Wanted to post detail of the picture below.
Dewey’s Eye Detail
Dewey, Another Old Shrimp Boat Friend
It was good to see Dewey again and he volunteered to have an updated photo taken – had not seen him in three years. For this series I have been using an Olympus E-P2 with a VF-2 Electronic Viewfinder. This camera body has the feel of an old viewfinder camera. But the most fun with this camera is that I can adapt my old Nikkor AI lenses. The lens has a 2x multiplier, the f stop is not displayed in the viewfinder, also the f stop has to be set on the lens, and focusing is manual (this can be very accurate with the 10x display function). The metering works since the viewfinder shows the shutter speed and the brightness changes as the aperture is changed. On this and the Charlie photos I was using a 50mm, f 1.4 lens (think it was set at f 5.6), what a great portrait lens with the 2x multiplier (equivalent of a 100mm lens)!
Charlie, Alive and Well on Stock Island
Found Charlie still working on the shrimp boats on Stock Island. More photos and Charlie updates to follow.
You Meet Some Really Nice People in Savannah, GA
Street photography is fun!!!! And if you take the time you can meet some really interesting people. This is Kamiece, and she very graciously volunteered to pose for the camera.
A Bride on River Street
Am really getting into street photography. As I was walking on River Street, in Savannah, GA a couple of days ago, I saw this lovely bride being photographed. I jumped in and took a couple of photos myself as they were preparing her for the next shot. Then I found that she was a model and they were doing a promotional shoot, what fun!
Sandwich Man Smiles
I actually took a series of five photographs of “Sandwich Man”. As I looked at the photos, I could see that apparently we had a conversation, and he agreed to be photographed. This photo of a smiling “Sandwich Man” is slightly out of focus and got damaged at some point. I also have what I believe are two photos of his business partner. As you can see here, this and the photo below were informally posed. I am happy with the results and credit it to taking the time to interact with my interesting subject.
Sandwich Man and That Look
I printed in the old traditional dark room way, this photo which I named “Sandwich Man”. When I scanned the negative to digitize the image almost forty years later, I recognized the photo, but was not sure about the circumstances of actually taking the photo and that rather sour expression.
When doing street photography, some people ask permission to take a photo of the person and some just shoot. What had I done in this case? By the way, I do shoot both ways, but am finding asking and conversing with the person first often results in much better results. The next photo I post may help explain the process further…
If you can not view this photo, it is because Steve Jobs has censored it.
Who Is This Man from the Englishtown Auction – Flea Market?
Who Is This Man? I really don’t know, but have good memories of taking his picture at the Englishtown Auction – Flea Market in New Jersey, circa 1970. This was one of my first attempts at what generally would be considered “Street Photography”. I will be posting more photos of my friend here along with others from that day. He was also the subject of my first entry on this blog. Prints are available at: http://johnvanhornphoto.photoshelter.com/gallery/Englishtown-Auction/G0000qJ7fzvX5S2g/
Annapolis Pottery, Annapolis, Maryland
This series of photos of the Annapolis Pottery were taken in the early 1970s. The pottery is still in operation and located near the state capital building in the historic downtown district.
Hubcap Man, English Town Auction, New Jersey
This is part of a series of photos that I took in the early 1970s. I will be posting additional photos in the future from this collection. Prints available at: http://johnvanhornphoto.photoshelter.com/gallery/Englishtown-Auction/G0000qJ7fzvX5S2g/