Photographing daily, weekly, or in whatever time frame can be really thought provoking and at the same time frustrating. There are so many factors involved in shooting that every so often everything seems to go awry.
Disconnected Fragments
Rain was the protagonist this week. Everyday was cloudy and the light simply was not the best. Well, not the best but at least it felt that way for me so inspiration was certainly very low on the radar.
A particular surprise came this week as well. An old friend called and wanted to know if I could take a couple of portraits in black and white to use as his main image for his law firm. To say, I was extremely humbled would not accurately descibe how I felt. It turns out he’s been secretly following a few post here and there and took notice of some street portraits and liked the look.
I’ve taken many street portaits and candids before and generally these happen in a fraction of a second with no contact from the subject whatsoever. So having the opportunity to actually control the environment and light will be an excellent exercise which should provide some excellent candids. So I’ll have more to report when that project finalizes.
This week also marked a departure to my previous camera, the very good Panasonic GF1, and the introduction of its sibling, the updated Panasonic G2. As time permits, I’ll start a review of both the GF1 and the G2 but suffice it to say, that the G2 handles just like a GF1 and has all the glory from the original G1 with an added touch screen that I have yet to use.
Following the acquisition of this new body also came a complete overhaul of my native m43 lenses with the new addition of the Panasonic pancake 14mm f/2.5 & the Panasonic 14-42mm f/3.5 — 5.6. So gone are the Olympus 17mm pancake and the 14-42mm IIR, new adventures lie ahead. Why the switch? Well, for starters I wanted to have the great Panasonic Image Stabilization and also I wanted a sharper pancake.
Additional Notes
All images were taken with the Panasonic G2, Olympus 17mm, & Olympus 14-42mm IIR and post processed with Lightroom 3 and Silver Efex Pro 2.
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Lovely images.
Nice photos. 🙂 Keep it up!
Those are really wicked looking street photographs! Nice job and congrats on being freshly pressed!
love the 1st shot! 🙂 it’s good that even though it kept raining you’re still able to compose great photos. 🙂 that’s the spirit!
Great photos. I am not a photographer but still your pics looked different, like fresh. U know what I mean. They were seriously good !
Nice works, great work on focus, I dont know olympus is a good cam, I should buy one.your talented.
I know so little about the technical side of photography, but I recognise a good photograph when I see one!
Yours are wonderful! They are not just records, but works of art!
Keep it up!
Great concept! You are indeed an excellent photographer. I love the raindrops the most! Congratulations on being FP.
The picture of the water droplets was particularly beautiful. Water is great in general.
don’t let the gear get in the way of your amazing eye for a good picture 🙂 that is what makes a good photographer, the gear is only secondary.
now you have the eye, use it well 🙂
slightly star wars but we won’t worry
keep smiling
x
cool photos !!!
Your photographs are fantastic. Good luck with your new equipment and the portraits. I can’t wait to see whats next?
Your photos took my breath away. Only for a moment but that moment was yours!
I like the chain linked fence, that little extra wire is like: “shhhhh, i’m just a normal part of the fence, don’t mind me”.. made me laugh. Wonderful shots!
Great photos. I particularly liked the third one, and it looks equally good whichever orientation you look at it from. Nice job!
Wow the colors look so fresh!
Love your photos, the old man was great, and especially liked the raindrops !
I thought I had it sorted out until I read your reply to the first comment. I loved the tempo of the work and the soft edges in the reflections and the middle blues and even the fused depth in the B&W. Not one harsh line in evidence anywhere. Then you introduced Hendrix. Now I am afraid I may have missed something. I am now going to search “Born Under A Bad Sign” and come back for a second look at the rhythm. Excellent work regardless. Good post.
Your work is so inspirational. I absolutely love it!
Wow, love these photos! I am a WordPress photographer too, so I love seeing posts like this! Great job, keep it up.
there is some depth in your pictures. 🙂
Your work is amazing. I love the way you capture the moment — it really speaks to me. I don’t understand the technical side of photography but I know what I like and I have found it here.
fourth one down, of the old man is wonderful:)
Your photos have an epic nature to their texture that stirs something monstrous inside. Love it…love, love, love it!
Wow, its one of the best description I’ve ever heard. Thank you so much! You are too kind!
Wow is the word! I just stumbled upon your blog when hunting through some freshly blogged ones. Truly marvelous. Pictures tell a lot of story. Rain is one surreal feel. My favorite mood is monsoon! you have captured it like a painting. Very nice!
Thank you Shripathi, its one of my favorites. I was actually waiting for my fiancee in the car and just decided to go town on the driver side window. Cheers.
I can understand that it is one of your favorite. Truly captured the essence. yeah, reminded me one of my picture taken in Alps this winter. so similar 🙂 http://createclickcapture.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/j20.jpg
I just saw your portfolio. Awesome.
Shripathi, that’s an amazing shot, love the red accent windows on the house, plus the yellow makes it really shine.
Beatiful Photos(:
Thanks Alydez, too kind.
LOVE the second photo!!
Thanks Christy 🙂
Impressive photos! 1, 4 and 5 are my favs!
Thanks Vai 🙂
Lovely and well-shot photos. I especially like the black and white profile shot of the man walking along. That’s a beautiful capture.
Thanks Emma, that one was just a “decisive moment” I had to frame super quick and click.
A definite magical shot 🙂
Thanks Emma 🙂
I enjoy looking at your photos. 😀
Well thank you Eileen!
Fantastic shots! Congrats on getting a paying, high profile gig! It is always so humbling when someone wants to pay you to do what you love to do. I too love the buidling shot. I have one very similar I took of the JW Marriott downtown Indianapolis. I will have to post it on my blog sometime. Keep it up. Practice makes the best right?!
Thanks Amberlena, for you thoughtful commentary. Looking forward to that JW Marriot shot!
i love your photos!
Thank you Jess.
Your photographs are AMAZING! I especially love the last one – windows reflecting sky. Wow!
Thanks Sarah, I love that one too.
really great shots!
Thanks LadyT!
I really enjoyed this post. You are a very talented photogapher. I look forward to browsing around on your blog, and looking at more of your photos.
Well thank you Katie, I appreciate but I’m just a regular guy, talent I don’t know but I do enjoy taking pictures. Cheers
Love your abstract take on things. And that last one is as mind-bending as “Inception”!
Thanks Sebarringer I really appreciate it. Inception interesting, I only saw the first 30 minutes but I get what you mean.
Incredibly cool work!
Thank you Jackie !
Holy crap are your photos ever gorgeous!! I particularly like the second and lost shots. Stunning!
Lol, thanks 🙂
Superb shots !!!
Congrats for being freshly pressed
You deserve it !
Thanks Jayati I appreciate your kind words.
Excellent pictures. Impeccable. Congrats for being freshly pressed.
The second last pic is the best one !! Let me guess, the pic was unplanned yeah ?? 😛 You must have taken it just while standing near the fence thinking something 😛 But gr8 one 🙂
And please check out my latest post on love – http://raajtram.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/love-sometimes-stupidity-d/
Thanks Raaj, I appreciate your thoughtful comments. Yes, I’ll see that post very interesting indeed.
Love love LOVE your capture of the man and his beautiful profile…such character!
Incredible shots — thank you for sharing.
🙂
Thanks Mikalee
amazing pictures
Thanks Namita
Reblogged this on finnegan2749.
Thanks Finnegan I appreciate the reblog. To be honest, I don’t know how that quite works but I appreciate it.
Great photos. Love the perspective.
Thanks Shannon, I liked that perspective, one has to experiment with viewing things differently I think, Cheers.
Beautiful photos.
Beautiful pictures!
I wouldn’t know anything about the gear…. I’m a simple “consumer” of photos. However, I definitely like your style, and the “at this moment” photos. Great work!
Amazing photos..
Thanks !! 🙂
Good luck using your new gear. I think, that you did very well with the Olympus lens. But it’s your choise. Anyway, don’t focus on gear. Go ahaed in your projekt you started. You are doing very well. I like the colores of the dockside-painting.
Thanks I appreciate. Yes, the Oly 17mm is quite a little jewel. To be honest, I missed the 28mm lens of the Ricoh GRD3 and I really wanted a sharper lens with this characteristic.
Yes, colors are so crazy I think. Blame or thank Jimi Hendrix and the song called “Born Under a Bad Sign” which I set to repeat on iTunes. It was different but I’m glad you like it as well. Cheers.
Oh, that’s interesting. You’re listing music while shooting? I couldn’t. Need the sound of the surroundings. How does it affect your ability to see situations? Is there any coincidence?
Yes, shooting and post processing to the same song. Well, its an instrumental and an amazing song it is. It doesn’t affect me at all as I’m just in zone, my zone, and everything else just unfolds and happens around me. Its quite fun I tell you.
That’s sounds like fun. I’ll give it a try once.
Go for it and let me know. Cheers.