What’s Your Preference?

jgredline · #11 (**permalink**) 09-11-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by nicotine

Nice find inkista, this guy's work is fantastic.

I could not agree more...Sheesh, this is awesome stuff!

inkista · #12 (**permalink**) 09-11-2009, 08:11 PM

Yeah. I really love his blog, too. He goes through his thought process in some of the entries, and it's some of the best descriptions of the street shooter mindset I can think of: the idea of finding the composition and the light and waiting for the moment.

I love that he tests the 7D, and then ends the post with street shots he took with his G10.

That he talks about the importance of comfy shoes and hydration during summer weddings and then segues into street shooting books he loves. That he actually lays out how freaking meticulous he is on preparation. I love that he ADDS grain/noise to his images in post. He makes me think. I love his "less is more" post:

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...Having the skill to get that one shot is obviously something that you either have or don't have, but it's often the mindset of the photographer that makes the difference. I like to see an image, compose it, and then wait for the moment to happen. Anticipation and a vast amount of experience are an advantage here. My work often shows a sense of environment; it involves foreground and background interest, and it has good composition and lighting. These are all elements that you have to think about when shooting, and you simply can't do this when you permanently have a camera to your eye 'machine gunning' a wedding.

I often ask the delegates at my workshops and seminars "How many images do you show your clients?" I get figures ranging from 400-1000 images. Newer photographers that have never used a film camera, often mention figures of 1000-2000. At this point I like to show a complete wedding of mine with around 150-180 images. After the presentation, I always ask the same question "What was missing from that coverage?". The answer is always the same. "Nothing". That's because the story of the day is told in the quality of the images, and not the quantity. Quality images demand to be looked at and are more interesting to the viewer, so the viewer loses track of how many images have been seen. A good image will absorb the viewer, and evoke an emotional response, and that is what I am always after.

BTW, if you're into photojournalism, one of the blogs you definitely want to be tracking is Lens (NY Times), particularly their "Picture of the Day" posts.

I pick up a lot of these links from The Online Photographer blog.