Hit The Streets 64: 27 Minutes with Valerie

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A little house keeping related to the podcast and other photographic news this week. I also answer two listener questions in a monologue episode.

Links mentioned during the episode:

• New eBook:  #DoSomethingForNothing NYC with Joshua Coombes Fundraiser to help support Josh and his project. Any donation welcome!

• New Valerie Jardin Limited Edition Streetomatic Camera Bag by Cosyspeed:

US & Canada orders: Click here  EU and rest of the world: Click here

• Paris in March: Click here
• Tshirt store: Click here

Questions answered in the show:

Ryan Katsanes: "Valerie - Can you provide some tips on how you got yourself so comfortable shooting from the hip? I am trying to do more of it myself, but am having trouble making the leap because I fear I'll miss or have the camera too crooked. I know practicing a lot helps, but any tips on how to fast-track that process are much appreciated!"

Katharina Bonzel: "Do you find that being a female street photographer can be both a hindrance and an advantage in the sense that women might be less threatening than guys, but, on the flipside, people are less like to “mess with” a big burly guy than a small woman? I’m thinking that people might more easily get aggressive with someone they think they can take. I generally find a smile goes a long way, but I also know that I don’t take pictures where I am worried about attracting attention from potentially threatening looking guys."

Hit The Streets 63: Q&A and Photo Challenge

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This week is a new Q&A and Photo challenge episode and I invited the founder of CosySpeed and the acclaimed Camslinger camera bag Thomas Ludwig to co-host with me. We talk about a new  'Valerie Jardin' limited edition camera that is released this week in support of Joshua Coombes and #DoSomethingForNothing.

My guest an I also answer questions by Andrew McDonnell and Bob Lester.

Correction: When talking about the steadiest way to shoot handheld with a slow shutter speed I meant after the exhale (not inhale) Sorry I didn't catch myself during the recording :)

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The Valérie Jardin limited Edition Camera Bag

More info and order page:

US and Canada orders: Click here 

EU: Click here

Rest of the world: Click here

Guest Bio:

Thomas Ludwig is a street photographer based in Hamburg Germany. He's been shooting street photography since 2008 and made many of his photos in African countries like Togo, Uganda and Burundi. With his background from seven years of studying Buddhism at the Tibetan Center in Hamburg/Germany, he is the author of the free eBook 'Keep the Focus – A Meditation Guide for Street Photographers'. Thomas is the CEO of the camera bag manufacturer Cosyspeed and lives with his family in Germany.

Links:

Website & Shop: www.cosyspeed.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cosyspeed/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cosyspeed/ YouTube: http://bit.ly/2deEDcn

And The Winners Are...

Smile at Grand Central, NYC by Mel Rolleri

Nigel Brunsdon with this photograph of the (now ex) Canadian Minister of Health being comforted after being the target of a protest by groups saying the government isn't doing enough to prevent overdose deaths.

Next Photo Challenge: BOKEH (think Holiday lights!!!)

Capture Bokeh on the streets. Listen to the guideline on the show and enter your best shot before December 28 in the comments below. Good luck!

Book Pick:

Time of Time/WENDEZEIT by Herbert Piel