPEGs. I initially heard about shooting small JPEGs from Eric Kim years ago, but I was too heavily influenced by basically everyone that says we should ALWAYS shoot raw. I dabbled in it a bit but never stuck with it. So now more recently IContinue reading “Journey From Raw to JPEG”
Photography Works Anywhere
I can go anywhere in the world and make photos I like with my current style and workflow. I spent 20 minutes today on a bridge taking a bunch of photos feeling inspired. I pass over the bridge pretty often. No matter where you are in the world, around the corner is another 20 minutesContinue reading “Photography Works Anywhere”
Go Heavy On The Sepia
Go big or go home. A slight color cast looks fine but a warmer photo is preferable for me.
Road To 1,000 Sepia Keepers
I’m not sure if it’s useful or not to constantly think about the future but it is what it is. I’m thinking that after I get 1k keepers in high contrast black and white with sepia tone photos I’ll move on to another style. Sepia tone is the first of five color tone options onContinue reading “Road To 1,000 Sepia Keepers”
Why I Don’t Care About Missing Shots
About 20 keepers a day. That’s about my average now. I don’t care about “missing the shot.” Maybe my standards are too low or maybe I shoot too much?
Music And Street Photography?
Yes, everyday for me. I like blocking out the chaos around me. But I need to “hear the next shot” is cliche and overplayed. I don’t care if I miss shots. If you take enough photos, missing shots is inconsequential.
Chris Athanasiadis 