The Fundamentals of Shooting In Manual Mode DSLR Workshop Chicago: Sunday May 24, 2014 Are you wanting to achieve better results from your photographic efforts? Do you have a DSLR, but are confused as to how all those camera settings work?…
Chicago Street Photography Workshop – May 23, 2014
The Most Affordable and Power-Packed Street Photography Workshop in Chicago! This is a power-packed no-fluff workshop where you will learn traditional street photography philosophy, history, and the skills required to create memorable, powerful, and meaningful social documentary photographs. The goal…
Message To the Subjectivist: It’s Not About “Taste” Nor “Personal Vision”
From a FaceBook thread: Yes, there is such a thing as personal taste, such as “I don’t like opera.” And then there is also objective reality, like simply being out of tune… It’s not about “taste,” it’s about a basic…
Asking To Take Photos: Nope, That’s Not Really ‘Street Photography’
News flash… Walking up to someone and saying, “excuse me, you have an interesting face, can I take your photo?” and then cracking off a few shots while they stand there with that dull and meaningless look on their face…
Grit Street Photography Tip: Stand Development For B&W Film
I’ve had multiple requests for a video on my Gritstreet method for developing black and white film. In this video, I summarize the process for preforming a 120 minute “stand development” using Adox Adonal. This method is fantastic for street…
Doing what I do best – Gritstreet Agitation
ag·i·ta·tion 1. a state of anxiety or nervous excitement. “widespread agitation for social reform” 2. the action of briskly stirring or disturbing something, esp. a liquid. The end result, four rolls hanging to dry…