Instacandid

So, I started this workshop about photography (techniques in general), and oh surprise to me, it is especially about street photography. Very interesting, learned tons of stuff but really, to do that kind of photo, it takes guts… You learn a lot, the hard way. To get the best shots, you kinda have to go in people’s face – without any mutual consent – well at least close enough so you can see some emotion. I was not so comfortable, too scared to get punched in the face! Even though, here are some of the pictures I took. Also, here is a link to the Facebook page of Ali Saadi, who gave the workshop.

… A few shots from last week.  It feels good to be settled in and starting to work on the streets of Boston once again.  I am very excited to be back and begin a new life here with my fiancee.

All these people seem truly unconnected and/or uninterested (Ronald counts, right?)

Some different edits/higher quality versions of some previously posted, a couple might be new to the blog, can’t really remember now…

When I was younger, I seriously considered making a career out of photojournalism. At the time I was both a cub reporter and photographer for our local weekly newspaper, the Pacifica Tribune. I would be sent on assignment to cover high school sporting events, City Council meetings, even the occasional house fire. It was fun, and perhaps I even romanticized it a bit at the time – staying up late developing and printing photos, occasionally snapping a really good shot that made the front page, and more importantly, feeling as though I was “doing” something when most of my peers had no idea what they wanted to do or be when they grew up.

Time passed, and my career as a photojournalist faded like a poorly fixed print. Years later I found myself once again behind the lens, focusing on interesting people and places. But something had changed. I no…