Working On A Book

Whenever I print out my street photographs or read another photo book, I get a different sense of appreciation for the photographs than looking at them on a screen.

I decided to put together a book of some of my favourite street photographs so far and see how the layout and print quality looks for later on down the track. My intention is to spend at least this year building up a large library of work to choose from, particularly centered around my experience within Brisbane, where I live and produce a more complete book, even if just for myself.

I had 22 10x8" premium matte pages printed as a book through Blurb.com and here's some of the results. You can buy a copy of this test book at cost price for around $25 excluding postage.

Leica Day

I’m now shooting on a Leica M Type 240 with a Summarit 35mm f/2.5 lens. The Fujifilm X100s has been such an inspiring camera for me and upgrading to a modern digital Leica has really cemented what photography is to me these days. It’s about taking pictures with an enjoyable camera, and the Leica M lives up to expectations and exceeds them.

The images have huge dynamic range and lots of detail but feel perfectly familiar using VSCO’s Ilford HP5+ processing.

New Year Musings

I’ve been rather quiet on the photography front lately, mainly due to time off and relaxing for the last few weeks, though I’m dying to get back on the streets and take some more photographs.

When you’re not taking pictures, it’s easy to start thinking about gear. I’ve been fascinated with the Leica M Edition 60. All the mystery of shooting on film with the facility of digital files at the end of the day.

I think I need to get back to shooting before I get carried away…