my photography approach
pictures from a movie called life.
i read that somewhere. i like it.
i’m not a trained photographer. i have no idea about using a flash, i'm not familiar with other systems, i'm constantly confused by cropping factors and i don't even have a basic understanding of some of the various technical details ;o) what i can do quite well, however, is to judge whether what i perceive is harmoniously composed or whether contrasts and colors fit for certain situations.
my gear
i use two cameras for taking my : a fujifilm x-s10, a fujifilm 35mm (56mm), f 1.4, and diffusion filter (10% | 1/8) & a ricoh gr IIIx. i edit all my images on a google pixel fold with lightroom mobile (paid).
constantly learning
i like to to achieve reasonably acceptable results, i also try to understand the most important aspects of other genres - be it landscape, portrait, sports, documentary and yes, wedding photography (three paid weddings ;o). i could attend workshops every month, but unfortunately i rarely have time for it.
editing pictures
i'm also too lazy to sit down at the computer for hours and edit pictures. that's why i always edit my pictures with the lightroom app on my phone.
and that's why i only shoot jpgs. i like how the brands interpret the original image and i'm sure that their people put a lot of juice into it to get the best out of it. and, let's be honest, 95% of the images end up on social media with a size of what?
slightly underexposed 24 megapixel jpgs are good enough to make a few adjustments. since i'm not and don't want to be a paid photographer, i save myself the use of nas systems and the moving of tons of raw data. google photo has a good search …
my settings
no matter what, i like to shoot relatively wide open (f 1.4 - 4), but never with extreme separation. so i always use the aperture as a starting point for setting shutter speed and iso. if that is not possible, the situation decides. basically, i like the feeling of having captured the subject with a single shutter release without using the burst function, regardless of what i'm photographing, whether portrait or sport. i rarely make more than 2-3 attempts for my pictures, and each time i take a maximum of 3 pictures per second. but that's also because i don't feel like looking through loads of pictures.
the look
ever since i started taking pictures, i've been searching for "my" look. in the meantime, however, i've tried out so many different styles that i once thought were great, but later felt outdated, that i know i'll never find that one look. every picture or every sequence should look good on its own.
i'm often fascinated by the grading of series or films, which gives the story a certain mood. i try to achieve that , but i'm never 100% satisfied... but that's why i like the phrase "pictures from a film called life" - and it's also the reason why a diffusion filter lives on my lens.
and what i will probably never understand is why some people immediately recognize that it is a picture taken by me. if i solve the mystery one day, i will be happy.
i take photos while passing by
i'm curious and impatient, so most of the pictures i take are taken while i'm out walking around like a stray dog. i always have a camera with me and always keep an eye on the situations that are happening around me. i like photo walks, but only with certain people and i prefer to photograph in wysiwyg mode – i prefer to discover new areas rather than visiting the same locations over and over again.