In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how he attempted to create layered compositions while documenting a recent Black History Parade. He shows both successful and less successful images to explain how he observed and photographed each scene.
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Trusting Your Composition: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses the importance of trusting your composition. He discusses how fixed visual elements in a scene allow a photographer to find their composition. He explains how fluid elements such as people, animals, and even light can be added to the photograph. He stresses the importance of remaining true to the composition and not compromising the shot for the transitory elements.
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Light + Lights: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how light falling differently on disparate elements in the frame can result in more complex and interesting compositions. He suggests how looking beyond the subject, you can develop an awareness of the environment that will open you up to stronger photographs.
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Photo: Alan Shulik
Working with Quality Light: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses the importance of the quality of the light and why it may be important for a photographer to find a way to find and take advantage of good light.
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Photo: Moise Levi
Street Photography Anywhere: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how good street photography can be created even if you are not in a big city with a lot of foot traffic. By paying attention to light and shadow, you can discover scenes that can result in some wonderful photography.
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Photo: omri shomer
Shapes & Lines: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex the role of shape and line in developing his visual workflow. He explains by how observing lines and shapes, he can begin the processing of discovering and refining his composition, well before a human subject and the accompanying gesture complete the moment.
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Photo: sebastien regert
Lighting Transitions: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex talks about paying attention to transitions between light and shadow and using those as the foundation of a photographic composition. Using listener images, he demonstrates how a photographer can produce a carefully composed frame that builds on the strengths of light, shape, color and gesture.
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Photo: Bob McClure
Using a Telephoto: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex talks about the choice of using a telephoto focal length for street photography. Rather than dissuading people from using longer focal lengths, he stresses the importance of paying attention to light, contrast, foreground and background elements and gesture.
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Photo: Vitor Damasio
Light, Setting & Gesture: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex talks about his process of evaluating a scene for light, setting, and gesture. By paying attention to these qualities of a scene, he begins to build his compositions, increasing the likelihood of producing an excellent photograph. He describes how analyzing a scene in this way becomes a repeatable process that can improve your success rate.
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photo: Dominic Bugatto
Staying Aware of the Light: Images from the Flickr Pool
This week Ibarionex pulls images from The Candid Frame Flickr pool to discuss the importance of staying aware of light even when moving through the most ordinary and mundane situations.
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photo: d_horton
Body Language: Images from The Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex talks about the importance of body language and how that can elevate the impact of a composition.
Each week we pull images submitted by listeners to The Candid Frame Flickr pool. You can submit images for consideration in these weekly videos as well as become part of a growing community of photographers.
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Practice Whenever Possible
Despite the fact that I’m my own boss, it doesn’t necessarily mean that I go out and photograph anytime that I want. Like everyone else there are too many things to do and only so many hours in the day.
I had an appointment in South Pasadena this morning and I arrived 30 minutes early. At first, I thought I would just kill time on my phone going through my e-mail and mindlessly browsing the Internet.
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photo: Robert Miller
Photographing thru Windows: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's TCF video, we discuss the common street photography motif of photographing strangers through windows. We focus not only on the choice of subject, but also the importance of reflection, lighting, color and the telling gesture.
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Street Photography: Building the Shot
In this video, I discuss my approach for making a recent photograph on the streets of Downtown Los Angeles. Using a Samsung NX1 and a 30mm lens, I describe how I used my awareness of light, shadow and setting to help build the potential for a satisfying street photograph.
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photo: SaiMon HoSain
Seeing the Lights First: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this video, we talk about seeing the light first in a scene to improve the quality of composition and take advantage of contrast. Using images submitted to The Candid Frame podcast Flickr pool, Ibarionex, demonstrates how seeing light and shadow can make a huge difference in a photograph..
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photo: Faisal Bin Rhaman Shuvo
Seeing Different: Images from the Flickr Pool
This week we talk about seeing differently and how that can help us to discover unexpected and strong photographs in the world around us. The image are culled from photographs contributed for listeners to TCF.
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