“Street photography” is sometimes hard to define, thanks to the critics and the medium. I rely on my own conviction when defining the term. To me, it means capturing regular happenings, with the objective of transporting a moment to eyes that typically ignore what’s going on in their own surroundings. Certain scenes tend to repeat, […]
Author: Federico Alegria
Federico has a decade of experience in documentary photography, contributes some free images to the community and is a University Professor in photography. You can get to know him better here.
There is something that a photograph of a person needs to become a marvelous shot–the story. Not all the ingredients listed below will be present in every shot, but it’s important that a photography strives towards including one or more of them. To explain my theories, I will reference three greats in social documentary photography: […]
When you make your living from photography, you are always asked gear related questions. And now, I want to answer one particular gear related question with this article. “What is the perfect gear for street photography?” For me, there really isn’t any perfect street photography gear (yet), but there is lots of gear that works […]
We live in a great time for the usage of iPhones in photography. More and more photographers have taken to this medium, and little wonder. Right in our pockets, we can store the devices which continue to improve: an abundance of updates and applications have developed to fit all our needs, and smartphones are now […]
Let’s talk about prime lenses for street photography. Almost since its inception the genre has been dominated by a few specific focal lengths. And there are good reasons for that – both practical and aesthetic. So let’s take a look at them and explore some of the reasons any budding street photographer might want to […]
Street photography is one of my greatest passions and, over time, I have learned these seven principles that have helped me grow as an artist. So let’s check out a few ways I have found to get better results in my street photography. Study the Masters In street photography, like in any other craft, you […]