Tag Archives: Paris

Paris: Firemen of rue Saint-Honoré

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Les

My philosophy of life can be summed up as: if you don’t play, you can’t win. The best photos are created when the photographer is engaged with the subject.  With people, it means connecting, even briefly, and generating a sharing … Continue reading →

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The Copyist: Resurrecting Old Negatives

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Les

The Copyist was taken in the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, in 1991. I prefer using available light which in this case was a mix of fluorescent and heavily overcast daylight. The painter is reproducing Women Ironing by Degas. At the … Continue reading →

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Traffic on the Place de la Concorde

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Les

I’ve been working on a post about the impact of the Japanese woodblock printers on artists in Paris around the turn of the 20th Century and how, even today, I still feel that creative energy. One artist in particular interests … Continue reading →

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Homage to Henri Cartier-Bresson

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Les

On occasion, I intentionally take a photo that reflects the work of another photographer. Homage to Henri Cartier-Bresson is such a photo. With it I pay respect to a photographer whose images have given me great pleasure and taught me … Continue reading →

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Distracted

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Les

I’ll start by stating the obvious, a good street photographer is aware of her surroundings at all times. In addition, the photographer understands human nature to the point that she can anticipate reactions to events. She can identify both the … Continue reading →

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