Month: August 2018

How to Shoot Street Photography with Vintage Lenses

I was asked a question on an Instagram post that went a little something like this – “… how do you manually focus for street; what method do you use to guarantee pin sharp focus?”

It was a good question and one I appreciated receiving. While I did answer at the time, I thought it also deserved a more detailed guide on here. Because maybe you want to know too.

Shooting street photography with vintage lenses really isn’t hard once you get going. Come read and learn how, and get yourself inspired to give it a go.

The #leesixtyfive Project: Photographs 331 – 365

Look at that title. It has the number 365 in it. That means the #leesixtyfive project actually got completed. At no point was I 100% sure it ever would.

This update features the last batch of photographs along with some lessons learnt whilst doing the whole thing. If you’re doing a 365 project of your own, you might find some helpful nuggets here.

Come read, come see if the final images were any good or not, and come get inspiration and motivation for your own projects if that sounds like something you want to do.

Olympus Supertrip Camera Review

olympus supertrip camera review

The Olympus Supertrip is a point and shoot film camera from the 1980s with nothing but the most basic features. Sounds terrible, you might think. I don’t necessarily agree.

I’ve shot some street photography with mine and have not been unhappy with the results. Going out shooting was actually pretty good fun, thanks in the main to that dearth of settings to get bogged down in.

Come read this review to see some example shots and decide whether the Olympus Supertrip should make it into your own collection or not.

The #leesixtyfive Project: Photographs 301 – 330

Number 11 of the planned 12 #leesixtyfive updates is here and taking us into the final stretch of the street photography marathon I decided to put myself through.

It features some shots from earlier in the project, as I needed to dig myself out of a hole and catch up, and some shot in the more correct time period for this chapter.

Come see how they look, my thoughts on them, and how the project itself is going with just one more update to go after this.

Canon Sure Shot AF-7 Camera Review

This Canon Sure Shot AF-7 cost me less than the lunch I had before finding it in a charity shop. It cost less than each and every roll of film I’ve since put through it.

So at that price, it must be a heap of junk, right? No, not right. Maybe I have low standards (I definitely do) but it’s actually not bad at all for the street photography I shoot.

Come find out in this review if you should seek one out too, or whether you should take the plunge and spend your hard earned couple of pounds or dollars if you also come across one in the wild.