Yesterday was good. Very good. It was really hot but enough of me complaining about the heat every time… I had a good walk. I walked for about an hour and a half in the morning. I went to the city centre, again.
I thought to myself, will I shoot the same stuff, walk the same route, through the same little streets that smell of fresh croissants. The waiters are running out of the cafés with full treys like their life depended on it. The tourists are still circling the old city centre with heavy DSLR hanging on their necks. Shop vendors and business people are rushing by. The smell of 6 different perfumes is blending in with the heat…
But it’s all right. I’m here to observe, stop time, invent stories. It is never short of characters, the light always changes. Total immersion, no expectations and open mind.
Some shots from yesterday:
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I love those days, when things just seem right 😎I really like the car and the window is interesting. I forget to look for reflections in windows.
Thanks man. Its easy to put pressure on ourselves and overthink. Once that is gone, you just fall into the zone and float…
Yup, can’t control if there will be a good photo today or not. Just if you are out shooting or not. I’ve been shooting a few more cliche’s recently. It’s nice to take the pressure off and just accept that.
Waiting to see those shots developed Chris! You enjoying the film so far?
My first roll went badly and that put me off a bit. Plus I’ve done a bit of local journalism so I’ve been shooting more digital (but set up like film). Taking two cameras seems like too much effort so that causes some issues. Film is a really great shooting experience though. The click is amazing.
Last time i shot film was about ten years ago… might try again soon 🙂
My overall impression so far is that the cons don’t necessarily make it worth it. I’m wondering if it’s a distraction from just taking photos…but hey it’s a bit of fun.
Touching, illuminating and extra-sensory, Yuri. Some good candy there, with text to add an element to the photos. Thanks for this.
Thanks for visiting man 🙂
Always a reward to do so.
Yuri, please go back to film. Your photos combined with film goodness will be great!
Im sure i will at some point. Im Just not at that point yet. Thanks Frank
Film is just nostalgia, Yuri.
I agree, I’d also say its another way of making photos
Majority of photos made with analog camera are digitalized anyway.
true, thats why i prefer to use film presets, you save on tons of time…
I fighted with the question…. “use presets or not” for years…..and for years I did refuse them because I didn’t want to make a cheap (fake) effect … but it is also another view how to look at it… if used wisely it can automatize and make editing faster….
I use them a lot now, silver efex mostly, and you?
Exactly, I played around with a few and stuck with Portra for colour and Tri x for b&w. Been using them for more than a year now. However if I shoot on iphone I edit on snapseed with similar looking presets
So you basicaly want to achieve film look of your photos?
I dont want to achieve anything. I tried the presets and I liked the atmosphere and colours they produce
Yuri, you wrote you like to use film presets. Did you ask yourself why you like a film look of your digital photos?
I mean, it doesn’t matter how we call it. I like that film look too. I think it is nostalgia.
Photography has inevitable relation with nostalgia in any case so I won’t deny it, of course Nostalgia is part of it; I also like how the colours turn out, sometimes I reduce a bit of grain on colour images though