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They say that great photographers are made not born, but today’s guest, Angelina Davydova is making me think twice about that theory. That’s because she has been doing street photography for only 2 months.

When I first saw her images I was certain she had been at it for some time, but not so. Ashley and I were blown away by the fact that she is beginner.

Angelina, a native of Russia, now lives in Amsterdam where she works as a logistics expert for the Epson company. She was looking for a creative outlet and not long ago picked up camera and began shooting on the street. After only a few short months she has developed very good sense of composition and an and I for strong subjects.

During today’s episode Ashley and I take turns evaluating three of Angelina’s photos which resulted in a very interesting conversation.

We’ve included the photos in the show notes for the program below so please take some time listen to our conversation with Angelina as you view the photos in this article.

Photo 1

Bob’s Comments

Photos of people walking down the street rarely interest me because I see so many of them. At first glance I could’ve said “meh” to this one, but upon on closer inspection I drawn to the story and story and the questions it creates. One thing that stands out is that the last guy is looking in a different direction from the other two.

The Chin Chin Club that you chose to include makes me very curious. In Amsterdam place with a name like that can’t be good, so it makes me wonder what they’re doing.

And finally the stepping motion is spot on. You caught them in the perfect perfect stride with with their legs all in the same exact position. It was excellent timing on your part. The legs for 3 triangles, strong shapes that lend to the strength of the image.

Ashley’s Comments

They say a good image brings up more questions than it answers and that’s what I like about this image. The three men seem to be going somewhere together, but they aren’t interacting and their clothes make it hard to tell just what they are going to do. It’s also hard to tell what time of day this was with what looks like very little sunlight. In addition, there are no other people on what looks like a normally busy street – another mystery. The black coats against white window and the light coat against black door is also magic. Another lovely detail is how the three subjects’ feet are all in the same exact position. An excellent shot, the only thing I might change is cropping out the storefront far left to have an only brick background for a more solid rule of thirds and less busy, only brick background, if it had been possible. Amazing capture!

Photo 2

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