Thoughts – Page 12 – Chris Athanasiadis

Color in Photos

If the only thing interesting is the color, is it an interesting photo? Probably looks good on the wall but has little emotional value for me, at least. I see a lot of good color photos but seems like there is a tendency to match colors in the frame. The photo becomes more about theContinue reading “Color in Photos”

3200 ISO

Looks fine to me, even in bad light.

3.8 Earthquake

One of these woke us up two nights ago. I think it’s the fifth one since I’ve lived here. They seem to always happen around 2am. Feeling of hopelessness. It wasn’t strong, but I could only imagine the fear from a bad one.

Unintentional Characters

My favorite to photograph. Ya know the normal people that just don’t have it all together. The characters begging for attention are boring to me. Unless you’re completely ridiculous, then I just have to take the photo. But there’s a lot of that where I live. People starved for attention.

Weird Photos

Maybe the most timeless? Photos that make you think for a bit or examine further. Evoke a reaction. Harder to duplicate. Not easily repeatable. Should be the goal?

The more I know…

the less I understand.

Originality

Seems like every photo has been done. How to be original? Probably not possible in 2023. Better to just focus on having fun with it.

In Praise of High ISO

I shoot earlier at 1600 ISO and the photos are more than fine. Better for me to have high shutter speeds and a large depth of field. Plus I like a little grain and character.

Workshops

Kind of a scam? What’s the first thing you hear if asked how to get better at street photography? “Shoot more.” It’s never “attend my workshop.” I guess if the workshop is just to socialize, cool, but why pay 1k to chat with people. If you’re trying to get better at street, there’s no easyContinue reading “Workshops”