Category: Stories
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🚨Photography News of the Day. Photographer Steals Payments🚨
Photography news of the day. A photographer in Middle Tennessee, Kaleidoscope Photography by Shauna, booked hundreds of clients, took the payments, signed the contracts, did some of the work, and then never delivered. No photos. No email. Nothing. Clients are coming forward in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, and the bill could hit $50,000 to $100,000…
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Ricoh GR IV Monochrome Price Shock | Not a Tariff, Just a “Tax”!
I have calmed down a little about the $2,200 Ricoh GR IV Monochrome. A little. Everybody online wants to blame the price on tariffs. No. The tariff is already baked into the regular price of the camera. The extra money on top? That is a specialty tax. A niche tax. In the car business we…
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Ricoh GR IV Monochrome: $2,200 for Fewer Parts?!
Did you see what they are charging for the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome? Pre-orders are open. $2,200. What does it come with, a parrot? Did Leica buy Ricoh? For $2,200, a GR ambassador better show up at my house once a week to help me carry it. (He will not.) Here is the math. No…
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Street Photography for Beginners: Mindset, Technique, and Gear
Mindset, technique, gear. MTG. No priority order. My New Year’s resolution is more beginner tutorials, so here we go. Mindset first. I have shot street since high school, back when it was yearbook photography. Your first shoot will suck. A street photo captures something that has never been taken before and can never be taken…
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“Fujifilm X100VI Rain Test | Would You Risk It?
You have waited long enough. How did the Fujifilm X100VI fare in a torrential downpour? Look at the pictures. Gorgeous, right? And the camera is none the worse for wear. You want to know why? I may look dumb, but I am not stupid. You think I am taking a $1,500 camera I cherish like…
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Street Photography at Ponce City Market
Shooting the Fujifilm X100VI around Ponce City Market. Watch the video for the full walk. More from Marc Snaps Quebec City Night Street Photography Street Photography in Porto, Portugal | Ricoh GRIII Orange & White… in Black & White | Ricoh GR3 Street Photography Street Photography in Knoxville, Tennessee
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Is There Any Future for Photography?
This is a postmortem of a postmortem. My most watched video ever was called photography is dead. This is the follow up, because the business of photography is dead, and AI is holding the pillow. Photo contests are dead. You cannot distinguish real submissions from AI anymore, and the cheaters will win. Lightroom and Photoshop…
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How to Shoot Small Town Street Photography
Four tips for small town street photography, filmed in Rome, Georgia. Get on the US highways. They lead to historic downtowns. Tip one: widen your perspective. Shoot wide enough to show the environment. Otherwise the photo could be New York City or Rome, Georgia, and nobody would know. Tip two: work both sides of the…
