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Asking Permission to Photograph People
“I’m heading to India next week and am looking forward to using my new DSLR. I’m particularly looking forward to photographing the people I come across but am a bit worried about whether I need to ask permission before photographing them in the street or other public places. Any suggestions?” – question submitted by DPS […]
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4 Quick Tips for Portraits
I met Photographer George Tippet at a function recently where he was the official photographer. I sidled up to him in a quiet moment, introduced myself and after chatting with him for a few minutes asked if he’d mind sharing a few ‘quick tips’ for portrait photography (his expertise) to share here on dPS. George […]
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How to Photograph People When Traveling
When photographing people in their local context there are a number of techniques that I try to use (not all of them in every shot as some are mutually exclusive). Keep in mind the principles of treating people with respect mentioned in our last post: Choose your Background – I’ve already talked about making shots […]
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Photographing Children – Composition
I thoroughly enjoy photographing children and have opportunity to do quite a bit of it lately after many of our friends have had babies. Probably the most important tip I’ve learned in photographing them is to get on their level. So many of my friends show me photos of their kids which are taken from […]
