Portrait Photography

New York City Street Photography with the Sony Nex-7 and the Fuji X Pro 1

I tried street photography with my Droid and I tried it with my friend’s iPhone. Not my cup of tea (…yet), my favorite two cameras for street shooting are the Sony Nex-7 and the Fuji X Pro1. Both are considered “rangefinder style” cameras. Small-ish, lightweight, unobtrusive with a pleasant, relatively silent, shutter sound. Both cameras look harmless compared to DSLR’s. more after the break

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ELIZAVETA: First studio shots with the Olympus OM-D E-M5

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Olympus OM-D E-M5 with 12-50mm f3.5-6.3
A beautiful photo shoot with the fun Elizaveta and the sexy Olympus OM-D E-M5. Hang on, I got that all wrong. A fun photo session with the beautiful Elizaveta and the sexy Olympus OM-D E-M5. Hmmm. I think that’s it ;) if you like what you see, click for another shot after the break

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How to get the most out of your Fuji X Pro1 for street photography

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Fuji X Pro1, 18mm f2.0, ISO800, 1/400, f11

David looked at his watch and realized he had about an hour until his bus arrived. He scanned his surroundings and observed passengers rushing across the platform, the scene was engulfed in yellow light from the setting sun. With a smile on his face he guessed the color temperature, ISO value, shutter speed, aperture value and reached into his backpack. He took pride in guessing the correct settings, a habit acquired back in the film days. He felt good, in the zone, or like his girlfriend used to say, he was in “modus invisibilis”. He instinctively surveyed the area as he slowly stood up, turned on the camera, set the shutter to 1/125, the aperture to 8 without ever taking his eyes off a target he spotted across the platform. Then he disappeared into the crowd. More after the break

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