These traditional wooden ice cream carts found around Parque Central, the main square in Antigua Guatemala are so colourful and fit right in with the antique atmosphere of the colonial town. Of course, Guatemalans patronize these traditional carts because of the less expensive traditional ice cream offering. If you want to have a peak at … 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
Framing, sub-framing or natural framing is one the photographic compositions that can make images much more interesting. Here I am using a Tuk Tuk mototaxi to frame stamps of daily life around Calle del Arco in La Antigua Guatemala. Since framing is one of the things I do quite often, can you share with us … Read more
One of the photographic composition skills I share with those taking a photo walk with me is framing, natural framing or sub-frmaing. Here’s one good example of what can be done with framing if the shutter release is pressed at the precise moment; simple, yet ephemeral, don’t you agree?
This picture was made during the most recent photo walk that I lead on Saturday. Some of the techniques of street photography and visual language composition tips that I share were used to in the making of this photograph. There are some of the visual language principles that we learn and put in practice during … Read more
Now, this is how I like my weather conditions. Talking about the weather, Guatemala’s Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología, INSIVUMEH for short, has declared 2010 the year with most rains in the past 50 years; just like I said the other day, The Rainiest Year Ever. Now, consider that the next two … Read more