I've been doing a good amount of low light street photography using Fujifilm ACROS 100 film pushed to 400 ISO. I'd go out around twilight and shoot until it got dark. I've enjoyed the results from that so much that I was inspired to do a low light photo shoot using ACROS pushed to 400 and see what the film would give me under those conditions. I've had a concept for a shoot that I've been wanting … [Read more...]
Minimalism for More Emotional Impact
What's the most important thing about a photograph? The answer to that question can be different for everyone. Maybe composition, technical aspects, lighting, sharpness, etc...? All of those elements play a part in the whole of the image, but they're just parts, and sometimes not even that important. Emotional Impact or Story For me, what matters above all else in a photograph is the level of … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tips for Street Photography
There are no hard and fast rules for street photography, but this video just covers some of my thoughts on the subject, as well as 10 tips that hopefully could give you a place to start in developing your own process for street photography.I referenced Ted Forbes YouTube channel, The Art of Photography. This is a great channel for learning about some of the more significant photographers of the … [Read more...]
Birthday Time!
My nephew, one of my favorite people just turned 7 and celebrated with a few friends at Chucky Cheese. Man, what a great place! (I'd never been there before)It was great covering the event with the Fujifilm X-T1, and the only lens I used was the XF 35mm f2 for the whole day. While I was shooting, it did feel a bit tight using a 50mm (equiv) focal length, but when I got home and saw the photos I … [Read more...]
A View From Above
During my walk Tuesday night I noticed the stairway to a parking garage across the street from where I was shooting. I had been working that street corner (hmmm, that didn't come out right!) trying to capture some good photos but wasn't really getting anything that great.So, I decided to climb the stairs and see if I could get some cool shots from a higher perspective. I didn't get a lot, but … [Read more...]
Inspiration: Saul Leiter – Early Black and White (book)
A while back I did a post on someone who's become one of my favorite photographers, Saul Leiter. The post was on his early color work, which is amazing. (the work, not necessarily the post ;) )When I first started studying Saul's photography it was his color work that really stood out to me. That would probably surprise a lot of people because I've almost always preferred black and white … [Read more...]
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