Print

Blue.

2012, Inspiration, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Print, Teaching point

Monochrome floral.

Incidentally, this image was processed in Lightroom 4, because my copy of Aperture 3 crashed and wouldn’t re-start when I was processing images for a client.  It’s the first time I’ve used LR4 (the first image I processed with it was this one) and the experience has been positive.

My copy of Aperture is finally back up and running, but Lightroom has earned a permanent place in my post-processing toolbox.

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH @ f/1.4.

My “Photographing your family…” article featured on Steve Huff Photo.com!

Favourite, Inspiration, Konica Hexanon 60mm f/1.2, Leica 35mm Summarit f/2.5, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica 50mm Summilux ASPH f/1.4, Nikon, Nikon 58mm f/1.2 NOCT, Portrait, Print

My “Photographing your family with the BEST photo equipment” article was featured today on SteveHuffPhoto.com!

I’m once again honoured and would like to thank Steve for his ongoing support of my work!

If you want to see the article, as posted on Steve’s site, please click here.

For convenience, I’m re-posting the images below.

Thanks for reading,

—Peter.

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My images selected by Getty Images!

Inspiration, Print

I just learned that Getty Images, the well-known distributor of digital content, is interested in approximately 40 of my images!

So far, only three of them have been formally accepted.  Most of my images involve people, which means I need to obtain signed model release forms before formal acceptance of the rest is granted.

However, I’m not sure that I want to go through the trouble, and I have some genuine reservations about “signing away” my images for (potential) royalties.

Do any of you have thoughts about this?

In the meantime, if you want to see the Prosophos images that are available for license on Getty Images, please click here.

The first two images are reproduced below:

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↑Leica M8 and Leica 28mm Elmarit ASPH @ f/2.8.

↑Leica M9 and Leica 28mm Summicron @ f/2.

Thanks,

—Peter.

Riding on the metro (cinematic).

2012, Favourite, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Print, Teaching point

I’ve previously written about achieving simplicity in one’s images, and of finding inspiration in the little moments.

Here’s an example of both.

This image was captured on the way back from work.  The seats had just emptied of passengers and the train was sitting still for a few minutes with its doors wide open.  I became aware of a movement to my left and looked to find the pages of a discarded newspaper fluttering with the air current.

The simplicity of the scene was beautiful, as was the illumination provided by a single incandescent lamp from just outside the window — like a spotlight.

I raised the camera to my eye and clicked the shutter.

Soon after, the seats quickly filled up, the newspaper was taken away, and the doors closed.

The moment had come and gone.

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↑Leica M9 and Leica 35mm Summilux FLE @ f/1.4.