Ariana, Stranger Portrait Series | Sydney, 2015
Here is a little tip that has helped all of the aspects of my photography.
It is not a tip about a fancy new lens, a special photoshop technique, or a camera setting.
It is a tip to help develop your confidence and conquer your fear of shooting out in public - a tip that will make you a more confident and positive shooter, allowing you to make connections with the subjects that you photograph, should you choose to do so.
Read MoreThere are 1064 artists, 147 exhibitions across 98 locations spread across galleries and locations across Sydney - so how do you know where to go for the best street and documentary related goodness? Read on - I've done the hard work for you
Read MoreTalk to a traditional portrait photographer and they will most likely tell you that any lens focal length less than 85mm equivalent is not a true portrait lens. Reasons given are usually focused on controlling distortion and using compression and subject isolation. These are all extremely valid and sensible reasons…lets call them rules…that serve as an excellent guide to getting awesome people shots.
However as a street photographer, i am not always looking for the traditional portrait shot, nor am I working in the traditional way that a portrait photographer would work. Shooting street portraits there are always a range of factors in the environment around you that I have no way of controlling. I also am limited in the amount of gear that I carry around with me all day (self imposed but who wants to walk 10-12km carrying a bag full of gear?).
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It was one of those sunny Sydney afternoons in June, where that hard sydney winter sun was hitting the concrete and steel in such as way that there were clear forms and shapes wherever something blocked the light
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