Street photography may seem easy on the surface, but it can be incredibly difficult, particularly if you are just starting out or are nervous to photograph people that you have never met before. There is a lot of quickness and spontaneity needed to be able to do it well, and that can take the time to develop, but the first step is to get yourself comfortable out there and to … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Levente Toth
Trapping shadows, capturing light... we, photographers, are time robbers of a hopefully gentle kind. During our planned and often unplanned journeys, we freeze and, to paraphrase Susan Sontag, we take with us delicate slices of time - so delicate and thin that we hope nobody misses them. My captures were taken from tales that were unfolding with vastly different speeds … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Waxman Photography
For the past year, I have been capturing scenes of people at various bus stops in and around Central Pennsylvania. Some of these are powerful and heart-breaking. Others can be viewed as inspirational. Street photography is an art form. Framing and the ability to capture these moments undetected has taken some time to perfect. Believe me, I have gotten more than my share … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: Michael Ernest Sweet
I knew photography was for me from the very beginning. My grandmother carried a 110 camera in her purse like a Russian spy. It was alluring. I wanted it. I got it. That camera was shit but it allowed me to capture moments – seconds – fractions of seconds, really – that I felt were worthy of capturing on film. This was the beginning. There would be no turning back, although, I … [Read more...]
Photo Profile: silenttapes
silenttapes is a collection of photographs composed of two individual perspectives of life merged together. The original concept came about when we decided to start a Tumblr as combination of our photos. This was because we actually both took most of the photos together anyway. They are both of ours. We were both there at the same place and time, both involved in the creative … [Read more...]