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Le Retour de Landru

Le Retour de Landru
Canon EOS 7D, 35mm, f/8, 1s, ISO 1000
Models: Aurélie & Guillaume 

 This week I’ll be posting photos from a couple of series I did recently with 1930s models. This first one is suitably creepy, the title refers to the infamous Landru, our French equivalent to Jack the Ripper (except he was caught and executed). The photo was shot with street lighting (hence the long exposure) with two great (and immobile) models. It was edited in Snapseed to accentuate the yellow night glare.

Bowler vs. Stovepipe

Bowler vs. Stovepipe
Canon 7D, 32mm, f/4, 1/4s, ISO 2000
Models: Guillaume & Achille

Another shot from that strange and (if I say so myself) wonderful session back in October. Street lighting forces some off compromises on you, especially regarding exposure lengths, but it does have its atmospheric results! This was processed in Snapseed to accentuate the strangeness a bit.

Across the Tennessee River

Across the Tennessee River
Canon A2, 20mm, f/13, 1/50s, ISO 200
Film: Fuji Experia 200 (Expired)

The Walnut Street Bridge I walked accross to get to the North Shore passes a massive roadbridge accross the Tennesse River. The morning light was gorgeous, and I just had to shoot. I tried a couple of long-exposures as well, but I was too far from the water for it to make any difference.

No Time for Shopping

No Time for Shopping
Canon A2, 20mm, f/5.6, 1/60s, ISO 400
Film: Fuji Pro 400 H 

 If you follow this blog regularly, you probably know that I enjoy this kind of street shot with one person walking parallel to the plane of the shot. In fact I probably abuse these kinds of shots, so recently I’ve tried to engineer a bit more relevance between the walking figure and the background. I think I may have succeeded with this shot of Old Town Warsaw.

Hartigan’s

Hartigan’s
Canon 7D, 32mm, f/4, 1/15s, ISO 1600

A pub in Dublin, shot at dusk. I processed it in a faded spirit with Snapseed.

Overlooking Rangitoto

Overlooking Rangitoto
Canon 7D, 32mm, f/13, 1/400s, ISO 400 

 The view from the rotating top of the Auckland Skytower is stunning, especially on a bright day like the September day I went up there. It is however surprisingly difficult to take a good shot of that view in between the unusually high vantage point and the color cast from the windows. Still, I managed to produce this one. It’s not a work of art by any means, but it shows downtown Auckland, the harbour in action and Rangitoto. Better than nothing…

The Music School

The Music School
Canon A2, 20mm, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 400
Film: Fuji Pro 400 H 

I recently went to Aarhus in Denmark for work. Aarhus is a small town on the western coast of Denmark, full of those red bricks that you see everywhere in Northern Europe. I had a little time to walk through town and took this photo of the Music School which was quite characteristic of the atmosphere.

 

Polish Graffiti

Polish Graffiti
Canon A2, 20mm, f/5.6, 1/100s, ISO 400
Film: Fuji Pro 400 H

 Walking the streets of Warsaw’s Old Town (Stare Miasto) on a late afternoon, I steeped into this side street to find this fantastic wall covered in scratched graffiti. I really love this photo, and the colors of the Fuji really shine here.

Wailing Guitarist

Wailing Guitarist
Canon 7D, 32mm, f/2.8, 1/320s, ISO 1600

When I went to see Monophonics at La Java in May, it had been a long while since I hadn’t shot a concert in the truly atrocious conditions that you sometimes face in clubs with limited to no lighting, no stage and no space. For the longest time I couldn’t figure out how to deal with the results of that shoot. And then, perhaps because Monophonics is in France again but I’ll miss them this time, I revisisted the photos and decided to embrace the grunginess of it all instead of trying to erase it or tame it. The clutter I normally do my best to avoid shooting or to edit out, I left in. It’s a different kind of energy, and I’m not sure I’ve got it right, but I’d be interested in your feedback!

Arlanda Abstract

Arlanda Abstract
Canon A2, 20mm, f/8, 1/50s, ISO 400
Film: Fuji Pro 400 H 

 When you fly to Aarhus in Denmark as I had the opportunity to do a few weeks ago, you have to walk through a mile-long corridor between the vast international terminal of Copenhagen Arlanda and the minuscule national terminal. It’s a boring walk, but architecturally that corridor is very interesting. Since I had time to kill, I did a number of shots which I’ll be sharing, but the most intriguing in its abstractness is this one.