Shanghai Street Photography
One thing for me that is great about shooting street is that I know I won't have to do any major retouching so the editing goes really fast once I have decided on what color or black and white feel I want.
Adding to my street photography portfolio. These were shot over a long period and recently retouched. One thing for me that is great about shooting street is that I know I won't have to do any major retouching so the editing goes really fast once I have decided on what color or black and white feel I want. I do however still always shoot in raw just in case my white balance is off or on the rare occasion I feel a photo is really good but needs some sort of serious photoshop work.
Shanghai Street Photography B/W
Just a quick post before I head off to do other things. Here are a few shots that have been marinading for a while. Shot around Shanghai they show 1 side of life here. Never a dull moment on the streets, all you have to do is look out for them.
Just a quick post before I head off to do other things. Here are a few shots that have been marinading for a while. Shot around Shanghai they show 1 side of life here. Never a dull moment on the streets, all you have to do is look out for them.
Have a great week, and for those here who worked yesterday, congratulations, Monday is over and you only have 4 more days until the weekend.
I will start to post more of my street photography on my Flickr account so you can find these and more shots there. Same username, Chadwickimages.
Shanghai Streets In Colour
The Weather these days in Shanghai is trying to become semi decent an I thought it was a great excuse to go out and shoot some street again seeing as it has been a while since I've done it. Unfortunately I didn't get one decent shot, somedays it happens. It could be wrong place at the wrong time but in a city as vast as Shanghai I think it's more realistic to say that I just wasn't on my game and I wasn't looking at the city and the people through the right eyes.
The Weather these days in Shanghai is trying to become semi decent an I thought it was a great excuse to go out and shoot some street again seeing as it has been a while since I've done it. Unfortunately I didn't get one decent shot, somedays it happens. It could be wrong place at the wrong time but in a city as vast as Shanghai I think it's more realistic to say that I just wasn't on my game and I wasn't looking at the city and the people through the right eyes.
Anyway it just serves as more reason for me to get my ass out there more often and improve. I'm going to try to make it a regular thing and after looking at the results of my last session in the street using flash I've decided that I quite like the resulting motion blur so I will continue the same style for a while and see what sort of body of work I can create.
Here are a few shots that I forgot about from my last time shooting in the streets. If there are any street photography shooters here in Shanghai that follow this blog and are keen to shoot together then let me know. I'm keen to shoot with new people and discuss ideas.
Have a great weekend.
The Face Of Work.
The Face Of No Work. Don't Worry Man I Feel You.
Eye Contact.
No Eye Contact.
And Finally Spiderman.
Street Photography Using Flash
AAAARRRGGGHH, This is the 3rd time I am writing this post because my blog keeps on crashing.
AAAARRRGGGHH, This is the 3rd time I am writing this post because my blog keeps on crashing. So, as I was saying twice before, currently I am using a Fuji EF-X20 flash to shoot street. I really enjoy the compact size and solid build of it but the downside is that it doesn't last very long before I need to change batteries. I am looking for another option if anyone has good experiences with a small flash suitable for street photography then send me a message.
The Long Road To Consistency
Once again it's been far too long between posts. Life has been crazy for the past 5 months and I have had to learn to manage my time differently. Having said that, as you can see from the lack of posts I haven't been entirely successful but I'm getting better.
Once again it's been far too long between posts. Life has been crazy for the past 5 months and I have had to learn to manage my time differently. Having said that, as you can see from the lack of posts I haven't been entirely successful but I'm getting better.
So, what have I been up to? Lot's of shoots, building up some great work on my personal projects, also I've been shooting some beautiful clients, always a pleasure, explored a bit of China and I still need to post those landscapes from a while ago. Also, I'm rekindling my love affair with street photography and hopefully I'll start shooting film a bit soon. My friend has been bugging me to do it and I have always loved the feel of film, in fact most of my favourite photographs where shot with film. It's gritty, raw and honest in a way that digital just struggles to be. Of course this is just my opinion and it still doesn't stop me from trying to simulate the film feel when I shoot digital.
Speaking of Street Photography and legends of film photographers, if you are in Shanghai be sure to check out the exhibition by Fan Ho at the M97 gallery. It is on until around the 31st of this month.
Below are some street shots of the daily life in Shanghai, I've been playing around shooting with flash a la Bruce Gilden style and I have to say I like the effect. For the moment I am moving away from this obsession of needing my photos to be tack sharp, in fact I really like a bit of intentional blur in some of my shots.
Shanghai Street Life In Color
Somewhere in Shanghai. Wandering the back alleys of the less flashy parts of Shanghai where the shiny store fronts that house the worlds top designer brands seem a million miles away but can in fact be found just a few streets away. here the old folk regard you with a mixture of curiosity and suspicion and the younger generation stare and giggle.
Shanghai Streets In Black & White
These days I am really trying hard to push myself to shoot for color but I keep going back to black and white. For me it has so much more depth but this is just my opinion based on my skill set. I think I would consider my color work less strong compared to my black and white work so I have to keep reminding myself to get out of my comfort zone otherwise 2 years from now I will still just be admiring the brilliant work of photographers such as Steve McCurry, JoeyL and Sue Bryce instead of raising my own skill level.
So shoot, shoot and shoot some more, and when you get tired and despondent, pick up your camera and carry on shooting.
