Photoshoot and Beyond
Category: Street. Photograph: “x-stairs” by Jeff Clouet (username “Jeff Clouet” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This street photo by Jeff Clouet stands out by its symmetry. The escalators form interwoven X’s while the tiles form a mesh of squares and rectangles. The black and white processing works…
Category: Street. Photograph: “Daydreaming” by Ivan Rigamonti (username “Ivan Rigamonti” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Street photographers have an eye to see the extraordinary in the ordinary and document these scenes with their camera. Ivan captured a beautiful silent moment of a woman daydreaming and looking out…
Scott and Marco discuss these topics on this #Inspiration episode of the Photofocus podcast: Get to know an inspirational photographer: This month Scott introduces you to Neil Leifer (born 1942). Neil is an American photographer and filmmaker mainly known for his work for Sports Illustrated and Time magazine. Neil has captured some of the most iconic sports photos…
Category: Street. Photograph: “Priestly Communications, Florence.” by Paul Henni (username “Paul Henni” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: A priest wearing his “cassock” robe is already an interesting subject for a street photo. But this image captured by Paul has more to it. The main object that dates…
Category: Street. Photograph: “Pisa, 2016” by Karina Ter (username “Karina Ter” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This artistic street photo by Karina grabbed my attention due to the interesting framing, depth of field perception and the nice silhouette of the man with a hat. People wearing classic…
Scott and Marco discuss these new products and mirrorless topics on this episode of the Photofocus #Mirrorless Show : This show starts with a discussion about the announced sales price of the Olympus OM-D EM1 II, which will be $-US 2000. Is this price fair for a top of the line m4/3 mirrorless camera? Price and…
Category: Street. Photograph: “Tunnel Vision” by Dan Schneider (username “Dan Schneider” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: There is always light at the end of the tunnel. Well, almost always. And that makes a tunnel a great spot for silhouette street photography. By setting the exposure to blowing…
Category: Street. Photograph: “6AM Series – Dixie” by James Meeks (username “James Meeks” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: “Sharpness is a bourgeoisie concept.” This quote was made by one of the most famous street photographers of all time – Henri Cartier-Bresson. This quote stresses to put image content and…
In many places in the northern hemisphere, the fall and winter are moving in. The trees are losing their last colorful leaves and the gray and cold weather settles in. And this is also the time that I get an increasing amount of emails from photographers asking for inspiration during this often perceived as “bleak”…
Scott and Marco discuss these topics on this #Inspiration episode of the Photofocus podcast: Get to know an inspirational photographer: This month Marco introduces you to Lewis Hine (1874 – 1940). Hine was an American sociologist, teacher and photographer. In 1908 he left his teaching position to become the photographer for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) and…