Greetings, this blog is dedicated to my life in photography. I want to make this a place to stop and relax. In the hope that this will help in these trying times
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Friday, December 13, 2013
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Candid travel portraits
Shot way back in 1972, in Scopello, Sicily, these two images show what is possible when one approaches the subject in a non confrontational manner. By confrontational I mean the usual sniping away with a long lens that is offensive and invasive to the subject. Who gives the so called photographer the right to photograph a person minding his own business? Silly, as if by taking such a photo a deed of
great value were made. It's annoying and totally stupid. Approach the
subject and engage him in conversation. Explain what you are doing and
ask permission to take the shot. You will get great candid photos in
which the subject is engaged
The way he reacts to you and the camera is what makes the image a photograph. The rest is BS.
Shot way back in 1972, with a Canon FT on Agfachrome 50 that faded. One shot had to be converted to black and white.
The way he reacts to you and the camera is what makes the image a photograph. The rest is BS.
Shot way back in 1972, with a Canon FT on Agfachrome 50 that faded. One shot had to be converted to black and white.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Brooklyn before gentrification
Although many areas of Brooklyn suffered terribly from benign or not so benign neglect, it now appears that it was a prologue to the gentrification and hipsterification that followed.
Thee photos were shot in Bed Stuy in the eighties and show much of devastation and abuse. Now the same area is full of hipsters riding their bikes and shopping for organic foods, cappuccini etc. C'est la vie.
Thee photos were shot in Bed Stuy in the eighties and show much of devastation and abuse. Now the same area is full of hipsters riding their bikes and shopping for organic foods, cappuccini etc. C'est la vie.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
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These shots were As I go through my old cd's to re burn them, I keep fingid many great shots with the S1. It always amazes me what that ...
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There was something right about the skin tones of the D 1-X. Only the Fuji S2-Pro did better. The Nikkor 35-135 F 3.5-4.5 was used.
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Yes indeed, old photos from Sicily. I will be posting new ones very soon. The above photos were shot with Tri-X and with the Canon Ft and...