Author / Erick Ramirez

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  • Tacoma WA with 24-70mm 2.8 lens Seattle Street Photography Blog Space Needle Rainy Rain Night Urban Washington PNW

    Street Photography with a 24-70 2.8 Lens

    Whenever you hear street photography, usually a prime lens comes to mind for sharper images. Sometimes, that is not the case. For the past year and a half, I have been using a 24-70 2.8 lens from Tamron. It’s not the ideal set up for street photos, but it has gotten me some great shots.…

  • Space Needle Downtown Seattle Washington Street Photography

    4×4 Series: Space Needle

    Haven’t done much of a 4×4 Series lately due to the lack of motivation. However, this week I bring you one of Seattle’s most iconic landmark: the Space Needle. Yes it may be cliche, but it is a beautiful sight. I always try to find a different perspective every time I’m in downtown. Below are…

  • Seattle Washington Downtown Street Photography Cycling

    5 Tips To Begin Shooting Street Photography

    Shooting street photography is by all means not the easiest. Especially coming from me since I never had an intention to get into it. By all means there is no real way to begin shooting street photography. However, you can benefit from these 5 tips from my own experience. Phone Camera A phone can get…

  • Hannah West Palm Beach Florida Portrait Photo Shoot Beach

    Hannah Portrait Session

    Morning sunshine, and I am not talking about the sun here! This is actually one of my favorite photo sessions since I actually got to work with Hannah. Last January, I decided to take a break from the cold winter in Washington and head back to Florida for about a week. I didn’t think nothing…

  • Jess Winter Photo Shoot at Gold Creek Pond Seattle Tacoma Washington

    Jess Winter Photo Shoot

    This past weekend, Jess (@Jesseakens), Ewa (@hajboss), and I took a trip to Gold Creek Pond for a winter photo shoot. This little lake is amazing for capturing landscape and portrait photos. It was great to walk around the snow, unfortunately it was all frozen to make snowman. We took advantage of the light and…

  • Photography Alone vs A Group in Seattle Washington

    Photography Alone vs a Group

    Two weeks ago I had a chance to meet up with local Seattle photographers to shoot around the city. I was glad to meet them all, however I didn’t do much shooting. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to hang out with people but sometimes you have to concentrate on your craft. That meet up…

  • 4x4 Series in Downtown Tacoma Washington with Fog

    4×4 Series: Fog

    This week’s “4×4 Series” introduces fog in the city. The other night, my good friend Spencer (@spenrol) and I went into downtown Tacoma for some street photography. We made it just in time to capture some fog and boy did was it awesome! I try my best to get out into the city as long…

  • 4x4 Photo Series Lights and Shadows in Seattle Washington Street Photography

    4×4 Series: Lights and Shadows

    Seattle looking great on a clear sunny day. Had to take advantage of those lights and shadows all over the city. I shot about 100 photos and only decided to keep 50 due to some being out of focus. I took my time on some of these as I waited people to walk in the…

  • Seattle Washington Panning Urban Street Photography

    All Your Eggs in One Basket

    Most people today think that Instagram is the place to put all your eggs in it. However, there are other platforms out there that can be beneficial in the long run. Doing some of these tasks do require work, but it can land you some photography jobs. Consistency In order for something to work, you…

  • Seattle Street Photography

    4×4 Series Edition One

    I always had a thing for a 1:1 ratio photos especially in the old Instagram platform. From time to time, I will be adding four photographs in square style from the previous night of shooting. These will be called “4×4 Series.” Hope you enjoy and keep on shooting! For more of my work: @r4s &…