We are all impressionists
LXPC #3
Greetings, fellow camera-people,
Sometimes the photowalks come with a suggested theme (or ‘challenge’), some form of light constraint that only serves to tickle the creativity. Starting in October, participants were invited to emulate the style of the famous painting movement, Impressionism, in their pictures. In other words, the idea was to run away from the tyranny of absolute sharpness and instead set on a quest for touches of light and colour.
There are different ways to achieve such effect:
option 1: with a ND filter, you manage to use a slow shutter speed: you can then do intentional camera movement ('ICM').
option 2: get an old, cheap UV filter and spread a thin layer of vaseline on it (only on the external side, that is) — and voilà, you're ready to make photographs à la Claude Monet.
option 3: cover your lens with something translucid, like a plastic bag or a piece of light fabric.
Here are some photographs made in that spirit (not all images were made during the LxPC photowalks).
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Rosário Gordalina — on Instagram
Pic 1: the marvellous effects of the light at Graça Xafariz.
Pic 2: taken from inside a camping tent.
Pic 4: I liked the contrast between the romantic outfit of the girl and the man’s legs
Jay Lag — www.jaylag.com
Taken between Lisbon and Cascais with the Fuji X100 VI.
Fanny de Freitas — on Instagram
João Monge
Folhas caídas.
Ana Hungria — on Instagram
Christmas in London
Kumudini — on Instagram
A walk by the Regent’s Canal, London
Pierre François Docquir — the Tales of Ink and Light
You can find us | pode encontrar-nos
Walking around the streets of Lisbon, camera in hand, generally looking good. | Passeando pelas ruas de Lisboa, de máquina fotográfica na mão, com um ar geralmente inspirado.
On Meetup (where you can sign up to activities) | No Meetup (onde se pode inscrever em actividades e passeios fotográficos) :
On WhatsApp (updates on forthcoming activities and chat about photography) | No WhatsApp (actualizações sobre as próximas actividades e conversas sobre fotografia) :
On the ‘gram | no ‘gram :
That’s all for this time, folks. Hope to see you soon on one of our photo walks!
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Nice exercise, Pierre! The one from the diver is a beautiful shot. ❤️. Do you have a new walk programmed for in the near future?