Frederik Trovatten takes STREET HUNT through the streets of Mexico City.
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STREET HUNT Review in Mexico City by Frederik TrovattenRead More »
Very simple photography tip: Fill the frame with a certain color, certain visual element, or your subject to make a more engaging/interesting photo!
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Dear friend,
A simple idea and question to ask yourself,
“Do you like to look at your own photos?”
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Dear friend,
A very simple photography composition tip: Look up!
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Look Up! 16 Photography Composition Perspective TipsRead More »
Dear friend,
A philosophical idea: to live a more epic and fulfilling life, never seek an “end”; instead, seek to create, produce, and make stuff, forever, until you die!
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Dear friend,
Something I want to talk with you about (that nobody has ever really covered): is there an ideal diet, workout routine, or lifestyle which will help you be more inspired/motivated/creative as a photographer, visual artist, philosopher, or cinematographer? I think there is.
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“Photography is the mother of cinema.” – Abbas Kiarostami
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14 Lessons Abbas Kiarostami Has Taught Me About Cinema, Art, and LifeRead More »
Today is my two-year wedding anniversary with Cindy, and wanted to reflect on love. What is love? Why is love important? How is love manifested in a relationship?
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Rest in peace Abbas; your legacy and images live on!
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Gilles Peress: a photographer who I admire. He shoots with his heart, and seeks to use his photography as a tool to enact positive change in the world. Not only that, but his compositions are magical.
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7 Lessons Gilles Peress Has Taught Me about Photography, Life, and CompositionRead More »
Dear friend,
After studying a lot of cinema, and doing random long walks in the park here in Saigon, while also studying the work of Gilles Peress (His Iran series), I had a huge epiphany on why I love street photography so much: the ability for me to make beautiful pictures/visual-art, in a random, chaotic, unpredictable setting (the streets), chat with people (strangers, and open up my heart to them), to travel and see the world, and have fun compositional-visual puzzle games!
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I just finished watching ‘Full Metal Jacket‘, and have a lot of food for thought. Warning: the film is extremely graphic, and there are a lot of spoiler alerts ahead.
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Part 1: Philosophy and Cinematography of Full Metal JacketRead More »
Dear friend,
An empowering thought: realize that in life, you have the power to dictate your own purpose in life!
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One of the most elegant compositions we can incorporate into our visual artistry: the arabesque (curve):
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Dear friend,
A realization: in life, distraction is the enemy— nobody/nothing else.
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Practical tip: Study human anatomy to better understand the human body, to make better photos of people/portraits!
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Study Human Anatomy and Drawing to Make Better People PhotosRead More »
Dear friend,
A revelation: to find more joy and happiness in life, produce more!
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Dear friend,
Currently in Saigon, and pondering– how can you live the best possible life, and what does that even mean?
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Dear friend,
Don’t miss your chance to take your street photography to the next level at my upcoming Singapore Conquer Your Fears in Street Photography Workshop (July 21-22, 2018):
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Singapore Conquer Your Fears in Street Photography Workshop (July 21-22, 2018)Read More »
Dear friend,
I just finished re-watching the MATRIX; and oh man, this movie is so epic– not only in terms of the concept behind the film, but the ‘pop philosophy’ sayings are pretty good as well. And the cinematography is pretty solid as well.
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