In this week's video, Ibarionex talks about how he draws inspiration from the thousands of images submitted to the TCF Flickr pool. He share how some of these images challenges the way he sees and photographs out on the street.
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Photo: Lisa Krantz
The Candid Frame #369 - Lisa Krantz
Lisa Krantz grew up in Tallahassee, FL but has called San Antonio home since 2004. Before the Express-News, she was a staff photographer at the Naples Daily News in south Florida for five years. She has a B.S. in Psychology from Florida State University and a M.A. in Photography from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. She loves running and eating vegetarian food, but not at the same time
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Photo: Marco Scuderi
Moving Beyond Cliche: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how to go beyond the frequent cliche of photographer a walking subject against a backdrop, a storefront or a mural. He observes how using line, light, shadow and form can help a photographer move beyond cliche to create a unique vision of a street scene.
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Photo: Benjamin Von Wong
The Candid Frame #368 - Benjamin Von Wong
Motivated by the desire to be creatively challenged and overcome impossibilities, Benjamin Von Wong has become notorious for his epic photography. His hyper-realistic art style captures viewers in a fusion of special effects and innovative concepts. Benjamin's background in engineering gives him a unique edge for creative problem solving, where technical challenges become friendly competition.
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Photo: Bryan Shih
The Candid Frame #367 - Bryan Shih
Bryan Shih is a photojournalist and former contributor to the Financial Times and National Public Radio in Japan. He has a masters degree from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and was a Fulbright Scholar in Japan. His work on the Black Panthers led to his selection for the New York Times inaugural portfolio review in 2013 and garnered one of the highest rankings among entries in the LensCulture 2015 Portrait Awards competition.
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Photo: 21mm .
Location. Location. Location: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses the importance of choosing locations where people are interacting with each other. Rather than simply looking for a location with a lot of foot traffic, he suggests finding places such as fairs, festival, boardwalks where people are actively doing something. This increases the potential for photographs that are visually dynamic and interesting.
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Photo: Lucia Griggi
The Candid Frame #366 - Lucia Griggi
Born, raised and educated in England – with frequent visits to her father's home of Venice, Italy – Lucia Griggi moved to California in 2010. With her roots in the surfing, skateboarding and outdoor adventure world, Lucia focuses on lifestyle and adventure for editorial and advertising clients.
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Photo: Gerry Orkin
Cutting Off Heads: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses obscuring a subject’s face or facial details by using shadows or framing. He explains how it’s possible to create a photographs that still expresses something of the subject’s personality and persona with gesture and other visual details.
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Photo: Scott Strazzante
The Candid Frame #365 - Scott Strazzante
Scott Strazzante (born March 11, 1964) is a U.S. photojournalist at the San Francisco Chronicle. As a member of the Chicago Tribune staff, co-won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for a series about faulty government regulation of dangerously defective toys, cribs and car seats.
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Photo: Tayne Ephraim
Finding Inspiration: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex talks about finding inspiration from the photographers that submit images to the TCF Flickr pool. He discusses how he gains insight into his own photographic process and challenges himself to see and photograph differently.
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Photo: George Nobechi
The Candid Frame #364 - George Nobechi
George Nobechi is a Tokyo-born, Japanese/Canadian photographer. He graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in History/International Relations, which has fostered an interest in life in different regions of the world. When he was 19 his father suddenly passed away, changing the course of his life and informing his future work; he left Vancouver and supported himself and his family with a 14-year career in the business world in Tokyo and New York. In 2008 he embarked on a solo journey around the world through 14 countries on six continents; his quest was to find peace with the death of his father. It was at this time that his interest in photography began.
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Photo: Jamie MacDonald
The Candid Frame #363 - Jamie MacDonald
Jamie MacDonald is a nature and stock photographer and social influencer living in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. A husband and the father of two boys who are widely featured in his work, he describes his love of photography as one that is “rooted in the desire to move people to see the world around them in new ways.”
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Photo: Roman Lunin
High Contrast Scenes: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex talks about photographing a high contrast scene, where there are strong highlight and shadows, but few or no middle tones. He discusses the importance of metering and creating a well-balanced composition when including a lot of negative space.
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Photo: James Maher
The Candid Frame #362 - James Maher
James Maher runs a fine-art business, a portrait photography business works with companies and people around New York, and has a photography workshop business, helping photographers from all over the world capture the best of New York.
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Photo: Joseph-Philippe Bevillard
Street Portraits: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex talk about the art of the street portrait. He explains why it’s just as important to consider not only the subject, but all the other elements in the frame to succeed in making a great photograph.
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Photo: Ave Pildas
The Candid Frame #361 - Ave Pildas
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ave Pildas worked early in his career as a photo stringer for Downbeat Magazine in the Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania in the 1960's, and has been a successful photographer and educator for the past 40 years.
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