Shooting The Street
I dont see this very often… I should bust my 4×5 camera out again… Never seem to have the time these days…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
A Year Of Photography With A Rolleiflex
Well 2011 is finally over, its been a pretty good year, Ive had the usual ups and downs but have managed to take quite a few images.
Here are some highlights from Rollei and I in 2011… Enjoy 🙂
We walked the streets when no one else was around…
…and went to some events.
We traveled to Auckland…
…and did some assisting.
Sometimes we walked for hours and only took a single shot…
… and sometimes we shot a whole roll of film in under 30 minutes.
We went shooting in the rain…
…and when it was too dark to see the numbers on the dials.
Sometimes we were a little too slow…
…but sometimes our timing was bang on.
We self published a book on street photography…
…and even sold a few copies…You can see it HERE
We took photos of people taking photos, but never photos of people taking photos of people taking photos.
We finally broke through the mental barrier of going up to people in the street and asking to take their photo, not one person said no.
Sometimes we went to different places to shoot…
…and sometimes things happened right outside our door.
We went urban exploring with friends…
…and found some pretty cool places…
…which led to some more assisting.
Sometimes we waited to get the shot…
…but mostly we just wandered around aimlessly and watched for stuff to happen…
…and happen it did…
…sometimes it was pretty random…
…sometimes it was really random…
…but it was all good…
Yup… all in all its been a pretty good year.
Bring on 2012!
All images shot on Rolleiflex 2.8 E
Occupy Wellington Board
For the new year I have been trying different styles of street photography. Usually I use the aimless wandering style of street photography which means that you don’t really stop moving and capture whatever happens in front of you, this method is great for when I have Samantha in the backpack because she gets bored if I stand still too long. Over Christmas I have had a few opportunities to go out by myself and have been doing a bit of camping in one spot and waiting for something to happen… These shots were basically done by standing in the middle of the footpath without moving for about 5 minutes 🙂
These are of the Occupy Wellington board which stated that the city council was evicting them from where they are located on the 4th on January… As far as I know they are still there
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Sleeper In The Sun
I loved all the lines in this one at the back of Te Papa (national museum).
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Happy New Year
Post no bills but apparently you can leave your ironing board there… Happy New Year 🙂
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Zoo Shooters
At the Wellington Zoo yesterday and couldn’t help slipping back into street shooting mode 🙂
Nikon D90, 50mm f1.8 and 80-200 f2.8 Lenses, ISO 400
Sleeper And Bag With Teeth
Sometimes when you go to shoot one thing something else comes along… The guy with the bag sat on the seat just as I was taking the shot of the sleeper 🙂
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Boxing Day Beach
Here are a few shots from Boxing Day… The weather here has been super nice with 28 degree days and no wind, which is rare for Wellington…
There has also been large numbers of Jellyfish floating around the harbor and consequently washing up on the beach. Luckily they are the non fatal kind 🙂
Nikon D90, 50mm f1.8, ISO 200
Double Sleepers
The amusing thing about this image is that about 20 metres away is a massive Christmas tree with loads of bean bags to lay on which would have been much more comfortable 🙂
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Hats And Bubbles
Cuba Street again… It seems to be the week of good hats
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Style
Love their style…Seen on Cuba Street…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
No God
Not very often you see a Lamborghini parked up in Wellington… Especially one with “Team Satan Racing” written on it…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
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