i was in this alley in a sketchy part of paris tinkering around for a few minutes. it was the middle of the night and dead silent. how i managed to miss the person walking (silhouette in the back right) is beyond me. makes me question if there really was anybody there or it was just another ghost.
i boarded the paris metro and it was about 1/2 full. at one end was this guy with his pants half off, water bottle full of wine and a baguette crumbling everywhere. i sat down across from him for some reason. i don’t know. he was so immediately friendly and we attempted communication. he was hammered and spoke no english. i was sleep-deprived and spoke no french. somehow we managed to figure out he was interested in having his photo taken. i obliged, of course.
bikes can be cliche but are worthy subjects of photography with good reason. they’re aesthetically pleasing, evoke pleasant nostalgic feelings and are, quite frankly, just kinda cool…
reflection provided by a small pool of water maybe 1/2 mile away from the eiffel tower. it sort of lends to an optical illusion as if it was photoshopped but it wasn’t. i was intimidated by photographing this monument because it’s been done so much - - - how could you do it differently than how it’s already been done?
biker kid
earl grey i picked up in france. if you love tea, you’ll love mariage freres. some of the best tea blends in the world. maybe just, the best.
the past four days’ photos have were all shot at the same time in the same location. my purpose in switching back and forth between thomas in the white suit and donna (and me in one picture) in the yellow shirt is to illustrate the possibilities in color temperature variations and what it does to the mood of the image.
donna, me, self-portrait last night behind the house
never touched in photoshop. minor color corrections and cropping in lightroom. this photo can also be seen in b&w in my portfolio.
85mm, iso 50, 1/100, f/1.8
eiffel tower trinket walker
parisian photo walker
i can’t deny the special place in my heart for things like carousels.
