Cambridge Cardboard Boat Race 2017

On a very hot summers day the University students ascend onto the river Cam near Jesus lock in handmade boats. This event takes place after the students finish their exams and is part of the suicide Sunday. The boats are made from cardboard, glue and gaffer tape. I arrived to watch everyone finishing the boats and getting ready to enter the river. 

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Trying something different

Sunlight, not for me. However this past Sunday (12th June) I was doing my usual street walk up and down Brick Lane when I found myself facing something I wasn’t use to. There was nothing going on and I was feeling uninspired.

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From Monochrome to Fuji colour

For this blog, I thought I would talk about something a little different and explain when I made the decision to start using colour in my photography. I've always been a film noir fan, I love dark contrasts, shadows etc. I guess that's why I always shoot in Monochrome. I just see the world in black and white. When I'm out on the streets I have my camera set to monochrome with a red filter, I've always done this, just habit I guess. I find it easier to look at the photos on the back screen. 

July 2016, I made the switch to shooting with a DSLR due to illness (it was the weight). I tried a few different cameras, but it was Fujifilm that I connected with. I bought a Fuji X-T10 and 35mm F2 lens and travelled to Brick Lane, London the following day. 

 When I tell you I was worried about using the Fuji on the streets I mean it.

 I was worried about everything! The focus, could it keep up with me? 

The image quality, would it be as good as my Nikon? 

The ease of use, how would I find the functionality of the camera?

All the fear I had was gone within 20 minutes of using the camera. I fell in love with it. The real love came when I got home and started to look at the photos in Lightroom. The colours, Wow, I'd never seen anything like it before. 

I was able to create a preset that still has a cinematic feel and look to it. 

The Ridley Scott film Blade Runner was my inspiration for my preset, as the film is a modern-day film noir. 

I've posted a few photos below showing the wonderful colours of Fujifilm with my own twist added:

(Originally posted June 2017)

London Cabbies

“Nobody ever notices the cab driver” Sherlock A Study in Pink, well tonight I did notice the cab drivers in and around Soho London. Maybe it was because of this episode of Sherlock or maybe just because I’m a street photographer with a good eye…..who knows.

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