Month: July 2011
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LA Street Photography Workshop: Day 1 (Street Photography Fun + Leica Orgy)
I am glad to announce that my first day of the street photography workshop was a huge success! Everything went off without a hitch, and the workshop has been great so far! We had a wonderful group of participants for the workshop and great food (courtesy of my mom and younger sister). Not only did…
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LA Street Photography Workshop: Day 0 (Getting Prepared)
Tomorrow is the day I am teaching my street photography workshop in LA and I wanted to let everyone know thanks so much for the help, support, and love you have given me. If it weren’t for you guys, I wouldn’t have been able to spread the news and made this workshop a success (at…
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Featured Computer Workstations from the Community
(My new home office above!) I would argue that the editing and post-processing aspect of street photography is almost as important as the shooting part. Therefore on my Facebook fan page I asked you to upload photos of your workstations and uploaded the best ones. Read more to see the computer workstations where the magic…
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Vegas Day 3: Last Day Thoughts and Impressions of the Macbook Air
Today is my last day in Vegas and all I gotta say is I had a blast. Not only was I able to come here for the first time and experience debauchery, gambling, and great food– but I was also able to shoot great street photographs here. Huge thanks for everyone giving me all the…
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Download “Going Candid…” a FREE Street Photography E-Book by Thomas Leuthard
Hey guys if you haven’t heard yet, Thomas Leuthard (85mm) just released “Going Candid…” his FREE Street Photography E-Book. It is fill of great information about how to shoot strangers while getting really close to them, how to share your work, and truly tell a story through your images. It is fantastic information for anybody…
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Vegas Day 2: Debauchery, Hangovers, and Flash Street Photography at Night
I just completed my second day in Las Vegas and wanted to share some of my experiences. First of all, it appears that for the entire time I have either been a) Drunk or b) Hungover. Not the most fun when shooting street photography, but I still get the job done. Also today I had…
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Vegas Day 1: Debauchery and Daytime Street Photography
Although I have lived in LA for many years, I have never been to Vegas before. Deciding to go to Vegas was a random idea, but suddenly it happened. I packed my bag with my street photography gear and headed out Monday morning. I just got here and was able to do some street photography.…
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10 Things Street Photographers Can Learn from Pickup Artists
Neil Strauss, author of “The Game” I was talking to one of my buddies today about street photography and how much mental training it required for someone to feel comfortable shooting in the streets. He then saw me shooting on the streets and noticed the way I interacted with my subjects was often similar to…
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The Opportunity to Shoot the Past is Today
Recently from the recommendation of Daniel Schaefer I watched a film called “Midnight in Paris” which stars Owen Wilson and is directed by Woody Allen. The premise of the movie is that Owen Wilson (a writer) is hopelessly in love with the ideal of Paris in the 1920’s and is convinced that his present is not…
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The Best Street Photography Blogs on the Web
Although street photography is still very much a niche online, here are the top street photography blogs I regularly follow online. American Suburb X http://www.americansuburbx.com/ Although American Suburb X brands themselves as more of a “photography and culture” magazine, they consistently have photo-essays and interviews with street photographers. If you look at any of their…
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New Beginnings Day 8: Street Photography With Wireless Flash at Santa Monica
Today I hit the streets of Santa Monica and the beach armed with my new YN-560 Speedlight Flash and wireless transmitter. It is a new setup that I have been trying out, which seems to be far better than using a chord for my street photography with flash. Not only is the kit extremely cheap (only $67…
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Conquering the Streets of Mumbai by Kaushal Parikh
Street photography grabbed my attention only about 3 years ago when I stumbled upon images made by photographers like Cartier Bresson and Joel Meyerowitz on the streets of Paris and New York. Those images were so real. So unposed. For the first time I felt emotionally connected to still photographs. I wondered about the people…
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Craig Semetko: Unposed at The Phil Stern Gallery
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to meet up with street photographer Craig Semetko in Los Angeles. I met up Craig at a quaint little Coffe Bean in Los Feliz and we had a great chat about street photography and his life story as well. It was fascinating for me to hear that Craig never…
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Street Photography Camera Porn
Pictured above: Ryan Cabal’s Street Photography Camera Collection After Ryan uploaded a picture of his awesome street photography camera collection on my Facebook fan page, I asked you guys on Facebook and Twitter to send me photos of what was in your bag. Thanks to everyone who submitted photos of their awesome cameras and equipment! Keep…
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New Beginnings Day 7: Todd, Lighting, and Thorsten Overgaard (+ lots of caffeine)
It has officially been 7 days since I got laid off my job and decided to pursue street photography full-time. Things have been hectic with me working 15-hour days on this blog, booking participants for my workshop, managing my social media networks, and going out and networking! Today I was fortunate enough to meet with…
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6 Photographers Assert Their Right to Take Photos in London (and how you can too)
This morning Fabrice Drevon told me about this video that has been getting quite a bit of buzz online about 6 photographers who stand their ground and take photos in London of private buildings from public property. Long story short, all 6 photographers get confronted by private security who assert that they have no right…
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My First Photography Commission: Shooting Fixie Bike Culture in LA
I am excited to say that I got my first paid photography assignment from a digital culture magazine called Stark in covering an LA bike culture scene. Pretty much around 50 bicyclists with tricked out bikes meet up at this central location and drink, smoke, and go out and ride together for around a 20-mile…
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Fast and Ambitious Street Photography: The Philadelphia Project by Michael Penn
“The Philadelphia Project” was born out of a necessity for a street photography series that is both fast and ambitious. I have a kind of nervous energy and walking the streets with a camera for hours everyday gives me a way to channel that energy. The ambitious part of this project is a goal of…
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Street Photography POV at Venice Beach with a GoPro HD
Many of you guys loved watching my Leica M9 POV video as well as my Leica M9 Viewfinder video so I decided to make another one (this time editing in shots!) I also tried adding in a soundtrack (RJD2 Ghostwriter) to make the video more upbeat and fun. Sorry if my voice is a bit…
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The Reality of Being a Full-Time Street Photographer
It was 4 days ago when I announced that I got laid-off my previous job and decided to pursue street photography full-time. The last few days have been pretty hectic, with me working 15 hour days (from 8am-midnight) everyday. Some of the things that have kept me busy is writing blog posts, recording videos of…
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Sharpness is a Bourgeois Concept: 15 Great Examples of Street Photography with Blur
This week I announced on my Facebook fan page that the weekly street photography assignment was: “Blur”. I chose this theme because I was inspired by a quote from Henri Cartier-Bresson that “Sharpness is a bourgeoisie concept.” Many of you submitted your great images, and I chose the best images to be featured for this week! Make…
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50+ Inspirational Images of Street Photography in the Rain with Umbrellas
When it is out raining, I always make it a point to go out and shoot some street photography. The beauty of shooting street photography in the rain is that not only are you able to capture certain reflections and scenes you don’t typically see– but you can also create moody images of people with…
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New Beginnings Day 1: Street Photography in Downtown LA with Flash and Art Walk
First of all, thank everybody so much for their love and support in lieu of my recent layoff at my job (and my new beginning as a full-time street photographer). I read all of your comments on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and my blog and was truly overwhelmed with gratitude. It is great that you guys…
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Street Photographers and their Cameras: Self-Portraits from the Community
Yesterday on my Facebook fan page, I asked you to submit your best self-portraits of yourself with your camera. I got an overwhelming response, and thanks to everyone who was brave enough to upload their images! I chose the most fascinating self-portraits out of the bunch and included them here! Hope you guys don’t mind…
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Travelers Lost in Thought: “The Halted Traveler” by Damien Rayuela
When I was in Paris for the Leica + Magnum event, I had the huge pleasure of shooting and staying with Damien Rayuela. Not only is Damien an incredibly talented and passionate street photographer, but he was also worked at Magnum as an intern (this may explain his great photographic vision). Looking at his work,…
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A New Chapter for Eric Kim Street Photography
Long story short, I recently got laid off my job and now I am doing what I have always wanted to do–pursue my street photography full-time! I just wanted to personally thank everyone out there for giving me all this love and support through the last year. I couldn’t have made it so far without…
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Street Photography With a DSLR and Flash in Hollywood
Tonight I had the fun of shooting flash street photography in Hollywood with Daniel Schaeffer. At first I was a bit worried about shooting street photography in Hollywood (because of all the characters), but I had a very pleasant time. Few people objected to me using flash, and I got some pretty interesting images as…
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Interview with Dairou Koga about the Tokyo-Ga Charity Book
For this article, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Dairou Koga, who is a photographer and a bookmaker who recently put together the Tokyo-Ga Charity Book. The Tokyo-Ga Charity book is a collection of some of the finest Japanese street photography which is currently being sold help the victims of Japan in the March disaster.…
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6 Tips How to Master Shooting Street Photography with a DSLR
When it comes to street photography, I am a huge proponent that it doesn’t matter what camera you use. Each camera has its own strengths and weaknesses, and as long as it takes photos it works for street photography. When I asked a while back on my Facebook fan page, I found out that the…
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Fujifilm FinePix X100 First Impressions Review with Jon Savage
Today I had the great pleasure of meeting with Jon Savage, an active street photographer in my Facebook community. He let me play around his Fujifilm FinePix X100 for a few hours and I gotta say– I am impressed. Not only does the camera feel good in the hands, but the optical viewfinder paired with…
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Support Darshan: A Photographic Series on Indian Deities by Manjari Sharma
I recently got an email from my good friend Adam Marelli about a young woman photographer from New York named Manjari Sharma who is currently fundraising money on Kickstarter to complete a photography project titled: “Darshan.” Darshan is a sanskrit word which means sight, vision, or view and what Manajri is trying to accomplish is…
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16 Great Examples of Street Photography Without People by the Community
Hey streettogs, thanks to everyone who read this week’s post on how to shoot street photography without people and submitted their best images to my Facebook fan page! Congratulations to everyone who made the final cut next week. Tell us which photos you liked best, and stay tuned for our next assignment! Keep reading to…
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Leica M9 POV Through the Viewfinder with a 35mm Summilux
Another fun video of me shooting with the Leica M9 and the 35mm f/1.4 Summilux in Santa Monica’s 3rd street promenade. To record this video, I put my HTC EVO 4G Smartphone’s camera through the viewfinder and walked around and shot. Didn’t include the photos I took during the video because most of them came…
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Interview with Junku Nishimura on Leica Blog
I recently had the great pleasure of interviewing Japanese street photographer Junku Nishimura over on the Leica blog. He shoots film on a Leica M5 and his images hauntingly remind you of the past. Definitely one of the hottest street photographers out there–make sure to read the interview below: >> Junku Nishimura: Street Shooting Set to…
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Losing my Leica Virgnity in Paris
When I first got my feet wet in street photography and heard of Leica cameras, I couldn’t quite understand the hype surrounding it. Sure it looked like a cool and retro old-school camera, but why the heavy pricetag? After doing my homework, it seemed like everyone who owned one would rave and praise it. In…
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5 Tips How to Shoot Street Photography Without People
A question I often get asked is whether or not street photography needs to include people. It was a topic that fascinated me, so I even posted it to my Facebook fan page for the community to discuss. I have talked to many street photographers about this, and the vast majority of the consensus is…
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Leica X1 First Impressions Review
Although I am very sad to say goodbye to my Leica M9, I just received a Leica X1 in the mail to test and review for about a week. Check out my first impressions in the video above, and please leave me any questions you may have about the camera by leaving a comment below!…
