Samuel Lintaro : Timeless photos are beautiful but I also try to document the times we are living in

Hello fellow photographers. In this episode I am talking with Samuel Lintaro Hopf  aka Samuel Streetlife about street photography, gear, tips for taking photos, YouTube and much more. Thank you so much for joing me/us on this episode. Make sure you are subscribed if you want to be notified when I post a new episode. And also there is one thing I would love you to do. I would be very thankful if you could go and give this podcast five star rating and the review. If you like this content and you think other people might enjoy it as well feel free to take a screenshot and through it out on your instagram story or share it with your friends. In case you would like to listen to shorter episodes more frequently there is a new podcast called Best of About Photography and it is updated daily with highlights from the interviews. You can watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/FKq4EaDPs4U Follow Samuel: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcyHGNAjMTWAJ_ztX8JbGgQ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lin.taro/ Website: https://www.lintaro.de Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/36TS6kC Listen on Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/2UHwbun Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3rrYMA0 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-228441570 You can also subscribe to Best of About Photography podcast for shorter episodes more often. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/BestOfAboutPhotography Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3fcf9M7 Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-499230514 If you want to follow me on social media SoundCould: https://soundcloud.com/user-228441570 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aboutphotographyblog/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aboutphotographyblog Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutphoto_blog 0:00:00 - Hello there! 0:01:23 - Introduction 0:02:01 - How did pandemic change street photography in germany 0:05:52 - How different is street photography in Japan in contrast with street photograpphy in Germany 0:10:08 - What is the best city and country for street photography 0:13:48 - Is street photography the most difficult genre? 0:19:12 - Do you have a plan before going out with your camera? 0:28:10 - What is your process after you come back from photowalk 0:29:23 - How much editing is too much editing? How does Samuel edit his images 0:32:50 - Dated versus timeless photographaphs 0:39:37 - A year of taking only Black and white pictures (a year without color) 0:45:05 - Why does image work in black and white? 0:51:27 - Do you have favourite style of street photography? 0:53:22 - Is 28mm the best focal length for street photography? 0:56:08 - Prime VS Zoom - How to find a focal length that works for you? 0:58:45 - How do you keep educationg yourself and improving your photography 1:01:04 - Should every photograph have a story? 1:04:17 - How does someone develop style? 1:08:35 - How do you stand out on social media? Are social media necessary for photographers? 1:16:08 - How to present your portfolio 1:20:18 - Genesis of Samuel Streetlife 1:28:37 - Income stream of freelancer on YouTube 1:39:21 - The diference between Patreon and YouTube membership 1:45:08 - Samuel Farmlife? 1:48:32 - What is the influence of YouTube algorithm? 1:50:24 - Best camera for street photography? Samuel’s Streetlife opinion on best street photography camera 1:53:11 - The balance between one camera one lens and too many cameras 1:56:03 - What is it like to be a Ricoh GR ambassador? Should you become one? 2:10:03 - Lets talk about Leica 2:18:55 - What about cavering the red dot 2:20:25 - Q&A from chat and Instagram 2:20:35 - Should I wait for Ricoh GR 4? When does Ricoh GR IV come up? 2:21:07 - What are your ethics ehn doing street photography? 2:26:23 - The last/best bonus question - only watch this if you watched the whole intervew 2:29:26 - The End - Thank you for listening