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Street Photography: More Shapes and Shadows

Xio July 7, 2019 No Comments

This photograph was taken at the same location and time as those I described in a previous post. Before, I was on 51st Street looking toward the Avenue of the…

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Street Photography: Shapes and Shadows

Xio June 27, 2019 No Comments

© 2019 Xiomaro.com These shapes are certainly not soft and languorous as in yesterday’s photograph in the Japanese stroll garden. But, to me, their angularity, hard edges, and high contrast…

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One Shot Challenge: Photographing Shapes

Xio June 26, 2019 No Comments

© 2019 Xiomaro.com For these one-shot images, I was drawn more to the shapes within a scene than the subject itself though, of course, they are inextricably intertwined. Under some…

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One Shot Challenge: The “Best” Camera

Xio June 25, 2019 2 Comments

© 2019 Xiomaro.com These days I usually photograph with a small camera having dedicated knobs – rather than software menus – for aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation, and aspect ratio.…

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One Shot Challenge: Another Attempt

Xio June 25, 2019 No Comments

© 2019 Xiomaro.com In my last blog post I explored reasons for limiting oneself to taking only one shot. Although I was satisfied with the first shot of the rain…

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One Shot Challenge: Japanese Rain Chain

Xio June 23, 2019 No Comments

© 2019 Xiomaro.com In the days of film, it might have been appropriate to alter the sound of the shutter to the ka-ching of a cash register. Intentionality was required…

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Enjoy Yourself, It’s Later Than You Think

Xio June 19, 2019 2 Comments

© 2019 Xiomaro.com I recently photographed the British ska-punk band The Specials, which is one of my all-time favorites. With the experience still fresh in my mind, I’ve been casually…

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Street Photography: Perspective

Xio June 19, 2019 No Comments

© 2019 Xiomaro.com Sometimes things don’t appear as they are. These two musicians were part of a band of Brooklyn hipsters playing ditties from the 1920s. They played very well…

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Street Photography: Caught Looking

Xio June 17, 2019 No Comments

© 2019 Xiomaro.com I have a small camera and I’m pretty stealthy in getting my shots. But sooner or later, everyone gets caught. It was not until after I viewed…

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Throwback: Father’s Day

Xio June 16, 2019 2 Comments

© 2019 Xiomaro.com This Polaroid was taken a long time ago before I was a father — taken by my own dad actually. It was in the small basement of…

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