This is an oldie. Well, relatively speaking. I took this photo (with my Vivitar 35ES on Kodak Tri-X) last summer, on festival ‘De Parade’. The one on top was shot in the dark. I used a fence (you can see that behind the tables and people on the second photograph) as a makeshift tripod. It didn’t do a great job, but who cares. I still like it, and it did catch the mood of the moment really well. It makes me look forward to this summer. Bring it on!
This entry was written by , posted on February 21, 2011 at 12:54, filed under Analog, Film, Street and tagged blackwhite, Film, Rangefinder, Street, Vivitar 35ES. Leave a comment over here.
Saw this while taking a walk at the local harbour a while ago. Just in case you’re having a hard time figuring out what the hell these things are: they’re buoys, stacked one some sort of dredging ship. And no, I didn’t draw the smiley face! Mine would’ve been a lot prettier anyway ;)
Shot with my Vivitar 35ES on Kodak Tri-X.
This entry was written by , posted on February 18, 2011 at 13:00, filed under Analog, Film, Street and tagged Analog, blackwhite, Rangefinder, Street, Vivitar 35ES. Leave a comment over here.
This is the (long overdue) second part of my documentary recommendation series. If you missed the previous one, check it out over here. In my previous post, I also explained why I’m writing this.
If you’re looking for a documentary that makes your jaw drop, this is the one you must see. Manufactured Landscapes has some of the most stunning scenery I’ve ever seen in a documentary. Ok, it isn’t as amazing as Planet Earth, but it’s close. A friend told me that Manufactured Landscapes has some similarities with Koyaanisqatsi. I haven’t watched Koyaanisqatsi, so I can’t say for a fact that he’s right. But for those of you who have, it might give some of you an idea of the visual aspects.
Directed by Jennifer Baichwal, Manufactured Landscapes follows Edward Burtynsky on his photographic journey through China. It shows both the beauty of man-made landscapes and the horror that comes with it. Rows of factory workers form astonishing graphical lines, and even man-made pollution can be beautiful.
I highly recommend this. It’s not about any technical aspects of photography or whatsoever, but it’s highly inspirational on a visual level.
IMDb
This entry was written by , posted on October 23, 2010 at 12:39, filed under Documentary, Series and tagged biography, documentary. Leave a comment over here.
I’m giving myself some ‘assignments’ lately. Just to practice certain elements in photography and learn to work with restrictions.
So I got off my arse and went out to the local heath, with the following restrictions:
- A square crop (cropped in Lightroom since I can’t set my Canon 5D mark II to an aspect ratio of 1:1);
- Black and white;
- Using a 35 or 85mm lens.
This entry was written by , posted on September 13, 2010 at 13:57, filed under Nature and tagged 5D Mark II, blackwhite, heath, nature, square. Leave a comment over here.