Tag: black and white photography
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Voigtlander 50mm f2 APO Lens Review
Here is my little review of a lens I like photographing with a lot. It has unique characteristics that make it a pleasure to shoot with. Exhibit A: it is sharp across the frame wide open at f2. This is the most important aspect of this lens for me. Previously, I have used lenses which…
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Contrast in My Black and White Street Photography
I appreciate the contrast between light and shadow, which is inherent in a photograph. Where there is light there is shadow, and it is the interplay between them that enables a photographer to draw with light in images. I think black and white photography focuses the viewer’s eye on this interplay, with less distraction from…
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Follow the Light
I think it is important to set out with an idea of what I intend to achieve while out on the street with a camera. Most of the time, my intention is to follow the light – that is to put the quality of light first and let the subject come second.
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My Motivation for Photographing on the Street
I find roaming the street with a camera to be very relaxing. It offers me a different angle on life – allowing me to perceive serendipitous and often inconsequential moments and give them some sort of meaning through photography.
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Natural Mirrors of the City
Using the reflections from a shiny surface in an urban setting can open a whole world of photographic opportunities. I discovered this compositional trick while exploring my home city of London and have been on the lookout for reflective buildings or ‘natural mirrors’ as I like to call them ever since.
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To Crop or Not to Crop?
The question of whether to crop or not is one that bugs many photographers. On the one hand it can improve composition, while on the other hand the resolution of the image inevitably drops. In this post I will be exploring the pros and cons of cropping using some of my own images as examples.
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What is Fine Art Photography?
What is fine art photography? What distinguishes it from ‘just’ photography? These were some of the questions floating around in my head as I looked at and admired photographs falling under the fine art umbrella.
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Looking at the Bigger Picture
In this post, I talk about taking a step back and finding a literal way to look at the bigger picture, using my black and white street photography as the inspiration.
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Time Condensed
There’s a moment when I’ve just initiated a long exposure that is magical for me. What begins is a moment of waiting that seems to last much longer than in actuality. Here, my camera’s exposure is ticking away just like time is outside the confines of the box.