Black and White Street Photography Tips | What Fan Ho can teach us
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- For many, street photography is about running around snapping pics of everything you see and applying some LUTS. But how do we really improve?
In this video we take a look at the incredible work of Fan Ho - a master of composition and light. Walking around the streets of Hong Kong with an old rolleiflex camera, he shows us that it's the emotion in a picture that counts, not the gear that you have. Learn to imitate his ability to visualize light and studies his photos...these tips will improve your street photography too.
Music licensed on Music Bed, Adrian Disch
Some stock footage: Video by Taryn Elliott and Louis Quintoro from Pexels
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Every time I look at Fan Ho's work I am amazed. Pure poetry. Thanks for the explanation of his images.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I love your synopsis of his work: "Pure poetry!" well said.
@Life Through a Lens aplq
That's true
it makes me happy to hear your words about street shots
In my 50 years of photographing things I thought I knew it all... well a lot of it at least. But this opened my eyes a bit. Thanks!
Now that's photography,
Truly inspirational video. I love his work. It’s almost like watching a movie. His pictures are juicy treats for my eyes. Thanks for sharing.
Fan ho's shots are awesome!!
Clear message filled with wisdom.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Like the way you dissect the photos to show, not only the technical aspects, but also the emotional. You just gained a new fan. Thank you.
Thanks, Allen - I appreciate you watching and commenting.
Thanks for putting it up in-the-face ! It’s true that the essence of photography is getting lost.
You just got a subscriber !
Hi Siddharth! Thanks so much for the sub (those help the channel!) but mostly thanks for enjoying the video!
Thank you for highlighting Fan Ho's work. Very inspiring! I need to do further research on his work.
Thanks, Richard. I do feel like he's a little bit of an unsung hero...in terms of almost everyone has heard of Ansel Adams or HCB but Fan Ho doesn't seem to have the name brand recognition outside of core photography circles. I appreciate the watch and comment.
Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation, thank you for going through in such details.
Hi Soma - thanks for watching and commenting, and hopefully you enjoyed the beauty of Fan Ho's photos.
What a wonderful video, thank you.
Really interesting video thank you. Fan Ho is definitely in my top five all time, his work is exquisite. The only caveat I would add to the narrative is that by his own commentary he staged designed and managed most of his famous images. For example Approaching Shadow (1954), his signature shot, and probably his most iconic work, featured his cousin and he actually added the famous triangle in the dark room edit. His ability as a film director, actor and story teller is his evident throughout his body of work. Yes, he had the vision and talent, but he also had the skill to stage manage his images. Thanks again.
Thanks for the additional insight. I wasn't aware. Shows what thought goes into the final product!
Great video - thanks for sharing. 👏
I've just found your channel and I must say it is wonderful. I have admired both Fan Ho (and Ansel Adams) for many years. Your vlog does you credit. Keep them coming.
Wow, thanks Robert. I appreciate the kind words!
Great video. As an aspiring photographer its so nice to hear someone talk about the humanity, and art in photography.
Lately when I’ve been trying to learn something its been some bullshit version of a how to video to be “JuST LIke A pRofesional.”
thank you for this wonderful video.
When I was younger I saw his photos there, there was no citation of who it was. It was a few years until I learned who took those photos. Been a fan ever since. Sometimes when I question my shots regarding shadows and light I remember his work.
Beautiful sir,
Thank you for your insights.
Amazing!
great photos
Yes! You understand...
Apart from being a very good photographer you can be a great story writer and story teller 👍
What's the famous expression - to take an interesting photo, have an interesting subject!
Love it!!!👏👏👏👌
Thanks, and thanks for watching. He was a great photographer!
Stumbled upon your channel. Brilliant video. Subscribed.
Thank you!!
Loved the video ! Txs ! Cheers !
Thank you Maria!! I appreciate it.
Amazing video!
Thank you!
More like this please and thank you
Thanks for watching and thanks for your comment!
Nice video and definitely food for thought. Today you see many street photographers (especially on you-tube) using the “spray and pray” technique, I have to admit that sometimes they do get “lucky” and get a nice shot. I started photography using film, many years before digital cameras and now that I have a fancy (LOL) mirrorless camera (Fuji X-T4) I still slow down and pay attention to subject matter, lighting and composition, there are days when I go out for a three hour (or longer) walk and don’t take a single shot. I always enjoy your videos. Stay safe.
Thank you very much, Enrique. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Great you have the discipline to patiently wait for a shot!
@@lifethroughalens9878 I always took my time with capturing moments, much more now that I recently retired.
Amazing video. Thank you. I'm a new sub.
Awesome, thank you! Much appreciated!
Very well explained. 😊✌️
Thank you! It helps when the photos are so good!
Yes your so right that these days people worry about their mega pixels and camera lens rather than concentrating on how to get the shot with composition and light
Thanks snapit happy. People like Fan Ho make it look easy and then I go out there and struggle to find the composition and light :) Thanks for watching and commenting.
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recently i started to feel the same way about the way i was doing my street photos, so i decided to challenge myself.
I reduced the available space on my SD card up to 50images, compared to the usuall 2000photos i can shoot on my 64go card 50 is a really low number to me
i turned off the screen and image review, full manual, manual focus and tried to get the best shot i could. I was a little bit too focused on my exposure since i'm still strugling with that so nothing really stood up but it was a great experience, not being able to watch what i got till i got home felt pretty good actually.
Because of that experience i managed to deal with my shity exposure quite a lot, most shot were exposed the way i wanted and only and few where blown out or under exposed
i'm gonna do this "challenge" as much as possible cause for real it help a lot with dealing with settings right from the start. and obviously when you don't need to think about exposition anymore you can focus 200% for the composition, the light and the subject
fan ho is my favorite photographer of all no question asked, he's trully a master at his craft and i can only hope to be one day able to get that kind of power out of my photos
Hi Karma! Wow...what an awesome idea. It's great training to pay attention to the composition and exposure. I should try it myself. I can't imagine the temptation to look at the screen after each shot though... ;) But really cool idea.
@@lifethroughalens9878 i was looking at my screen all the time, but with a flip screen you end up watching a piece of plastic haha
i had the idea of doing it after trying for the first time a film camera.
i wanted to emulate the "shooting" style of them by removing everything i could
everybody should try cause it's fun and really educating especially for people like me that underexpose a lot
because of that exercice i mostly can expose properly my shot just need to practice more now
I like that. Going to start doing that.
Nice video, and agree with you. What focal lenght do use mostly? Thank you
Thanks, Sotto! My personal go-to is the 35mm 1.4 on my Fuji for "everyday" photography.
The background is very important
I hope all is well with you and the family.
Thanks for asking Enrique. Everybody doing well. Hopefully post-pandemic we can get back out there...Hope you're well.
Very good film you made here. Got the voice to go with it.
I bet fan ho,s could not do as well. There is talent in everyone. Some just do it better than others. Thank god. Otherwise it be a bit boring.
Hey Justice, thank you so much for your kind comment, and apologies for my belated reply. I appreciate you watching!
Feeling guilty about being a smart ass didn’t mean to but loved your video thanks
:) No worries Douglas...glad you enjoyed the video!
Hi can you please give the name of the introducer explaining the hole video?
It’s a fact fan ho set up the shot of the girl in the triangular shadow of the building
I've come to learn that too. I actually don't mind the deliberate placement myself. Thanks for pointing it out and thanks for watching!
1:25 that wasn't a decisive moment, though. He placed the woman in that spot
and if i'm not wrong he "created" the shadow as well, need to fact check that one but whatever at the end it is still a really cool and graphic image
I subsequently learned this too but I'm ok with it not necessarily being spontaneous and being more planned or deliberate. Thanks for pointing it out!
if you are planning out each shot then that's not street or candid photography, candid photography by definition is spontaneous, you don't know what you're talking about
Are you feeling ok? Surprised by the particularly negative tone of your comment.
If you're getting tripped up by the word "street" as a label here, you probably missed the point of the video highlighting an incredible artists work. Attach whatever moniker you want.
If someone picks up a trumpet and plays a bad note, it’s technically music but other musicians don’t validate it as good. Too much bad photography being validated because it’s “art”
Photoshop is a tool, not a substitute for talent.
Well said DPS.
Digital cameras have made photographers out of idiots and idiots out of photographers.
Haha...perhaps! It's definitely changed the way we approach photography now for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@lifethroughalens9878 A photographer that a friend hired took about 800 photos of an event. He was told it would be at least three weeks before proofs would be available. Then the photog had to leave town for another assignment.
He shot another 1000 at that event. Since he is a one man show he got unbelievably behind and eventually lost clients and money.
Just because you can shoot 800 to 1000 photos od an event doesn't mean you should.
Light talks, not Gear..
1:20 there is nothing special about this photo. It has been proven that the supposed shadow was actually dodged in place in the lab. This shadow did not exist in real life and the idea that he waited for the decisive moment is incorrect. I was totally disgusted when I found out. There was no decisive moment.