Street Photography Tips, Interaction, Travel, Guides
A quick intro on my arrival to San Jose, Costa Rica, as I also share some first photos, impressions, plans and details on upcoming videos from the city.
I previously covered San Jose during my Major City Work as Major City #75.
Behind The Photo, where I discuss the When, Where, What, Why and How behind some of my most known work.
This episode covers a photo I made in Accra, Ghana involving bright colors, life and connections in one of the city’s most interesting neighborhoods. Check it out to find all the untold details behind this image.
Part 3 of the 7-Part Series “Capturing Color,” where I cover a range of topics to help you learn all about color photography and how to improve your color photographs and street photography.
Here, In Part 3, I cover tips to help with seeing in color when shooting street photography and learning how how to make better color photos.
Other Installments of this ‘Capturing Color’ Series:
My final photography impressions and thoughts covering Minsk, Belarus. I share some of my favorite aspects of photographing the city, some of its challenges, a few highlights and favorite photography spots, along with a photo finish, where I share and talk about a small selection of photos from the city (saving a few of my best Minsk photos for later publication).
While I had completed my Major City Work, Minsk will now be added as Major City #107.
A photo walk series that focuses on the photos. And learns through them.
This episode in Yerevan, Armenia, I cover a photo walk in Shengavit, the city’s second largest district, and my personal favorite for Street Photography. With a variety of unique local character, I cover my two favorite neighborhoods in Shengavit for a connected photo walk that takes you through local neighborhoods, Soviet era apartment complexes and courtyards, squares, parks, markets, metro stations, main streets and more. For authentic local character, this would be my favorite walk in Yerevan. I share insights from the photos taken and explore ways to critique and learn from your photos, while giving you a personal look at the city and walk.
All the best,
Forrest
A new photography series that gets inside the contact sheet to learn through them.
In this first installment, I first explain the old benefits of learning through contact sheets and seeing how you work the scene. Then, I cover a crowded and chaotic scene from Sao Paulo’s Carnival block parties, sharing different insights from its contact sheet and the information behind it.
All the best,
Forrest
Before photographing a new city, I like to search for any quality photography and/or photographers I can find from each place for some inspiration and research. In this series, I share a selection of found work and photographers from Armenia before covering Yerevan.
All the best,
Forrest
Patreon Exclusive VideoI share different tips and advice on how to deal with photographer’s block and cold streaks.
Similar to writer’s block, when you can’t find motivation or inspiration as a photographer and the photos and ideas just aren’t coming, there are ways to battle this and get through it, back to making photos. Other times, you may have the motivation, but you just feel like none of the photos you’re taking are working anymore and interest out there is increasingly eluding you, especially as a street photographer. There are ways to end those cold streaks too. Watch for different tips I’ve found to tackle these frustrating periods as a photographer.
All the best,
Forrest
A photo walk series that focuses on the photos. And learns through them.
This episode in Yerevan, Armenia, I cover a photo walk I’m calling the GUM Walk, as it starts just outside of the center at the city’s GUM, the main department store of the Soviet era. My favorite market area in the city, the walk covers a variety of unique interest, also hitting Luna Park, an old amusement park, Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, and more. I share insights from the photos taken and explore ways to critique and learn from your photos, while giving you a personal look at the city and walk.
All the best,
Forrest
PhotoSynthesis, a new photography series where I take any thoughts, topics or requests and turn them into a video.
This first installment covers how looking at the frame like a canvas can provide a helpful perspective in photography.
Send me any specific topic or idea requests you’d like to see me make a video on and PhotoSynthesis will be the series to present any and all photography related thoughts and discussion.
All the best,
Forrest
