LEICA Q2 - night portrait session in Brussels

[@stephenedmunds207]

Really enjoyed this video ,beautiful model full of life. great locations ,skilled photography with a fantastic wide angle camera ,well done to you both and the amazing camera.

[@OctavianCarare]

Glad you enjoyed it Stephen and thanks for the kind words. She is :)

[@Vibeaholic]

Lovely pictures, lovely people

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Lloyd ! :)

[@ArminHirmer]

great. I see the ISO... not convincing. But in b&w it worked well. Still considering directly the @2 monochrome for that reason. but great shot s again

[@OctavianCarare]

Q2M is a great choice if u don’t need or shoot colours :)

[@АлександрКовалев-м5ъ]

Замечательная фотосессия и шикарно модель отработала! 👍💯

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot ! and yeah she is gorgeous :)

[@MrAnskiere]

Superb pictures - you make this 28mm lens shine.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks ! Appreciate it ! :) Glad you like the pictures :). Love this lens :)

[@StefanAlexandruGeogloman]

Awesome shots and she's really good at this - posing and being natural in videos.

[@OctavianCarare]

We agree that she is lovely! Thanks :)

[@kameliakamenova7903]

I love it, Octavian! She is very confident.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thank you dear Kamelia! ☺️ Hope you are doing well 😊

[@ejlal]

Nice video and photos, I love the music, what is the name of the sound track?

[@sbocajneok]

Very nice to watch, thank you!

[@OctavianCarare]

bedankt Koen ! thank you for watching ! :)

[@drgSebiHolmes]

The photoshoot is great, but the music at 8:15 is so awesome

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot mate ! Glad to hear that you liked it :)

[@polapino]

5:00 great shot!

[@OctavianCarare]

thanks mate!

[@anyskmaria2500]

Inca un episod din serialul meu preferat. Multumesc pentru ca ai pus si varianta color langa cea alb-negru pentru fanii ca mine fitosi :))1:30 e :X. Preferatele mele sunt 5:00 , 9:02. Sincera sa fiu ma asteptam sa pui niste poze cu 1 tinuta insa imi place si filmuletul .muzica e misto, locatia o stiu ;)). Bravo, spor la urmatoarele.:P

[@OctavianCarare]

Multumesc mult draguta :*

[@PhilipBuyi]

LOVE THE MUSIC

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks Philip ! :)

[@Mr_Edson]

How do you nail your compositions? your pictures come out amazing! you should show a little bit on what do you look for when shooting because your work is great!

[@OctavianCarare]

that's a great idea. I will do that in my next portrait videos, I will try to give more reasons why I take some shots and how I frame. Glad that you like the pictures ! I appreciate your feedback !

[@dragui9932]

@@OctavianCarare It would also be nice to know if the pictures has been cropped to 35 or 50 FL. Great shots and colors BTW !

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks mate ! Shot at 28mm, some crop in LR but didn't use the camera's crop function

[@waltsd]

Lovely video. I also have the Q2 and love to shoot at night and often use the crop modes. Did you use some type of flash? There looked to be something on top of your camera.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks! No, actually on top of my camera was the GoPro but I haven't use any footage of it in this video. I only used the available ambiental light 😁 .

[@susmitdas6951]

I love your videos.. Please do a portrait shot out with fujifilm xf1 16 mm or 18 mm lens..

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi man! Thanks a lot! I don’t have the 16 mm lens, only the 18 mm f2 and that is more suitable for street photography:)

[@AnNguyen-yw9jm]

Amazing composition! Did you use the in camera crop mode to 35mm or 50mm focal length in any of these photos?

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi An! Thanks for the kind words. No, I shot at 28 mm and cropped afterwards in post if needed.

[@AnNguyen-yw9jm]

@@OctavianCarare Perfect thank you so much for your insight! I always thought 28mm was too wide for portraits but you're clearly making it work!

[@OctavianCarare]

@@AnNguyen-yw9jm just don't forget to place the subject in center of the frame if you shoot at 28 mm :)

[@AnNguyen-yw9jm]

@@OctavianCarare that makes sense! Thank you for the tip!

[@liviubistricianu5767]

ce intrare frumoasa ai facut!! preferata mea e 05:00.

[@OctavianCarare]

Merci Liviu 🤩

[@alexandruflorea8772]

Perfect intro. The music, the movement, everything. The shot at 6:53 is so so beautiful. And I like that it ends with that smile. It makes the end also perfect. Great job!

[@OctavianCarare]

Thank you Alexandru ! Great to hear that, again :). I don't recall asking you, where are you based in Romania ? :)

[@alexandruflorea8772]

@@OctavianCarare I live in Craiova

[@manuellerida6362]

Gracias

[@garyrobinson3]

Very beautiful shots, and an excellent model! Did you use flash for any of these shots? If so, which flash did you use?

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Gary ! Just natural light. On my camera I had the GoPro 8 to record some POV but finally didin't use the footage :)

[@澳南]

太棒了👏👍！！！

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks !

[@VietnamDronePilot]

I have a question to ask. What made you choose the Q2 instead of an M Rang finder?

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi there ! How are things in Vietnam ? I choose the Q2 from a financially point of view and to be honest I wanted a fixed lens on the camera (to shoot only with a focal lens and not to buy more lenses) :)

[@VietnamDronePilot]

@@OctavianCarare thank you for your response. We had a normal year but recently the virus broke again and it spread faster than ever. How about europe? You have amazing photos with this Q2 which makes me want to get one.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot mate! I am sorry to hear that. I would love to visit Vietnam, such a beautiful country and people 🌟. Try to get a Q2 for couple of hours and play with it, see how you like it. Or wait for the Q3? 😁

[@VietnamDronePilot]

@@OctavianCarare thank you for the suggestion. When this pandemic over, if you visit viet nam, hit me up, i will get you aroud Ho Chi Minh city to shoot some street photos.

[@OctavianCarare]

@@VietnamDronePilot will definitely do this ! ) thanks :)

[@vincentdelvaux5237]

Super sympa

[@OctavianCarare]

Merci 😋

[@polinaraw]

Absolutely amazing! I recently got my Leica q2 :)) What ISO settings do you primarily use? I discovered that the camera (if you leave ISO on auto) most of the time brings it up to very high numbers, even when I don't see it being necessary, during sunny bright light days for example...

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Polina ! :) Congrats on the new Q2, I hope you will enjoy this little camera :). For my day pictures I use ISO AUTO with maximum ISO of 1600, at night ISO AUTO with maximum ISO 6400 :). It depends also how you set your aperture and shutter speed :). Hope it helps ! :)

[@polinaraw]

@@OctavianCarare Perfect! Will experiment more with different settings and try yours too!

[@stevennichols9103]

All very nice - some were great. Love what you're doing with the Q2!

[@OctavianCarare]

Thank you ! Planning to work soon on a street photography video :) Thanks for watching !

[@salvadorluquegarcia2159]

Great photos. They encourage me to use my Leica Q2. Waiting impatiently for your next video

[@OctavianCarare]

Awesome! Thank you! Feel free to share your wok and go out and shoot. It's a fantastic little camera :)

[@ronalddegoede]

👌❤️☀️

[@OctavianCarare]

thanks :D

[@HelmutMinten]

Thank you for the great Video and the awesome Pictures!!! - What are your Thoughts about Angles that you prefer when U shoot Portraits with the Q2.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thank you for watching Helmut ! Normally I photograph with the CANON 5d MARK IV and the CANON 1DX2 and lots of lenses but I feel like the Leica Q2, despite the fact that has a fix lens 28mm, it gives me more flexibility and it makes me move more around the subject. I like exploring and shooting from different angles ant always framing the subject in the center :)

[@BPLeroyLotusEvora]

Superb images, very informative video and beautiful lady!

[@OctavianCarare]

Glad you enjoyed it ! Thanks for watching :)

[@tonyselwah6420]

Nice video and photos! You should check out dp review's episode they put out recently. They proved low megapixel cameras are not better in low light. I shoot an a7r4 currently and if I scale my photos down to 24 mp they are superior to my a73. Just thought you'd like to know. Also, thank you so much, after watching your videos, you've convinced me to get a Q2. Cheers!

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Tony, thank you and thank you for your suggestion. It's on my watch later list. I defintely need to get a small commisson from Leica then :). Btw, I just bought a Fuji :)

[@technoalah]

Cool pics, perfect women.

[@ccvcx]

Your photography is childlike. Learn the rule of thirds. Everyone of your snapshots has the models head in the center of the frame. Read a book on the basics of photography.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thank you for your feedback ! I will try to improve my photography, I am working on that actually. Any recommandations on basics of photography ? Thanks.

[@janosb5953]

There are no rules in art.

[@BKSInan]

Rules are made to be broken.

[@OctavianCarare]

Hahahah thanks for the kind words! :) he is probably just trolling :)