Restrained Walk-about, Albion, Bowen Hills

Just over the railway tracks and down the road a bit. For some COVID-19 ‘essential exercise’.

Out the back of Guzman Y Gomez. 2 images shot at 50mm, merged in Photoshop CC.

Ilford Ortho Plus 80 (at about 80), Canon A1, Canon 50mm f/1.4

Multi-exposures. Street photography, Canon A1, Canon 300mm with 2x multiplier, Ilford Ortho Plus 80 (at about 80).

AU Falcon, the Glory Years of the Australian Automotive Manufacturing Industry. Ilford Ortho Plus 80

The all new Range from Rover. Canon A1, Ilford Ortho Plus 80, Canon 300mm w/ 2x multiplier.

Overpass. Double Exposure. I thought some trees would be a nice touch.

Canon A1, Canon 50mm f/1.4, Ilford Ortho Plus 80 (at about 80).

TECHNIQUE & APPROACH #24: STREET PHOTOGRAPHY NORTH EUROPE

Street Photography Guide. With a focus on light.

Stockholm, Sweden, with perfectly set light. Nice and low. Sunlight early morning or late afternoon is perfect. Giving a sort of studio lighting effect.

My obvious choice is black and white film. I guess it’s just the simplistic tones, mixed with good light capturing everyday life.

Stockholm, Sweden at twilight. Shallow depth of field, just perfect.

Copenhagen, Denmark. Double exposure. Waiting for the right moments. Taken in the middle of the day sheltered by the subject building. Creating some pattern with a double exposure slightly off with the 2nd frame.

Stockholm, Sweden. A good mix of tones / grey. Mostly wandering around and looking to see how the light works with the surroundings.

Hamburg, Germany. Moody tones on grey days. With a splash of light reflection on the window facade.

Helsinki, Finland. Lined up nicely with a good mix of tones.

Copenhagen, Denmark. Twilight. Silhouette from shopfront.

Lens selection is critical too. And film plane balance. When shooting consider building / vertical upward line distortion. This can either be fixed in post-production or using a tilt-shift lens. This allows you to move the film plane and prevent lens distortion.

If you shoot without panning the camera upwards, this will alleviate wide angle distortion.

This is simply an introduction, I do offer one to one training where I provide you with hands on practical tuition with the accompaniment of basic theory. Whether you shoot film or digital.

Street & Light Photography Workshops

Coming soon.

Something that I’ve been passionate for a long time. Creating interesting photographic representations not only from around my home here in Brisbane but abroad. I will pass on tips and hints for capturing.interesting moments amongst city streets. The best time of day and lens selection. It doesn’t matter whether you shoot digital or analogue (film).

2 photographs that just seemed to worked together. When I was taking them, there were no plans for this final composition.

Walking along at dusk, a great time for shallow depth of field with bright lenses (f/1.4).