What lens is that? The look is familar.

Some recent shots


Kamlan 50mm f1.1

DSCF2644 by vmwt, on Flickr

DSCF9477 by vmwt, on Flickr

DSCF9500 by vmwt, on Flickr

DSCF9473 by vmwt, on Flickr

Fujian CCTV lens
DSCF9427 by vmwt, on Flickr

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Jun 18 2018, 05:33 PM

7artisans f1.4... inexpensive and fun to play..

You have failed in your manual focus !

All your pictures are NOT in focus, also your picture not nice..

Hope u can take it...

indeed. focusing still need to practice.
but what is the issue in the photo?
the composition? content? idea?
I need your advise.

Ur using 35mm on crop sensor right with peaking?

For street, most shots also around 2.5-3m so make a habit of keeping lens at 3m then gently focus accordingly. Magnify if u must.

55mm on APSC...
I use peaking... because no viewfinder.

Default I put it around 3-5m. i was a bit shy to stay too close...
If steady place I think I am ok with focus. If running kids or moving people in crowed is still a hit or miss.


Lonely lady by The Boulevard, on Flickr

1st photo was out of focus but i think the ghostly feel is okay.
2nd photo, I think my focus is on point. If i was out of focus, the little girl will got bokeh around her ear ring.
3rd pic, where the focus point is on the baby left iris. The greatest scene maybe turn down a bit of aperture to fully focus whole face.
What do you think?

This post has been edited by wayne1004: Jun 18 2018, 03:36 PM

The benefits of using manual focus lens is that it slows one down and allow thinking before pressing the shutter button.

See sifu Grajindo's shots... the intent of each shot is very clear. A good picture tells a story without needing words/description

1) Crocs. Hiding the faces and having the subject in the middle 1/3 of the frame puts focus on it

3) Old skool posters that we don't see anymore

4) Shadow and light... instead of shooting immediately, he waited till someone walked by like he's walking towards the light....the mural's stall. I like this shot the best.

5) Shiny glint in new building vs old.

What I get from your photos is that you're learning to use new gear and then turned the results into B&W, add grain trying to make it look better.

Pinjam ur photos

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Jun 18 2018, 04:41 PM

Today's shot.

DSCF2723 by vmwt, on Flickr

DSCF2719 by vmwt, on Flickr

DSCF2714 by vmwt, on Flickr

My perception from online - street photography something interesting you see around.
If someone in the photo, the photo should able to reflect their face expression in the scene.
Waiting for a good timing / angle is icing on the cake, but usually is an instant shoot for particular moment.

The problem i found out after the post is my picture is lack of interesting element and perhaps no deep meaning on society?
Perhaps I called it no soul or without dynamic element?

If my direction is correct, will this photo make a little bit more sense?

The Balloon Seller by The Boulevard, on Flickr

This post has been edited by wayne1004: Jun 18 2018, 05:34 PM

You mean mojo?

Haven't figured that out myself.

Maybe Henri knows.



This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Jun 18 2018, 07:50 PM

you're too kind sifu. i learnt a lot from your shots!

Wow. I really like the sound record of him.
I didn't see any formula inside his pic or perhaps just follow our gut. Definitely something about the feeling inside the photo.

speaking from someone that enjoys roaming on the street with intention to shoot, i was trying to understand what is street photography too but after sometime, i gave up since everyone has their own understanding, some says you must include people in, and some says to have their face, and with their face some says it's not street photography but portrait photography. so it's a never ending. my take from this is shoot and have fun, in the process browse online and see what kind of street shooting catch your attention more, and from there you would slowly learn about what is worth shooting what is not worth shooting. one of my fav street photographers is Ho Fan, reason being that his photos draw me into the scene itself. and see how all the photos are composed so carefully that you not they are not mere snapshots.

Geometric patterns, framing and juxtaposition in his photos. If u see his contact sheets, it's not always "decisive moment". There's often many shots involved for that decisive shot.

Edit: read this

https://petapixel.com/2016/05/25/contact-sh...nd-every-photo/

Fan Ho must've camped for each of his shots for damn long time lor. Nothing shapshot about it.

Edit: Found this interview

https://leicaliker.com/2013/01/11/fan-ho-ho...photographer-1/

This post has been edited by sniper on the roof: Jun 19 2018, 01:11 PM

When they say to have their face because it is interesting to see facial expression than blob of black hair from the back.

Not everyone can/would or should do Bruce Gilden style so these mostly ends up as mindless snapshots of ppl on the streets. *raising my hand in guilt*

This fella does it quite well though

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83917938@N02/albums

Did i say do it gilden style? In fact dont do gilden style ever. As long got some faces in it, it at least something to look at. People's back head is not particulary interesting (except when there is a context to it like a tattoo or something). When most of ur shots are full of people's backhead, usually it just looks like you don't have confidence shooting streets. Faces can tell a lot of stories if done right.

That said, having people in photos is not a must for street shots. As long it is interesting enough with street contents. Example would be artistic building shapes, neon lights, animal doing stuff, etc.

You say facial expression mar. First thing that comes to mind is the flash induced shocked expression from gilden style.

i get some hints. but let me try to shoot more.