When you visit a town for the first time I always have a good look around to see what’s colourful in the scene. Walking down a small side street I came across a set of colourful doors. Doors are fantastic to photograph as the structure is made up of geometric form. Geometric blocks are an element which adds structure to the composition.
Today in the City of London it is a day within which it is easy to chase light. Light flows freely along the streets and reflects off the sleek surfaces of modern buildings creating alleyways of illumination.
Photography is about light and our digital sensors love light if you handle it with sensitivity. The light today gives an opportunity to create an abstract image using London architecture as a starting point. (more…)
The Shard looks great today, bathed in the fresh and airy light of Autumn. Cool, crisp colours are in the air!
Making my way to London to capture Autumn light in the City I find that I cannot resist yet another shot of the Shard. (more…)
Feeling the squeeze in a busy street scene during the Chinese New Year in London. The Chinese New Year is a great event, attracting thousands of visitors and revellers to London’s Chinatown to celebrate the New Year. Street photography is at its best during this festive event. Feel the squeeze and really get into the scene. (more…)
Always on the lookout for a great street photography shot. What makes a photo stand out from the rest? In street photography this is about timing and framing. You can be in the busiest location and suddenly you look and you see your subject. They are there…not moving…just perfectly positioned for you to come in and get the shot. This is all about anticipation and you are drawn towards the subject as you can already see the composition forming as (more…)
You see the shot, you fill the frame and then…..
The location was packed, lots of people milling around – some talking, some eating taking time out from work. In the midst of this there were 2 people, not connected, sitting separately from each other. The crowds melt away and quietly there is an essence of isolation and foreboding in the scene. (more…)
Head for the streets when it rains and see light bounce off the pavements creating illumination. At any time of the year rain is always a welcome aspect for photographers as it helps us to capture very different types of shots. (more…)
Take a walk with your camera and discover street photography in London. Street photography is at the heart of understanding the every day flow in a major capital like London. (more…)
London is full of Street Entertainers – all dressed up ready to entertain the London public as they walk by. If you like an entertainer you can pay by throwing a coin into a hat or (more…)
Dramatic Lighting Creates Intense Street Photography This photograph combines elements of Creative Seeing in the composition - abstraction of forms, textures, exploring rich tonal contrasts and utilizing light and…