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Category Archives: Photography
Street photography on iStock
I have a small (growing?) collection of street photography images on iStock. What is street photography? Certainly not reportage! S.p. features people, photographed in candid (un-staged, unexpected) situations, in the streets and public places. Difficult to define in words, but … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial photography, iStockphoto Lightboxes
Tagged iStockphoto, street photography
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Tombstones in England
I can’t ignore them. The English place their graveyard right in the middle of inhabited centres. They create interesting contrasts of ideas. I set up a lightbox on iStockphoto with several of such cases.
Posted in Editorial photography, England, iStockphoto Lightboxes
Tagged contrasts, England, graveyards, tombstones
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from my flickr
American Circus Shade-of-Light posted a photo: Durham, England – October 6, 2011: The American Circus Vegas has arrived in Durham. Here one of their trucks is photographed with the circus structure in the background. You can almost hear the Star … Continue reading
Coffee, tea, infusions (caffé, té, tisane) at Flat White’s in Durham
Durham is not blessed with many good places for a coffee. However, provided we do not have ubiquity, just one good coffee bar should be enough. We have two! “Flat White” is a relatively new addition to the scene that … Continue reading
Posted in Caffé, Drinking in Durham, Durham, iStockphoto Lightboxes, stock photography
Tagged Cappuccino, Durham, stock photography
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from my flickr
Grey Street reflected into a car windscreen Shade-of-Light posted a photo: Grey Street (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) is reflected into the windscreen of a car parked. Nikon FM2n, Portra 160 (with colours modified), Nikkor AI-S 50/1.2 Available on www.istockphoto.com
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Elderflower Shade-of-Light posted a photo: Dried elderflower, submersed by water, infusing in a white cup. Digest powered by RSS Digest
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Carousels, Brighton Shade-of-Light posted a photo: Brighton, England – May 9. 2009: at the end of a cold Spring day, the carousels are still working on the beach, near the new pier. An advertising sign for a fish and chips … Continue reading
English homes
Since 2003, I’ve been living in England. Not every year since, but almost, I have been photographing homes (English homes, more or less traditionally so), easily, just by going out for a walk. Coming, mostly, from Southampton and Durham, my … Continue reading
Posted in England, iStockphoto Lightboxes, stock photography
Tagged architecture, english home, stock photo
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A large collection of DVDs for stock photography
The iStockphoto editorial collection has a few images that I managed to create taking advantage of my large set of unintentional props: film DVDs, obviously all original, now ranging between 400 and 500… Most images were created with a SONY … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, iStockphoto Lightboxes, stock photography
Tagged DVD, Editorial photography, stock photo, stock photography
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Rejuvenating the perception of shaving brushes
I had the idea for this picture while thinking how to try and convince somebody that using shaving brush, shaving foam, and razor, is not necessarily stuff for old men. (Actually, I can’t really say that, because trying to explain … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged Carl Zeiss, creative process, ideas, selfportrait, shaving, Sony NEX-5
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