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Black and White People Photography Photos Street Urban

Sunglasses in the shade

Outside the Apple store in San Francisco, 2007.

Aperture ƒ/4
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/500s
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Black and White People Photography Photos Street Urban Words

Shoot … in the Style of Garry Winogrand

Tomorrow I’ll be braving the streets with Cork Streetphotography taking photos in the style of Garry Winogrand.

I’d never heard of Garry but a quick Google brought me plenty of digest. First this documentary, filmed in 1982, that showed his technique and friendly nature:

Then I came across this excellent blog post about the man. To summarise his technique:

  • Shoot, shoot, shoot.
  • Garry Winogrand shot with a 28mm lens. That’s fairly wide, so he was always in the thick of the action. No telephoto lens allowed.
  • He would frame his shot by looking through the viewfinder, so no shooting from the hip.

You can see in the video above how he fiddles with his camera to distract the people around him. That’s not a bad idea, especially when you have a wide lens!

Camden Wharf, Cork

The tips from that post, which I urge you to read:

  • Shoot, a lot
  • Don’t hesitate and follow your gut
  • Smile when shooting on the streets
  • Don’t shoot from the hip
  • Don’t crop
  • Emotionally detach yourself from your photographs
  • Look at great photographs
  • Focus on form and content
  • Become inspired by things outside of photography
  • Love life

Camden Quay, Cork

I’ll be only using my wide angle (17-40mm) lens so I won’t be tempted to zoom in too much. Tomorrow will be challenging.

The photos in this post are mine, just in case you’re not familiar with Cork. I shot the first photo in San Francisco in 2007. You can find many images by Garry Winogrand on Google Images.

Aperture ƒ/4
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/250s
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Cork Ireland Photography Photos Urban

Yellow Flowers in Fitzgerald Park

Beautiful yellow flowers in Fitzgerald Park are one of the pleasures of the park in the summer. The garden in front of the museum always looks beautiful and well tended.

Aperture ƒ/18
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 72mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/80s
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Ireland Photography Photos

Sun sets over Kerry Mountains

This was taken seven years ago and I have no idea where exactly it was taken. I suspect it was somewhere near Killarney but I know it was in Kerry somewhere.

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Cork Ireland Photography Photos Urban

Chips Anyone?

Chips, or fries as they’re known in the USA, sit cold and ignored.

Aperture ƒ/5.6
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/320s
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Cork Ireland Photography Photos Urban

Lollipops and Ants

Discarded confectionery at the football grounds in Cobh around 7 years ago.

*Lick*

Aperture ƒ/5.6
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 20mm
ISO 100
Shutter speed 1/200s
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Cork Ireland Photography Photos Urban

Zavvi Cork

Remember Zavvi in Cork? They took over from Virgin Megastore which then became Director’s Cut in The Queen’s Old Castle.

Aperture ƒ/3.5
Camera Canon EOS 20D
Focal length 10mm
ISO 400
Shutter speed 1/25s
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Ireland Photography Photos Urban

Dark Clouds over the Conor Pass

The sun momentarily shone through the clouds over the Conor Pass, Kerry.

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Ireland Photography Photos

Fence in the Conor Pass

Just a part of a fence at the top of the Conor Pass in Kerry some five years ago.

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Photos

High Cross

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Photos

Bye Lenny!

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That there is Lenny as he runs back to the support vehicles after we took off in a hot air balloon in Morocco last year.

Aperture ƒ/4.5
Camera Canon EOS 40D
Focal length 11mm
ISO 200
Shutter speed 1/200s
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Photography Photos Sigma 10-20 Urban

Reykjavík from High

Reykjavík from High

The city of Reykjavík as seen from the bell tower of the cathedral there.