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Photography · by Luca Bianchi · 2026-09-22

I changed one thing and suddenly portraits made sense in Mexico City

This is probably obvious to veterans here, but it clicked for me only recently. street got easier when I stopped treating every attempt like a final exam

101 sparks · 12 comments

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Mariam Said · 14 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. This pairs weirdly well with bibimbap

Mariana Costa · 7 likes

honestly, great taste. I noticed the same thing in Melbourne

Luca Bianchi · 3 likes

short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes

Grace Parker · 7 likes

excellent timing; I was just thinking about portraits. The beautiful constraint is probly the real story

Diego García · 4 likes

amazing how much difference one small change can make. It sounds small but the setup matters

Ananya Rao · 4 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near a tiny balcony

Martina Fernández · 4 likes

Thanks that actually helped

Luca Bianchi · 2 likes

short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes

Oliver Smith · 3 likes

I am cheering for this update. The low-effort version is probably the keeper

Jiho Lee · 3 likes

The context helps. Without it I would have assumed teh opposite. My friend tried it in Mumbai and had teh opposite result

Maya Williams · 1 likes

Big fan of this approach. That is where the boring checklist helps

Léa Bernard · 0 likes

The conclusion is too broad but the example is interesting. I used to overcomplicate this constantly