Some Hasselblad Street Photos from Paris

Nh3 said:
For goodness sake, I was simply giving him some tips on framing. I did not say its a bad shot and it will not work for everybody...

People like pictures of door knobs as well, that does not make door knobs the most interesting subject after waterfalls, or pretty women with dark sunglasses etc...

IMO one can shoot from any perspective but the more straightforward and the less gimmicky it is the more powerful the picture.
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that being said it is those that consider angles, make use of the environment to convey and think outside the conventional box who will continue to challenge the status quo. was it a complete success. i don't think the poster would go so far? i do applaud the excellent post and encourage the bravado to explore how you frame, compose whatever.
 
le vrai rdu said:
send me a plane ticket, I bring the beers 😀
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Btw, I live in Toronto so you better stay away from my territory! 😀


But seriously, Montreal is uncharted territory and you also have access to northern Quebec which is subarctic. Read about it, its much closer than Vladivostok and still cold as hell. Not to mention they speak french and the cost of living is cheap... Sell excess gear and travel!
 
There's nothing worthy photographing in Montreal, IMO. Just snow, cold, snow and more snow.
Can you give me some examples of good Montreal street photography?
 
indeed montreal is a brilliant city to shoot in. i have had a flat there for a few years now and have met a few very, very good photographers!

the "cheap" part is starting to wane though...
 
What is happening here? Why are the forum police wannabe after me?

I simply said that some of the shots lacked and that they had potential to better.

I haven't broken any forum rule. Did I?
 
Goldorak said:
Nenad is my teacher and mentor. Doesn't mean I have to like shooting in montreal.
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i have met nenad and i stand by what i had said a while ago...

in person he is the nicest guy i have had the pleasure of meeting. not a bad photographer either...

the goings on in st henri are always interesting... great people to photograph.
 
I love these square photos! They have such a real-life quality! I thought you did a great job. For help with MF square composition, I would recommend Doisneau,s "Paris" as a good source.. He used a Rollei TLR, but the method is pretty much the same! Keep shooting and show us more!
Vic
 
There is certainly no reason not to use a Hasselblad on the street. You may not get as many "decisive moment" shots as with other gear, but you can still get some fantastic photos. It is great for informal street portraiture.

One thing I have found about using the Hasseblad/square is that for normal and especially wide lenses, you really do need to be close to your subject if you want it to be prominently framed. I'm probably not going to express this in a technically accurate manner, but the square gives you a lot of real estate -- particularly with wide lenses -- to consider that the rectangle takes care of for you. A wide lens in a square format will show much more foreground than a rectangle. Getting closer to the subject helps this tremmendously, and I feel is even more important than when using the rectangle. When photographing people (1 person) w/ my 60mm, I'm usually 3-4 feet from them. I also use the 100mm, but the bottom of the frame is not quite as problematic with that perspective.

Keep shooting, look carefully at your results and carefully consider how you like/don't like them. Then move your feet to get the results you want.

I like the men smoking and the woman in the train station.

Take care,
Clark
www.clarkeverett.com
 
No bans or bashing me, he sent me a message specifically asking for my opinion.

I'm going to rate them on a percentage scale of how much I like them with 100% being your first image, which I would consider to be the best in the set and a very good image (not great or a show stopper, but better than just good).

1: 100% - it works... it draws me in and every time I look at it I feel like I'm about to start spinning (to my left actually).

2: 80% - I like this one, I think it has nice vertical lines and is framed nicely by the half-man on the right and left and the brick floor on the bottom.

3,4,5: 30% - They just don't do anything for me. I'm not sure why, but they're just sub-mediocre to me.

6: 10% - Bleh, I can't find anything to hold on to here.

7: 60% - I kind of like this one, definitely a keeper and one to throw in an album anyhow.

I can't offer any cropping or angle advice, it's just not something I'm capable of doing without having been there.

Matt
 
Congratulations! These are great shots. The shallow DOF, beautiful bokeh, and precise focus are the forte of MF photography.
I do not agree with the previous poster. My opinion: 1 is nice, but 5 is the best (if only for the pigeon following the exit sign. Magnificent!).
 
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This thread blows my mind, it really does. Thanks for all the comments, I got another really helpful and honest critique from Ned and Matt that's exactly what I wanted, I like your system 😉 I thought about posting them on otn, but I don't think street would work for most people there.

martin
 
One more, not too centered.

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Have a good night everyone

//EDIT ahh whatever, it _is centered
 
Nice shots! 4&5 are the most interesting to me because of the light. This series really encourages me to try the Hassy on the street in Hong Kong later this month.... 🙂
 
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