Paint The Streets with Your Camera - Best Settings

[@tahaphoto]

Have you experimented with slow, slow shutter speeds, abstract compositions?

[@butch4111]

Beautiful! Thanks!!

[@tahaphoto]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@tonyhayes9827]

This video was lovely, artistic, and human. Really well done. Thank-you

[@tahaphoto]

Tony! Thank you. I appreciate the kind words.🙏🏽

[@gregsmith6373]

Cool video, thank you and cheers from Poland :)

[@tahaphoto]

Thank you!

[@rogerbrooksfilms]

I’ve incorporated long exposures in street previously, however I believe that I not only need to do more of it, but also try to expand more on those by creating alternative abstract pictures. Thank you for your continued inspiration and willingness to share.

[@tahaphoto]

Happy you felt you gained some value from the video.🙏🏽 Clarity and sharpness will always find a home in a good composition. Yet, the complete opposite can be true when you loosen up the self-imposed rules and just go off of feel. That's why I've been a fan of the tighter focal length lately. Currently at 40mm. 🤷🏽‍♂️☺️

[@konabt2246]

Thank you for this. Especially the tip about using photos I already have to find compositions within them. It something I had known but forgot, so I appreciate the reminder. I look forward to revisiting old photos and seeing what I can find. I feel this will also help me previsualize while in the field creating new photos; opening a whole new avenue of creative expression.

[@tahaphoto]

You're welcome! You nailed it. Getting out to shoot is not always an option. BUT, our archives are there waiting for us! Happy you found this tip useful. And I agree, previsualizing is a massive help, now it will seem as though no photo will be lost to a hard drive. lol Cheers!

[@infinityfabric]

Thank you very much for sharing ideas totally unknown to me. I've watched several of your videos already, and they are wonderful. I hope you soon get the millions of views you deserve.

[@tahaphoto]

Wow. Thank you. That means a lot. I will continue to work on my craft and sharing my findings with you all.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@paulhenry7]

I like your train of thought.

[@tahaphoto]

Much appreciated, Paul.🙏🏽 thx for watching

[@chrisbrown6432]

Wow I just subscribed. Thank you for your tutorial and I love the way you cropped the photographs.

[@tahaphoto]

Chirs! Thank you. Happy you got some value out of the video.🙏🏽 What camera are you currently using?

[@chrisbrown6432]

@@tahaphoto I am using an Olympus PEN EP5, a Panasonic GX8, a Canon R7, a Canon R6, a Sony A7RII, an Olympus Tough TG6, a Panasonic G9 and an Olympus EM1 mark III. They are used for different types of photography.

[@tahaphoto]

Geeez. You've got every angle covered.😁 If I had just an R6 I would've been good for the next 6-8 yrs. The Panasonic G9 must be nice, no? I feel Panasonic got some lowkey heat. I film all my "talking head" in-studio A-camera with the Panasonic G7. Love it! For my commercial work, I still use my Canon 6D (2012 release date😯), it's been a beast for me. But yeah, you def have some gems in the mix.

[@alexSpunkt.]

Love it ❤

[@tahaphoto]

Much appreciated, Alex!!

[@Ilanshiran]

Supper video!! Thanks😍

[@tahaphoto]

You're welcome, friend!🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@somephotovideos]

I love that basketball hoop photo behind you - been thinking about doing a project here in Omaha all about the old, decaying basketball hoops and backboards I see in the driveways of so many old neighborhoods...

[@tahaphoto]

Great photo project idea! I would def get to documenting.if you watch my instax video you'll see I'm inspired by making my photos tangible experiences. You could really get creative. You gave good examples already. I wish you the best in pursuit of your dreams. Thanks again for watching 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@schwarzmaler-j9p]

Thanks a lot! ✌🏻📷

[@tahaphoto]

You're welcome!🙏🏽

[@jeffreyolson2139]

Great video, very inspiring to me!

[@tahaphoto]

That's great to hear, Jeffery! Thank you for popping by🙏🏽

[@BMadPhoto]

This is amazing - fun idea also for a bad weather day when unable to get out and shoot (like much of winter)! I have not tried shooting with ICM before, this reminds me its something I need to get out and experiment with. Thanks for sharing your thoughts as always!

[@tahaphoto]

So glad you felt the video was helpful. You're right, it really is all about experimenting. I'm still learning how to better compose with the 40mm.🤷🏽‍♂️ Work in progress forever. Thx for watching 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@sagidegon9003]

🔥

[@tahaphoto]

🙏🏽🙏🏽✌🏽

[@bamsemh1]

So basically just lock the auto iso between iso 400 and 800? For moving trains I found out 2 sec does it best for me. But blurred people going out and in of the clear train, isn't good at 2 sec 🤔 I used mostly f8 though and iso 200. Was out in daylight.

[@tahaphoto]

Great approach. 👍🏽 You'll notice just how much adjusting you have to do based on the lighting situations you're in. For ppl blur, try 1/8, 1/5 , 1/3 sec again, experiment with all these times. Low iso outdoors makes sense. Curious to see your results 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@bamsemh1]

Wish there was a way to share such here, but they delete all mentions of other places to share photos 😬​@@tahaphoto

[@tahaphoto]

@bamsemh1 yeah, that can be frustrating at times. Always open to an email🙏🏽😊 it's in my bio

[@prizepictures1]

Oh wow this is brilliant! It allows for wide latitude in post production with increased chance to practice and hone skills. You ever try double exposures?

[@tahaphoto]

Thanks, friend! I agree, it def kept me humble thru the process.🫡 I did some double exposures a cpl years back. So, it's been a minute but it was fun. I did a video on it waaay back. How bout you? Dbl exposure?

[@prizepictures1]

@@tahaphoto : Only once or twice. It’s cool to experiment and change things up a bit. Interesting how your work shines even with bad lighting conditions.

[@tahaphoto]

I find when I shoot film, I get curious faster because of the finite reality a roll brings. 🙏🏽

[@prizepictures1]

@@tahaphoto Funny I was going to ask if you shoot film. What’s your ratio of film to digital? Any go-to camera/film combinations? What’s your camera collection like? Do you post process your film shots?

[@tahaphoto]

@@prizepictures1 Film is at 25% to 75% digital atm. I find this to be true more in the winter months as I dislike "wasting" film on drab days. However, this must be more about the prices than the weather. 😁 My camera collection is tiny and compact compared to most folks I know (less is always more to me). So, I have a Ricoh R10 P&S/JCH Streetpan 400 BW and Nikon Lite Touch AF/Kentmere 400 BW, my go-to P&S's. Asahi Pentax SV 35mm/Kodak ColorPlus 200, Minolta SRT200 35mm, Kodak Ektar H35 (point & shoot), Love each one, I only want one more cam to date and that's the RICOH GR1 or 1s. Love to get that sooner than later. I feel RICOH will always be my vibe. I don't process my own film atm, no space BUT I saw the Valoi easy35 seems like a brilliant set up that has my attention. How about yourself??

[@LASHMAR]

Nice channel mate.

[@tahaphoto]

Much appreciated. Thank you!

[@ajblitzstein7628]

👍

[@tahaphoto]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@tahaphoto]

AJ! I feel you had a comment earlier about ICM? I no longer see it here. I must've just missed it before it was deleted? Anyway, yes I'm fairly new to the term but have been "unintentionally" using this technique over the years, however sparingly. Nevertheless, it's really helped my creativity. BTW, do you have any other west coast street photographers that have inspired you or inspire you? Thanks and hello from a fellow Canadian.

[@ajblitzstein7628]

@@tahaphoto I’m waiting for Ricoh to release a monochrome version of the GIII as it will compliment my GIII x that I already own!

[@tahaphoto]

@ajblitzstein7628 you and me both. It would be a serious step towards making the ricoh GR even more world class. 🤞🏼

[@bngr_bngr]

If I was taking these kinds of pictures, I would use a low megapixel camera, high ISO, and a ND filter.

[@tahaphoto]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts... that formula sounds pretty good 👍🏽. There are so many approaches ✌🏽

[@martingreenberg870]

A ND filter is definitely required for daytime ICM. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried ICM during the day and the images are blown out due to overexposure. I try to keep the ISO as low as possible to keep as much dynamic range as possible. Low aiSO also helps me prevent overexposure. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

[@tahaphoto]

@martingreenberg870 great points. Thanks for sharing your pov 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@worldadventuretravel]

I came to the video to see someone actually *shooting* like this, not manipulating photos that are nothing like it in Lightroom. :/

[@bamsemh1]

You need to learn the difference between lightroom and photoshop. Lightroom is for editing what's there. Photoshop is for manipulation.

[@tahaphoto]

Oh. Ok.🫡

[@lensman5762]

Best to be inspired by those pioneers, but its a bad idea to try and copy their techniques. You will never be a Hass, or Leiter and you might even forget who you are in the process.

[@tahaphoto]

I agree. Thanks for the reminder. I sometimes call it "reminder insp". You know what they did and how they "technically" did it. Now let try the basics and build off of that! I love stumbling on a gateway or rabbit hole of creativity. So much to learn and so much to experiment with. I appreciate you watching.

[@lensman5762]

@@tahaphoto Great attitude. Wish you all the success.

[@tahaphoto]

@@lensman5762 to you as well!!!

[@martingreenberg870]

Yes to the inspiration. You can’t copy the greats as the subject matter changes all the time. Artists are thiefs. We need to steal from the best. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

[@tahaphoto]

@martingreenberg870 the inspo is always changing.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽