Author name: n.dantesisofo

Stormy days are perfect for photography. Towards a more dramatic aesthetic

What do you believe in?

Extra high contrast black and white small jpeg, automatic mode, with Ricoh GR + iPad Pro photos app is superior to any workflow I’ve ever practiced. This is really key for me going forward. The aesthetics are beautiful straight out of camera. No fluffing, no BS. The fact that I can keep shooting, remain curious, publish the work right away, and not be bogged down by gear and tech is an incredible advantage. There’s no going back now. I found the ultimate way to photograph from start to finish.

Just keep shooting. Once you stop, you’re dead.

New pictures are always updated under the “Photos” tab of my site. There is also a drop down menu to view my various portfolios.

Take a seat on the bench and think for a moment: will your RAW files last longer than a small jpeg file that is insanely beautiful straight out of camera? In the future, will we desire to look at our past in color or black and white?

Another thought: why does Fujifilm fixate on making their photos look like film? The black and white film simulations look way too similar to real film straight out of camera. You practically can’t tell the difference between a Fuji black and white and a film black and white. We do not desire this.

1. An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions. 
2. The study and prediction of possible futures. 

When I was in school, I took traditional dark room classes and learned how to photograph using a Leica M3. While it was beneficial to photograph without a meter, slowing down in the darkroom, developing and printing, etc. I ultimately realized it’s a huge waste of time. While my classmates enjoyed fiddling around with all the different cameras, formats, and methods of printing photos, I spent the most time actually doing the thing itself, photographing. I think it’s time to move on from the romantic past of traditional methods and move forward as futurist photographers. If you’re looking for a huge time suck, shoot film! I’ll be on the streets.

You can’t blame the strangers you are photographing when they confront you. No matter how much you know your rights and the law, it doesn’t matter. Change the game you play and learn the unspoken rules of the streets. Your confidence will grow with time once you learn how to dance. A lot of practice comes down to having proper body language.

The quickest way to test your skills and courage in photography is to hop on a flight and explore somewhere new.

When you’re on the street, just have fun with it. Throw the traditional ways of doing things out the window. Smile at people, say hi, chat with strangers, and just have fun. I think your work will improve if you stop being so serious when on the streets.