SUBWAY STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

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Whenever I am in Tokyo I always enjoy walking through the mad rush of humanity in Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Tokyo subway/train stations. A fun and often intriguing street photography technique is to look for the large ad signage on the walls, and wait for the right people to walk by.

Sometimes this works, sometime it doesn't. The ones that do work, however, make the waiting worth it!

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TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

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When in a different country photographing city-scapes, the first and easiest subjects to photograph are the buildings. Night city photography can be exciting in places like Times Square or Shinjuku Tokyo. However, when you photograph objects that are immovable, such as skycrapers or neon signs, there is a potential for the image to become static (far too still and stationary).

To move your images from static to dynamic, why not add an element of movement? Spend the time to get your tripod out, and include in the foreground moving people or moving cars. Your exposure will be long, so a tripod is essential, and even better is the use of a cable or remote shutter release.

By adding movement to your city photographs you have just increased the value of your images tenfold.

Mark's photographic prints for your wall can be purchased at www.markhemmings.com

Mark can be hired as a photographer or filmmaker via www.hemmingshouse.com