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Discover the secrets of great street photography. Get tips on finding interesting subjects, achieving better composition, and working in varied lighting conditions.

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  1. Strangers on the Street: How to Make It Go Right—and What to Do When It Doesn’t

    Strangers on the Street: How to Make It Go Right—and What to Do When It Doesn’t

    Tutorial Beginner

    Even if you photograph people surreptitiously on the street, you have to be prepared to engage with them, because the wild winds of the street might demand...

  2. Choosing a Camera for the Street: 7 Tips to Help You Find the Equipment You Need

    Choosing a Camera for the Street: 7 Tips to Help You Find the Equipment You Need

    Tutorial Beginner

    With so many cameras available today, finding the one that's right for you to use on the street can seem daunting—but it doesn’t need to. Following are 7...

  3. What Is Street Photography?

    What Is Street Photography?

    Tutorial Beginner

    The first in a series of articles and tutorials about street photography, this article discusses the art of street photography, the challenges and benefits...

  4. James Kerwin, Urban Explorer: Go Slow and Respect Your Subject

    James Kerwin, Urban Explorer: Go Slow and Respect Your Subject

    Tutorial Beginner

    Urban Exploration, or "urbex" is the investigation of lesser seen or abandoned urban areas. With the accessibility of digital cameras, the urbex movement is...

  5. Architectural Composition: Space, Pattern, Line, Abstraction

    Architectural Composition: Space, Pattern, Line, Abstraction

    Tutorial Beginner

    This tutorial shows how to create simple but effective architectural shots, looking at lines, symmetry and negative space.

  6. 3 Street Photography Tips for Capturing the Decisive Moment

    3 Street Photography Tips for Capturing the Decisive Moment

    Tutorial Beginner

    Speed is the essence with street photography. You have to shoot from the hip if you want to catch the action. Here are three tips to help you to capture the...

  7. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Features: The Upright Tool

    Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Features: The Upright Tool

    Tutorial Beginner

    Adobe recently released the Lightroom 5 Beta for download. There are several new features that have the potential to vastly improve the Lightroom editing...

  8. Rui Palha: Geometry and Street Photography

    Rui Palha: Geometry and Street Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    A black and white user, Rui Palha mixes geometry with the human figure to create unique images, following the master photographers in street photography, but...

  9. A How-To Guide to Getting Started in Real Estate Photography

    A How-To Guide to Getting Started in Real Estate Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    Real estate is one of the world's most competitive industries. Dominated by ambitious agents looking for the next big sale, selling real estate is all about...

  10. 25 Stupendous Examples of Architecture Photography

    25 Stupendous Examples of Architecture Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today, we look at some of the some of the greatest prodigious photos of architecture. In this collection, we focus on large modern skyscrapers, bridges as...

  11. Street Photography: 80 Superb Examples & Tips

    Street Photography: 80 Superb Examples & Tips

    Tutorial Beginner

    Street photography is a type of documentary photography that features subjects and people in candid situations. It's usually focused on public places such...

  12. 80 Impressive Examples Of Urban Decay Photography

    80 Impressive Examples Of Urban Decay Photography

    Tutorial Beginner

    Urban decay is the process whereby a previously functioning city, or part of a city, falls into disrepair. It's essentially the art of capturing beautiful...