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It is seldom that one of the many joyful moments I experience while on assignment gets so accurately recorded… mostly bcz Im usually the one behind the camera. .
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This past week during a relief mission w #yonomequito🇵🇷 and #bellagroup in the hinterlands of Barrio Anon in Ponce, Puerto Rico, someone in our vehicle spotted a perilously perched avocado tree by the side of a steep ravine.
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We stopped and after careful consideration it was established the better fruits were too high up in the tree. .
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The sensible mind in our group, @more_giordana , concluded it was not safe to retrieve these fruits. .
So, of course, I gave my cameras to our benefactor, Carlos Lopez-Lay, and proceeded to climb said tree as More snapped a couple of shots with her phone too.
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As I climbed down, Carlos managed to perfectly capture the elated sense of accomplishment I felt after a job well done.
Thank you for the great photo: Photo by @carlos_lopez_lay and More.
This past 5 days of work in Puerto Rico for the #bellagroup was the kind of workweek that sets the standard for how it should go when doing corporate work. .
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Usually the hard part when doing this type of work is to be able to show the character and soul of the company. In other words to be able to showcase the type of interactions that go beyond business.
That is not the case in Bella and #yonomequito for being amongst them is to be treated like family 🇵🇷.
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This company is a true textbook case of how great leadership creates great companies. .
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A special thanks to my liaison @more_giordana who was not only GREAT at getting me to where and when I needed to be. But with her vast experience and creative mind, we were able to create the type of synergistic working relationship only highly creative people can attain. .
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🙏 thank you More 🙏
I shoot between 2,500 to 4K per day while on assignment. I can go through 20 k images in another 1 hour and 10 min. This is the rhythm built out of decades of experience.
#yonomequito #onassignment #puertorico
#photolessonsbyessdras A stakeout situation in #streetphotography is when you find a great background and you wait (or stake it out) until the right subjects walk into your frame
Color or B&W?
Tech stuff:
#NIKONZ6II
Lens (mm): 14- 30 4.0S
ISO: 2500
Aperture: 8
Shutter: 1/250
#photolessonsbyessdras .
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When approaching a stranger on the street:
* Be friendly and walk up to them with a smile
* Be honest about your intentions and be truthful when you tell them why you found them interesting enough to be worthy of a photo.
* Work fast, don't waste their time
* If you promised photos then you must deliver on your promise
NOTE: This great guy is named @dr.kdwaters
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* which one do you like better?
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Tech stuff: .
#NIKONZ9
Lens (mm): 70-200mm 2.8 w FTZ
ISO: 500
Aperture: 4.5
Shutter: 1/1250
Exp. Comp.: -1.0
NIKON Z 6_2
Lens (mm): 14
ISO: 500
Aperture: 13
Shutter: 1/400
Exp. Comp.: -1.0
#photolessonsbyessdras Understanding your “bubble of perspective” and how it can help you get the kind of photos that’ll help you get the recognition you deserve. .
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This was part of a recording session @sarasuarezv22 and I did for my soon-to-be-released Street Photography online course.
#photolessonsbyessdras
When working a scene:
* Work the different angles
* Add layers of information
* Try it with and without the human element.
* Whenever possible shoot at the right time of the day under the right light early morning or late afternoon.
* Which one do you like? With or w/o people?
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#fotoleccionesporessdras
Al fotografiar una escena.
* Tratar diferentes angulos
* Añadir capas de información de por medio
* Probar con o sin seres humanos en el encuadre
* Siempre y cuando sea posible tomar fotos durante la mejor luz del dia. Temprano en la mañana o al atardecer.
* Cual prefieren con o sin gente?
Tech stuff:
#NIKONZ9
Lens (mm): 70-200mm 2.8 with an FTZ converter
ISO: 800, & 1,250
Aperture: 4
Shutter: 1/5000 & 1/6400
Exp. Comp.: -0.7 & -1.0.
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#iranprotests
Me pidieron que volviera a subir estos tips de selfies.
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.* No dispares desde abajo
* Trata de no encuadrarse a la cámara.
* Levanta el teléfono y mira hacia arriba
* USA solo una mano para asi crear distancia y evitar distorsiones.
* Sonríe, se feliz …
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Déjenme saber si les gusto para así traerles mas tips 👍
Selfie Tips:
* Don’t shoot from below
* Try not to square off to the camera .
* Bring phone up and look at it .
* Use one arm in order to create some distance and avoid distortion. .
* Smile, be happy ..
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Thank you to @fetv05 for the great opportunity to showcase our #panama507
#photolessonsbyessdras The longer you can hold the attention of the reader/ viewer, the more likely you are to have made a good photo.
This one is about layers and slices of life happening all over the frame.
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* Color or B&W? ..
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Really thrilled to be leading my first Cuba photo program in a couple of years this coming Nov. Then one in Jan, and another in March. We still have space left. If interested go to https://emsphotoadventures.con/ for details
Tech stuff:
NIKON D4
Lens (mm): 17
ISO: 400
Aperture: 18
Shutter: 1/800
Exp. Comp.: -1.7
#photolessonsbyessdras Treat others the way you’d like to be treated. ..
Be respectful when photographing in public places. Yes, you do have the legal right to do so but use your common sense and moral compass to decide what to do and what not to do.
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When it comes to the chaos of #streetphotography you have to be ready for anything and everything. .
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If you are lucky enough all the elements might line up for you, and who knows you might even capture a decisive moment or two.
* Color or B&W?.
* How many decisive moments do you see in this photo?
Tech stuff: .
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Mode: Aperture Priority
File type: JPG Fine
#nikonz7
14-30 4.0S
Aperture: F10
IIO: 400
Speed: 1/100
EV comp: -0.3
#Repost @fetv05 with @use.repost
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Las maravillas de Panamá vistas a través de la fotografía. 📸🇵🇦 Recorre los lugares más impresionantes de nuestro país junto a @ems_photo_adventures en este nuevo proyecto.
#EnfoqueNatural #FETV
#photolessonsbyessdras An easy way of cleaning your backgrounds is to use the sky as a backdrop.
* Color or BW?
#NIKONZ7
Lens (mm): 14-30mm 4.0S
ISO: 250
Aperture: 11
Shutter: 1/1250
Exp. Comp.: -1.0
Program: Aperture Priority
#photolessons Things to do when confronted by a stranger when making street photos:
1. Lower my camera
2. Smile
3. Approach and introduce yourself
4. Tell them honestly why you took their photo
5. Show them the photo and offer to send it to them
6. Hand business card
7. Follow through. If you promised, deliver!.
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* How do you feel about photographing strangers?
#photolessonsbyessdras Sometimes you need to overrule what your camera is telling you to do and instead rely on your knowledge and experience.
Here because of the high percentage of darkness within the frame, the camera wanted me to open up a.k.a. over-exposing. I, instead, decided to close down a.k.a. underexposing. This resulted in more dramatic images.
* Which one do you prefer and why?
Tech stuff:
#NIKONZ9
Serial #: 3003432
Lens (mm): 70-200
ISO: 2000
Aperture: 4.5 and 2.8
Shutter: 1/250 and 1/500
Exp. Comp.: -3.7 and -2.0
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It is when we take reality beyond its limits that we start digging into our artistic soul.
Which one is your favorite?
What story runs through your mind when you see these?
Tech stuff:
#NIKONZ9
Lens (mm): 70-200
ISO: 100
Aperture: 5
Shutter: 1/2.5, 1/1.3
Exp. Comp.: 0.0
#photolessonsbyessdras .
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If you want your #streetphotos to resonate then add a human element.
* Color or B&W?
Tech stuff:
#nikonZ7
14-30 4.0 S
ISO: 800, 400
Aperture: 22, 6.3
Shutter: 1/320, 1/40
Exp. Comp.: +0.7, - 0.3
Program: Aperture Priority
Note: Locations #USSCJ in #washingtondc and #alexandria #VA
#photolessonsbyessdras Musicians and their instruments have always been a favorite of photographers. The possibilities when it comes to these artists are limited to your own imagination.
Here are three very different photos of string instrument artists, which one do you like the most and why?
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Locations: Oaxaca, Cuba and Boston. .
Tech stuff:
#nikonz9, NikonD3s, Nikon D4
Aperture Priority
70-200mm 2.8, 17-35mm 2.8
ISO: 1600, 800, 1,000
Aperture: 4, 2.8, 2.8
Shutter: 1/500, 1/400, 1/4th
Exp. Comp.: -0.7, -1.7, -1.0
#photolessonsbyessdras A feathered sunburst, one perfectly defined, is created when we catch the source of light (the sun in this case) partially peeking from behind a solid object (a person in this case).
NOTE: Sunbursts are created when in high apertures the light tries to escape through the blades in the lens. .
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Color or BW?
#NIKONZ6II
Serial #: 3800614
Lens (mm): 14- 30
ISO: 400
Aperture: 22
Shutter: 1/200, 1/160
Exp. Comp.: -1.3
#photolessonsbyessdras There's no simpler way of bettering your photos than that of making sure you have clean backgrounds.
* Color or B&W?
Tech stuff: Both with #NIKONZ9 /
Lens (mm): 70-200mm 2.8 with FTZ converter
ISO: 500
Aperture: 4.5- 2.8
Shutter: 1/160, 1/1600
Exp. Comp.: 0.0, -1.0
