This picture was made during a photo walk where I was teaching how to compose a photograph using symmetry and color contrast. Having the woman walked into the corner wearing a bright yellow skirt was perfect for this exercise. Also, notice how all the street signs are hand-made and made from with ceramic tiles.
These two aqua doors are part of the Casa Presidencial in Antigua Guatemala. For a long time I have wanted to photograph a person dress in orange in front of either door. Today was my lucky day. I hope your enjoying the different colors I have found through my photo walks.
Here I captured a couple deciding what to eat at Romeo & Julieta. Of course, after I had made a few shots, I waited to see if I could get a reaction shot and I did, take a look at the second frame below. Let me know which one you like better.
I have always believe that the exterior wall of the former Casa de la Moneda, Minting House, is fabulous backdrop for my street photography. In fact, I used it already for this post in 2016 of a bicycle rider. Which photograph do you like better, today’s or the bicycle rider from 2016?
After so many years, probably decades, Starbucks Coffee was able to open their first coffee house in Antigua Guatemala; it is the 1,500th coffee shop in Latin America according to their press release. What are your thoughts about the new Starbucks Coffee shop in Antigua Guatemala? Of course, another coffee shop in Antigua Guatemala is … Read more
Whenever I roam the streets with my camera, I am hyper aware of color combinations, from the basic complimentary colors of red and green, blue and orange and yellow and purple, to other color combinations that might be interesting and help the compositional elements come together. What do you think how the subjects and background … Read more
After our Holy Week coverage, we are back to our normal Antigua Guatemala photography feed. I hope you enjoy this touch of colors from your favorite colonial town in Americas. Cheers!
The best time to take photos of Calle del Arco without pedestrians and traffic is early in the morning, around 7am. That’s how you can showcase the colorful houses on this avenue.
This yellow house is also one of my favorite corners in Antigua Guatemala. I often bring photography enthusiasts taking my photo walks to capture symmetrical images of the windows and doors.
I believe Antigua Guatemala has a really beautiful sunset light; especially so during the dry season during Winter.
One advantage I have for my Antigua Photo Sessions is that since I have photographed every corner of Antigua Guatemala for the last 15 years, I know exactly where to go for the perfect backdrop; don’t you agree?
Here’s your illustrated Guatemalan Spanish word of the day: Algodones for cotton candy or candy floss or tooth floss or fairy floss vendor. Here’s also some English-language trivia about algodones. Cotton candy (U.S., India, Canada), candy floss (UK, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Canada), or tooth floss (South Africa), and Fairy Floss (Australia) is a form … Read more
The vibrant colors of Antigua Guatemala seem to glow or shine when the morning or afternoon light hits them, don’t you think?
The colors orange or warm yellow are quite common in Antigua Guatemala, however to pair them with blue, you must wait for cloudless skies and that happens for often during the dry season.
One of the constant color of the dry season in Antigua Guatemala is the sky blue. If you pair the sky blue with the rich tones of the yellow and orange houses and buildings found everywhere in Antigua Guatemala you get a picture like the one shown above. Enjoy!