Posted by: Veronica Lynne on: 5 April 2009
Last week in New York City, a fan of trains was arrested for photographing a train. It might be funny if it didn’t keep happening. Robert S. Taylor of Brooklyn was taking photos for fun last Thursday in a subway station. Police saw him and cited him for unauthorized photography, disorderly conduct/unreasonable voice and impeding [...]
Posted by: Veronica Lynne on: 12 November 2008
I can’t verify the accuracy of this, but I have looked at it and you can too. Barack Obama’s Flickr Photostream. It’s his photo. It seems like an accurate profile. There are almost 3000 photos. He has over 7000 contacts. He has so many testimonials I didn’t count them.
Posted by: Veronica Lynne on: 23 September 2008
Here’s a great little trick from Beyond Phototips on street photography. If you want to take really quick & sneaky photographs on the street without putting your eye to the viewfinder, here’s a sneaky trick. Setting your lens in manual focus mode, and setting it at its Hyperfocal distance will allow you to take photographs [...]
Posted by: Veronica Lynne on: 15 September 2008
Susheel Chandradhas offers a few ‘obvious’ tips to remember when shooting on the streets. Briefly they include: Get In close. Be observant. Shoot a lot. Don’t worry about the light too much. Use a ‘normal’ sized camera. Use a wide-angle lens. Participate. Know when to shoot candids. Dress Normally. Worry about your camera at home. [...]
Posted by: Veronica Lynne on: 21 August 2008
I like this idea. I like it so much, I may replicate his efforts. What a way to help others and practice your art. Earlier this week I decided that I was going to start a new project. I’m calling the project $2 portraits and the project works like this. From this week going forward [...]
