Sometimes, I just like to go out with my camera, a couple of lenses and walk through some of the streets in certain areas of the city where I live, Mexico City: the biggest city in the world! Funny thing is, I take four lenses and end up using only one: my trusty Canon 50mm f/1.8. Also, the cheapest lens I have (I highly recommend it). This lens is great for shooting portraits, … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes: Making ‘Understanding Exposure: Perfect Exposure on Your EOS Camera’
Behind the photos I took this photo several years ago in the city of La Plata in Argentina. The gothic cathedral is the largest cathedral in the Americas and took around 100 years to build. They only finished it 20 years ago. It illustrates the concept of exposure perfectly, as the church and statue are backlit by the setting sun – a challenging situation when it comes to … [Read more...]
How To Stop Worrying And Start Loving Your Photography Gear
Whenever I look at a great picture in a magazine or in a gallery or even on the web, almost instantly there’s a voice in my head that says, “I should try that. It looks so good. I’m inspired.” 99% of the times there’s a much louder voice that checks me and says, “Only if I had the proper gear and the access to a studio and props and models and lenses and camera...”. The list … [Read more...]
Behind a Photograph: An Eye, Beyond a Result: An Intention
The human being expresses himself in different ways, either verbally, in writing or artistically. Picasso - for example - expressed his moods, his inspiration of the present moment in his personal way with a unique style and intention. Do you believe, when looking at his piece Dora Maar, that people criticized him by saying: "The right hand of the woman is poorly executed", … [Read more...]
Caption Your Photos
The most disturbing factor that I notice on several photos published on the internet is that they are left untitled or without any caption. Many photographers believe that the photo should speak for itself, it need not be accompanied by a caption. I think its not so. I believe that every photo should come with a caption. I'm speaking here mostly in respect to Street or … [Read more...]