Digital photography

I just had a look at his website. It's like if Salgado was a fashion photographer instead of an economist before he set off. Salgado's work is aesthetically beautiful but still journalistic, whereas Nelson's work feels posed, contrived and instagram filtered. I see why he's defending himself and why lots of people might buy the book to put on a coffee table, but I sympathise with the criticism. I almost want to like it - he's a good photographer - but it's just a bit too contrived and that turns me off.

But when he's good, he's good. Check this -

Although it does feel a bit amped up in the processing.

the biggest problem I have with it is the text that pops up on the site right over the top of the pictures on his site, pretty annoying

Anyway I remember seeing these some time ago and thinking if not quite my thing it was interesting, but I never realised he was claiming it to be "documentary" and writing all this bullshit about the beautiful spirituality of these unknowable peoples... but then his comment in that article is a bit different and if it's really pure aestheticism to him then maybe the rest is just marketing crap and I feel like the problem is not mainly a guy taking pretty romanticised pictures but the way in which they're then sold and the readiness of people to perceive them that way and buy them.

But most importantly this is the wrong thread as he shoots large format film.

@h2o he's definitely a talented to photographer but he claims to be documenting the indigenous people before they die out which is pretty much bollocks. He isn't documenting anything instead he is setting up fashion portraits. Yet he can't be bothered to pay his "models" and then reaps huge benefits flogging prints and limited edition books for 5 grand.

I've finally got the money to buy a camera having not had one for about 10 years. I'll be mainly using it for photographing artwork and also just carrying it around and snapping away. I'm thinking of going for the Fuji x100s or the olympus om-d em10. Any advice would be great. Thanks

But most importantly this is the wrong thread as he shoots large format film.

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A couple from last weekend. Great colours this time of year:

I'm kinda lichen this snail! by Michael M Rennie, on Flickr

Autumn colours are the best. by Michael M Rennie, on Flickr

I've finally got the money to buy a camera having not had one for about 10 years. I'll be mainly using it for photographing artwork and also just carrying it around and snapping away. I'm thinking of going for the Fuji x100s or the olympus om-d em10. Any advice would be great. Thanks

I'd go for the Olympus as it is a system with good lenses. The Fuji, I have heard, is fantastic, but I would not change my OM-D E-M1 for any camera.

Just received this email.

*We are running a feature on cycling in London in the next edition of A MAGAZINE FOR LAWYERS magazine and I was wondering if we could use a couple of your images from this year's Tweed Ride.
Sadly we have no budget and as such I'm unable to pay you, so i won't be offended - or surprised - if you say no.
I will of course ensure that any image that we use is credited to you and will carry a link to your website.
I look forward to hearing from you*

So the legal profession has no cash? Pull the other one mate. He's being nice about it, but I'm not sure how to work my reply.

Send him a link to some stock images

Sounds like he is used to being told where to go. He was polite to you, be polite to him.

Of course. I wouldn't be rude, as next time he might have money. I gave a talk to some students recently, and one of the main messages I gave was "work hard and be nice to people", cause no-one will hire you if you're a dick. I might upload a few to picfair and link and see if he bites.

I'd send him an invoice for reading his email.

next time he might have money.

Once you lower the price, guess what? It never goes back up. Particularly if you set it to zero.
Agreeing to such terms brings the price down for everybody else too.
'Pro Bono Publico' is its own thing in the legal world, so unless you're specifically a 'Non-Profit' photographer, I'd politely say no.

Once you lower the price, guess what? It never goes back up

Oh, I know that. As in I'll be nice to him when saying no, because if next time he might have a budget. I am definitely a 'For-Profit' photographer. Even if friends want headshots it costs them a bottle of single malt.

I asked him what the piece was about, mainly to post on here.

Once you lower the price, guess what? It never goes back up. Particularly if you set it to zero.
Agreeing to such terms brings the price down for everybody else too.
'Pro Bono Publico' is its own thing in the legal world, so unless you're specifically a 'Non-Profit' photographer, I'd politely say no.

This.

Go with what @well_is_it says, the std zoom is fabulous, and definitely a cut above the usual kit zooms. Since buying my X-E1 + 18-55, I've added the 35mm purely for its reputation but, tbh, if I was going somewhere and had only one lens to take, I would chose the versatility of the zoom everytime.

Thanks. I was leaning in this direction anyway.

^
Your username just remebered me of a guy I saw in a touristy area in Berlin today (he was wearing a bavarian felt hat) - around his neck a Leica S with the 30-90.
I almost started laughing (had never seen those Leicas in real life), they're fucking huge!

View from today's office...

Nice!
Leans a bit to the right though!
: P

..already posted pics of this view in the analogue thread, anyway here's a digital one as well (this is shot through a partly smudgy window) -

Canon 60D - Walimex Pro / Samyang 8mm

You working at The Mirror? Very similar to my old view.

Incidentally, having moved to SD cards recently, I can really recommend this card reader. Tiny, fast, solid and cheap: http://www.mymemory.co.uk/Memory-Card-Readers/Kingston/Kingston-MobileLite--G4-USB-3.0-Card-Reader

One floor downstairs... I think they lease it from the Mirror.

Did you get to look west? Great view that. Bet the windows were grubby as usual.