Originally posted by Mechan1k Nice work Kev,
Dark loading dock is close to my heart ... as i deliver to many of them :P
I really like how you portray everyday hustle and bustle ... and some of the darker sides of the city.
Sooooo ... can I ask ... do you bump up the ISO a bit just to get that grainy look ... or is it hush hush.
thanks mate
hustle and bustle and the vibe that society gives off whilst out and about the city is exactly the feeling i want to convey through my images, so im stoked that you brought that up!
hah, well the iso gets cranked up along with the sharpness and contrast on some photographs. i use a few old pentax lenses which have a natural oversaturated and grainy feel to the images they capture. its funny, i have a few lenses and the lense i use mostly (including for most of this series) ,is a pentax lense i bought off my mates dad for $10.
its really a case of my imagination.. you make do with what you have got to work with and you will soon find that your equiptment isnt holding your photography back... the only thing holding it back is the person behind the shutter. thats something i love about photography... its an expression of who we are as people.you dont need expensive gear and wizbang technology to take nice shots.. sometimes you can be lucky and pull off a shot that you really connect with and that memory will remain forever through your lifetime, in the hope that it can passed down to others and so on and so on..
im also very heavily into art. watercolours, oils,air brushing and graphite pencil sketches are something that i also hold close to my heart. i mostly paint water/ocean scenes and i airbrush pictures of cars,flames and naked girls. also, im into the 'street art' scene. end of the day.. i love art in general.. photography is an extension of that!!