This November 1st, I will be leading a fabulous and unique photography workshop and photo walks to document the giant kites plus the Day of the Dead & All Saints Day festivities through the Mayan graveyard of Santiago Sacaptepéquez, the aristocrat necropolis of Antigua Guatemala and the mestizo cemetery of Ciudad Vieja, three distinct burial … Read more
No camera is too small to have lots of fun while doing street portraits and learning photographic composition during the Antigua Photo Walks. I try to make the learning process of making photographs as fun as possible as you can see here. Brilliant photo walk, highly recommend!! We learnt so much from Rudy about photography … Read more
In the “Secrets of Antigua Guatemala” photo walks we often visit secret spots not often known by even locals. Of course, as with everything in Guatemala the time and day of the week makes a difference in what secret spots we get to visit. During the photo walks in Antigua Guatemala we also learn to … Read more
First of all, go out with your camera during the golden hours of the morning and afternoon. The quality light of the golden hour will make for better images. Try to frame artistically your pictures as often as possible. Make sure your photos include a healthy amount of shadows and light and if you can … Read more
As I have written before, I really enjoy sharing my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how other timid photographers dramatically transform from being shy to really conquering their fears and making beautiful candid authentic slices of life and portraits of strangers from a single session of an Antigua Photo Walks. I believe I have … Read more
This photograph of a bride and her entourage of bridesmaids was captured during a recent Antigua Photo Walk, which was one of the many things this group did before the upcoming wedding. We had a blast walking around town capturing the magic of the city and the energy of these fun New Yorkers. Follow the … Read more
If you would like to learn the art of photographing strangers, you should book a street photography photo walk through my www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com page where I share my approaches to candid street photography to capture interesting natural images of strangers and street portraiture of strangers. I really enjoy seeing how photography enthusiasts dramatically transform from being … Read more
What kind of photography would you like to do in Antigua Guatemala, candid street photography or street portraits? Why choose, let’s do both. I really enjoy leading the www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com and sharing my approaches to candid street photography and street portrait to capture interesting natural images of strangers and seeing how photography enthusiasts dramatically transform from … Read more
Of course, we could not leave out on the list of things to do in Antigua Guatemala the TripAdvisor top-rated www.AntiguaPhotoWalks.com, lead by me, Rudy Giron. With over one hundred top-rated reviews on Trip Advisor, the Antigua Photo Walks I lead around town have become of the most popular things to do in Antigua Guatemala. … Read more
One of the things I enjoy the most about leading the Antigua Photo Walks is to share my approach to photographing strangers and seeing how photography enthusiasts dramatically transform from being timid to really overcoming their fears and making beautiful candid authentic slices of life and portraits of strangers. I believe I have a fun … Read more
All along the corridor of the Palacio del Ayuntamiento, city hall palace, there are concrete benches that people use to sit down and take a break, have their shoes polished, eat an ice cream or simple watch people go by. Well, often times I do all of the above at the same time plus I … Read more
That’s right, we can be a paparazzi mob during the Antigua Photo Walks that I lead around town whenever we encounter a quinceañera or a bride strolling through the streets of Antigua Guatemala. That’s exactly what happened this morning when for a few moments we made this innocent quinceañera quite important by having more than … Read more
One of the things I pride myself of it’s the fact that I have taught countless photography enthusiasts how to make great photographs with with point-and-shoot and smartphone cameras. As a matter of fact, during the Antigua Photo Walks that I lead through town, I share a very simple approach, a recipe really, of the … Read more
One of the photographic techniques I teach during the Antigua Photo Walks I lead around town is natural framing or sub-framing. Of course, all around Parque Central there are many way to use the natural framing techniques, as shown here with trained arched shrub or with the arches or tree branches. There are so many … Read more
