Bar Portraits

[jklotz]

I've started a little project in my down time. I've been shooting portraits "street style" in bars. Everything on my M8, available light, high iso. I'm having a lot of fun with it, and I've only been threatened once! (so far anyway) If you get a moment, please have a look and share your comments. I'm ready for the good, bad and ugly....

URL is www.barportraits.com

Thanks,

James

 

[jklotz]

Uh, well, I guess they could go either way?

 

[ampguy]

bar photo

bar photo

bar photo

..

 

[space2k]

more of the pastime tavern shot with my bessa r3a and nokton 40 sc here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/space2k/sets/72157602452635303/

 

[payasam]

I tried this in England in the 1970s (HP4 at 400) but gave up because I met with roughly equal parts of friendliness and hostility.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

I like the photos and the site.

You certainly get in close, and have a clean site.

My own take on this subject is at: http://www.claremontphoto.eu/ Mainly in the 'With People' gallery.

 

[ampguy]

Iso 800

Iso 800

not a portrait, but an environment.

 

[furcafe]

Some nice work. I enjoy taking a lot of candids & informal portraits in bars, clubs, etc. (as the saying goes, "shoot what you know" ), too, though I am way too lazy & disorganized to fashion them into an actual project.

It would be interesting to see your original color files, though.

 

[ampguy]

Thanks

Thanks

My original files?, or are you referring to the op?

Some nice work. I enjoy taking a lot of candids & informal portraits in bars, clubs, etc. (as the saying goes, "shoot what you know" ), too, though I am way too lazy & disorganized to fashion them into an actual project.

It would be interesting to see your original color files, though.

 

[furcafe]

Yes, I was referring to Mr. Klotz, the original poster. as all of his shots are from an M8, but are presented in B&W.

My original files?, or are you referring to the op?

 

[jklotz]

Thanks for the comments, it's been a fun project. Here is a random shot in color for comparison. Pretty much came out of the camera this way - no sharpening to avoid noise of a high iso shot, processed in lightroom, Lens was a CV 50/1.5, probably wide open if I remember correctly. I like the colors the M8 produces.