Do you pay for your photographs? Do you ask permission? Have you had any problems taking photographs of people on the street?
We field these sorts of questions often. Several readers also recently requested that we write a post about how we get our photos, especially of people in street and market settings. In response, we share ten tips for taking engaging photos of the humanity that colors our planet.
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- Capturing Humanity: 10 Tips for Great Street and Market Photos
- Guerilla Food Photography: 10 Tips for Taking Great Food Photos
Filed Under: Photography, Travel by: Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
62 Comments | 11 May 2009
How do you get food to look like that? What kind of camera do you use? Do you use any special lenses?

Go to a big food website and the food glistens, the light is perfect and everything is in its place. But let’s say you are a traveler carrying a pocket or DSLR camera and you have a fascinating, colorful spread before you that you’d like to share with others or capture for your own memories. Conditions are tricky and time is limited.
What to do? Continue Reading »
- Capturing Humanity: 10 Tips for Great Street and Market Photos
- Guerilla Food Photography: 10 Tips for Taking Great Food Photos
Filed Under: Food, Photography by: Daniel Noll
43 Comments | 25 January 2010