To be or not to be a Street Photographer

To be or not to be a Street Photographer: "Only people who truly appreciate the art of street photography will like your work and it will be a lot more meaningful and gratifying than any ‘likes’ you’d get for a pretty picture. The street photography community is awesome. They are so passionate because they are doing it for the pure love of it, not to please anyone or get recognition on social media."



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Amazing Photography Tricks: How To Get A People-Free Picture At A Tourist Trap - Digital Photo Secrets

Amazing Photography Tricks: How To Get A People-Free Picture At A Tourist Trap - Digital Photo Secrets: "How many times have you run into the following situation? You’ve flown across the world to visit some beautiful location, but once you get there, it’s packed full of tourists. You try to wait for the perfect opportunity to take a person-free photo, but it just doesn’t happen. Isn’t that always the way it is with beautiful places? Everyone wants to see them, so they’re always packed. Well, with this amazing photography trick, you can get a people free picture in some of the most crowded tourist traps you’ll ever visit. Here’s how."



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Image Sensor Size: What's the Difference? - Digital Photo Secrets

Image Sensor Size: What's the Difference? - Digital Photo Secrets: "Intermediate If you use a photo printing service, such as the one offered by your local drugstore, you may occasionally (maybe even frequently) get photos back that don’t look the same as they did when you shot them. I don’t just mean color and exposure (which can often be wrong when you use a commercial printing service), I mean decapitated heads, scenery that’s missing important elements and crops that just look, well, wrong. Why does this happen?"



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Panning: Capture Motion Blur and Keep your Subject in Focus - Digital Photo Secrets

Panning: Capture Motion Blur and Keep your Subject in Focus - Digital Photo Secrets: "If you enjoy sports and other fast-moving things, then you’ve probably spent some time marveling at the amazing photos some photographers manage to capture of fast-moving subjects. You know the ones I mean: a sharp subject against a streaky, blurred background. A photo that says “speed."



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Learn Photography: 18 Free Online Photography Courses & Tutorials | SlideRule

Learn Photography: 18 Free Online Photography Courses & Tutorials | SlideRule: "Given my interest in lifelong learning and skill-development, I often ask people which new skills they’re looking to learn. The most common response? “I want to be a better photographer”.

And for good reason! Few things evoke the instant emotional response a great photo does. It’s what made Instagram worth a billion dollars to Facebook."



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