Street Photography How-To

Photographs are the evidence of your engagement with the world, writes Stu Willis. "The camera lies when you lie; it reveals truth when you unearth it. Photography is a metaphor for living; the camera an instrument of consciousness. Find the frame." Ways of Working is a series of 10 articles on how to take great street photographs. [blimps are cool]

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A picture of happiness

Happy , originally uploaded by piecesofme2005 . For more photo goodness, Visit my flickr photostream . A beautiful, relaxed photo , nicely configured in black-and-white, by PiecesOfMe2005 . On Flickr

What does "Hosing the Doris" mean?

The expression, "to hose the Doris" is paparazzi argot for "keeping the button pressed and taking as many frames as possible — in the shortest time — of a female celebrity." [ The Online Photographer ]

Bombay not Mumbai

I edit a daily news digest for digital movie makers — nothing grand, but it is fun building it up. I have recruited stringers (correspondents) in the North of England, Singapore, Seattle, Brooklyn, Copenhagen, and most recently, Bombay. This is fun, and it keeps life interesting, too. I received the Bombay stringer's application last week. I was surprised that he referred to his city as Bombay — I had been told that the new, and "correct" name is "Mumbai," and I had corrected my speech and writing to reflect that. I had supposed that this was like the Chinese correction of Peking to Beijing. I asked the fellow about Bombay/Mumbai. Here's what he replied: "As for your kind info, we all in India call Bombay; rarely someone mentions Mumbai." So it's back to Bombay for me! Istanbul was Constantinople Now it's Istanbul not Constantinople * * * Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks's! List...

Sun in Splendor

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