street photography

Consecutive Day 3651 — Street Wedding Photography in Antigua Guatemala

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Street Wedding Photography in Antigua Guatemala by Rudy Giron

As I have explained before, simply put, street wedding photography is all about telling a story. Using street photography techniques, images are weaved together to narrate the account of the wedding day. As you look at the wedding photography images I have shared through the archives of Antigua Daily Photo you may realise that my … Read more

Consecutive Day 3633 of 3654 — Photographing Strangers

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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

Street Photography Engagement Session in Antigua Guatemala

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Street Photography Engagement Session in Antigua Guatemala by Rudy Giron

Here’s a sneak preview at a street photography engagement session of a couple from NYC that I made recently in Antigua Guatemala. This is something I will be doing much more of as I really enjoy capturing the love, youth and beauty of couples with my street photography style on the streets of La Antigua … Read more

People watching at Palacio del Ayuntamiento, Antigua Guatemala

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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

Photographing strangers on the streets of La Antigua Guatemala

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I often say that if your photos are not good enough is because you’re not close enough. Of course, not everyone can get this close to a total stranger. One more thing to keep in mind is to have enough context to tell a story. Street photography or rather social documentary photography is all about … Read more

Antigua Photo Walks

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© Antigua Photo Walks with photographer Rudy Giron

I am happy to report that the Antigua Photo Walks are a total success. It’s been among the TripAdvisor’s TOP 3 activities to do in La Antigua Guatemala since April. Exactly at the one year mark of being listed on TripAdvisor, Antigua Photo Walks became the number 1 activity among several dozen excellent activities. So … Read more

Simple Street Photography Tips for Antigua Guatemala

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Here are some simple photo tips to improve your street photography, regardless of where you live. Seek out quality light: the golden hour in the morning or afternoon is a good place to start. Focus on interesting subjects, that is, of course, a personal preference, but do try finding extraordinary subjects. Last but not least, … Read more

Street Photography Decisive Framing

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© The Decisive Framing by Rudy Giron

Here’s a sample of decisive framing as shown during a recent street photography walk around Antigua Guatemala. We set out to capture decisive and authentic moments with a group armed only with smartphone cameras. I was the only one carrying a “pro” camera, but I switched to using my iPhone for this photo walk to … Read more

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

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Happy Smiling People in Antigua Guatemala by Rudy Giron

If you don’t like happy people, stay away from Guatemala. There are so many smiling people here that you might get infected. Honest, smiling people are contagious and you might not be able to block it off. Street photography is my favourite kind of image making. This picture was captured during a recent social documentary … Read more

-0 Days to 9th Anniversary: The Street Photographer

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© Portrait of A Street Photographer by Rudy Giron

The street photographer is a very special kind of photographer; she has special powers, the most obvious and often used power is invisibility. During Antigua Photo Walks that I lead about street photography I share many of the skills and powers needed to turn shy and timid, sheep photographers into wolf photographers ready to just … Read more

Street Photography Walks in Antigua Guatemala

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© Street Photography Walks in Antigua Guatemala by Rudy Giron

I really enjoy teaching street photography to timid photographers through the Antigua Photo Walks. Here’s a photographer who in the previous week had told me that he was uncomfortable photographing people, yet decided to take the street photography walk with me and now he was capturing fabulous pictures within five feet from the subjects. Some … Read more

Smiling Student during Marching Band Practice

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Once again, we continue the portraits of strangers series with a picture of a big smile of a student while during their marching band practice. I made this portrait during the most recent photo walks I lead to share how I approach my street photography portraits and how to photograph strangers on the streets. As … Read more