Streetstudio™ Jenesano
I've got a nice sunburn on the back of my neck from the few hours of shooting with my Streetstudio™ in the little town of Jenesano, Colombia. I did the same thing back in 2001 with my Hasselblad. This time I shot with my Nikon D2X but the experience was the same. The campesinos are a remarkably weathered bunch and the eyes of the young children are as profoundly deep as any I've seen. It's a complete pleasure to have them posing for me. I feel like each one is a gift that I get to share with the world.
My main issue of late is shooting in the 6x9 format knowing I am going to crop to 4x5. I really don´t like the vertical 35mm image so I struggle looking through the lens at the moment of taking the picture only to resolve that discomfort when I play with it later.
Tomorrow will be a full day of portrait making. The plan is to head over to the next town to make some portraits because it's market day and the locals will be in abundance. That should be a treat of wrinkles and campesino magic. Then around noon I'll come back to Jenesano to shoot portraits at the local institute for mental and physically challenged children. Those images, hopefully, are going to be used to make a more persuasive fundraising brochure for the institute. Too often my portraits sit idle so it's nice to know that some real tangible good may come of my efforts. I'll be sure to share what comes of both shoots.
Take pictures, wear sunscreen.
My main issue of late is shooting in the 6x9 format knowing I am going to crop to 4x5. I really don´t like the vertical 35mm image so I struggle looking through the lens at the moment of taking the picture only to resolve that discomfort when I play with it later.
Tomorrow will be a full day of portrait making. The plan is to head over to the next town to make some portraits because it's market day and the locals will be in abundance. That should be a treat of wrinkles and campesino magic. Then around noon I'll come back to Jenesano to shoot portraits at the local institute for mental and physically challenged children. Those images, hopefully, are going to be used to make a more persuasive fundraising brochure for the institute. Too often my portraits sit idle so it's nice to know that some real tangible good may come of my efforts. I'll be sure to share what comes of both shoots.
Take pictures, wear sunscreen.
4 comments:
Hello,
Just wanted to say hello and that I really enjoy following your blog and your other web site. Your images are very moving and I really like looking at them.
I do photography as a hobby and my main subject are my wife and kids and I have made a variation of your street studio as my "Living Room Studio". I know it sounds kind of stupid but it is fun. I hope once I get a bit better at being able to make the images look the way I see them in my head to move on to photographing everyone else I can get in front of the camera - you made mention of something like that in your interview in the LightSource podcast and I though it was spot on.
Thanks again for sharing your talent and journal on the web. As I said above I really do enjoy looking at it and seeing where (in the world) you are now! Speaking of that - why are you in Columbia anyway? Is it for the art (your art I mean) or a job? Just curious.
Duane...
Happy New Year Clay.
It sounds like you're having a teriffic time down there! Looking forward to seeing more pics when you get back.
hey duane,
i´m, in colombia making portraits for myself and visiting friends. the life of a freelance photographer is always treading the line between work and play. i try not to distingish them.
GOOD JOB,
It's nice to see all this pictures.
Can I know when you do post more pictures from JENESANO, my town.
gusvec@yahoo.com
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