Italy set 1

    As the post title may suggest, I'm currently in Italy for 2 weeks. I went to the beach and here are some shots I took there:

I really can't find a reason for theese pictures, but I just like them...

This, on the other hand, I love the color and also I like the composition.

I know theese last 2 are over saturated, but this is the way I like them...

I'm going to post more pictures from my Italian trip soon...

DIY home studio part 2

    So, after a long time I went back to our family's lodge in the mountains. I waited for the night to set, so I could set the lighting myself. For a while now I saw theese "bar" type of pictures and I wanted to try it. Since we have a bar right into the living room, I grabbed this bottle and started setting it up. Besides the ambient light, I used a torch light to illuminate the cards and make them pop out.
    Now, here's the thing. I did have 2 pictures left. The first one is a bit better I think, but in the second one the accent is put more on the bottle. The thing is that there are some details I don't really like in the second shot.
    As a conclusion, which one do you like more? Thanks again for all the help!

A bit wider this time

    Basicaly, what the title means is that I decided to shoot some pictures with my wide kit lens again, the 18-55. Since I really don-t like the colors of it, I decided to shoot B&W only. That way, I coukd still get the color image at the end on my PC by shooting RAW, but I could get a black and white preview while "chimping". I liked the experience because, sometimes, different is better. It was good to capture some pictures that I couldn't have got without the wider focal lengths.

The first one happened right in front of a church. I saw the guy but I was too far away, so I went round the church hooping I'll get a better position when I come back. And lucky ,e, I found that position and, like a bonus, he started reading a newspaper. For me, this hives more clues about the social life in the picture.

I took this one because I thought I could use the principle of leading lines. I think every line in the picture takes the viewer to the old lady.

Here's another one. I waited for quite a bit but the lady didn't turn to me. But still, I think I was able to capture the loneliness and the wait in this shot.

Thanks again and don't forget to check my other blog, tudorphotoevents.blogspot.ro, if you hadn't so far.

Starting a portfolio

    This post might not contain too many pictures but it's because of the fact that I wanted to be a little more cruel when it comes to picture selection. And talking about picture selection, I wanted to start a portfolio for some time now and I finally made some time to do it. I actually begun doing it, and I'll put a link at the end of this post.

Let's go to the pictures! I shot theese, again, with my Tamron 55-200. And this my the picture a little hard to create. My minimum focal length was 55 mm., so keep that in mind for a second. I wanted to take a shot of a motionless person and the background moving in front of him. This is why a low shutter speed was required. To capture the movement I had to go as low as 1/20th of a second. Keeping in mind it was shot at 55mm., I think it's really sharp enough. How I did is I learnt a trick from thatnikonguy, a youtube channel. I took a burst of 5 pictures, so 2 out of 5 were sharp like this one.

The second one I like because of the blending between the cyclist and the woman. That's all really...

So, here is the link to my developing portfolio:

Also, don't forget to check out this timber cutting competition I shot recently.

Thanks a lot and, once again, constructive feedback would be greately appreciated!

Hard work

    So the title of the post was given by the first picture you're going to see. This time I will explain a bit how I did the pictures. I only used my Tamron 55-200mm for this time...

The first one was taken at 200mm. I did this because I did not have time to get closer and still catch him posing like this. Still, I think I managed to capture what he was doing reasonably good.

In the Union's square there are like benches on each side of it. I loved the way everybody was aligned and also the first guy standing on such a bench.

On the board it says "In the main role, the king". I thought that guy's attitude and stature really matched to the board behind him.

Again, one of those benches. The only difference is that I had to wait a bit to get her in this position. I think it being a bit less natural helped the shot.

There are 2 reasons why I didn't deleet this photo. One, the child's pink jacket had a great color and 2, her face expression is priceless.

I actually did learn something during this photo walk. I learned that sometimes you just have to wait with your eye through the viewfinder to actually find details in different persons that can transform a crappy shot into a good one. Because, in the end, street photography is about capturing the society and emotions of it.

One more thing, I started building a portfolio with my best pictures, so I might finish that soon and share it here.:) Thank a lot and, once again, feedback would be greately appreciated!

First night time street photography experience

    Yes, as it says in the title, this was my first street photography experience at night. I shot with both lenses, my kit and the Tamron 55-200, because there was a large really well lit boulevard so I could obtain good enough shutter speeds.
    I only have two pictures selected, as I tried to choose my better ones.

The first one is about a guy who was about to order some food from a fast-food shop. I liked the light which acted as a kind of a reflector on him.

As you can see, there has been done some post-processing on this one. I initially saw the effect of the light, and decided to put the accent on it. 

Interesting thing, usually, at that hour, city streets are full. This time, Transilvania International Film Festival was rolling so all the crowd was packed into a square that you can actually see in the upper part of the image.

Theese are the pictures I took at night and I am looking forward for tomorrow as I might go to see a tree cutting competition. Sure, camera is a must take! Thanks and feedback would be highly appreciated!

Tammy testing

    Well, my Tamron lens is here! So basicly it's been on my camera 95% of the time since I got it, and I must say I love it.
    Theese are some shots from the first day of testing, just an hour long walk. Not going into too many details, here are the pics:

Since I first took a photo with this lens I was impressed by the color in comparison with the kit lens. Also, I like that you can see the rain. Funny thing, I carried an umbrela, so one of my hands was constantly occupied. That meant there was no point having a tele since I hadn't had a hand to modify the focal length. That was a good thing, if I really think about it, because it acted like s prime...

What this lens made me do is keep more pictures in color. They simply aren't dull like the ones out of the kit lens.

Now I know this last one ain't street photography, but it was more like a test for the Tamron. Beautiful colors at 200mm focal length.

So, that was it. I am going to upload really soon some more shots since I have 3 sets of them that need to be posted. Thanks again and feedback would be grately appreciated!

The wait

    My Tamron lens is here! I'm so glad... I actually went out and took a couple shots with it which I'm going to upload soon. I love it!
    Passing to the actual post, here are the pictures I took the last day. I think my inspiration level was acceptable, and I was able to get some keepers.

This first one caught my eye because of the reflection on the right. That, plus the busy background made me really enjoy this picture. Also, I used a bigger f numer with a 400 ISO in order to get a good depht of field.

This picture actually gave the name of this post. First time I thought I would photograph a lady close to this man, but then I saw him through the viewfinder, and I loved his body expression. Or should I say the lack of it?

This is one of my first abstracts. What I liked was the contrast between the chairs.

I actually waited a couple seconds with the camera to my eye in order to get him in this position. But it has totally worth it!

Thanks and feedback would be grately appreciated!