35mm Street Photography in Italy
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I walk through a little fishing town on Elba, Italy early one morning for some street photography with my Sony A7RIV and a 35mm f1.4 GM. I only had an hour because then the supermarket opened...
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Love this kind of video. Part of the fun is when you stop walking to take a photo -- I like to look at what you're seeing (via the GoPro) and guess: a) what you're about to photograph, and b) how it's going to be composed / framed. I get it right only about 20% of the time, but it's still really fun and a great exercise for me.
The 35/1.4 GM is TWO lenses in one if shooting on a high resolution camera. Hit your crop mode button and the lens immediately turns into a beautiful 50/2 equivalent. I like 50mm more than 35mm, so I keep my camera in crop mode until I need a wider angle and then hit one button to pop back out to 35mm. Works perfectly! I have the 50/1.2 as well, but the 35/1.4 is easier and more flexible on vacation.
Thanks for taking us along. 👍🥂
Absolutely love your POV videos. What a charming location.
Also, STOP is pretty much an universal word by now, you will find it in plenty other countries besides Italy.
STOP is even used in international sport. In Olympic boxing, the referee only says two words, both English: "Stop!" and "Box!" He has to mime all warnings, such as "stop holding" or "no rabbit punching". That overcomes language barriers.
What a spectacular place! The bird, the dock and the guy meditating is terrific. Thanks!
Man-I am loving these Italy videos.
These are my two current favorites as well for walk-around urban/city photog: the 35 GM 1.4 and the 20 f/1.8 G. They're both fairly compact and light. The 35 can handle 90% of the work and crops in nicely to about a 50mm tightness without losing much resolution and then the 20 can come in and save the day for when extra wideness is required.
amazing photos!!! The washed out black in the edit is a nice touch
I really liked some of the brighter, high key photos from this episode. I can never achieve that look without blowing out everything
Hi James, another interesting video and thanks for sharing. Super light and colours, glorious stuff.
2:06 That dude did a quick turnaround when he spotted the camera lol Love this video I feel like I am playing a first person shooter 😂great photos 👍
James, I love the set of images you took on Elba. I know if had taken any of these, I would be well chuffed. Keep doing what you are doing. It's awesome.
Very peaceful to watch your videos.
Nice To Watch a video on which the person actually takes good photos!
Ha! I thought you had reverted to shooting film at first! But you just meant the 35mm lens!
Second... lol I'm glad you're getting a vacation if not a honeymoon James. Looks like a beautiful town.
I've been researching film cameras lately and thought your title meant something else for a second😂Enjoyed seeing more of Italy!
Same
If I were to go back to film I’d go for a Mamiya 7 …
Some beautiful images there, James.
I was so curious to see you shooting in my country! Nice and very relaxing video, thanks also to the early morning :)
The Vienna Convention (1968) set the international conventions for road signs (especially shapes) and adopted the US design as the standard with 'STOP' written in either English or the native language. The US sign (and the word STOP) was so well known by that time that many countries just used the US version.
Travel photography.
It's on my bucket list
Great stuff, James! Thanks!
Loved it thanks James
Great little walk around beautiful country
Nothing better than a sunrise stroll with the camera in a new location. Lovely shots James 👌
Always stunning images. Wonderful compositions.
James
I was in Northern Italy for two weeks a great place to photograph. Much has changed since my last visit a number of years ago and I did notice the stop signs in English. I started in Milon , went to Lake Como , Cinque Terra, Venice, Florence, Piza and Luca.
Hi James! In Italy, Stop signs aren’t exactly in english, it’s just that we use the same word when it comes to traffic law.
Fun fact: when the director of a movie says “cut!” on set, in Italy we use the word “stop” instead of “cut”.
shhh... tell him its cause only British and Americans have to stop to make sure the Italians can have the right of way ;)
Damn I love you post process edits in this video! Really nice coloring and stunning what atmosphere you put into this really light colors in real life.
I bought the 50mm 1.2 GM last week and shot a wedding with it over the weekend. It's amazing. I'm not regretting the expense. Might be my favourite lens right now and I'm only mid cull.
That's so cool! ❤️
really great photo editing on this one!! I love the colors you managed to achieve, you and 35 1.4 are a killer combo
Nice video James. I know you weren't impressed with your pictures but I really liked the one of the flowers on the steps at 4.38.
Also, that seagull was very obliging for the "meditation" photo! Great timing.
That’s awesome James! If only I knew! have been to Elba so many times, it’s right across where I grew up (Piombino), where you probably took the ferry to Elba.
Marciana Marina is actually where I used to go spend the summer when I was a kid, but there are so many beautiful beaches.
Love your POV vids James, they're so relaxing!
Hey! Nice video!
- Elba is pronounced similar to elbow so you got that right!
- In Italy most towns have a thing called "raccolta di rifiuti porta a porta" literally curb-side waste collection, you'll get bins on street every other day (sad for street photography).
- The little truck is in fact called "Ape" (that means Bee in English), it's from Piaggio, the same company that makes the Vespa (That means Wasp). They have a thing with insects.
- As someone already said, STOP is universal
I love the pictures you took in this video! Hope you had a great stay here in Italy!
Ah, and that is why a place were bees live is called an apiary then. Now it makes sense.
Love these POV videos. Wonderful images!
35mm is now my favourite FL. I love my old Minolta 35mm f2 on my A99.
I empathise with a honeymoon and a kid. Ours was 2 years old, so even more challenging!
Because STOP in Italian is FERMARE...too wide for a road?
Man after my own heart. Refuses to pay for parking if possible, even when it's that cheap! Great video and images as always, love the meditating guy
Love the video!
very nice photos with 35mm! hope you can got more favored photos by your new 50gm, cheers
Great photos! Really like the sharpness and vibrant colors. Italy is amazing. 50mm was the common lens for old rangefinder cameras like Leica and Canon. How much editing in lightroom did you do with these photos? This Sony seems impressive. Might four years for it to become affordable. :) Cheers.
The red color (shaped however) is a universal color for "stop," while the word is there for those who may be traveling
There are my favourite type of videos you do btw. So of you could spend the rest of your life wandering round pretty European towns that would be grand 👌😂
Most of all the countries I"ve been in use 'STOP' signs, including here in France where I live. The signs are all the same shape and colour too.
Not a bad place to be exiled to. If I were there, I'd order a Nelson's Eye for breakfast. LOL
Great video - Fascinating to see you on Elba (almost went there for my honeymoon), as have always had a strong interest in the Napoleonic Era, was there much on the island that basically advertises his short stay there back in the day?
I haven't finished watching yet but I qas wondering about your bin comment. You said it kinda ruins the aesthetic but I would argue that is gives a photographer more of a challenge to take great photo's where you don't see the bins. And I think with many bins comes less littering which very much helps the aesthetic. I might be wrong though, I have sadly never been to Italy yet.
The fish eye effect on the walkabout was a bit tough on the eyes, but the stills were great. - Elaine
I need to now what preset that bright colorful look u have on a lot of the images in this is
I enjoyed your shooting style
Assuming you pointed your phone at the ticket machine and used Google Translate 🤓 its brilliant.
Just edited James or have u used any program from the Fujifilm 🙂Really nice images
I was in Marciana at the same time as you! I was part of a film crew for the Italian tv series i delitti del Barlume. You can see the set at 6:20 of your video. It’s the “fake” bar next to the water.
Ahh that’s awesome man! I remember us seeing the set and filming, and wondering what it was, now we know!! 😃
Hi, no need to hide the nice Tudor BB you got on your wrist :-) It's fits you well.
Do you think the 50mm would be too zoomed in for the city ? Like for a full colosseum pic
Great video as usual thanks. Is there a new book on the horizon?
Im surprised that you took the Sony camera with you on honeymoon/ holiday James. By your own admission, you don’t really enjoy the experience of using it. I would have expected one of your more quirky/fun cameras. Nice little video though and i do really like this style of photography 👍
Hi James, we say "Stop" as well. You might use other words but they would be longer than 4 letters. Not practical for a quick read on the streets.
Elba is amazing, have a nice holiday/honeymoon!!!
I've been to Elba last summer (I was in San Piero in Campo) and I took some nice pictures and videos. The Elba Island is really a treat for photographers and videomarkers :)
I'm pretty sure stop signs are universal in language and always in English. I know here in Greece they are. Beautiful island. Very tranquil.
This is not true, here in latin america there are no English stop sign. Just the form is universal, the language must be so the tourist understand it as English speakers use to be less interpretative of other languages jahaja
@@luanrosa3022 we're currently in Mexico and all the stop signs say "ALTO", my first Spanish word I've learned since I notice them as I drive straight through without stopping. .
@@luanrosa3022 It's standardized in Europe
Do you prefer lcd shooting to viewfinder?
How is that GoPro footage more stable than my G85???
They certainly like orange and 'Apricot'
Strange about the stop signs written in English.....it's the same in Portugal - well, where I live in the Algarve anyway....not sure about Lisbon etc (parar is stop in Portugese so only one more letter to paint!!!)
Haha kinda had the same experience.
I just came back from our trip to Italy and I‘m heading out next week to finally buy the 50mm 1.2 (but for Canon).
My family is from Elba, such a pretty place.
What edit software did you use? The finished photos look very vibrant.
The streets are similar to those here in Malta....for certain details I prefer a zoom lens (18-150mm on APS-C) as sticking to one focal length makes you miss some interesting shots. I do carry two primes with me for certain details (22mm and 32mm - again on APS-C).
Sticking to one focal length is the fun part.....
Nice video James. I have the 35mm 1.4 and love it. Would like to add a 50mm but can't afford the 1.2. How did you like the 50mm 2.5 G? I would like something that compact for street.
Surprised to see you selling the 20mm 1.8 G, such a great lens!
The stop-signs are in english here (Switzerland) as well "stop" rather then "Stopp".
Going to Florence for a month and I hope I can find a action camera to vlog my photography experience
should be 35mm LENS photography. came here for some grainy delight!
Really dig the intro! What song was that?!
you know you can pay for parking and it will only start when the parking time starts. so €1 at 7am will be valid till 9am.
Should use the sky edit in lightroom, just a slightly bit 😊 so it's not just plain white 😊
your pictures were good, considering what was on offer.... the first 2 were very high key, and some others were too. This effect was rather interesting, as it simplified the image. I guess large parts may have been blown out. Still the effect was rather pleasant. You also tried underexposing... and I think in the future I will consider exposure in a similar, more creative way. I personally think 35mm and 50mm are 2 quite different focal lengths... so I have both those primes ( though I use Fujifilm X series ) Anyway, once again, I followed and enjoyed your comments and photos.
When you said "we've got a 9 month old with us, so its not much of a honeymoon!" how was the doghouse?
Why are you selling the 20mm? It’s great for nightsky and low light.
I've never seen him do either of those on the channel. Maybe he doesn't.
Others might have said this already, but I believe the EU standardized stop signs being the english word "stop" to some degree. Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy all have "stop" on their signs to my knowledge and more countries prob do as well.
STOP is in most European countries to standardise road travel in the E.U.
Got into this video thinking "this might sway me towards keeping my 35 GM and not order the 50 GM", but after watching it, I ordered the 50 :D Was hoping that 35 and 65 are my ideal combination, but 65mm is too long too often and looking at my 35mm photos from the last 2 years I think many could have been better at 50. I just hope that's not GAS talking xD
Kind of wish I could do something like this around home, but getting anywhere by 7:00 with public transit means waking up at 4:30 to be out the door by 5:30, and I really don't want to do that.
swore I just seen you in rutland vt today, I said you look so familiar if that was you...you replied something about must be handsome LOL
if not you have a twin out there
1:18 I felt the pain in these words
Able was I, ere I saw Elba.
Very civic minded of you to post that.
I thought I'd better scroll down before posting the palindrome🤣
It's like an 'ear worm' for me. Whenever I hear or read anything about Elba, Napoleon's palindrome pops into my head. 🤔
Don’t you think bird photo is a bit over exposed - perhaps a polarizer would help with sky blown out.
5:21 what aperture did you use on that pic?
A new POV / vlog video? GIMME
Did you sell your 35mm f1.4 GM and 50mm f2.5 G?
Yes, Napoleon was exiled in Elba. Hence the famous palindrome, "Able was I, 'ere I saw Elba." Fun fact: Napoleon's first language was Corsican Italian, and his surname indicates that heritage. He spoke French with a strong Corsican accent his whole life.
Nice photos! Do you shoot at +.5 EV?
I'm watching your exposure video right now. Seems to explain your take on this.
I think the "STOP" signs are in English everywhere 😆
Love these types of videos from you! I was afraid you were becoming too gear'centric like other TH-camrs have become.
Canon iXUS 115 HS . It just knows. Jedi mind Trickery. Point, Shoot. Done.
Hi James! Absolutely love your channel. You make capturing wonderful photos look so effortless. Thanks for sharing your process and knowledge.
Have you thought about adding the aperture, shutter speed and ISO as a caption on the photos? As a beginner photographer it really helps me learn. It does add a bit of extra work and could be distracting to others so understandable to leave them off. Either way, ill be looking forward to future videos :)
Hey, isn't that the place from CS 1.6? hhh
Why are you selling the 20mm? You kinda glossed over that one. Personally I have the 35mm and 55mm F1.8. I can carry them both for less than the weight of that 50 F1.2, but obviously I never take both out at the same time. While I could cover the focal lengths with my zooms… there is something about taking about a prime that makes you more creative…
I have the same question and the same setup as you 🙂
To me the 35 & 55 are far enough apart that they both have a place (giving, to me, quite different views/framing/whatshammacallit), but equally would indeed never take them out at the same time.
@@MarcelVolker I also have an 85mm. 35mm and 85mm pair well (that’s if you feel like you have to take a second). 55mm can be good to take if you want to split the difference. They say that with primes you tend to want to think of at least doubling your focal length when carrying primes.
@@MeAMuse Haha guess what - me too 😁. Yes, doubling the focal length makes sense, even with zooms. I pair my 35mm with my 70-180, and another favourite is 16-35 with a 90mm macro.
Having said that I've just been on holiday with the setup that James tried to get to work, unlike him I was happy with 16-35, 55, 70-180, although I see his point of missing the flexibility in the common range of 35-70.
I love photo 35mm