Photographer Michele Palazzo should be a very familiar one to you all. He sometimes goes by the alias Street Fauna and he’s also widely known for a specific image he shot during a blizzard here in NYC. Michele’s work has been compared to paintings, and his recent work showcasing NYC in the rain are no different. Michele prefers shooting during bad weather as he finds it more interesting. “I like extreme conditions especially in NY where they can be very extreme.” states Michele. “The rain and the water in the streets make everything shine, lot of reflections, light it’s bouncing everywhere creating amazing contrasts and plus umbrellas! I love umbrellas, like little tents where people find refuge from the elements.”
Some street photographers like shooting with a field of view that mimics the way that the human eye sees. They call it the human perspective–and it’s one the biggest pillars of many street shooters. But Sebastian Boatca likes experimenting with super wide angle perspectives.
“Unlike most architectural and landscape photographs, my images involve a lot of long exposure, minimal compositions, and monochrome conversions.” says photographer Dennis Ramos about how he actually creates the images that he does. “I use this method to emphasize my subjects. Furthermore, color can become a distraction in my compositions so converting to black and white creates a more visual impact to the viewers.”
“I love the majesty and the contrast of nature included in the famous Big Apple’s skyscrapers, so I decided to highlight this contrast using infrared photography inviting viewers into a world unseen.” Paolo Pettigiani says of his Infrared NYC series, which highlights images of Central Park in infrared/aerochrome.
For a while now, Fujifilm Pro NS 160 has been discontinued in the United States (called NPS 160; and today Fujifilm is announcing the news of the discontinuation in Japan for the cut sheet film. As we’ve seen in the past few years, traditional film photography as we know it has been dwindling and shrinking when it comes to the traditional big two companies.
The idea of capturing great street photographs is one that sometimes forgets that the photo capturing process doesn’t end when the camera records the information. Instead, it continues into the darkroom or on your computer. Editing can also make a drab photo into one that is incredible–but this really happens only if you’re more experimental and embrace the idea of having fun with and playing with ideas to create something different.
Seascape photography can help you create captivating imagery well worth hanging on your wall. One of the biggest tools that photographers use to create these images are Neutral Density (ND) filters. Essentially what they do (in layman’s terms) is cut down light in a scene. For many photographers, they’re very useful–and sometimes they’re a big staple in their camera bag.
“What struck me about working on the street was how the mundane day to day can be made fantastic by freezing a moment in time. As I learned more, the concept of not being noticed fascinated me…” says photographer Mark Heathcote of his fascination with street photography, and the inspiration behind his running project Commuters, with which he documents his daily commutes to and from London. “[I] spend my journey observing the comedy and sadness of commuting; the arguments about seats, seeing one commuter punch another, the tactics to obtain a seat, and the tiredness of everyone…” For Mr. Heathcote, this was combined with a realization that although there were large numbers of people, they were all isolated individually, no-one speaking or making eye contact with each other.
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“I always felt when travelling that the most interesting part was roaming in the streets, without any directions or goal.” says photographer Martin U Waltz. “So it was actually a small step to street photography.” Based in Berlin, Martin describes his signature style as high contrast black and white. Last year, he was voted as one of the 20 most influential street photographers and he’s won a number of aways including solo exhibitions in many big cities.