Category: Photography

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WHY I use a DSLR for Street Photography & How (Nikon D850) by Samuel Streetlife

As one who evolved from the film/darkroom to digital age, I found this a very captivating video on street photography. From the 35mm Kodak Tri X 400 film days of street photography to today, all of the images produced over that span still fascinate me, regardless of how they were captured.

In this video, he captures the most stunning street photography images and video using a blend of the hardware and formats available over the span of 30+ years.

From a personal standpoint, I have much of the gear he uses in this video, from a small Leica D-Lux 7 pocket camera to a Nikon 35 mm film camera and lenses to a Nikon D750 full frame digital camera and lenses. His reason for using the gear is subjectify situational but aligns with what I feel work in capturing street photography images. Where we depart on that, is on many levels, mostly in the when, where how to use the small compact camera vs, the big body DLSR, and in using a manual lens on a DLSR. After watching this video, that will change.

He is shooting carnival scenes in this video, which I have done, but what he does here is nothing short of extraordinary. It gives me some great ideas to practice and use next time I am a State Fair and/or Carnival event. That practice will start today.

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Photo Printing: Using a Lab vs Buying Your Own Printer | PetaPixel by Phil Hawkins

https://petapixel.com/photo-printing-lab-vs-printer/

I have used a number of labs and printed some of my own photos on different all purpose color ink jet printers I owned over my last 20 years of digital photography. Both delivered quality as well as disappointing print results. I didn’t print enough that it was worth researching the subject of best photo print options until recently as the volume of what printed increased and with it the importance of quality control and cost. This is especially true after the last batches of photos I printed through several different labs were costly (with shipping) and the quality was spotty at best.

Since I have been planning to print more going forward, it was finally time I take a look at the big picture of photo printing before I spent more money on prints, and determine how to control the quality of the print output consistently across the board and then look at cost when the print volume increases.

In my research, this was one of the most concise and useful articles I found on the topic. Moving forward from here will be an interesting journey.

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“Side by Side” 2012 American Documentary Film Trailer

“Side by Side” Official Trailer

This film on the topic of “film vs. digital” technology as it applies to movies is now 10 years old but has stuck with me ever since I discovered it back then. I found it profoundly entertaining, educational and fascinating on many levels and still do. While the primary focus of this documentary is how the topic applies to movies, there is much of it that applies to still photography today. With the recent reemergence of still film photography, this film comes to mind often with me. I was born into the film/darkroom age but have yet to get my 35 mm film camera out again, but am planning to for the first time in 25 years after seeing some of the images people are creating on film today.

Anyone who enjoys. movies, the technical and creative aspects of the visual imagery being produced today as well as those in the past, whether still or moving, would probably find this a captivating documentary.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/side_by_side_2012