Building a Cohesive Body of Work with Carmine Groe
01/24/19 • 48 min
Just this week, Bob and I had the pleasure of speaking with Carmine Groe, a Toronto based street photographer. Carmine is not only a talented street shooter with some wicked post processing skills, he’s also become quite adept at YouTubing over the past couple of years. Carmine’s YouTube channel is called Groe Photography and regarding his videos he says the goal is to communicate “all the wonders of photography and my process, as well as sharing my knowledge by providing insights and experiences, tutorials, tips and tricks.” We were honored to talk to Carmine about his channel and are super excited to share this incredible resource with you.
Meet Carmine, seen here doing his thing on YouTube.
During our conversation, we talked a lot about one of my favorite videos Carmine’s made called “7 Steps to Becoming a GREAT Photographer” and how his steps contribute to building a cohesive body of work that is meaningful and will attract a viewer’s attention. Carmine has some excellent advice and insights into this topic. For example, he suggests taking photos of things that you care about personally, using any camera available and building a body of work that reflects your unique vision. We took some time to pick his brain on how, in practical terms, a street photographer can work towards and accomplish those goals. We also took a few minutes to talk about his post processing tips and tutorials.Here he is in action on the streets of Toronto. This image is from his video titled, “Get Closer with Your Street Photography” – definitely worth a watch!
Put simply, this is a podcast that will help you to clarify your objectives as a street photographer and set down some practical steps to work towards them. You’re going to love it. Hit the play button below to listen in and then scroll down to Carmine’s links for even more enlightenment on how to build a cohesive body of work.
A Few of Carmine’s Links We Mentioned in the Show
Just this week, Bob and I had the pleasure of speaking with Carmine Groe, a Toronto based street photographer. Carmine is not only a talented street shooter with some wicked post processing skills, he’s also become quite adept at YouTubing over the past couple of years. Carmine’s YouTube channel is called Groe Photography and regarding his videos he says the goal is to communicate “all the wonders of photography and my process, as well as sharing my knowledge by providing insights and experiences, tutorials, tips and tricks.” We were honored to talk to Carmine about his channel and are super excited to share this incredible resource with you.
Meet Carmine, seen here doing his thing on YouTube.
During our conversation, we talked a lot about one of my favorite videos Carmine’s made called “7 Steps to Becoming a GREAT Photographer” and how his steps contribute to building a cohesive body of work that is meaningful and will attract a viewer’s attention. Carmine has some excellent advice and insights into this topic. For example, he suggests taking photos of things that you care about personally, using any camera available and building a body of work that reflects your unique vision. We took some time to pick his brain on how, in practical terms, a street photographer can work towards and accomplish those goals. We also took a few minutes to talk about his post processing tips and tutorials.Here he is in action on the streets of Toronto. This image is from his video titled, “Get Closer with Your Street Photography” – definitely worth a watch!
Put simply, this is a podcast that will help you to clarify your objectives as a street photographer and set down some practical steps to work towards them. You’re going to love it. Hit the play button below to listen in and then scroll down to Carmine’s links for even more enlightenment on how to build a cohesive body of work.
A Few of Carmine’s Links We Mentioned in the Show
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Best of Street Photography Magazine 2018
While many people are saying “good riddance” to 2018, for Street Photography Magazine we’re sad to see it go. 2018 was a great year for the magazine, which saw a spectacular line up of street photographers and images. In fact, I’d wager this year we had some of our best content to-date.
In this episode of the Street Photography Magazine podcast, we look back on last year and talk about our favorite articles, featured photographers and lessons we learned from some of our guests. And not only do we reminisce about last year, we also announce who the winner of the #spmnight challenge is!
Find out who it is and take a walk down memory lane with us by clicking the audio player above.
A Few 2018 Favorites
Bob’s Favorite Article
Ashley’s Favorite Article
Honorable Mention Article
Bob’s Favorite Featured Photographer
Ashley’s Favorite Featured Photographer
#spmnight Challenge Winner
And the winner is....drumroll please...
Jordan Barab with this lovely image. He won a 1-year Pro photography website account from Portfoliobox.
Lisboa Night
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Best of Street Shooters of the Month 2018
The Street Shooters of the Month feature has been going strong in Street Photography Magazine since our second issue, which was published in June of 2013. Our setup was a little different in those first few issues, but these days we get heaps of submissions through our website each month. So many of them come from such talented street photographers that it is often hard to choose which ones to publish.
Speaking of difficult decisions, choosing our favorite street shooters images from 2018 was no easy task either. To make things a little easier, we came up with a few specific categories to guide our selection. They are: street portraits, storytelling, timing and minimalist. You can see our selections below, and you can listen in to our chat by clicking on the audio player if you would like to know why we chose the images we did.
If you would like to submit an image to be considered for the Street Shooters of the Month feature, then make sure your register as a user here. Once you’re registered, you can click on Submissions > Photo Submission Form from the homepage to submit single images. Please upload each image at only 1600 pixels wide and 72 dpi.
A big round of applause for all of this year’s favorites and a huge thanks to everyone who has submitted so far. We love seeing your work and sharing it with our community.
Best Street Shooters of the Month 2018
Street Portraits
Ashley’s Favorite
Listerine man by Carmine Groe
This is a photo of a stranger and homeless man I met on the streets of Toronto one evening. His name is Howard Johnson the 4th. I stopped to talk to him, learned that he drank Listerine and so, was referred to as Listerine man by his friends. I made photos of him and brought him prints a week later.
Bob’s Favorite
Tractor by Jeff Tidwell
Submission for the Not-So-Urban America
Candid shot of a man waiting to take the next load of people on his tractor pulled people mover from a flea market to their cars parked in a pasture.
Storytelling
Bob’s Favorite
Untitled by Hal Padgett
A family down on there luck found cheap, temporary lodging at this motel just south of Jasper, Florida. I made a conscious decision to give the kids their space, but they surrendered to instinct and swarmed me like moths to a flame. The mother emerged from a door and was not as enthusiastic.
Ashley’s Favorite
Entering the Virtual World by Norman SCHWARTZ
An opportunity to use the Google VR at Union Station in Los Angeles
Ashley’s Runner Up
Enough by Andy Hann
Timing
Ashley’s Favorite
Skate Scene by Barton Cooley
Venice Beach California 2018,
Part of my LA Street Series to be assembled into a book
Bob’s Favorite
Rhythm of Street by Iyotik Bhachech
as i was passing by a street near Sarkhej suburb at Ahmedabad, i found these elements is so much rhythm as if interacting with the tree
Minimalist
Bob’s Favorite
Young Jumper by Haryo Kurniawan
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