Just a few words about the 2 photos that were published in issue #20 of Alex Coghe’s Street Photographer Notebook. I’m very glad to be part of this issue, 2 of my photos were selected as winning images of the Venus Street contest, putting the women as the center of the street photography. The following shots were selected:
Green Light. Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2016.
Bright present, dark future. Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2015. The whole story here.
I’m very glad to be among prestigious names in this online magazine. See you on page 38 of the Street Photographer Notebook!
More publications
I am very proud to say that the past months have been a blast for me! Check out the latest publications I am part of!
As you guys know now, I’m a big fan of black and white. The majority of the photos on this website are black and white. I think I see better in black and white than in colors anyhow 🙂 That’s why I started this series of videos, Going Black & White. Every 2 weeks, I want to give you tips and tricks to shoot and process your shots in black and white using the most popular tools on the market. Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop of course, and Google’s Nik Collection’s tool, Silver Efex Pro and Analog Efex Pro, in a few weeks. We’ll see later on if I can introduce other tools.
I will also do some on the field videos on how to “see” in black & white when you take your photo. It makes only things easier later on if you already prepare your shot while having in mind what look you want to give to it, either in camera or during your post processing session.
This very first video is about converting to B&W a photo I’ve shot in the Munich airport in June 2016. It has got an interesting impact with a lot of lines and its dutch angle. Here are the resources I talk about in the video:
- The story of this photo.
- My article about the subtle art of a subtle vignette, and why you don’t need an heavy vignette for an interesting effect.
- Download there 5 free vignette presets for Adobe Lightroom! This is a free download, those are the default vignettes I use daily.
As it’s the very first video of this series, please be forgiving 🙂 However, I’d really appreciate constructive feedback below, in order to help me to make those videos better! And don’t hesitate to subscribe either on my Youtube channel or to the newsletter in order to be notified when a new video appears!
Bucharest Underground. Bucharest, Romania, 2016.
It’s been a while I haven’t spent a little bit of time in Bucharest. I’ve lived there for almost a year, but since I’ve left 9 years ago I’ve concentrated my visits to the concert halls, the French Embassy or the airport. Mot much of a visit! But this time, as I was invited as special guest by the On Spot street photography group, I managed to take a little more time to wander in Bucharest’s older quarter, and much more, in its metro.
As for Airports, I love shooting in the metro. For the same reasons I think: lines, contrast, movement… There is something else that airports don’t have: the proximity. No large spaces here, you are close to the people. You are next to them, no matter what. Which is not necessary a bad thing. Isn’t it Robert Capa who said: “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough” ? So you get the graphical environment of the airports at a smaller, closer scale. Not bad 🙂
This particular photo isn’t a close shot, it’s true. I was first attracted by the floor and its contrasty lines and shapes, which continue on the metro’s wagon. I got my fair amount of line with the vertical pillars and the other metro on the other side of the station. But what makes this photo is the look of the man. In my first shots, which were framed a bit better I must say, he wasn’t looking at me. But when he looked at my side with his bored face, I know it would be the keeper shot, even if I’ve just changed my position. Bored people are the best!
Do you like this photo? Click here and get an original, signed print in limited edition!
EXIFs:
- Camera:Fujifilm X100T
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Focale: 23mm
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
- ISO: 6400
- Copyright: Pierre Pichot 2016, all rights reserved