Thursday 25 April 2013

An horizon for my first real project?

    So, once again, I find myself at 11:30 pm writing this. I didn't honestly want to, but I knew that after the first few words I won't be able to stop writing thiss post.
    So here's the deal. For the first time in a while, if not for the first time ever, I had the confidence to shoot pictures at a smaller focal lenght. Also, inspiration came from everywhere. This is odd in comparison to the booring days when nothing really attracted me. Still, that is not the point.
    Before I get to the actual pictures, I have one more thing to say. So, I take a picture of camera and see it on the small LCD screen. I sync it to my laptop and copy it. When I want to see it, while it's loading, it shows colors beautifully vivid. After the picture clears up, the colors become way duller. When I open open them for the first time in Lightroom, for example, it does display them right. It's quite weird, so, if you have any idea on what problem do I have or how could I solve it, don't hesitate to leave a comment.
    Getting back to business. Here are the shots I took on the streets of Cluj the other day.


This picture of the old man was pretty lucky, I might say. I was adjusting the settings on my camera when I saw him. The luck came where the settings were just right, so the photo turned up quite nice. Also, it's probably one of my first street photos shot an 18mm focal lenght. I am really getting the "guts" to get in closer, so, for me, it's a big improvement.


I did pick this one just for the personality of this man.His face is so expressive...


Now, the story of this picture is this. I saw on 500px.com a picture of a bike handlebar. I really loved it. So, I started looking for theese kind of details. Bike components, scutters, and so on. Lately, I've taken quite a lot of pictures like theese. Sure, not all are keepers, but that's not the point, is it? No photographer comes home with more keepers than 10.(at least from what I raed)


This one, again, had some source of inspiration. In an IMTP (Internet's most talented photographer) show hosted by digitalrev tv, I say this picture of a billboard with a girl looking down at a real cycllist. Since then, I kept looking for such opportunities. Finally, I found it. by now, you probably know what I'm talking about...


Last one. Once again, a picture of a bike. Honestly, I love shooting Vespa scooters. This is my opinion, but I think they have a kind of distinct personality. That big front light is like a big eye, and the overall shape of it fascinates me.(ok, maybe not that much)

Theese pictures of bikes gave me an idea. I learned from a photographer's youtube videos (Eric Kim) that you should allways find projects to work on. I tried graffitti, but quickly quit. It just wasn't my thing. But now I found something that combines my passion for photography with my passion for cycling. So, what do you think, should I start this projects about bikes in an urban environment?

Once again, thank you for reading, and you can find all my pictures on my google plus account.


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