It has a lot of advantages but I think it’s quite tough when you’re doing street photography. I’m 6’3. In the 97.4 percentile. So only 2.6% of people are taller than me. I was thinking about it today. I ran into a guy a bit taller than me and I pointed my camera at himContinue reading “Being Tall”
Category Archives: Street Photography
Photography Is More Than Production
Don’t look at your process as a conveyor belt. We aren’t on the factory line churning out work. I value having fun and the experience of photography more than the photos. Give me a five minute chat with a stranger over a good photo. Or better yet the chat and photo. Humans are social beings.Continue reading “Photography Is More Than Production”
I’m a Hillbilly
I never realized how pronounced my “southern” accent was until I started traveling. I lived 10 years in the backwoods of Southern Indiana. A region inhabited by poor Appalachians of Irish and Scottish decent. I lived in this region during my formative years, ages 10 to 19. I grew up in a more simple time,Continue reading “I’m a Hillbilly”
Why stop…
if someone has bad energy and looking for a confrontation with you. Just keep walking and remove yourself from the situation. I think a lot of people get caught up in their ego trying to prove their point, worth as an artist or whatever it is. The other person didn’t “win” because you cowered inContinue reading “Why stop…”
Why Street Photography?
Something I think about everyday. I’ve come to the realization that the reasoning is self serving. It’s for me to grow as an individual. To experience life in a different way from others. To observe and understand humans. To feel emotions. Think I’m full of it? Let me tell you about an experience I hadContinue reading “Why Street Photography?”
90mm for Relaxation
28mm is my favorite focal length but 90mm is great for sitting back and relaxing. A nice switch up from being in the action with a wide angle lens. I always hear a telephoto lens make you feel like an observer and I think that’s true and exactly how I felt tonight for my photoContinue reading “90mm for Relaxation”
Five Frames and a Sunny Morning… finally
If you think it’s all sunshine in Southern California, you’re in for a surprise. We are at the tail end of the marine layer season. June gloom correctly termed brings in a thick layer of fog every morning that lasts until around 10am. Except this year the pesky layer lasts all day resulting in veryContinue reading “Five Frames and a Sunny Morning… finally”
Much respect…
to the street/documentary photographers doing amazing work in places other than the bigger cities worldwide. I don’t have many examples, but I followed Matthew from Montana a while back on IG. Always enjoy seeing his work.
Why Rules?
I was told today by the Santa Monica Pier security to not ride my bike on it “because a little girl was hurt.” The same pier that has cars driving on it. Sounds like a dumb rule to me and illogical. So why have all the dumb rules for taking your photos? “I don’t takeContinue reading “Why Rules?”
Is It Good?
Is a street photo good if it’s unique to the world but not a specific area? I look at these type of photos as tourist shots. I shoot a lot in Santa Monica. There’s specific things about Santa Monica that make it unique. If I were traveling to Santa Monica from Cincinnati, everything looks foreignContinue reading “Is It Good?”
Chris Athanasiadis 