css9450
Veteran
My photography hasn't changed. I don't shoot people (or "street"), so my subject matter is still the same as before.
I see people out and about all the time, so if that were my chosen subject I'd have no shortage of material.
I see people out and about all the time, so if that were my chosen subject I'd have no shortage of material.
Darthfeeble
But you can call me Steve
Mobility issues keep me from doing a lot of exploring anyway and I tend to take a lot of shots around our 2 acres so this hasn't hampered what I do very much.
lynnb
Veteran
thanks Raid and Huss!
I agree with Richard, that's a beautiful photo John.
My wife and I enjoying our exercise/coffee break at a local beach, taken a few days ago. It always feels good to get out of our small house. I am taking more pictures of our daughters and cats too. The Instax has encouraged me to make more pictures of family. Maybe it's the instant gratification?
Archiver
Veteran
In Australia, police are fining people for being out without an essential purpose. Taking a drive for the heck of it is not allowed, nor is going to the beach, camping, fishing, or anything like that. I'm loathe to go out under such conditions, and keep my photography to objects in the house or garden, or if I'm out buying groceries.
I did see something kind of cool yesterday. In a fairly empty McDonald's carpark, a couple of middle aged guys had parked a station wagon, opened up the boot, and set up a couple of folding chairs. They sat in the car park and ate their food, as if on a road trip or a car meet. Now, I've heard of people being fined for doing similar things, so I wasn't about to do that myself, but the idea is fun.
I did see something kind of cool yesterday. In a fairly empty McDonald's carpark, a couple of middle aged guys had parked a station wagon, opened up the boot, and set up a couple of folding chairs. They sat in the car park and ate their food, as if on a road trip or a car meet. Now, I've heard of people being fined for doing similar things, so I wasn't about to do that myself, but the idea is fun.
coogee
Well-known
I'm avoiding the beaches myself and have been isolated (with family) at home for 6 weeks now. I do cycle around the backwaters of Botany and take a IIIc for company and take shots of non-people stuff.
The current dynamic has changed my photography to being either of family members at home, or the above on bike rides, having previously been more of a daily see the world at large sort of pastime.
I am printing a fair bit more which is great, especially since I have no means to digitise film materials currently except my phone.
The current dynamic has changed my photography to being either of family members at home, or the above on bike rides, having previously been more of a daily see the world at large sort of pastime.
I am printing a fair bit more which is great, especially since I have no means to digitise film materials currently except my phone.
lamefrog
Well-known
Very few photography opportunities for me here during lockdown and as a result very frustrated...
Kent
Finally at home...
Yes, it has. In two ways, mainly. One positive, one negative.
It's much harder to take photos of people now and going somewhere to shoot always is connected to some strange feeling of wrong-doing.
But I do have more time at the moment since my private activities such as coaching an American Football youth team etc. are on pause. So I do maintain my weblog a lot more intensely. (It's in German, though.)
It's much harder to take photos of people now and going somewhere to shoot always is connected to some strange feeling of wrong-doing.
But I do have more time at the moment since my private activities such as coaching an American Football youth team etc. are on pause. So I do maintain my weblog a lot more intensely. (It's in German, though.)
Well yes... I like to photograph on the streets and I can’t go on the streets. I can do still life in my apartment, but i really don’t get much enjoyment from it. It’s depressing for me because being out photographing is my therapy of sorts.
However, I’ve caught up on editing, figured out how to post process my B&W photos better (had been neglecting my BW folder), wrote an article about my photography for a little magazine and will finally launch my first website. These are positive things that give me a better understanding of how I want to photograph when I do get back outside. If I had been allowed out, only the article would have been done.
However, I’ve caught up on editing, figured out how to post process my B&W photos better (had been neglecting my BW folder), wrote an article about my photography for a little magazine and will finally launch my first website. These are positive things that give me a better understanding of how I want to photograph when I do get back outside. If I had been allowed out, only the article would have been done.
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Well, I’m saving money and losing weight. Let me explain.
As a retiree and a passionate street photographer as well as a person that enjoys eating in restaurants the current situation has turned my world upside-down. Until recently I would normally ride the train and or bus to locations that were interesting and fruitful for street photography. Also, I would usually enjoy lunch in a nice restaurant at that location too! My life has been a joy.
Since the virus has entered our lives I’ve curtailed public transportation and eating in restaurants. These days I go for a long walk in the morning (yes, I wear a mask and stay away from others) and then return home for lunch. No train and bus fare, no restaurants, a lot of walking, and eating at home... well… I’m saving a lot of money and I’ve lost 5 kg.
We (my wife and I) don’t order things online out of boredom or laziness. We feel sorry for the delivery men. According to the news since the virus hit and people are staying home the delivery men are being run ragged and they are so exposed to the virus. Instead I walk to the store, buy what's needed and that’s that.
It’s sad that it takes a pandemic to make me a healthier and more financially wealthy person. Such are the mysteries of life.
All the best,
Mike
As a retiree and a passionate street photographer as well as a person that enjoys eating in restaurants the current situation has turned my world upside-down. Until recently I would normally ride the train and or bus to locations that were interesting and fruitful for street photography. Also, I would usually enjoy lunch in a nice restaurant at that location too! My life has been a joy.
Since the virus has entered our lives I’ve curtailed public transportation and eating in restaurants. These days I go for a long walk in the morning (yes, I wear a mask and stay away from others) and then return home for lunch. No train and bus fare, no restaurants, a lot of walking, and eating at home... well… I’m saving a lot of money and I’ve lost 5 kg.
We (my wife and I) don’t order things online out of boredom or laziness. We feel sorry for the delivery men. According to the news since the virus hit and people are staying home the delivery men are being run ragged and they are so exposed to the virus. Instead I walk to the store, buy what's needed and that’s that.
It’s sad that it takes a pandemic to make me a healthier and more financially wealthy person. Such are the mysteries of life.
All the best,
Mike
Dogman
Veteran
My photography hasn't changed much, there's just less of it. People pictures have always been a minor part of my photography so that doesn't restrict me. I have some mobility issues as well so I've not been on a great long walk for some time. These days I don't even take the dog for as many short walks, I just let her loose in the backyard so she can chase squirrels and run free.
I spend most of my time on the Net or reading. I buy crap online, stuff I don't need. Just ordered a used fisheye lens for the Nikons. Now why in the hell did I do that? Boredom. Would love to hop in the car and head west. Eventually.
I spend most of my time on the Net or reading. I buy crap online, stuff I don't need. Just ordered a used fisheye lens for the Nikons. Now why in the hell did I do that? Boredom. Would love to hop in the car and head west. Eventually.
Michael Markey
Veteran
Thanks John .
Lancaster is very different .
They`ve decommissioned the prison in the old castle and are slowly opening the place up .
I`ve bought a bottle of fixer and a bottle of Ilfosol ready to go.
Just waiting until I have a few rolls to go at otherwise the Chems go off .
There`s a roll of HP5 down at Ilford stuck in the que until things can start up again .
JohnWolf
Well-known
Yeah, Mike, not a good time to be a street photographer. But for us hobbyists, these compromises seem pretty trifling to me. Probably for all pro photographers except maybe journalists, their business has likely completely vanished.
Life on the streets will resume pretty soon, but businesses like event and corporate photography have a long recovery ahead. I know we have some here and I wish them the best.
Life on the streets will resume pretty soon, but businesses like event and corporate photography have a long recovery ahead. I know we have some here and I wish them the best.
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
With the cooperation of Camera West, I shipped off 3 M cameras and fast lenses, a Linhof Super Tek V kit, a Kowa Super 66 kit, etc. and in return received an M10 Monochrom and a Fuji X100F. (And I still have a bit of store credit.)
I have been meditating about this sort of consolidation since last fall. Not only does it reduce the enrollment in my camera daycare and the attendant sense of obligation (when did I exercise the M3 last...?), it is a necessary bow to the growing difficulties I have had with a cataract in my dominant eye. Until it is safe to have the pre-surgery evaluation—this summer? The fall?—I cannot use a rangefinder at f1.4-2.0. The M10 M mounts the Typ 020 EVF I use on the Leica T, and the combination of red-peaking / critical-focus magnification makes using the Summilux wide open possible.
Over the past ten years of being part of RFF, my development values and favored tools have changed, too. And Lightroom has improved considerably since 2010. So I am going through a catalog of nearly 20,000 images, applying the new workflow to images it can improve, and culling the rest (except those with special value—for instance, people gone from my life since 2010).
Aside from this, Linn and I are lucky to live in a spacious home in an old wooded neighborhood where most houses maintain a 1-4 acre distance. We have gardens to take care of, we have our piano, violas, guitars and practice daily, we have our pack of terriers and cats who look after us as we look after them. We’re planning a Zoom dinner party with my cousins/in-laws. We catch up with neighbors on our dog walks. We stream church services (I.e., the rector, the organist in the otherwise empty Episcopal church) on our big screen. We pack cameras and visit non-infectious four-legged friends at the horse farms.
I do pine for a street-photography trip, but that can wait.
I have been meditating about this sort of consolidation since last fall. Not only does it reduce the enrollment in my camera daycare and the attendant sense of obligation (when did I exercise the M3 last...?), it is a necessary bow to the growing difficulties I have had with a cataract in my dominant eye. Until it is safe to have the pre-surgery evaluation—this summer? The fall?—I cannot use a rangefinder at f1.4-2.0. The M10 M mounts the Typ 020 EVF I use on the Leica T, and the combination of red-peaking / critical-focus magnification makes using the Summilux wide open possible.
Over the past ten years of being part of RFF, my development values and favored tools have changed, too. And Lightroom has improved considerably since 2010. So I am going through a catalog of nearly 20,000 images, applying the new workflow to images it can improve, and culling the rest (except those with special value—for instance, people gone from my life since 2010).
Aside from this, Linn and I are lucky to live in a spacious home in an old wooded neighborhood where most houses maintain a 1-4 acre distance. We have gardens to take care of, we have our piano, violas, guitars and practice daily, we have our pack of terriers and cats who look after us as we look after them. We’re planning a Zoom dinner party with my cousins/in-laws. We catch up with neighbors on our dog walks. We stream church services (I.e., the rector, the organist in the otherwise empty Episcopal church) on our big screen. We pack cameras and visit non-infectious four-legged friends at the horse farms.
I do pine for a street-photography trip, but that can wait.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
I take a lot more photos of my cats and things I'm cooking.
Phil Forrest
Phil Forrest
farlymac
PF McFarland
I must say I haven't done much photography since the first week of March, when I put a roll through the Nikon S2 for Nikon Rangefinder Month. Still haven't figured out which lab to send it to since I've finally given up on the local establishment for scuffing my negatives in their auto-cutting machine when I explicitly told them not to cut my film.
So I've been taking the time to clear up some of the clutter around here, do some rearranging, add some new shelving, and figure out what I can get rid of that's just been lying around taking up space. Shredded a whole file box full of old tax forms dating back to the first year I ever had to file for, which was 1972. Yeah, I've got lots of stuff like that I hang on to for way too long.
So far there are around a hundred file boxes of photography stuff. Cameras, photos, papers, books, tripods, filters, you name it, I probably have it. A lot of the camera gear is going to be traded in for something newer, or to fill the gaps in some of my favorite kits. And yet there are still file drawers full to be sorted, and lots of loose stuff on the shelves to be boxed. And I'll be giving some of it away too, so don't be surprised to get a PM from me some day.
PF
So I've been taking the time to clear up some of the clutter around here, do some rearranging, add some new shelving, and figure out what I can get rid of that's just been lying around taking up space. Shredded a whole file box full of old tax forms dating back to the first year I ever had to file for, which was 1972. Yeah, I've got lots of stuff like that I hang on to for way too long.
So far there are around a hundred file boxes of photography stuff. Cameras, photos, papers, books, tripods, filters, you name it, I probably have it. A lot of the camera gear is going to be traded in for something newer, or to fill the gaps in some of my favorite kits. And yet there are still file drawers full to be sorted, and lots of loose stuff on the shelves to be boxed. And I'll be giving some of it away too, so don't be surprised to get a PM from me some day.
PF
Damaso
Photojournalist
I'm spending a lot more time inside and so I find myself shooting still lifes and urban landscapes...
Hilmersen
Established
Not sure if it is due to the virus. I have understood that I prefer film - and the wabi sabi aspect of it. I started with digital in the 4m era - but took a couple of films a year. These were typically handed in for development - and the result I got back was horrible..with bad exposure: darks without detail and blown highlights. Just before the virus came I started developing myself - and suddenly my exposures were spot on...the shadows got detail and the highlights weren't blown. So during this time, I have used the commute time to take photos, and started to understand my developer and scanner. Time between meeting have been used to take photos of the backyard-wall, and the play of light. The wabi sabi aspect, is mostly that I can see the flaws in 35mm film: it is not as sharp as my fuji - which seems to see things much sharper than I ever have, it has grain...sometimes pleasant, sometimes not. I like the way my m-lenses render the world (hexanon,7artisans and a leica). I also startet shooting with a rollei 35te...and it is such a wonderfull little camera that I bring on the numerous bike trips I had, and the walks around the city. It was not that hard to guess the exposure, neither to guess distance...at least not with aperture f8 an upwards.... Luckily I have not been confined to my home, only to my county...and I have worked from home.
Brad Bireley
Well-known
no...………….
Uncle Bill
Well-known
I found my universe got a lot smaller since mid March and I've been photographing my neighbourhood in the Southeast corner of Oakville a lot more. Two things I want to convey the quiet with reduced human activity save for the re-construction of Lakeshore Road. Also, I have been in a black and white mood.
Camera: Canon P, Canon 50 f1.8 LTM lens.
Film: Kosmo Mono 100, Rodinal 1+50.
Empty Town Square by Bill Smith, on Flickr
]Lakeshore Road and George St by Bill Smith, on Flickr
Dump Truck on Lakeshore by Bill Smith, on Flickr
Path Across the Park in the Sun by Bill Smith, on Flickr
Camera: Canon P, Canon 50 f1.8 LTM lens.
Film: Kosmo Mono 100, Rodinal 1+50.
Empty Town Square by Bill Smith, on Flickr]Lakeshore Road and George St by Bill Smith, on FlickrDump Truck on Lakeshore by Bill Smith, on FlickrPath Across the Park in the Sun by Bill Smith, on FlickrGreg Maslak
Well-known
I'm mostly a B&W film photographer, kitchen sink developer and digital editor. With the house full of young adult children home from schools across the country, there is little room for me to develop film and hang it in the shower to dry, so the middle bit in my process has become a roadblock to posting new images. My little inconvenience has resulted in a lot of fine pantry meals, however! so all is not in vain.
Instead of new images, I've been re-editing older ones, which I occasionally share. I'm trying to improve my digital processing skills using Affinity. There is a lot to learn for a novice like me, so my time has been well spent.
What has really set back my picture making has not been the pandemic so much as the sad fact that our beloved Newfoundland dog Maverick died last week from an autoimmune disease from which he suffered. Now that I am no longer "the guy with the big dog", it takes some adjusting. As a life long carpenter and woodworker, I've been spending some extra time in the shop. Making a table can be good therapy.
Maverick 6 by Jake Maslak, on Flickr
Instead of new images, I've been re-editing older ones, which I occasionally share. I'm trying to improve my digital processing skills using Affinity. There is a lot to learn for a novice like me, so my time has been well spent.
What has really set back my picture making has not been the pandemic so much as the sad fact that our beloved Newfoundland dog Maverick died last week from an autoimmune disease from which he suffered. Now that I am no longer "the guy with the big dog", it takes some adjusting. As a life long carpenter and woodworker, I've been spending some extra time in the shop. Making a table can be good therapy.
Maverick 6 by Jake Maslak, on Flickr