Category: Assignment

  • Streettogs Academy No 20: “Traveling”

    Streettogs Academy No 20: “Traveling”

    Part of the things I want to do is a new format of presenting the analysis, results, and the next assignment:

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 20: Travelling

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 20: Travelling

    SA 19 Editor’s Choice Evandro Nunes de Oliveira wants us to explore faces and places! (Details of joining and more info after the jump!)

  • Streettogs Academy No. 19 “WIND” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy No. 19 “WIND” Results and Analysis

    We can not control the winds but we can always adjust our sails. Lets see who made the best out of our 19th Assignment!

  • Streettogs Academy No. 19

    Youngjae wants us to photograph the invisible. For this month’s assignment, it’s going to be wind! (Details of joining and more info after the jump!)

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 18

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 18

    For this month’s assignment, the editor’s choice, Kim Allen, chose “Adapting to the elements!” (Details of joining and more info after the jump!)

  • Streettogs Academy No. 17 “Self Awareness” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy No. 17 “Self Awareness” Results and Analysis

    Here we go! This latest one was very nice from my point of view because I got to know a little bit of each of the member just by their photographs alone. It was interesting mix of humor, drama, and a life with photography.  Without further ado, here are the choices for this assignment:

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 17

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 17

    For the latest Assignment over at Streettogs Academy, our editor’s choice, Jota Barros chose Self Awareness. (Details of joining and more info after the jump!)

  • Streettogs Academy 16: “Outlandish” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy 16: “Outlandish” Results and Analysis

    Better late than never as they say. The “ber” months have been tough on your admin balancing a busy schedule, the flu, and paying the bills. That said, I want to say that this assignment was a great treat. The entries are very creative and I’m happy with the continous participation of everyone despite my…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 16: “Outlandish”

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 16: “Outlandish”

    Hopefully by now, you already know what this means! If you don’t know what we do, check my introductory post of Streettogs Academy Here! For those of you already know, read on!

  • Streettogs Academy 15: “Happiness” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy 15: “Happiness” Results and Analysis

    (Cover Photo by Assignment No. 15 Community’s Choice, Salman Taseem Haque) While sifting and reading these pictures, I constantly have a smile on my face. This has got to go down as one of my favorite because it reeks of so much positivity. That said, let’s look at some of the best in this beautiful…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 15

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 15

    Let’s keep things going and get to more shooting with the latest assignment for Streettogs Academy! For avid readers of Eric’s blog, you’d notice he’s on a relentless pursuit towards zen, stoicism, and minimalism. All of this is in the pursuit of one thing. Actually it is a thing we are all pursuing in all…

  • Streettogs Academy 14: “Rhythm” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy 14: “Rhythm” Results and Analysis

    (Cover photo by Assignment 14 Community’s Choice, Michele Berlingeri) This has got to be one of the assignments that got the most number of beautiful pictures so far! The number of interpretations given to our theme is very diverse. Let’s start our analysis with our Community’s Choice:

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 13

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 13

    Let’s just jump to the next assignment. I think this one is going to be fun because there are two ways to approach this one:

  • Streettogs Academy No. 12 “Love” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy No. 12 “Love” Results and Analysis

    (Cover photo by Assignment No. 12 Community’s choice Forrest Walker) All the things we do are best done when you love what you are doing. This is an emotion natural to all of us that is open to a lot of possibilities and executions. With that said, here are some of the best of the…

  • Streettogs Academy No. 12

    Streettogs Academy No. 12

    Almost 12 months ago, during Eric’s trip here in Manila, he pitched me an idea that he wants me to handle. He told me that I am good at looking at photographs and at the same time he needs a little help running this blog so he told me to start an assignment group. Here…

  • Streettogs Academy No. 11 “Complementary Colors” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy No. 11 “Complementary Colors” Results and Analysis

    (Cover Photo by Bruno Cunha) Complementary Colors is a tricky thing to pull off since you need to have that mental color wheel in your head and at the same time, making sure you have a strong point of interest in your composition. Weather also needs to be in your side to pull off those…

  • Streettogs Academy No. 11

    Streettogs Academy No. 11

    11th assignment of the Streettogs Academy! We are nearing our 12th assignment that might be just in times for the anniversary as well. Congratulations to Monika Jaskowska Bablok for getting the editor’s choice for the previous assignment! Let’s keep cracking on the next one. This one is going to be a bit of a challenge but should…

  • Streettogs Academy no. 10: Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy no. 10: Results and Analysis

    Many milestones have been hit for the tenth assignment! We just crossed 3,000 members, implemented new rules for the group, and have the ninth assignment translated in russian and german! The community is growing and we have to keep on going! Here we go!

  • Streettogs Academy No. 10

    Streettogs Academy No. 10

    I’ve always believed that good work will stand out on its own and it will spread. That is pretty much what happened in our assignment No. 9. given by Harry Fodor. Everyone gave out great black and white work which in turn gave a bit of limelight to the group attracting new members. Streettogs Academy…

  • Streettogs Academy No. 9 Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy No. 9 Results and Analysis

    And so the cycle continues for Streettogs Academy! Our assignment this time round is deceptively simple. This assignment would actually go down as the assignment with the most interaction (so far). Many comments were shared and there were a number of photos that got the attention of many members of the group. If you look…

  • Streettogs Academy No. 7

    Streettogs Academy No. 7

    Everyone seems antsy and excited for the next assignment. So I’ll be quick and not do my usual introduction this time and head straight to it! Here is what Streettogs Academy 6 editor’s choice, Sam Traschel picked for us:

  • Streettogs Academy No. 6 “Directions” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy No. 6 “Directions” Results and Analysis

    Here we are once again with the results and analysis! Things have been going fine in the group as I have recently posted new policies and updated the criteria to further clear the mission/vision of what streettogs academy really is. As we go along, I hope people get a lot out of the group and…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 6

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 6

    The streettogs academy page is growing and bustling as we continue with our 6th assignment. To those who joined and have been there since the 1st assignment, thank you all! Our editor’s choice for Assignment No. 5, Enamul Kabir Rony got a simple theme for us today. It is straight forward but there are many…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 5 “Fear” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 5 “Fear” Results and Analysis

    Our assignment no. 5 themed “Fear” came at an excellent timing. The Halloween period was ripe with opportunities on how to show our theme and it manifested well with the entries for this assignment. Excellent choice for an assignment from Assignment No. 4 winner, Florin Ghebosu. I put a twist on how I present the…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 5

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 5

      The recently concluded Assignment No. 4 yielded a lot of great and creative executions which you can view again here. Thanks again to everyone who joined and to Bertrand Domas who gave us that assignment. Moving on, it’s Editor’s choice Florin Ghebosu‘s turn to give us our assignment for the coming weeks! It is…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 4 “Strong Light” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 4 “Strong Light” Results and Analysis

    Assignment No. 4 has probably the most number of beautiful images I’ve seen in an assignment. There were plenty of great photographs that adhered to our theme of “Strong Light” as well some creative executions that still fits the theme well. I give my thanks to all of those who participated for this assignment and…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 4

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 4

    Thank you to all the street photographers who are keeping our Streettogs Academy Facebook page a very nice and active community. Thank you for all of your participation and to Jomel “Dada Bear” Bartolome for our previous assignment. Our Assignment no. 3 editor’s choice, Bertrand Domas came up with a nice assignment for us. It was…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 3 “Foreigners” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 3 “Foreigners” Results and Analysis

    As always, thank you to everyone who participated in our Assignment No. 3. Special thanks goes to our editor’s choice Jomel Bartolome a.k.a. Dada Bear for picking this very interesting and challenging assignment for. It not only tests our skills in making a street photograph but it also asks us to challenge how to tell…

  • Streettogs Academy 2nd Assignment “Friendship” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy 2nd Assignment “Friendship” Results and Analysis

    “Friendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: “What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”” ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves The 2nd Assignment, chosen by 1st Assignment Editor’s choice Helio Tomita, focuses upon the basis of human interaction that fosters romance, lifelong companionship, and…

  • Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 2

    Streettogs Academy Assignment No. 2

    I’d like to start by thanking everyone who joined our Streettogs Academy facebook page and giving a congratulations to everyone who participated in our first Assignment and props to Helio Tomita who got our Editor’s choice. We hope you learned something new from that assignment. As promised, our editor’s choice will be the one choosing the…

  • Streettogs Academy 1st Assignment “Square” Results and Analysis

    Streettogs Academy 1st Assignment “Square” Results and Analysis

    Before we begin, I’d like to extend my thanks to everyone who participated in the first assignment of Streettogs Academy. We hope you continue to participate in the group and learn a thing or two about street photography I’m trying to see how I can better moderate the group to make it an enjoyable and…

  • Introducing Streettogs Academy

    Introducing Streettogs Academy

    We always push for people to keep on practicing and developing your skills and your eye. We also believe in having a passionate group of people helping each other to become good with this passion of ours. With that in mind, we are launching a new initiative here on the blog: Streettogs Academy.

  • Weekly Street Photography Assignment: “Bad Weather”

    Weekly Street Photography Assignment: “Bad Weather”

    After a long hiatus, I am excited to announce I am starting the weekly street photography assignments again! This week’s street photography assignment is: “Bad Weather.” Upload your best (1) street photograph directly to my Facebook fan page wall by Saturday midnight and I will announce the best image via Facebook by this Monday morning.…

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #9: “Sensuality/Sexuality” Winner

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #9: “Sensuality/Sexuality” Winner

    I am excited that for this week’s winner for the “Sensuality/Seuxality” theme chosen by last week’s winner Timothy Cadman is Josefiel Rivera! Definition of Sensuality (by the Merriam-Webster dictionary): The relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite. Definition of Sexuality (by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary): The quality or state of being sexual. The…

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #8: “Motion” Winners

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #8: “Motion” Winners

    I am excited to share that this week’s winner for the “Motion” street photography assignment is Timothy Cadman hailing from NYC! When I first saw Timothy’s photograph, it instantly popped out at me. I felt the sense of anxiety, confusion, and the pulse of the city of New York City through his photograph. Also considering…

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #9: “Motion”

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #9: “Motion”

    Luke Ding, the winner of last week’s weekly street photography assignment: “Surreal” has chose the theme for this week which is: “Motion” You have until this Sunday (the 9th) @ 11:59pm (via your local time zone) to upload your best (1) street photograph that you shoot this week (no old photos allowed) to my Facebook…

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #8: “Surreal” Winners

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #8: “Surreal” Winners

    I am excited to announce the winner for the “Surreal” weekly assignment is Luke Ding from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. The reason I love his photograph is the strange and ghostly feeling that it evokes. It looks like a person sitting at a bus stop, but the body seems to melt into the background, and…

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #8: “Surreal”

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #8: “Surreal”

    Jonathan Carvajal, the winner of last week’s photo assignment “Backyard” made this week’s street photography weekly assignment: “Surreal“. Interpret “Surreal” however you would like, and upload your best (1) shot to my Facebook fan page by 11:59pm on Thursday (8/23). Know it isn’t a lot of time to shoot, but remember “Pressure makes diamonds“.

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #7: “Backyard” Winners

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #7: “Backyard” Winners

    The winner of last week’s challenge: “Emotion“, in which the winner Michael Meinhardt chose this week’s theme: “Backyard“. I took a look at the entries on my Facebook fan page, and congratulations to Jonathan Caravajal for winning this week’s assignment! The reason I really like Jonathan’s image is for several reasons:

  • Street Photography Weekly Assignment #6: “Emotion” Winners

    Street Photography Weekly Assignment #6: “Emotion” Winners

    (Winning Photo: Michael Meinhardt) Eric: Congratulations to Michael Meinhardt for winning last week’s weekly assignment: “Emotion“. The reason I thought that this photo was the winning photograph was for several reasons. First of all, I feel that the emotion in Michael’s shot it is an emotion we can all relate with (envy, jealousy, and lust) related…

  • The 8 Best “Smile” Street Photographs From My Weekly Assignment

    The 8 Best “Smile” Street Photographs From My Weekly Assignment

    (Above image by Valery Titievsky) The street photography assignment for this week was “Smile”. Thanks for everyone who submitted their best images! I chose the 8 images I liked the most. Stay tuned for the next week’s assignment, and make sure to stay updated via my Facebook fan page!

  • The 3 Best Submissions for my “Wide-Angle” Weekly Street Photography Assignment

    Eric Metzler Thanks to everybody who submitted to last week’s street photography assignment which was: “Wide-Angle“. Many of you submitted great entries, and I have chosen the best 3 here to display! Aaron Offord  Gary Tyson  The theme this week will be “Smile“. Please take a new photo this week and upload it to my Facebook fan page by Thursday…

  • 11 Touching Street Photographs of Hands

    11 Touching Street Photographs of Hands

    Roger Boon This week’s street photography assignment of the week was “Hands“. Thanks to everybody who sent in their submissions to my Facebook fan page. Stay tuned for next week’s assignment, and keep on reading to check out the rest of the inspirational images!

  • 15 Inspirational Images of Shoe Street Photography by the Community

    15 Inspirational Images of Shoe Street Photography by the Community

    On Monday, I wrote an article about how to shoot street photography of shoes which got tons of great feedback. To play off of the theme, I suggested that this week’s street photography assignment was to be of shoes. I announced the weekly assignment on Facebook, and many of you submitted some amazing images. Here…

  • The 9 Best Street Photographs of Bags by the Community

    The 9 Best Street Photographs of Bags by the Community

    This week I announced on my Facebook fan page that the street photography assignment for the week would be “bags.” The theme was inspired by Thomas Leuthard, who has a great ability in creating strong themes. Below are some of the best images that you submitted–please stay tuned for the next week’s assignment! Congrats to…

  • 8 Inspirational Street Photographs of Feet

    8 Inspirational Street Photographs of Feet

    On my Facebook fan page I announced that the street photography assignment for the week was “feet.” There were tons of great entries, and I cherry-picked the best ones to be featured here. Stay tuned for next week’s assignment!