Tag: blog
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Shooting People & Dogs
Last post we talked about shooting street photography without shooting any people. This time let’s talk about shooting people while doing street photography. There are two ways of shooting people on the street. First is candids where the subject remains unaware that you’ve taken a photo. The joy of candids is you get unrehearsed real…
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You’re Better Than You Think
Roni Sidhu has a great video on YouTube called: “You Are A Better Photographer Than You Think“. Roni is both a photographer and a photography instructor and he’s obviously lived the photography life and what he has to say here in his video will be immensely helpful if you’re a newcomer to photography. On FaceBook…
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Will AI Ruin Photography?
All over FaceBook photography sites photographers’ hands are being wrung red and doom is predicted as artificial intelligence (AI) starts learning photography. So what do you think? Are you with doomsayers that artificial photography will ruin photography as we know it? Why even in my photography club (Oakville Camera Club) artificial intelligence is being used…
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Where’s The Duck?
One of the fastest ways to get better as a photographer is, as I’ve said, join a local club and get involved with all of their activities. Last night the Oakville Camera Club hosted a webinar featuring renown master Canadian photographer Freeman Patterson. A member of the Order of Canada a read of his achievements…
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More Flash
Let’s start with your flash on your camera. Bright but harsh contrasty light might make for a great newspaper shot at a fight in a bar but it’s not what you’d want to use for a wedding or any indoor special event. The easiest way to modify the light is to bounce it. Most flash…
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Wedding Photography
What do you need to be a wedding photographer? First you need to understand that wedding photography is a business first and an art form second. How so, you might ask? Look at it this way. Let’s pretend that you’re selling your wedding photography services for $2,000 a day. That’s a lot of money for…
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The Artist’s Way
Are you wondering if you really can be a better photographer? Do you think a newer camera or a better camera would help? Maybe you should take photography lessons from a pro? Would moving somewhere more photogenic be a good idea? How about if I said, even if you’re brand new to photography, you’re likely…
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How To Get Better Fast
Not a day goes by without someone asking on FaceBook about how to become a better photographer. The answer is simple: Shoot more and shoot more often. It isn’t about equipment. It isn’t about location. It even isn’t about experience (although that’s the direction we’re heading). Photography is an art form. You get better by…
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Composition
Photo by Marion West Photo composition is how you the photographer arranges the elements of your image. So where to start? First with your camera in hand go out and shoot photos. Doesn’t matter if it’s digital or film. Doesn’t matter if it’s your smartphone or a $5000 top-of-the-line DSLR. Go out and shoot and…
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Welcome to StreetShooters
We are new street photographers but neither of us are new to photography. That’s especially true for myself (Peter) as I have been a photographer from the day my parents bought me my first camera a Kodak Brownie at least 60 years ago. Then somewhere in the late 60s early 70s I started shooting professionally…
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