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Informal / candid portraits on the street – Applying what you know

May 15, 2015 Neil vN 2 Comments

informal / candid portraits on the street

Informal / candid portraits on the street - Applying what you know

New York City abounds with characters - interesting and colorful people. This is one of those constants if you're out on the streets in NYC, especially when taking photos or busy with a photo session ... or as in this case, during one of the individual photography workshops in NYC. This man approached us to sell his artwork ... and we ended up taking a few photos of him. With a few quick, automatic steps, the informal portrait is improved. I'm one of those people, who, if tourists in Times Square give me their  Read more inside...

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