Friday, October 8, 2010

Markets, street vendors

Markets are often great places for street photography. Or is that market photography then? Anyway, with people interacting with each other and going on about their business, the photographer is often ignored. The markets are also full of colour and interesting shapes. Sometimes too full which easily makes photographs too cluttered if you don't simplify them enough. Often you however don't have the choice if you really want the shot. It's also worth hanging around street vendors. They are basically small, simple markets, which helps remove some of the movement and clutter while providing good opportunities for interesting photographs.


Paris, 2010 - Leica M8, 1/125, ISO 160



Helsinki, 2009 - Epson R-D1, 1/2000, ISO 200



Tampere, 2009 - Epson R-D1, 1/450, ISO 400


Sometimes it's the advertising that catches your eye:


Tokyo, 2010 - Leica M8, 1/125, ISO 320


The Leica M8 photos were taken with the Voigtländer 15/4.5 Super Wide Heliar and the Voigtländer 35/1.4 Nokton SC, respectively. The Epson R-D1 photos, on the other hand, were with the Leica Summicron-M 50/2 and the Voigtländer 35/1.4 Nokton SC.

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