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Vancouver sunrise in April!

April 22, 2015July 1, 2015

I drove by this today on my way to something non photography related.

Morale of the story: Always carry your camera with you!

Cheers,

Ian

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Posted in: Cityscape / Landscape, Vancouver | Tagged: British Columbia, Canada, Fuji, Fuji X Photography, Fuji X100T, Landscape, Sunrise, Vancouver, Vancouver Fuji Photographer

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The streets of Paris are full of magic, offering something new around every corner: Young couples in love, elderly couples holding hands as they walk down the street, shop keepers setting up for the day or musicians busking in front of iconic museums. It is a city full of wonderful people and places to photograph. This photo was taken during my last workshop in Paris, while I was out shooting with my students. We turned a corner near the Louvre and saw a crowd gathered around this wonderful musician. She was playing with her eyes closed, seemingly lost in the music and unaware of the people around her. It was wonderful. I can’t wait to be back there in June for my next workshop, where my students and I will spend five full days exploring all this amazing city has to offer. You should join us! . . . . . #fujifilm #myfujifilm #fujifilm_xseries #fujifilmx_us #fujifilmxseries #fujifeed #fuji #myfujilove #x100f #teamfujifilm #streetphotographer #streetdreamsmag #streetsgrammer #fromstreetswithlove #streetphotography #spicollective #everybodystreet #streetlife #streethunters #ig_street #life_is_street #bnw_society #bnw_captures #bnw_city #bnwmood #streetphotography_bw #bnw_life #bnw_globe #friendsinbnw #bnw_inst @fujifilm_northamerica @fujifilm_xseries @fujifilmx_us @fujifilmme @fujifilm_uk @fujifilmnordic @fujifilmaus @fujifilmeu @fujifilmfr @gulfphotoplus

Alone in a blue city. Have a great weekend everybody! . . . . . . . #fuji #fujifilm #myfujifilm #fujifilm_xseries #repostmyfuji #fujifeed #myfujilove #x100f #teamfujifilm #streetphotography #streetphotographer #streetportrait #everybodystreet #streetdreamsmag #streetshot #streetstyle #streetlife #streethunters #streettogs #wethestreet #ig_street #life_is_street #streetsgrammer #fromstreetswithlove #spicollective #capturestreets #storyofthestreets #streetsacademy #vancouver #reflections @fujifilm_northamerica @fujifilm_xseries @fujifilmx_us @fujifilmme @fujifilm_uk @fujifilmnordic @fujifilmaus @fujifilmeu @fujifilmfr @gulfphotoplus

My approach to shooting on the street is usually more methodical than reactive, working to build an image in layers with deliberate consideration. There are times, however, when I just need to react quickly to a moment before it is gone. Such was the case with this image, seen as I climbed up out of a Paris Metro station on a beautiful sunny afternoon. I loved the composition and the posture of my subject, but had only seconds to stop on the steps and click off 2 or 3 frames before he moved on. You should always be seeing when out shooting, composing images in your mind, and your camera needs to be ready to capture that composition when you find it. I often change my camera settings when I am deliberately building a photograph, but always return to a “home base” before moving on. This, for me, is Aperture Priority Mode (around f/8 depending on the light) with Auto ISO set to give me a minimum shutter speed of 1/320th. For other people home base might be a manual exposure and zone focusing. What you use isn’t the important thing, it is that you develop the habit of always going back to those settings when you leave a photograph and are just walking around, so that your camera is always ready to capture an image that suddenly appears in front of you. A more in depth story about this photo will appear on my blog this week. Have a great Sunday everybody! . . . . . . . #fujifilm #myfujifilm #fujifilm_xseries #fujifilmx_us #fujifeed #myfujilove #x100f #teamfujifilm #streetphotographer #streetdreamsmag #streetsgrammer #fromstreetswithlove #streetphotography #spicollective #everybodystreet #streetlife #streethunters #ig_street #life_is_street #capturestreets #streetsacademy #bnw_society #bnw_captures #bnw_city #bnwmood #streetphotography_bw #bnw_life #bnw_globe #friendsinbnw #streetphotographybnw @fujifilm_northamerica @fujifilm_xseries @fujifilmx_us @fujifilmme @fujifilm_uk @fujifilmnordic @fujifilmaus @fujifilmeu @fujifilmfr @gulfphotoplus

Reflections and colour. Winter light is the best. . . . . . . . #fuji #fujifilm #myfujifilm #fujifilm_xseries #repostmyfuji #fujifeed #myfujilove #x100f #teamfujifilm #streetphotography #streetphotographer #streetportrait #everybodystreet #streetdreamsmag #streetshot #streetstyle #streetlife #streethunters #streettogs #wethestreet #ig_street #life_is_street #streetsgrammer #fromstreetswithlove #spicollective #capturestreets #storyofthestreets #streetsacademy #vancouver #reflections @fujifilm_northamerica @fujifilm_xseries @fujifilmx_us @fujifilmme @fujifilm_uk @fujifilmnordic @fujifilmaus @fujifilmeu @fujifilmfr @gulfphotoplus

It has been a week since I’ve posted on IG, yet it feels like yesterday. Time goes by so fast these days, doesn’t it? I just spent an amazing week shooting in San Francisco, then a few days getting caught up on everything back home, so today is going to be a lazy day I think. 👍 How is your weekend going? . . . . . . . . #fujifilm #myfujifilm #fujifilm_xseries #fujifilmx_us #fujifeed #myfujilove #x100f #teamfujifilm #streetphotographer #streetdreamsmag #streetsgrammer #fromstreetswithlove #streetphotography #spicollective #everybodystreet #streetlife #streethunters #ig_street #life_is_street #capturestreets #streetsacademy #bnw_society #bnw_captures #bnw_city #bnwmood #streetphotography_bw #bnw_life #bnw_globe #friendsinbnw #streetphotographybnw @fujifilm_northamerica @fujifilm_xseries @fujifilmx_us @fujifilmme @fujifilm_uk @fujifilmnordic @fujifilmaus @fujifilmeu @fujifilmfr @gulfphotoplus

When I started photography I was taught about the importance of great light, usually in the context of making landscape and portrait photographs. I was taught that the best light for landscapes occurred during sunrise and sunset and I learned how to modify light for portraiture, usually diffusing and enlarging the light source to create more “pleasing” light for my subject. These are generalities of course, rules which can and should be broken when it is appropriate to do so. When I started shooting on the street, however, it was the hard light that I fell in love with. My eye was drawn to long, dark shadows, to bright patches of light, and to the amazing silhouettes that can be made when the light is like this. Shooting in silhouette distills an image down to its basic graphic elements, creating visual appeal along with a sense of mystery at the same time. These photographs can be formulaic, even cliche at times, but I still get excited when I have the opportunity to explore light like this. . . . . . . . . #fuji #fujifilm #myfujifilm #fujifilm_xseries #repostmyfuji #fujifeed #fujilove #myfujilove #fujifilmxseries #x100f #teamfujifilm #streetphotography #streetphotographer #streetportrait #everybodystreet #streetdreamsmag #streetshot #streetstyle #streetlife #streethunters #streettogs #wethestreet #ig_street #life_is_street #streetsgrammer #fromstreetswithlove #spicollective #capturestreets #storyofthestreets #vancouver @fujifilm_northamerica @fujifilm_xseries @fujifilmx_us @fujifilmme @fujifilm_uk @fujifilmnordic @fujifilmaus @fujifilmeu @fujifilmfr @gulfphotoplus

The Seine flows through the heart of Paris and is a wonderful place to make photographs. At any given time you can walk along the riverbank and find artists painting, couples holding hands, musicians playing their instruments, friends drinking wine and laughing or, like in this photo, people getting an early morning workout in. It is the first place I visit when I arrive in the city and the last place I visit before I leave. I love it. . . . . . . #fujifilm #myfujifilm #fujifilm_xseries #fujifilmx_us #fujifeed #myfujilove #x100f #teamfujifilm #streetphotographer #streetdreamsmag #streetsgrammer #fromstreetswithlove #streetphotography #spicollective #everybodystreet #streetlife #streethunters #ig_street #life_is_street #capturestreets #streetsacademy #bnw_society #bnw_captures #bnw_city #bnwmood #streetphotography_bw #bnw_life #bnw_globe #friendsinbnw #streetphotographybnw @fujifilm_northamerica @fujifilm_xseries @fujifilmx_us @fujifilmme @fujifilm_uk @fujifilmnordic @fujifilmaus @fujifilmeu @fujifilmfr @gulfphotoplus

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