Archive for August, 2013

The five levels of street photography | street photography tips for editing

Street Photography Tips for editing / selecting images.

Editing is the hardest part of street photography. It is harder than being confronted by strangers or getting lost in the bad part of town or trying to focus manually with the Fuji X100.

Just to clarify, for the purposes of this post, when I say editing I am referring to the process of selecting the images that “make the cut” and discarding the ones that don’t. My decision process when looking at one of my images usually goes something like this: “wow, this one is fantastic!…..maybe not…..well, it could be……ah.. whatever, I’m keeping it….. I guess….not sure…… yes!”. At the risk of discombobulating such a scientific and rigorous process I started to think if there could be a better way to more easily select images that have higher impact and meaning and that will make me feel a little better about my photographs. (more…)

Interview with Gabi Ben Avraham | Tel Aviv, Israel

Hello Gabi Ben Avraham, as one of our most showcased photographer we are honored to be able to interview you for our Featured Photographer format.

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Please tell us a little bit about yourself to begin with.

I am 53 years old, married with three children. I work in a software company as an IT manager and live in a quiet neighborhood of Tel Aviv, the city which I grew up in, have never left and which is a part of me and my photographing. (more…)

BreaKingtheRules with Sam Ferris and Tatum Wulff

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The second in a series of collaborative street photography projects by Urban Picnic Street Photography featured on Street View Photography. In this article Sam Ferris talks with Canadian photographer Tatum Wulff. The series of street photos below are based on the idea ‘Breaking the Rules’, and taken in March 2013. (more…)

Interview with Vitor Tripologos | Porto, Portugal

Hello Vitor Tripologos, we are honored to be able to interview you for our Featured Street Photographer format on www.streetviewphotography.net!

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Please tell us a little bit about yourself to begin with.

First of all I want to thank David and his team for this great honor, it is indeed a great joy for me!  My name is Vitor Tripologos, I was born in Porto in the year, 1964. The passion for photography was born with my father, we had a Petri machine on which I took my first steps into photography. Later I followed the trend to digital but I’m still a big fan of film. (more…)

Faceless: Rob Hill & Tristan Parker in an collaborative interview

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Welcome to the first in a series of collaborative street photography interviews by the Urban Picnic Street Photography community featured on Street View Photography. In this first article Urban Picnic’s founder Rob Hill talks with Melbourne street photographer Tristan Parker. The series of street photos below are based on the idea ‘Faceless’ photography, and are taken in February 2013. (more…)