When going close enough, even the most familiar objects can become abstract and graphical. Take advantage of a nice soft light to have a full grey scale, enhance the local micro contrast when developing (much easier now than with argentic photo prints), and enjoy nature curves and lines.
Frozen
Early in the morning in winter, walking down the stairs from the parking to the office… This is why I always keep the small RX100 in my pocket…
Amaryllis bud
With no transition at all from India, some work done at home, experimenting with 2 studio flashes, one for the subject and one to overexpose and whiten the background.
From Chennai to Pondichery
Taking a highway in India is an experience in itself, even when not driving but just sitting in a minibus.. But tolls are just as full of surprise, and certainly an unexpected place to meet people. There was this man selling fresh coconut drinks, with his umbrella and his incredible bike, waiting patiently for clients […]
The elephant’s eye
One risk in travel photography is to be overwhelmed by the discovery, and…to stay on the surface of the scene. Back home, we have our memories that will bring back noises, smells or general atmosphere, but for viewers, it may just be another photo. Whenever I can, I try to ask myself these simple questions: Why do […]
Color Palette
Indian cities, buildings or clothes are colorful, everyone who had the chance to go there will tell you… But sometimes, it’s almost too much ! 🙂
Indian Nightly Walk
Street photography at night is often seen as very technical, because of the low light and high contrast, not talking about the multiple color sources that can be a nightmare to balance. But for me who usually find difficult to photograph people in a “visible” manner, I found night more propice to relaxed small-talk that […]
Chennai, 7:55am
Srinivasa beach was maybe only at 400m from the hotel, but 25mn walk because of a sea channel. As long as I could see, colored fishing boats were aligned on the sand, facing the Indian ocean. Some were looking like basic rafts, some were visibly more robust, all were in quite poor condition. Surprisingly, I […]
Chennai, 7:28am
It was during the first of a yearly event my company was setting up, and it was in India. There was still one day to go, and as always, I woke up early enough to walk alone and discover the area. Being just on the seafront, our brand new hotel was surrounded with unfinished grey […]
Arches
Years ago, an experienced photographer who was not yet a friend taught me that while very few images are strong enough to be presented alone, some others could benefit from being grouped in a consistent set, ideally with multiple reading axis. There is nothing exceptional with the following pictures from the Moab area, but it […]