Street Photography with the LEICA Q2

[@victorcarmelo8606]

Love the shutter door reflection on the car and the red lips.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Victor !

[@richardtierney7724]

Loved the one of the car in the approach to the car park with the reflections of the wall structure/lines... fabulous :-)

[@OctavianCarare]

Thank you Richard! I am glad you are catching up with my videos hehe :) appreciate it

[@manasbharadwaj4034]

Again another impeccable video with fabulous street photos capturing the emotions of the city. Admirable!

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Manas ! Glad you liked it :)

[@alexispauwels1239]

The shot of the car and the reflection from the garage is just amazing!!! 😍 I think in my top 3 of all your still life photos

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Alexis ! tot straks :D

[@lestelford9167]

Enjoyed your video as usual. The photo of the car/garage door reflections is an absolute killer!!

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Les ! Glad you liked it ! :)

[@clintwoosley9512]

The silver door reflected on the car. Wow. To see that and execute is so so pro.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Clint ! :)

[@Lauracrosset]

Great video, i love the work of both of you! thanks the discovery of Christophe Chailloux, you should do more of these videos!

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Laura ! Glad you liked it. I will feature as many local photographers as I can :). Thanks again :)

[@Bryan-lu4du]

Awesome photos. Looking forward to all of your street photography videos!

[@OctavianCarare]

Glad you like them! Thank you Bryan ! :)

[@billyabroad8057]

Fantastic captures! Don’t let likes & subs determine your happiness and value. Just continue to enjoy and the rest will take care of itself. I found your site about a week ago and have already gone through many of your previous videos. I have no doubt that as you continue to reach viewerships that trend will continue. If you continue to build it. They will come!

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Billy ! Thanks a lot ! Well said :) I will keep on doing these videos and fully enjoy it without thinking of subs or likes. I love doing it. However, once you are in the KZbin 'game' you feel the pressure :).

[@billyabroad8057]

@@OctavianCarare pressure is needing to come up with money to make rent, pressure is having to decide between paying the electric or water bill. That’s real pressure. KZbin is a voluntary social media platform. You were undoubtedly successful in your craft before your channel. So KZbin is just a nice distraction. Have a wonderful week.

[@wuliangwu]

You take many great photos.I will recommend your channel to my friends.It’s amazing that I followed your friend Christophe a long time.He also shot great.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Scott ! :) New video coming soon. Hope you will like the shots :).

[@tonyallen9047]

Great video mate. Love the warm up shot of the woman walking towards the arches and the guy passing the European Commission. The car against the garage door is outstanding! Great abstract. The shot at 9:27 is absolute fire. That’s the killer one. How fantastic was the light that fell on the poster of the woman’s red lips. Couldn’t have been any better. The shots against the large poster/mural that you were not happy with, might have looked better in colour. It was a difficult shot in B&W because the subject gets lost. Keep these coming mate. Going to check out that other guys IG page 👍🏻

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Tony and thank you for your kind words and your feedback. The car shot seems like a winner, everybody likes it :). I will try the one in mural in color to see how it looks. I had something in mind with the contrast and shadows but didn't worked as planned. Thanks again and I am glad you enjoyed it ! :)

[@MrBeatHopper]

I really love your Videos ... you give me so much inspiratrion ... tanks and keep on doing this ... you have a special view ... !!!!!

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Niklas ! That's one of the most important comments and rewards for me :) I appreciate it :)

[@BPLeroyLotusEvora]

Octavian, great video again, thank you! The best shot is the one with the reflection of the garage door pattern on the car. Inspirational and superb! Bart

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks Bart ! Apparently that shot is a winner. I am glad you liked the video ! Take care :)

[@MikeMayerPhotograph]

Again a great work with the Q2 Octavian. My favorite image is at minute 7:02. In fact, the third attempt was the best and working with different angles was worth it.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Mike ! I am glad you enjoyed it :)

[@lout1587]

I enjoyed this video very much. Thank you for sharing your vision with us, Octavian. I applaud combining the photos with the go pro video - it gives us a peak into your mind.

[@OctavianCarare]

Glad you liked this Lou ! Thanks for watching :) appreciate it :)

[@christianheld9720]

Subscribed, love the vibe and the flow. Superb videos I've got to say.

[@OctavianCarare]

THanks a lot Christian ! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@waltsd]

I like the Q2 videos because I shout with it too. The Cannon video was interesting and lovely images but I sold that equipment to go light and versatile. At 75 weight is a consideration. I enjoyed this video because I enjoy seeing the before and after shots. I’m trying to gain insight on how your see light in a given situation then exploit it in LR. I’m applying some of that insight to my landscapes. I like the abstract of the car and lines in B&W. Thanks for sharing your art.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thank you Walt ! I am 33 and to be honest I am starting to feel the weight as well with my old DSLRs and 4-5 lenses in the bag. Maybe I will do a more narative video soon to give more insights but I am not very good at talking. I prefer doing photography :D

[@MountainMinders]

Clearly a Shadow game this one! loved the last try at 7:05 is clearly an incredible shot! well done. i'm trying to do some POV i would be glad if you could ve a look especially the one with the shadows. Keep up doin what ever you like it's the free mind who create not the followers!

[@OctavianCarare]

Hello Alan ! Je viens de m'abonner, chouette ta vidéo avec les hombres et contraste ! Continue a faire des vidéos POV ! Et a bientôt pour une séance photo street ensemble en France :)

[@MountainMinders]

@@OctavianCarare first of all thank's, i'm so honored! Je serais très heureux de partager une séance de street photography.

[@michrun]

Thanks for taking us along on your walks and sharing some great photos. I want a Q2 so, SO, bad but will have to live vicariously thru your lens until I can afford one ... which may be never. lol

[@OctavianCarare]

You can do it! :D Or just go for a fuji (wonderful cameras and I am planning to get one for myself) :)

[@kne321video]

Clever with the car shot. Envy your city. Not much to 📷 in my little town. Will go more to Copenhagen when I feel it is safe 😷. Good video again 👊

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks Kenneth ! Would love to visit Copenhagen and do some street photography there. Maybe at the end of this summer we can travel again and enjoy life :)

[@kne321video]

@@OctavianCarare You should come by one day. Expensive city but very nice with old mixed with new, Harbor side with bathing (very clean), Castles, architecture and more.

[@OctavianCarare]

@@kne321video I will definitely do that ! :) Thanks ! :)

[@TKJC2011]

Just watched your video and felt like I want to go out immediately and shoot! Your videos are inspirational. Thanks! And brilliant photos!

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks mate! You made my day 🌟

[@alangreginez9192]

Thanks for yours videos 📷📸📸📸

[@OctavianCarare]

Glad you like them Alan ! Thank you for watching ! :)

[@alexandruflorea8772]

Statistics and algorithms on these platforms work in very weird ways. Personally I found your last episode a very good one. Especially because you are not making a living from youtube you are free to express your true self and that is the most important thing for an artist in my opinion. A great one again. Very beautiful shots. Those high contrasting shadows look amazing. I like the colors and the reflections. And as always the music matches the video perfectly. Can't wait for the next one

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks Alexandru ! Yeah, as long as we are free we can do what we love and fully enjoy it :). You are a member of honour of this channel and a valuable part of this community, so once again multumesc :).

[@alexandruflorea8772]

@@OctavianCarare eu iti multumesc :)

[@wallywo7392]

Octavia don't be too harsh on yourself, your last video was excellent, it was absolutely brilliant. The shots were amazing. Keep on doing what you are doing, you're a real artist with so much talent!!! Which city are you in, some of it looked picturesque? Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thank you so much!! I live in Brussels, Belgium :)

[@Boatzerama]

Excellent photos 👍🏻.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Michael!

[@olivierterroir6482]

Stunning video and pictures! Normally not into street photography that much but like your approach!

[@OctavianCarare]

Awesome! Thank you Olivier ! What kind of photography are you into ? :)

[@olivierterroir6482]

I am usually leaning towards photographers that are not "directly representing our world" such as Todd Hido or Gregory Halpern. Being fond of Michael Ackerman, books from Martin Borgren or projects like "Eyes Wild Open" are excellent food the eyes for me :-)

[@OctavianCarare]

@@olivierterroir6482 wow ! thanks a million for sharing this ! Love the mood in Todd Hido's pictures, the portrait work of Halpern as well. That's an excellent work ! Thanks again for sharing ! :)

[@JS-shim]

I did not know the 200 mm clip was your video. Now that I know it's yours, I will watch it. My two favourites in this episode were the reflection onto the SUV and the reflection of the scaffolding. Your content is absolutely brilliant. Keep up the good work and well done on promoting another photographer.

[@OctavianCarare]

Glad you enjoyed it JS! Well kind words like yours keep me going, therefore I really appreciate it :) Thanks !

[@TheI1i1i1i1i1]

I'm surprised that the previous video didn't have the views it deserved. but surely you drew your conclusions, octavian. perhaps the most important of all was that you should do what you really like. without pressure, as you say to someone here in the community. Anyway here you are with another video of street photography. and what a fantastic set of photographs you show us. I really liked that you shared the work of someone you knew personally and admire the work. this is what photography is also made of. I also really liked your honesty in saying that you were disappointed with the views of the previous video. The intro is very interesting because it takes us in a sad song for your appearance of serenity and smile that characterize you in the opening words. I particularly liked the two photos of the guys in strange poses in the column building (5.31 and 5.41). all the best, octavian

[@OctavianCarare]

Obrigado Isaque ! :) Yeah, the most important is to do the videos I like and enjoy it and enjoy photography :). I hope you are ready to feature in one of my videos when I will be in Portugal and we can go for a street walk :D. Keep up the good work, shoot a lot and see you soon ! Again, obrigado for being here and for your kind words :)

[@TheI1i1i1i1i1]

@@OctavianCarare eheheh, are you already training portuguese? :) Good! it will be a great pleasure to photograph with you. I look forward to that happening as soon as possible. mulțumesc mult (google translate ;) see you soon

[@OctavianCarare]

I am coming for the nata pasteis and for all the goodies but we can do some street photography as well heheh

[@TheI1i1i1i1i1]

@@OctavianCarare ah ah ah ah, pastel de nata. We can do a street food photography 😉

[@OctavianCarare]

Haaha sounds perfect ! 🤩

[@mrbrakelol]

haha the intro! :( aww just keep doing what you love don't worry about views! Love the shots as awlays man!

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks! Will do! Tha'ts the way :)

[@FredRanger]

I can see why you enjoyed that day of street photography! Light composition and moment! You had a lot of those three ;) toujours un plaisir de voir tes vidéos. On se fera une collab un jour! Salutations de Montréal 👋

[@OctavianCarare]

Hello Fred ! Yes ! Un grand merci et avec plaisir une sortie/une collab un jour :). Merci ! :)

[@RobinH8869]

I enjoyed your last video but I agree that you should make the videos that you want. I'm envious of how you can get to interesting locations, we are completely locked down and can only exercise starting and finishing at home. No car journeys etc. Hopefully soon we will be more free. Maybe do a 4 blocks from your home photo challenge?.....

[@OctavianCarare]

I appreciate that Robin, thanks ! That sucks :( Here is sort of a partial lockdown but people can't stay indoors anymore and the need social contact. Things will get better soon and spring time arrives soon :)

[@randolphcroft4212]

Nice! I enjoyed this video. I have a Q2 Mono and I'm just waiting for a fresh night snowfall. It's pretty sparse so far this year.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Randolph ! How is the Q2 Mono ? Are you satisfied ? :) Dunno where you live but I hope you get some snow :) here spring is about to come :)

[@randolphcroft4212]

@@OctavianCarare - I started with the CL, jumped up to the SL2 - love them both - but for urban I really prefer Mono, so when Q2 Mono came up I was extremely interested - not just for compact hi-res b/w, but the slightly better higher ISO results.... And then I got it, and boy, it delivers! It's amazing. I hate to say it, but it's my favourite camera since digital came into the world. ...and - Toronto - we still have one month of winter, but it's been very dry.

[@RichardLewisohn]

Another great video.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Richard !

[@RichardLewisohn]

@@OctavianCarare Ha! Just message you in Instagram!

[@patrickdumont7302]

Good evening Octavian, I really enjoyed this video again. You really have refined further your style of street photography and captured a number of memorable shots. My favourite is probably the shadows of people aligned. pretty cool. Even more interesting is that you shared Christophe chailloux's photography. I find in his feed a perfect echo of what you do. That kind of same but different feeling. You are family and maybe you know it. Regarding the previous video, we tend to put people in boxes. Do what inspires you. The images were very inspirational, nothing wrong with that. I told you I am not so much in reviews type of stuff. Well when photographs are THAT good , the I forget about my misgivings. As long as models do not get frozen in the making of the video :) Cheers Patrick

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Patrick ! Thanks again for watching and for your feedback. I was thinking of doing a series where I feature fellow and local photographers. Christophe has some great shots and it was a pleasure to discover his work on instagram and then we decided to go out and shoot. Yeah, that's pretty accurate: I will do what I love and what inspires me :) (and no, no model was frozen during the shoot - she is safe and fine). Thanks again Patrick :)

[@azimutclubphoto4334]

Salut Octavian, j'étais à Vevey en Suisse ce matin pour tester un Olympus pen FT et il m'a fallu beaucoup de courage pour trouver la motivation avec ces températures négatives! A plusieurs reprises, j'ai essayé de me remémorer tes vidéos pour trouver une sorte d'inspiration! Je constate par contre que les gens chez toi sont beaucoup plus nombreux à être dehors et à continuer leurs activités malgré l'objectif qui les fixe. Ici, j'ai tout le monde qui se dérobe, qui évite le champ ou qui passe dans mon dos! J'espère que tu pourras venir une fois en Suisse ou même, pouvoir un jour t'accompagner lors d'une sortie dans ta ville ! Merci pour cette sympathique vidéo.

[@OctavianCarare]

Hello Luc ! On se fait bientôt une sortie en Suisse ou en Belgique et tu vas voir que avec un peu d'exercice et expérience ca ira facilement :). Je vais aussi te montrer des petites techniques qui peuvent améliorer ton travail street (rien de spécial, mais des petites astuces :) ). Merci a toi d'avoir regardé et pour tes mots :)

[@julianweber8871]

Très belle session street!

[@OctavianCarare]

Merci beaucoup Julian ! A bientôt :)

[@manuellerida6362]

Genial como siempre

[@OctavianCarare]

Gracias !

[@PeterHartland]

Interesting set of images, inspires me to experiment more

[@OctavianCarare]

That's the spirit Peter ! Feel free to share your work ! :)

[@straatmoment]

The girl with the book at 2.26, amazing as well as the shadows at 10.11 and as always, much more original photos ! You're not happy with some but I really like them, it's a nice poster to use ! But hey, saw your video with the Canon 200mm f2 too, don't put a girl, half-naked, in the snow anymore :-))

[@OctavianCarare]

Bedankt ! :) Not fully happy, I know I could have done better but... next time. Yeah, no more half-naked girls in the snow till... well the next snow I guess :)). Thanks for watching ! :)

[@happylemon89]

Great video! May I suggest a video idea? I have difficulty in finding motivation to go out and shoot on cloudy days. Its hard to find good compositions and photos. It would be nice if you could make a video showing some ideas on how to shoot on those conditions

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Ted and thank you ! Well I guess we are on the same page to be honest. In Brussels it's often rainy and cloudly and I am less inspired going out/finding nice compositions. That's a very good idea for a future youtube video. Thanks :)

[@laurentmoies2714]

Effectivement, très solide !

[@OctavianCarare]

Merci Laurent :)

[@sebastiankappen8044]

I love your work, brilliant. I wonder how much you have to do in post to get the photos so good looking.

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Made and thanks a lot ! I will do a video of how I edit my shots. Nothing spectacular :)

[@PinkyLadybird]

Just found your channel! Stunning! But would you mind putting your complete setup in the description? So we know what lens you use as well? I know for this one, we know. But I came from the Fujifilm xpro2 video.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot ! It was the 23mm f2 .I don't own the Xpro2, it was a mates and he lent me the 23mm f2 :)

[@gageanuionut9908]

Excelent! Superbe cadrele!

[@OctavianCarare]

Multumesc Ionut ! :)

[@edgardsoquenne9361]

Encore bravo pour ton regard incisif mais le coup de la voiture et de la porte de parking, alors là.... chapeau !!! As tu essayé une ville en bord de mer type Ostende sur des plans un peu plus large ? En tout cas c’est toujours un plaisir de voir tes vidéos !

[@OctavianCarare]

Hello et merci Edgard ! :) Justement j'ai pensé aller faire un petit tour a Ostende ou Blankenberge MAIS en sachant que la Belgique a fermé ses frontières je pense que tout le monde va aller les weekends a la mer (surtout qu'il va faire beau) :). Merci encore ! :)

[@victorrodz3]

good images.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thank you Vick! Cheers!

[@condal32]

Really interesting to see these images, looks like we tried to copy them in the UK with our "Admiralty Arch" in London!!!!

[@OctavianCarare]

hahahah :D

[@joelek110699]

Great images, keep up with the great videos! Are you ever going to try out a Leica M series camera for street photography? I'd love to see what you are able to do with different focal lengths than just 28mm :D

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Joel ! Thanks a lot ! I will give you my address if you want to send me a Leica M series :D. I will defintely try one. Hope to get my hands on a M series soon :) . Btw, I love the 28mm focal length :)

[@joelek110699]

@@OctavianCarare Haha let's put it like this: if ever you come to Switzerland and are around Geneva, I'll be glad to try out your Q2 if you want to try my M10 for an afternoon :D

[@OctavianCarare]

Tickets booked ! 😁 I really want to travel more once the travel ban is over. I will gladly swap the Q2 for a M10 in Geneva 😋. This summer would be great 😁

[@anyskmaria2500]

:P Ai inceput bine 3:38 "Tot inainte spre celebritate ". Imi place muzica aleasa in partea 2 am si dansat, pozele ce imi plac mie sunt 7:02, 9:27, 10:29, 12:36, 12:42. Obraznica poza 7:18, curioasa ce facea domnul de la 11:16. Si pozele mele wow sunt 4:36, 7:53, 12:00. Felicitari :P

[@OctavianCarare]

Multumesc ! :P tot inainte spre celebritate :)) da da, mai vorbim in 10 ani :))

[@Bryan-lu4du]

I’ll definitely check out the Canon 200mm video. I have to admit I prefer Leica related videos, but I love portraits in general and when I shot Canon I absolutely adored the 200mm f/2.8 so I’m sure the f/2 or f/1.8 would be a lot of fun. I would love to see any of the 3 adapter on the SL2 or SL2-S

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Bryan ! I would love to get my hands on the SL2 or SL2-S, yes. However, for now I am extremly happy with the Q2. Thanks for watching ! :)

[@Stereomono11]

Arms and sleepers ))) ❤️

[@OctavianCarare]

Yes!

[@I0nutB]

Inca o mizerie marca Pap :P. Poza de la 9:28 e favorita mea :P, restul niste mizerii :))

[@OctavianCarare]

Merci Bolo ! Mai incercam pana ce iese :D

[@Abyss60]

Bravo

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Stephane!

[@cameronstacy8785]

I admire that you make the videos that you want to make. In my opinion, that creates better content even if it isn't always viral. Take care!

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Cameron ! Yeah, I will do what I love. No pressure :)

[@technoalah]

Awesome video, I almost would prefer without music, cheers.

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks mate. I tried without music and it's too plain and I am not narrating it 😁

[@robertwurzinger6487]

Stay authentic... It's the only thing that prevails.. Believe me... Cheers 👍

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks Robert ! I will do :)

[@PhotogPilot]

I thought a good image would have been a screen capture of the GoPro footage when you had your own reflection in the window with the advertisement also in the reflection. Both your arms outstretched with the Q2 also silhouetted. Something in the 6:28 to 6:45 area.

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Darren ! I didn't think about it but now that you tell me it could have worked. Will give it a try next time for sure :). Thanks for the feedback :)

[@PavelSvyadosts]

3:34, 4:34, 12:34 my favs this time 😎

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks a lot Pavel ! :)

[@awpqq]

nice vid but the music is brutal!

[@denisgride7400]

-8… cold ….

[@OctavianCarare]

True :)

[@MF-we6lr]

Hey,maybe you get better music somewere.😊

[@OctavianCarare]

Thanks! Where do you recommend I get better music? 😎

[@maximewong3415]

Go back and see it is not Balance it should be like it scale

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi again Maxime! I am not sure if I get your comment. Care to explain ?

[@d.idowuolutosin4250]

Octavian, sorry to hear that your previous video didn't perform as well as you hoped it would. These are strange times and you never know how people will react to content. That said, I like your photos but not the POV so much. There are a number of KZbin content creators using GoPro or DJI Osmo for POV videos and sad to say, for me, it makes it unbearable to watch those videos. It doesn't mean the photographic content is not good but viewing the video from that perspective causes a bit of vertigo or sea sickness because of the herky-jerky nature of the body movements when moving about from location to location. I prefer POV videos when you have someone filming you as you talk and take photos. It would also be nice if you would show what you're shooting from eye view as opposed from below your camera. Hopefully, you get my point.

[@OctavianCarare]

Hi Idowu! Oh no worries about the previous video, it's perfectly fine :). Well to be honest you are the first one that tells me about vertigo and sickness of POV videos. I didn't know that a POV can cause that (I watch lots of them and never had any issues). Just out of curiosity, on what screen are you watching the POV videos ? I get your point and I will do a video when someone is filming me but I have to find someone willing to do this :). It is a good idea afterall, thank you for your feedback :)

[@d.idowuolutosin4250]

@@OctavianCarare let me clarify, it doesn't cause vertigo or sea sickness with me but that was the easiest way to describe how it feels for me watching certain pov videos. A better description would be that it's distracting from the overall intention of the video which is to get your audience to understand and follow your process and methodology for street photography. Also, it would be nice to see you shoot other rangefinder-inspired cameras like the ones from Fujifilm as a juxtaposition to shooting the Leica Q2. Just a thought. As for what I typically watch KZbin videos on, an 81.28 cm Dell monitor.

[@maximewong3415]

You have too much in the frame is too busy

[@konmorse]

I disagree. No such thing as having too much in the frame. Look up Alex Webb’s work.

[@OctavianCarare]

It depends, there are different approaches of street photography. Do you have any photos in particular in mind?😁