TURN THIS SH#! OFF on your camera - Street Photography POV ISTANBUL | Fujifilm X-PRO2 + 23mm f1.4 R

[@Rangefinder48]

Now this is why you’re the best street photography channel on KZbin. While other channels make videos like “Best Focal Length for a Beginner” or “How to Pack for Travel Street Photography” or whatever. And then there’s you who actually gets to the point, how we should immerse ourselves in the field, take away all the unnecessary things, see this way, see that way - everything is precise, educative and enlightening.

[@eortizfoto]

thanks a million for this amazing feedback!.... happy to see that doing things the way I like, I still connect with some people out there. thanks again! cheers

[@blake469]

Hey Eduardo, just wanted to say your work has truly inspired me. Love the way you break down your process, and it's always interesting to see how you approach your subjects and framing.

[@eortizfoto]

Happy to hear that! Thanks for passing by and watching my videos.

[@ngtamphuong]

One of the best street photography channels, also one of the most aspiring street photographers.

[@eortizfoto]

Wooow thanks for such a nice comment

[@ereboi122]

Hello Eduardo! Lovely bit of advice as always. I found that by disabling all but the essential from my screen (the focus point) I was free to experiment a lot more with my compositions. I've had the 3x3 grid on for the longest time and it is already burned into my eye so I do not need it to guide me anymore on the screen. After my most recent photowalk, I managed to finally nail a shot I had been chasing for 2 years!

[@eortizfoto]

wow that's great! I'd like to see that shot man, two years is a long time. I dont have that level of patience.

[@willinirschl]

Eduardo, you have no idea how inspiring these videos are for me. Please keep them coming. I love your approach and how you blend into the scenery. I'm not afraid of putting up my camera to the eye. But working a scene like you will be definitely a longterm goal for me.

[@photographpaul]

Street photography is a genre of photography that focuses on capturing spontaneous, everyday moments in public spaces. It often involves photographing people, their interactions, as well as urban life and atmosphere. The key element is capturing the authenticity of the moment, showing reality in its natural form, without posing or styling. In this field, quick reactions, a keen sense of observation, and the ability to spot interesting scenes in ordinary, everyday situations are essential. As a landscape photographer, my approach to photography is somewhat different. I focus on nature, its tranquility, beauty, and harmony. My photos often convey the emotions tied to the moments I capture in nature, from sunrises to the misty stillness of winter mornings. In contrast to street photography, my images are more reflective and intimate, showcasing the beauty of landscapes that have their own rhythm but are also filled with peace and harmony.

[@eortizfoto]

Thanks for copying-pasting the definition of street photography. I wasn’t aware of it. Cheers

[@muehara9608]

Today I got to know your works and channel. Your photographs are inspiring and I like listening and watching your philosophy and the way you do it. I like your honesty and no pretentious approach. Photography has been my hobby for a long time but until recently I mostly took landscapes and only this year I started taking street photography in Edinburgh. So making sure that the horizon is straight is like first thing I do in editing but recently I was wondering if it is always necessary. What you said made sense to me and I will keep it my mind next time I shoot and editting. It’s good to break out from old habits and trying something different🙂

[@eortizfoto]

I’m so glad that my video helped you. It’s a common thing among landscape. photographers, but it affects us all at some point. Cheers bud

[@rogerevens]

I like your walks, the method, the compositions… maybe a video about editing ?

[@eortizfoto]

Possibly! Although it’ll be the shortest video ever. I barely edit my photos

[@dda.visuals]

Great video Eduardo. I really love your work and your abiltiy of layering elements. Impressive. I'm wondering if you also shoot manual on your Xpro2? I do on my X-Pro3 and GFX50R. Keep the amazing work.

[@eortizfoto]

I only shoot fully manual no matter the camera

[@danlasala8267]

Another great video Eduardo. Brilliant advice! I'm enjoying the tighter field of view of the 23mm, you're really filling the frames more and the layering is strong. Keep them coming!

[@eortizfoto]

thanks a million! I agree, I tend to get more keepers with a 23mm...but I still think that spending a long time with the 18mm made a difference. It's like hardcore training. XD

[@jakelemieux5915]

Absolute delight. Thank you for the video and photos.

[@eortizfoto]

Glad you enjoyed it! and thanks for watching!!!

[@TheUrbandilema]

Tnax again sir...love this povs... Istanbul is awesome...love your layering and explaining the why i will hqve to give the no rule of thirds on a try..have a bless day

[@eortizfoto]

dont call me sir please. Just Edu, brother, or something like that. take care bud and thanks for passing by and leaving a comment

[@yetiunderstood1435]

Thanks for the great video. Looking forward to more!! Keep Up the fantastic work!!

[@kalistratov_photos]

Absolutely incredible... Btw the straight horizon line piece of advice usually comes from people who don't know anything about photography, but they want to show off. I really like your newer videos. I caught myself on checking a few times during the week if you posted it or not yet :D Some of the highlights for me: 10:10 the deceisive moment with the shadow of the bird 13:26 the eggs in the phone 13:38 so many narratives (might be my fav photo) PS Great hairstyle!

[@eortizfoto]

thanks bud for watching! the bird moment was the lucky shot of the day! my hair says thanks too!

[@bryantwalley]

Brother this should be the first video every photographer should watch. I got a new camera a few months ago and it took me a good 30 minutes to go through all the menu settings trying to get all the crap off the viewfinder.

[@dorotheethomson]

Great advices ! set yourself free from all these rules 🙏🏼

[@eortizfoto]

Nooooo! what I meant is to know when to break the rules. I think rules are important.

[@Bikes-n-Stuff]

Just discovered your work. Totally different style and thought process to me (well, very little thought process in my case), and really opened my eyes to new perspectives. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to following more of your work. Also curious how much post work you do - crop grade etc, vs straight OOC.

[@eortizfoto]

I barely do any cropping and don’t like to spend more than 5/10mins editing a photo. I shoot in raw and edit using capture one.

[@kenwouters1268]

Great video with lots of value. Well done Eduardo.

[@eortizfoto]

Glad you liked it bud! Thanks for watching

[@JaapKroon]

You make me wanna go back to Istanbul, and I will, over and over again. Amazing serie photos.

[@eortizfoto]

Same here! One of the best places to do street photography out there!

[@turgs1]

I have been a few times in my life always want to go back again

[@timjamiesonphotos]

Great video, Eduardo! Class photos and advice 👌🏻

[@eortizfoto]

Glad you enjoyed it man! from you means a lot!

[@TheUrbandilema]

Hey tim nice to see you here too eduro is a master teacher in the art

[@eortizfoto]

@@TheUrbandilema thank you! too kind

[@johnhoey7717]

Love your channel; great music too. I’ve just purchased Understanding Color zine 😊.

[@eortizfoto]

thanks a million! hope it helps!

[@daveed4475]

Agree. I keep my viewfinder clean.

[@nelson.arguello]

Amazing video once again Eduardo! Thank you for the tips!

[@eortizfoto]

My pleasure! thanks for watching and stay tuned!

[@guandulin]

Gracias por los buenos consejos, ¿cuándo te haces un taller en Paris?

[@eortizfoto]

Hola!! Gracias por ver el video... Paris, me encantaria, pero no conozco la ciudad muy bien. Tengo grandes amigos que fotografian por alla como Fabian Ecochard y dan WS. PAris es muy caro para mi como para ir y estudiarlo antes de hacer un WS.

[@bonjerdo]

Great music too. Compliments to you and the musicians.

[@felipecordero3]

Increíble!!!

[@eortizfoto]

muchas gracias amigo!

[@harpersisland]

I just got back from Istanbul a couple weeks ago and wish I had come across Tim Jamieson and your videos a month ago, then I guess that's the algorithm getting involved. I really like the way you worked your shots in many of the same locations I was shooting. You've also got a very calming presence in front of the camera and in the audio that accompanies it. Look forward to more of your work.

[@eortizfoto]

Better late than never! Hope you had a good time in Istanbul

[@harpersisland]

@ yes stayed in Karakoy had a good day wandering around Fenner and Balat, another two days wandering from Kucuksu to Uskudar and Kadikoy and then several in Eminonu and Taksim, more or less eating our way through these places. Used my iPhone mostly to keep the camera from getting honey and dondurma all over it. Even caught Sebastião Salgado’s Genesis exhibition, a great week.

[@eortizfoto]

@ sounds like a perfect time!

[@dummybert]

Great video! I need to try more often this kind of photography, just shy of getting to close to subjects. I’m wondering, are you shooting with a 28mm equivalent or 40mm equivalent? Gracias!

[@turgs1]

Love your style bro do you know I used to do angle photography yrs back until people started criticism i stopped but thanks you have given me the idea to recreate again thank you very much

[@eortizfoto]

Go for it! Find your style!

[@alexbecks5199]

Hello Eduardo! That’s so exciting! What focus system do you use? Looks like manual focus but you are so quick! Also is that a Fuji simulation or something else in post?

[@eortizfoto]

Yes, correct. I use manual focus. I’m quick because I’m usually zone focusing. It’s something else in post, I shoot in raw.

[@hermessingson5806]

wow!

[@eortizfoto]

❤️

[@lucassousafilm]

Amazing video and great photos!

[@eortizfoto]

Glad you like them!! thanks for watching!

[@jlaw8882]

You just reminded me! ... turn the stabilizer Off. I always forget that and when I get to review the images later I say net time, then it happens again! 😢

[@rkvvkr]

Thank you @eduardo for your videos. I was feeling like I am loosing interest in photography mainly because I was too concerned with perfection and had all the settings turned on everywhere. Your POV view and monologue at the beginning is giving me immense energy to go out and start clicking Thank you Sir 🙏🏽

[@rkvvkr]

I was being too rigid with how to take photos. These directions on tilting and being open to trying new things is what I am going to do

[@rkvvkr]

Can you also share the song name?

[@eortizfoto]

If you enjoyed the video please click the like button and subscribe! This will help me to spread the channel and get more people to watch my videos. Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments! And THANKS a million for watching!

[@yvind1634]

Merci pour ces vidéos qui sont toutes magnifiques. Les compositions sont toujours surprenantes et dynamiques, je n’arrive jamais à imaginer la même composition que toi sur les vidéos. Une question technique: tu fais ton expo toujours en manuel et sur les hautes lumières ? Ou tu es en AV?

[@eortizfoto]

Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire ! Je fait le expo en manuel toujours en pensant les hautes lumières. On général je expose en utilisant de ma main, quand elle est bien exposé j’arrive à faire des photos sans penser trop a changer les réglages.

[@mibreit-photo]

Great video. The people seem very relaxed being photographed. Have you been to Morocco? Totally different vibe and you might need another approach ;-)

[@eortizfoto]

Yes I have, but not as street photographer. I want to come back in the future and see how it goes. but as you say, It's not that easy, and probably will have to shoot somewhat differently. probably more focus on the territory.

[@jonanoon]

Thank you for this reminder of the simplicity of the viewfinder! I will seriously consider it next time! Thank you also for your inspiring video! Street photography as I would like to do more often! A purely technical question: for your focusing, I imagine you use zone focusing. Could you give me an idea of your focusing distance with your 23mm? Thank you ;)

[@eortizfoto]

Glad it was helpful! And thanks for watching. I don’t understand your question tho. Sorry

[@marvinordinarus]

Great colors. Presets or manuel color science ?

[@eortizfoto]

Using fuji profile as starting points. and editing on Capture1

[@Klavsash]

Thank you. I enjoy your work very much. The videos are exceptional. Please continue to push out valuable content for the community here. I am traveling to Istanbul in a few weeks, and seeing how the public accepted you taking photos was beneficial. My concern now is to not copy your work. Have you been interviewed by any podcasts where we can listen and learn more about you and your work ? Thanks Again.

[@eortizfoto]

Much appreciated! Yeah, people in Istanbul is quite chill, not so much so when it's super hot tho. you wont copy, everyone sees different things, and that's the beauty of photography. I got interviewed by Frames Magazine a while ago. thanks for watching and good luck in Istanbul. here's the link: readframes.com/frames-photography-podcast-with-eduardo-ortiz/

[@Klavsash]

@@eortizfoto Thanks. Quick question. If purchased, can you Understanding Colour be loaded on to Apple Books?

[@eortizfoto]

@@Klavsashhave no idea really. But I think It’ll work. It’s a normal pdf file

[@popcorn7263]

Hey Eduardo, I am a beginner street photographer who lived in Istanbul for 7 years. I thoroughly enjoy all of your street photography videos. Your work is inspiring. I immediately noticed improvement in my outputs. Thank you so much for putting all of this out there ❤🙏❤

[@alexkane1]

Just curious how you approach shooting jpeg vs raw? Do you use a particular Fuji profile, and is there much post processing for you? Thanks! Love the work

[@eortizfoto]

I shoot raw... not because I need more dynamic range, just the colour density is way better. Also because my editing has changed a lot throughout time and want to be able to correct previous shots. I used the fujifilm film simulations as starting points on my editing. btw I use capture one.

[@joffinyu]

This is very very interesting. I am just wowed

[@marceloleitejr]

Hermano Eduardo! Question, for a shooting like this one in the video. Do you use Fuji’s film simulations, recipes or do edit the RAW files later? Amazing photos by the way. 🤜🏼

[@eortizfoto]

Thanks! Well, I shoot raw only and edit with capture one.

[@LokomotiF47]

Great photos, do you mainly use Classic Chrome ?

[@eortizfoto]

Thanks. No, I never use classic chrome. I don’t like it

[@LokomotiF47]

@@eortizfoto fair enough. Do you mind sharing if you are using any film simulation ?

[@eortizfoto]

I shoot in raw. But often edit using provia, astia and velvia as starting points. (Provia and Astia are my main ones)

[@kulassbp]

I just discovered this channel and it's very inspiring. Question, since you use prime lens do you also use the AF mode or you use manual? Thanks!

[@eortizfoto]

I use both, depending on the situation. But mainly manual! I only use autofocus when doing paid work.

[@kulassbp]

@@eortizfoto Thank you! Do you have a video explaining manual zone focus on a fujifilm camera using an AF lens?

[@eortizfoto]

@@kulassbp I explained a bit about it on the video in Kathmandu and Puno, but no. I should make a video for that in specific. Thanks for the idea!

[@kulassbp]

@@eortizfoto I'd be waiting for that content soon! 😄 I'll check the video you mentioned though. Thanks!

[@brumsy.official]

Thank you Eduardo ! Great video. What motivated you to shoot the 23mm instead of the 18mm in this situation ?

[@eortizfoto]

Two main reasons. I wanted to bring one lens only this time around, and this was the only one I have with a distance scale. I wanted to use it to show my students how I zone focus. Plus, I tend to get more “keepers” with a 23mm (35mm)

[@brumsy.official]

@@eortizfoto got it ! Thanks for your reply! 🙂

[@VictorReynolds]

Great work Eduardo! Your shots are inspiring!

[@eortizfoto]

Happy to hear that! And thanks a million for watching!

[@dogukancs]

so nice.. im proud with being Turkish...

[@eortizfoto]

You should!! 😍

[@johnhoey7717]

Super happy to send you some “spare” change, my friend!

[@eortizfoto]

Awesome thank you! 🙏

[@atticustay1]

What lens are you using?

[@eortizfoto]

It doesn’t matter

[@almostgreen9498]

Some tilts work compositionally and some don’t. How about a KZbin or Substack to help us figure this out? Many thanks for all you do!

[@eortizfoto]

Thanks! I’ll have it mind for an upcoming video.

[@Wasp9513]

Great Eduardo! Are you using the 23 mm or the 35 mm? Forget it, now I see the title. 😂

[@eortizfoto]

hahaha ok....the old 23mm btw, the one with the clutch mechanism

[@dda.visuals]

@@eortizfoto Great lens. I use the 16mm too in manual focus.

[@stephenkurz4869]

How on earth do you get so close to people without them reacting or saying something!?

[@eortizfoto]

Haha…I’m invisible 🫥

[@irinasp3723]

Some of them seem uncomfortable

[@eortizfoto]

@@irinasp3723 it’s inevitable, yet I always try to minimise any negative impact I might have on others. The people are more important than the photos.

[@fwfeo]

I think just acting normal, smiling and sticking around until they get desensitized to you and your camera! I wanted to do candid shots of my family in a rural village with a big Canon 30D SLR and 24-70/2.8 L and I pulled it off by putting the camera upfront and playing with it and eventually people start talking among themselves and forget about you and your giant camera! 🤷‍♂😂 And different cultures react differently! I'd be more hesitant to point a camera at strangers in the US than in Asia and Europe!