As part of my Curbstone project I took some curbstone photos with my Voigtlander 15mm lens on a Leica M8. More results can be seen in the Curbstone gallery.
Curbstone near the Louvre, Paris. Click on the photo to enlarge.
Nov 292009
Jan 102009
The last few days I have been taking a least one photo each day (except for one). I struggled but I did like the fact that I had to do it. Here’s one of them.
7 Reflections. Click on it to enlarge.
Jan 022009
Let’s start a new challenge for myself: Take a photograph each day. Doesn’t have to be anything good. Just do it. No pressure. Really. I’m not Jim Brandenburg, don’t have to be. I put them on a separate page, for the moment: Picture-a-Day.
1 Happy New Year! Click on it to enlarge.
May 102008
I was thinking about this idea for a long time: a series of pictures made from the curbstone. The series should include multiple cities, town and villages in several countries. The edge of the sidewalk is were many things happen, at least I hope and think. People park their cars or throw away their garbage. If it has rained the gutters are often full with water containing stuff flushed of the streets. These pictures are taken in Amsterdam, in a rich neighborhood. I wonder what the differences are if I take similar pictures in another area of Amsterdam. What will I see when I take similar photos in Tokyo or London or Jakarta?
I use a wide angle lens (15mm on a Leica M8). I just put the camera down on the curbstone and then take a picture (set the camera to F8 and the distance meter at 2 meters). The next time I will center the lens on the edge of the curb, because I would like to see and show what’s in the gutter.
Below you find some of my first photos. Click to enlarge.
Jan 282008
I signed up for the Solo Photo Book Month a.k.a. SoFoBoMo. Making my own photo book in one month! There’s plenty of time to do some preparations. You can pick your own period of one month between the 1st of April and the end of May. You can read the other rules on the blog of Paul Butzi.
Personally I have no clue what I want to work on. I have some ideas for single photographs in my head for a long time. Maybe I can use some of those. I have time, plenty of time, I think…..