Re-thinking my approach to Street Photography?

[@lloydhunt8343]

My favourite game for Josh's POV videos is guessing what caught his eye. I would have bet alot of money on the twins at 7:09

[@frame-lines]

Ah man - I resign 🥲

[@geoffmphotography9444]

In an ocean of average street photography, Framelines stands out. Great work.

[@frame-lines]

you are way too kind Geoff!!

[@geoffmphotography9444]

@@frame-lines credit where it's due.

[@greenbrightly]

Totally agree!

[@robconner5221]

I'm probably not one to gauge your responses off of, but this is exactly what I look for when sitting down to enjoy a photography video. I enjoy what people see, how they chose it, why they chose what they chose, etc. I'm a charter bus driver with pretty consistent opportunities to do photo walks, and I appreciate your approach greatly. Thanks!

[@frame-lines]

Love to hear that - thank you Rob 🥰

[@SamuelStreetlife]

Nothing beats a walk in the city with a camera and in flow state👍 Even better when it’s a city like London.

[@frame-lines]

Exactly ! Nice, one, Samuel ❤️

[@EdJimenezPhoto]

I like these little reflective videos. Having access to the reasoning of someone who's done this for much longer than I have is an absolute privilege. Regarding your tangent about RAW, I identify with your reasoning, particularly at this point where I find myself figuring out where I land in terms of color editing and what "my look" looks like. Thanks for the insights and keep it up! Cheers!

[@frame-lines]

Exactly ! Learn from my past mistakes! Glad to hear it was useful and thank you for watching ❤️

[@clarkzy]

Interesting about the raw / JPEG piece. I shoot both with film simulations and the raw file, I still have the flexibility for future edits but it means I can just export straight out of camera and take my time getting the look and feel right in camera - also a great workflow while travelling

[@JayHall25]

Shoutout to the woman around the 4:00 mark who's snapping with a Richoh GR... looks like an older 1.

[@AdrianJoyce]

Even if you don’t think you’d like them, it’s definitely worth giving film sims/recipes a go - it’s a really engaging creative constraint, and for me it was what got me shooting again after a post-covid lull. The jpegs Fuji cameras produce are really beautiful, and you can always shoot RAW+JPEG to hedge your bets anyway. As long as the recipe isn’t too crazy you won’t be starting from a weird place if you do decide to go back and edit the raw later.

[@frame-lines]

Ok maybe I’ll give it a try ☺️

[@desmondpainter7313]

Agree. I actually love playing with the recipes -- I experiment with looks and I share the jpegs on social media. I have camera set to jpeg and raw, so sometime I want to go back to photos I liked and edit the raw. Then I might stick with the recipe look or try to rework the image. Some of the people who make these recipes really are creative and it's just great fun to mix it up and try them out.

[@richardnugent7035]

An important video for teaching street shooting. I particularly appreciate your narration of what caught your eye in a scene and then explaining the various elements and interrelationships that you believe made the final image work. A great method of teaching newcomers, as well as providing us vets with a refresher session. I would strongly encourage you to do more of these walk-teach videos, they are so much more useful than the simple stroll-and-snap videos that others post. Well done all around!

[@jorgeaspas]

I really enjoy this type of video where you tell us more about your thinking process when taking photos. It definitely adds a lot of value for us learners out there. Looking forward to more like this!

[@choctoby6418]

I really enjoyed how candid and natural this video was, like joining you on a walk. Thanks!

[@frame-lines]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MamboFerido]

I love the warmth in every photos you captured!

[@joyjeetpaul2218]

Streetphotography is always the best way to do photography. Full liberty, full of life, love the energy.... I bought FUJIFILM XT30 II for the purpose 😊... Great video indeed 👍. Keep clicking 🙏👍

[@artivism4068]

your photography here made me think a lot about what different kinds of ways you can approach bold colors in the frame. Harry Gruyaert paved the way.

[@RolandKaufmann]

Really nice to see and hear about your thought process on the street. Also very nice but relatable images. I like how this feels like a more honest way of showing the day. Something I need to incorporate in my POV videos.

[@frame-lines]

Love to hear that - thank you and thank you for watching.

[@loushared6602]

Great video Josh. I really like the narration of your wanders. I have all your print magazines- highly recommend x

[@jameshart3879]

Guy holding news paper next to the meijuri add is *chefs kiss*. Great video thank you! Subbed👍

[@Mindartcreativity]

A new Framelines video and my own X-Pro3 finally returned from repair today! What can I ask more? I'm so ready to hit the streets again. Gonna take that 23mm for a spin too.

[@lawniczakjohn]

Three words: Street-Photography! Always love these videos. Street photographers exist in a constant stage of existential ennui with a momentary taste of colorful ecstacy.

[@frame-lines]

Haha nicely put !

[@torb-no]

Loved the video (and others in framelines in general). It’s really interesting to see how other photographers work, and also how they use and think about their gear too. Also love how you do things with color, haven’t seen anyone do it *quite* the way you do. Watching got me wondering about a few things: I see you use the Squarehood hood for the XF23mm f2. How is the OVF blockage vs other options? And do you find it helps with avoiding haze more than other options? You talk about the fast AF. Have you set up the shutter to take the photo immedeatly or to wait for focus confirmation? If you do the first how do you contidently and quickly know you can take a photo (in focus)?

[@MoiseLevi]

Shoot JPEG, Fuji's colors are amazing when using their simulations, boost your DR to 400 and you will have great dynamic range.

[@WatchesAndPhotography]

I have a similar setup for my Street photography - Xpro3 Durablack with XF 23mm f/2. Stopped down to f/5.6 the lens performs phenomenally. Great street setup.

[@billjohnstonjr.1037]

Film simulations or RAW? Why not both? I have my Fujis set up to take black & white (with red filter) jpegs and RAW simultaneously.

[@greentothebone]

I really liked this episode, it was very calming (like a director talking over their movie) 😊

[@frame-lines]

haha the most awkward directors commentary ever 🤣

[@TheChosenOne_]

This video really makes me want to visit London to take photos. Nothing better than a city where you can just walk wherever and have the chance to find something interesting around the corner

[@frame-lines]

Love to hear that - thank you!!

[@kingoffongpei]

5:03 the porthole windows and corner of the facade above the doors look like a falcon's face. If you took a shot from head-on and cropped it down to like a 2.5:1 aspect ratio, it could look pretty neat.

[@JeffBarkema]

Also love the one at the back of the National Gallery - especially the 3 people sitting and reading. They contrasted to all the milling around everyone else was doing.

[@frame-lines]

Glad you liked that one Jeff!! Much appreciated

[@gharrop1]

The video is great,its really interesting to see a scene and wonder what you are going to shoot…plus the magazine is excellent👍

[@frame-lines]

Massively appreciated - cheers

[@creative_cozmic]

Great having a voiceover to the photo walk and very useful to hear your thoughts behind what you are doing and join you on your journey. I too shoot RAW, I own a Sony so pretty much need to edit RAW as Sony jpgs are fairly neutral (underwhelming) in colour and tone. I feel the edit is the second stage in creating imagery and my own look, especially playing with the exposure which I find difficult to get how I’d like it straight out of camera.

[@frame-lines]

Really great to hear that and very sensible re Sony jpegs - if you have enough storage I always say its best to shoot raw

[@Nightwatch1986]

In a world of never ending pictures, I know when I see a spicy meatball photo. Great work ❤

[@frame-lines]

you are way too kind!! Thank you 🥰

[@carmenfissenden2530]

Doing what brings you joy is what it is all about at the end of the day . I enjoyed the video and we all know the gear is secondary to capturing our emotions and seeing the image we know that calls us to shoot it . And best of all it happens in a blink of an eye . Raw and spot metering are the way to go for perfecting it ! I am way too lazy . I shoot raw and edit in Snapseed on the phone and send off for printing when I have a good selection. I am now on my tenth book . We all find a way that works for us . I enjoyed your images . Thank you for sharing these ideas with us .

[@rudyortega3285]

I love your colors. I love my Xpro3 as well. I have a Leica q but I just have more fun shooting with the Xpro3. I also struggle with my color edits on Fujis but I found that the adobe neutral color profile fits my needs and then I adjust the saturation how I like it.

[@frame-lines]

Ah I hadn’t thought to try different profiles - good shout - cheers ! 🥰

[@carlosmcse]

Fuji recipes always look like over-edited pictures to me. I would encourage you to go into full manual and keep center weighted metering. Maybe even get a manual focus lens like a Voigtlander. It’s like letting midjourney draw for you or drawing it yourself. Since I changed to Leica M I have enjoyed photography a lot more. When I started shooting after selling off my Fuji I realized I actually knew nothing about exposure. You get used to the camera doing everything. It’s more flexible to be in control fully. You can manipulate your picture a lot more. And it’s more fun. I think your editing is good. Personally I wouldn’t make it so warm/orange, but that’s to taste. The 23f2 is the best every day snapshot lens Fuji makes. Don’t sell it. If you’re into 50mm get the ORIGINAL 35f1.4 Fuji lens. Don’t worry about the focusing speed. In the xPro3 it’s going to be fine. If you want longer than that you can also get the ORIGINAL 56f1.2. Those 2 original Fuji lenses are still the most lovely rendering lenses they make. And they’re not perfect like their latest ones that look like Viltrox lenses. Stick to the original ones.

[@frame-lines]

👍

[@Gonzuller1992]

I used to shoot with an X-Pro2. By far the best RAW editor that I used was Photo Ninja. It's a one-person program (not made by a company) and it's not updated often, but I never found that I needed much more than its ability to render Fuji files with great color and tonality.

[@frame-lines]

That’s a hot tip! I’ll give it a look - cheers pal

[@riosrios6106]

Hey Josh, i think is a well known issue that Lightroom doesn't process X Trans sensor raw files as well as other photo-editing software like captureOne. I don't know if newer versions of lightroom have this issue as well. Cheers.

[@frame-lines]

Yeah I’m aware of it and have tried capture one - ultimately prefer the workflow and organisation in Lightroom, might give capture one another look now though as i know it’s been updated quite a bit - cheers ❤️

[@creative_cozmic]

@@frame-linesThe latest capture one has some AI features, most notably a feature, I think mainly for portraits that can take an edit for a photo and match it to any other photos, saving so much time - not just simply copying your edits over but matching them precisely. I don’t own the latest version so haven’t been able to try this out. I know the KZbinr Julia Trotti has a recent video going through this feature.

[@SourPlanet]

I think what makes street photography really enjoyable is finding the methodology that imposes flow time upon you. X-Pro3 is great here because of the flip screen- a slight barrier to chimping, which removes us from the moment. Plus the handy external controls, of course. For me, personally, it's all about keeping a few creative facets unlocked as I shoot. Like I want to be able to get shots but it needs to require my direct focus. So I'll shoot auto ISO, lock shutter speed at 1/500.. but then swap Aperture and Zone Focus Range constantly, requiring a real cognizant relation with distance alongside composition/story. Or shoot at F16 and auto ISO, then find spaces where slow shutter can tell the story, playing with time itself to move the viewer through the scene. Even just swapping over to monochrome and crunching the values down with exposure compensation to weld shadow shapes for truly graphical compositions. Etc etc. Whatever it is: the end result is that the scene before me is ready and I have a moment to create my story for it. This keeps me from checking out at all- just kiting around the city on the flow of moments. Nice video, as always. Feels like a recalibration for future content and I'm psyched for it.

[@frame-lines]

Yes I love that about the X-pro ! Interesting to hear about those little rules you set yourself, I might try the same instead of constantly trying new gear 😅

[@SourPlanet]

@@frame-lines haha yes. It does totally stop me from constantly getting new gear... Said while hurriedly shuffling a mountain of bodies and lenses under the chair.

[@bobcunningham5288]

What I have liked about your work is your love of bold colours.

[@frame-lines]

much appreciated - Cheers!!

[@chrisdvsmith999]

What focus setting are you using on the camera (X Pro 3) in this video? Also...could you do a video of your editing process on lightroom/photoshop?

[@frame-lines]

Single point focus! One day maybe

[@matthewhendricks7239]

Found this pretty relaxing, thank you

[@domtomas1178]

Hey Josh, Thanks for sharing your experience with the X-Pro3. I couldn't agree more about shooting Raw. I actually have my X-Pro2 EVF setup to preview in B&W - it helps me with composing and is less distracting - then in post I apply my own pre-sets, (some of which I have "borrowed" from the Fuji sims) I play around until I find one that works and then tweak it more. I love both the process of taking the photo with a tactile camera, like the X-Pro series. And also the process and brining out the best from each photo in Lightroom. (maybe because when I started doing photography at uni, I had access to a darkroom, I used film and developed and printed the photos myself)

[@frame-lines]

Ah love that workflow - super cool. I also had access to a darkroom when studying and really miss it - cheers pal and thanks for watching

[@wylie_photo]

I know what you mean about it being crap shooting landscape for social media, problem is I rarely ever shoot portrait. I have to keep reminding myself to shoot that way as I probably miss loads of images!

[@frame-lines]

Haha yes same 😅 nice one Mark. Thanks for watching

[@shadyron2842]

Lovely stuff, I’m made up that you’re still loving the xpro3, long may that continue 📸

[@frame-lines]

Haha going to try and stick with it! Really into it so far - cheers 🥰

[@newjorgcity]

Haven't got much to say, just wanted you to know I really enjoy your videos, cheers mate

[@frame-lines]

Made my day - thank you 👍

[@victorcarmelo8606]

Never used Fuji cameras but I do love the colours in your images. The greens can be a bit to yellow for me but the rest of the colours are beautiful. Nice video, thanks.

[@frame-lines]

Thank you! Although its odd you say that as I make the greens more blue 😅

[@victorcarmelo8606]

@@frame-lines when i process my images i find greens have to much yellow in them and when using HSL I darken/reduce the yellows to darken the greens for a more natural look. Just find greens a bit too over bright in Fuji colour. Just me, they are probably fine for others.

[@victorcarmelo8606]

@@frame-lines It is odd but my Darkroom+ software, every time the yellow slider is adjusted, it also affects the greens and orange colours, weird! Nice talking to you.

[@Philhellene1]

I expect I am late to mentioning but Tckts has had a booth in Leicester Square for years - good options on discount theatre tickets

[@frame-lines]

It’s been under hoarding for ages I think, and that’s what through me I guess

[@Philhellene1]

@@frame-lines which is fair enough, whenever I have visited I see something different, it's why I enjoy going up to the city

[@komali2]

I notice that a lot of street photographers are using relatively closed apertures, like 4-8 range, and especially on aps-c sensors like all the fuji cameras I'm super curious as to why. With a digital you can get pretty good "zone focus" (in the digital sense) that can grab your target pretty well, or even face / eye detect (though this is notoriously hard to nail on a fuji camera and slow, even on my xt5 with firmware update). Is it because the street photography vibe is typically a very deep depth of field, with lots of stuff in focus? I've been walking around with a 28mm 1.4 just sat at 1.4 at all times and have really enjoyed the shallow depth of field. I've definitely missed a lot of fast pictures because of this, either because I foolishly trusted the face detection or forgot I was on C focus mode when recomposing, but the ones that do turn out are so awesome to my eye. I'm a total noob though so idk, maybe what I'm actually doing is impromptu portraiture or something lol.

[@frame-lines]

I don’t like to impose rules so whatever works k think, I sometimes shoot with a longer lens, wide open so I can hone in on details. 🙂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@wheezzy101]

The 23mm fujicron is probably my favorite fuji made lens. Its small, gets out of your way and I really enjoy the rendering it gives. Great video.

[@Caracalaba]

Small compared to what? 23f2 leica is much smaller

[@wheezzy101]

@@Caracalaba doesn’t make sense to compare the Fuji lens with AF to a lenses that has no AF mechanics.

[@Caracalaba]

@@wheezzy101 I'm talking about the leica 23mmf2 TL. An apsc autofocus lens that is half the size of the fuji

[@ekvidi]

my 5 cents to fuji raws in lr: process them in dxo pure raw and work with them afterwards normally in lr... it's a day and night difference

[@sailslikeagirl3154]

Josh really enjoyed your video, there are few people who can edit their photos like you can. The everyday looks great with the colours you bring out. Any camera in you hand could produce beautiful images. Thanks

[@frame-lines]

made my day - thank you so much!

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Excellent video Really enjoyed it. All you said made sense. Thanks for shsring

[@frame-lines]

haha thank YOU

[@yankeeshore]

I like your street work very much!

[@colinthecameraguy]

Hi Josh, I find that I can shoot from the hip (in portrait mode) quite easily by cupping the X-Pro 3 (or the GX9) in the palm of my hand, elbow bent at 90 degrees, and firing the shutter with my thumb . . . . although I have just ordered a shutter release screw in button as the main dial obscures the shutter release 🤷

[@frame-lines]

Portrait hip shooting! I've never tried that.. interesting..

[@colinthecameraguy]

@@frame-lines It’s completely covert! If I see a subject approaching then I might stop and turn sideways and then I can double check the lens barrel is horizontal, whilst resting the camera on my stomach!

[@komali2]

If you're in an area with a lot of people sitting down it can also be really fun to walk with the camera casually clutched down at your side in portrait mode, thumb on the shutter release, with a burst fire mode on, and just spray and pray as you walk by. 80% of the pictures will be out of focus or just poorly composed, but every once in a while I get a really fun picture this way.

[@colinthecameraguy]

@@komali2 Or, do the same thing but on single shot mode; that way (by pausing at Half Press) the camera will focus on every shot, if you’re using AFS, and the majority will be in focus plus there’s less chance of them hearing the camera!

[@piazzatron]

Love this video! I'm curious since you're shooting 23mm F2 anyways, is there a reason you opted for the X-Pro3 over the X100 series? Flexibility of an interchangeable lens camera? Do you prefer the 23mm experience on one over the other?

[@frame-lines]

I find the x100 series a bit toy like and cheap feeling , the xpro fits better in my hand too , and yes nice to have the option of other lenses ! Cheers!

[@gordonwill6885]

I shoot the 23mm f2 with an X-T2, that combo I've found the opposite (well 90 degree opposite) and shoot mostly portrait..

[@frame-lines]

Maybe to do with the viewfinder position and tilt screen I guess

[@foreignparticle1320]

The ticket booth in Leicester Square has been there since the 80s, fyi.

[@frame-lines]

Of course, but it’s been under hoarding for ages now

[@jaunman71]

I kept hearing ‘like’ so I just had to 👍. Good work

[@Agnivolok1]

Which Panasonic is that?

[@regenytarmovies]

How do you make sure people don't notice you? Here in Budapest, if they see me with a camera, they immediately pay attention to me.

[@frame-lines]

People do notice me a lot, especially with a camera strapped to my chest. Being somewhere very busy helps though!

[@TheUrbandilema]

Must love dogies on the street josh...the xpro 3 is my dream camera...love this pov especially London in summer ..one of the places if I won the lottery I am coming to do street photography.😅lovely work and I trying looking for complimentary colours on my photowalks now..happy summer and u see in the next one

[@frame-lines]

Love to hear it ❤️ cheers!

[@TheUrbandilema]

@@frame-lines much tanx Mr spicey meatball

[@thaisonhorn]

i thoroughly enjoyed this video, thank you!

[@frame-lines]

Thank YOU

[@CheckeredFlagPodcast]

Are you using the OVF or EVF with the XPro3?

[@frame-lines]

Ovf only

[@Wasp9513]

Thanks for this exercise!

[@frame-lines]

Thank you for watching !

[@drwatsonismine]

What do you mean you find the files choppy? Is that grain or dynamic range?

[@frame-lines]

Both, I mean ultimately they are fine - but compared to full frame there is a noticeable dip in IQ

[@drwatsonismine]

@@frame-lines ok. That’s good to know. Thanks

[@Justaperson717]

What kind of focus did you use?

[@frame-lines]

single point!

[@draganmikki5688]

What is the rethinking here?

[@MaxPhotoGraphic]

Nice Content, is it possible to be part of your Mag? Thnx mate

[@isaackennedy2835]

Lovely video

[@frame-lines]

Nice one Isaac

[@seanms35]

LR doesn’t accurately convert the colors or sharpness on Fuji raw files 😢

[@frame-lines]

I know, can't bring myself to swap to Capture One though

[@JJ_Photo]

Always hard to control these Fuji colors. Had my Leica M10 and Fuji X100V out the other day. And I always get surprised how muddy the colors from the Fuji is, compared to the Leica (or Ricoh GR). Hard to explain. Have a dog with sand colored fur. No matter how I expose the poor dog on the Fuji, it always looks overexposed compared to the rest of the image. Kind of washed out and with lack of color details.

[@frame-lines]

Yes muddy is the perfect way to describe them, only downside for me when it comes to Fuji

[@torb-no]

@@frame-lines To some extent I reckon this Lightroom processing (much better in Capture One imo), but I think something with regards to color detail that I heard someone say is that Fujis X-trans sensor arrangement means they basically prioritise luminosity information over color information, but also probably weights colors differently. AFAIK the FUji X sensor have more green sensor sites than other colors (while other brands all colours are equal).

[@yvesbrissette9831]

Pleased to see that you are going to concentrate on the artistic aspects of street photography instead of thé technical ones.

[@uwequast6256]

Serial mistake with the little backside window!

[@babettesfeast6347]

You missed the lady in red, wow- I forgive you

[@frame-lines]

Haha thank you

[@joeharrisonnz]

Fujifilm JPEG film sims are overrated and its RAW files are underrated (if you can stay below 2000 iso)

[@frame-lines]

I agree, they get very crunchy very quickly over 2000

[@streetwalkerphoto]

15 miles in twelve hours? Were six of those spent in a coffeehouse?😂

[@frame-lines]

👍

[@gharrop1]

Its like an interesting like commentary,….well like maybe?😉

[@frame-lines]

I’ll take it

[@jeremysheremy]

Quite jealous of New Yorkers and Londoners where no matter the time of the year foot traffic is abundant. There’s just 100x higher chance for the perfect shot.

[@frame-lines]

I’m also very jealous of New Yorkers 😅

[@komali2]

bad lifehack but if you have a local airport or train station that can be a pretty good place to get some pics. Even a mall.