Isn’t this image great?… It’s an impromptu street portrait taken yesterday, while we were on our photography lesson walkabout.
Now, I can’t promise that everybody will be able to take as nice a shot as this after spending 2 hrs with me (Alex is a natural), but I do promise that I’ll try to improve your photography skills to the best of my ability.
So, if you’re interested in signing up for a no-pressure, one-on-one photography shooting session with me, please click here.
I received this email from Mark this morning and his enthusiasm was so infectious, I just had to make it today’s post. And of course, the images speak for themselves.
Well Peter,
I did it!!
Thanks to your direction and encouragement, I have developed my first roll of B&W film.
Attached below are a few of the results.
I realize they are scratched and full of flaws (flaring and such…) but…I think they are incredible!
I realize I am biased, however; I wanted to take the time to thank you for your efforts in getting me (and hopefully many others!) to this point.
There is nothing quite like the feeling that producing something like this brings…
I am now certain that I am “The (second…) Most Interesting Man in the World” (Dos Equis anyone?? I’ll leave the top spot to you…for now.)
…Mosquitos refuse to bite me, purely out of respect. I can now live vicariously through…myself.
🙂
Anyway, these are shot on a Zeiss Ikon, with a 50 lux 1.4; mostly at 1.4 or 2 with an ND Filter. The film is T-max 400, and they were scanned on the Plustek 7600 (currently on special at B&H!)
Anyway, all the best…I hope we can meet in person some day soon.
Mark, these are so full of LIFE. Wonderful work my friend…
If I had a small part in making this happen, I am honoured.
For the first time on this site, I’ve decided to post another photographer’s work.
Luiz Paulo emailed me yesterday (see message below) and, after clicking on his links, two of his images caught my eye and made me think, “I wish I had taken that” — which is the highest form of praise I can convey to a fellow photographer.
In fact, these two images are so in keeping with my personal philosophy of capturing the beauty of Life’s Little Moments, that I was inspired to create this, the inaugural:
May I introduce myself: my name is Luiz Paulo, and I’m from Brazil.
I’d like to humbly say your work is so great and inspiring that it has encouraged me to use a range finder system to capture “Life’s Little Moments“, like you say. Being a father of a young child, I know it wouldn’t be an easy task (by technical issues which you certainly know better than I do). On the other hand, it’s not so difficult as I’d supposed — and the results are better than I could expect.
I think you have a special site where great ideas can emerge. Congratulations on your nice work.
What a wonderful message to receive! Thank you so much.
I think you truly understand what it means to capture “Life’s Little Moments” and it’s obvious your beautiful daughter has served as a wonderful inspiration for you.
I enjoyed viewing all of your images, but I would have to say the two images I’ve posted here are my favourites. There is something very “poetic” about them and I congratulate you for having captured them with such visual eloquence:
↑Happy Birthday, (c) Luiz Paulo [Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH].
↑Untitled, (c) Luiz Paulo [Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH].
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