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Tag Archives: Street
Pink
When walking through Toronto recently, I noticed this picture you saw a few days ago: Tip One of the day: when you see an interesting colour, take a shot (which is why you always have a camera handy – right?). … Continue reading
Light
I like the light in modern downtown areas of some cities – like Toronto. Why? Because you get light like this, in a hot I took the other day during a Microsoft even shoot: Look at the light illuminating the … Continue reading
Street stories
I have said before that pictures are more interesting when they keep you guessing. Today I had five minutes to do a few street shots, before an appointment with a friend and client on Toronto’s Victoria Street. So I used … Continue reading
Fire
Do not forget to use motion in your pictures. Like this: So I took that today with one hand – the other was holding a McDonald’s coffee, outside Henry’s School of Imaging in Toronto. I was about to go back … Continue reading
Yellow and blue
We have seasons in Ontario. Grey (now), then brown, then white, then grey, then brown, followed by green, and then grey again. White, unfortunately, with brown , is the longest. But in between, you get some nice pictures. I always … Continue reading
Street
Today’s post is a picture of the day. Recent, in Toronto. 24mm on a 1Ds MkIII full frame camera. 1/60, f/5.6, 400 ISO. In photos, it is important to think about foreground and background, and the interaction between them and … Continue reading
I'm a sharp freak.
Here I stand before you: I cannot deny it. I like sharp. Really sharp. So when I go do some street shots, such as this portrait I shot outdoors after I shot a bookstore yesterday, I am delighted when the … Continue reading
Inspiration.
My inspiration comes from photographers like Annie Leibovitz; and like Robert Mapplethorpe’s photos of Patti Smith; and now like the recently discovered Chicago street photographer Vivian Mayer – look at this web site now. Incredibly inspiring street photography, from the … Continue reading
Bummer summer
The summer that never was. The yellow against the blue a few weeks back, late in the afternoon, caught my attention: yellow vs blue is a catching colour contrast. Wide angle lens (16mm) from the car, with exposure set to … Continue reading
