My favorite Street Photography spots in Brussels
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2024
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One of my classic street photography itineraries in Brussels with the Fuji x100vi. It's August, it's sunny, it's holidays time and it's fuji x100vi time :) A solid walk at the end of the day with some okish shots. I hope you enjoyed it :)
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Octavian, you are a street photography Master, and this episode proves this yet again. I learn so much from you on composition, technique and so much more. Thank you for lighting up our days! Bart
Wow, thank you Bart ! You are too kind :) thanks for watching and I hope you will like the next videos !
Brussels is so nice with the sun! It's like discovering another city. Awesome as usual Octavian! See you around! 😁
It surely does change when the sun is out, way more enjoyable :) I would say a city that I like living in :)) Thanks Antoine !
Brilliant! I have lived all my life in Brussels, and know those spots, and many others, inside out. Your talent is to notice interesting people in the cityscape and capture their image in a compelling way. I often come back from my own Brussels photo strolls empty handed, frustrated by a lack of human interest subjects (I am doing ok with buildings, shapes, etc), but your video demonstrates that those human subjects exist, available for the snaps, and that it is me who fails to notice them. It is your approach that makes them interesting. I also love how you captured and synced the audio atmosphere (voices, noises) with your pics in this video.
Technically, you have a great eye for composition. I notice you crop quite often in post, which is fine, but something I do not think through enough at capture stage, as I was educated in the film ways, where the aspiration is to get the final framing perfect as you trigger the shutter. Also I see you use the back screen rather than the viewfinder, also something that is not obvious for me to do, but i think helps tremendously in the streets, as absolutely everyone looks at screens. That makes the camera photographer much less conspicuous.
Anyway, after seeing this, I'll get out there again today and try to get a few human subject keepers. Gives me hope. I think I'll follow your circuit.... ;) (did you visit the Elliot Erwitt exhibit on Grand Place?)
Great ! Thanks for the kind words but there are numerous days when I come back home empty handed as well :) . In the heart of Brussels (Grand Place, Bourse, Galleries, Central Station etc) you can photograph people without too many problems :). I do crop my photos, not all of them though. I do use the back screen for the purpose of these videos but I do use the viewfinder as well. And yes, I agree with your observations regarding the back screen and the camera being less conspicuous . How was your outing on my favourite itinerary in Brussels ? Did you get any good shots? For the weekends I advise you go (start at 10-11 in the morning) in Marolles, there are plenty of things to shoot :). I did not yet visit E.E. exhibition :). Thanks for watching ! I hope you will like the new videos coming on the channel :D ! Cheers !
#29 i seriously one the best for last.. Brussels is really nice ...love your work on the 35 great scene.. those sky mirrors are awesome..i love looking for moments all the time..
Thank you so much ! Brussels is nice indeed but keep in mind not all the places are nice to shoot, there are some sketchy areas that you do not want to go :D Thanks for watching !
Très chouette vidéo!! J'aime bcp la 4;12 et la 29 👌🏽
Merci mon pote ! A bientot j'espere !
I've felt so very flat with my street photography lately..... then I watch an Octavian video and I seem cured. Inspired. Good to see you and your wonderful photos. 😎📷👏👍👋
Hi Steve ! How come you are not inspired ? Here the weather has been great and lots of events, lots of opportunities to shoot street :). I am glad I inspired you and hope I will do so with the next video coming soon :D ! Cheers !
@@OctavianCarare hey man... that's kind of you to reach out and ask. I'm unsure what's wrong. I'm not getting out much.... I'll work it out. ;-) In the mean time...... i will look forward to that next episode. Yes!! 🙂
@stevesvids even though you don’t get any good shots, a walk is still a successful walk ! You got this !
@@OctavianCarare Thanks Octavian. It means a lot. 🙂
Mont des arts, is actually where I bought my x100f last year 😊. This video reminds me to go more often to Brussels to shoot. Thx for the inspiration.
Thanks for watching ! :) You should go out shooting street, specially now that the weather is good. Brace yourself for 6 months of rain soon :) ! Cheers !
Good video, like the spots also. I've studied in Bxl and so cool to shoot street there.
Thanks 🙏 ! Glad you enjoyed the video 🤩
I also love to go to the “Marolles”. La Place du Jeu de Balle is a nice spot since there is a flea market there almost every day. The “Marolles” is always one of my favorite places for shooting SF.
Fully agree with you Smaeyl :) However I prefer going to Marolles on Saturday as it is more busy and more vibrant. It's is a nice spot indeed :) Thanks for watching !
Once again, a lot of poetry in the intro and the outro, and very beautiful shots. These are great places for shooting street photography, but I suspect that you do just fine anywhere you shoot😉. And I think you chose very good your favorite shot. It's a great one. Well done, my friend👏👏🔥🔥
Thank you Alexandru ! I am glad you liked the intro ! Thanks for the feedback on the shots as well. I hope you will like the new intro :) See you soon ! Cheers !
Images 4 and 11 the Magnifique intro! Cinnamon buns. Octavian you are living the dream.
I see you are more into light and shadow play Harry :). Glad you liked the intro and YES that cinnamon bun is soooo good :) . Thanks for watching !
Excellent, as always.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great photos as always!
Thanks a lot !
That building in the background at 14:45 provided me with one of my best selling pics in 2019. The steps were crowded with Scottish football supporters in kilts and I just had a few seconds to get a quick shot - and for some unknown reason it was published for a big fee!
Enjoyewd the video.
Great story. Well done. How did you go about selling that image? I used to sell a few on Stock Photo sites but I gave up uploading as sale prices became ridiculous.
I was about to ask that same question :)
Nice ! I am glad to hear that ! That's the Bourse in Brussels. Many things are happening here :)
@@stevesvids licence via Alamy - I have over 14,000 pictures with them - some fees are poor - some are ok - not what it was - 5 - 10 - 15 years ago though.
@@awpqq Thanks man. My very first stock sale was $110.00, back 2012 ish. I was so keen after that uploading daily. Over time sales became $20 then $1 and then $0.10c. I gave up. It felt degrading. An over saturated market place. Good luck with your 14,000 pictures. I hope they continue to deliver for you. 🙂
Awesome video and shots! But where are the secret beer spots?🍻
Thanks Octavian ! :) For the beer spots I am going to be your personal guide when you come to Brussels :D
Hey Octavian! Fantastic Video, love your intro and your Outro just great 👍
Your pictures are always so interesting. You have a great eye for seeing unusual spontaneous candid moments…you’re always capturing quirky people in your Street Photography. Thanks for creating this wonderful video and sharing it with us.😎✌️
Thanks so much! Glad you liked the video :) Thanks for the kind words and for watching ! I hope you will like the next videos as well :D
@@OctavianCarareI can’t wait to see it😎✌️
Hello Octavian! I also liked #29, with #4 and #11. Mid-week, lot of tourists...still you brought home plenty of nice images of everyday life 👍
Many thanks Mauro ! Glad you highlighted your fav shots :) Thank you for watching! :)
Great series and locations mate.
When do we have another walk together. It's been a while 😌
Thanks Dan ! Let me know when you are planning to come to Brussels again. I am going almost everyday if I don't work :D Cheers !
Or, I might come to Liege (if you are around) but not sure when yet ! :D
Almost meet each orther😂
Hopefully next time ! I go pretty often to these spots (specially city center)
Captivating post, Octavian. Don’t recall you doing a “favorite spots” segment before. Theme works well. Would work even better with a map diagram of some sort - e.g., side by side or as scene dividers, if that makes sense. Route marking would be icing on the cake. You’ve probably seen similar stuff on YT vids. Viewers might be tempted to click on location icon in vid, but to no avail (or not😊).
Opening slo-mo captures everyday life so well - folks just doing their thing. Yes, have heard about August being vacation time in EU. Bun looks tasty.
Best of this group, IMO: 4 - car reflection, light capture and silhouette all in one - nice; 5 hand mystery - peeks viewer curiosity; 6 framing; and 10, eye on wall (11 version has eye too near edge of frame to be very effective; and 16, napping guy looks like he is floating on air. Mirror spot worth a retry in future - perhaps during rain.
Cheers!
Thank you Paul ! Indeed a map would have been better to showcase my itinerary. Bun was delicious :) Thanks for the feedback on the pictures. Unfortunately the mirror was just a temporary installation, not available anymore. Cheers !
Nice Set. Which simulation did you use?
Classic Chrome but tweaked :D
Just curious, do you need to ask people for their permission to publish their image?
Very average pictures, framing is a big issue in many of them :/ I loved the walktrhough in Brussel and the POV.
Thanks! Framing is indeed the challenge ! But next video has better shots in my opinion!
@@OctavianCarare Looking forward to it !
What lens are you using? Thanks
Hi Yvonne ! I am using a FUJI x100vi with a fixed lens, a 23 mm f2 lens which is the equivalent of a 35 mm in full frame. Hope it helps ! Cheers !
@@OctavianCarare thankyou for that, just found your channel by accident and loving your videos, I've just bought the XT5 never had a fuji before, so all experimentation just now till i get the hang of it, but looking at the x100VI not sure if I've made the right choice 🙂
XT5 is a great camera ! It really depends on what you want to shoot ! If you like the equivalent of the 35 mm you can buy a 23 mm f2 which is a great lens :)
Salutare, unde e locul ăla cu oglinzi ?
Salut ! E ceva instalatie artistica ori comerciala ce se pregatea la Mont des Arts in partea de jos, in fata la Plein Publiek :D
4!,10,24!,26),28
Thanks ! :)