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Sande Harsa
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Добавлен 7 окт 2010
Sharing my insights, ideas, and thought process behind every photo.
When a street photographer tried capturing the night sky
This was my first time attempting astrophotography! It was nerve-wracking waiting for a minute to get one photo, very different to the street photography that I've been doing. I was actually inspired by a video by graincheck, where she took long exposure photos using film, exposing them for 3 hours (!!!) each. I couldn't commit to doing that long, so it was much shorter -- and I had the advantage of digital ISO. It was an amazing experience!
I knew that we were going to be somewhere secluded, so I brought my camera and my tripod. Other than that, I didn't have any plans. I just wanted to try out some shorts and experiment. Some of the photos turned out well! What do you think? 👀
This is the...
I knew that we were going to be somewhere secluded, so I brought my camera and my tripod. Other than that, I didn't have any plans. I just wanted to try out some shorts and experiment. Some of the photos turned out well! What do you think? 👀
This is the...
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Photographing Every Street in My City: Here's Why You Should Too!
Просмотров 52621 день назад
I have finally done it! I photographed all 18 street in the Melbourne CBD. In this video, I'm doing a recap of how it went, what I learned, and why you might want to do it too. This is part of concluding video of my project: One Week, One Street, One Video. It took quite a bit of editing for this one, going through the footage that I have for the 18 photo walks. It was very satisfying to produc...
What Does a RAW Day of Street Photography Really Look Like?
Просмотров 491Месяц назад
In this video, I'm doing something a bit different. I'm showing all the photos that I captured in my photography session, the good, the ugly, the blurry, the overexposed. The aim is to show that street photography is about persistence and grit, taking the hundreds of throwaways to get the few gems. This is part of my series of a challenge to do street photography on one street every week. One w...
A Simple Exercise to Boost Storytelling Through Your Photos
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.2 месяца назад
While looking through the photos from this week's photo walk, I decided to do an assignment: pairing up the photos and create mini stories! It turned out to be a fun way to learn about constructing narratives from my photos. This is part of my series of a challenge to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 17, Lt. Lonsdale Street! This stre...
The Hidden Pattern That Adds Meaning To Your Photography
Просмотров 7472 месяца назад
This week, when I went out to take photos, I noticed something unusual... One colour kept popping up! I noticed it coming up more and more, and it became quite interesting to notice it. Here's what happened and the lessons from it. This is part of my series of a challenge to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 16, Elizabeth Street! Eliza...
Why Taking Photos is Like Catching Pokémon
Просмотров 2922 месяца назад
I always had this idea that taking photos is kinda like catching Pokemon! It's especially more relevant with something like Pokemon Go where you need to go out and walk around to catch Pokemon. This is part of my series of a challenge to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 15, Spencer Street! Spencer Street is an interesting one. A large...
Am I ACTUALLY doing street photography? Does it matter?
Просмотров 8302 месяца назад
In this video, I do a retrospective. Have I actually been doing street photography or has it been something else? Maybe it was urban photography all along...? I'm challenging myself to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 14, King Street! Recently, I went to a photography meet-up for the first time. While mingling, I was asked what sort o...
How Using Colour Schemes Changed My Editing Forever
Просмотров 2783 месяца назад
In this video, I go over how I edit the colours in my photos following colour harmonies! I'm challenging myself to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 13, Lt. Collins Street I recently started using a non-Fujifilm camera after using one for more than a year. That means that I can no longer rely on Fujifilm's amazing film simulations that...
A Powerful Photo Tool That Can Be Deceptive
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.3 месяца назад
In this video, I go over how I use the crop tool on my photos. It can be a double-edged tool! I'm challenging myself to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 12, Exhibition Street I recently got a new (secondhand) camera, a Leica Q2! This is the first week that I used it. The 28mm focal length is wider than the 35mm that I've been using on...
Melbourne's Weather Roulette - A Street Photographer's Tale
Просмотров 8593 месяца назад
I'm challenging myself to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 11, La Trobe Street! That day was the perfect example of Melbourne’s unpredictable weather. It kept raining on and off for almost the whole day. And. when it wasn’t raining it was so sunny that you wouldn’t think it was a rainy day. Truly a four-seasons-in-a-day city! I felt l...
Turning Tough Lighting into Creative Opportunities
Просмотров 5034 месяца назад
Some photographers hate harsh light, some don’t mind it, some love it. In the video, I explore the reasons harsh light can make photography difficult… or is it just different? I'm challenging myself to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 10, Spring Street! It was really sunny and the day had really strong sunlight. 🔗 Links Instagram: ins...
Street Photography in the Rain: B&W vs Color!
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.4 месяца назад
I'm challenging myself to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 9, Bourke Street! It was raining, and I always thought that rain matches really well with black and white photos. So I gave it a try! It's a shoot out between colour and B&W, which one do you think would win? 🔗 Links Instagram: sande.jpeg More photos from this se...
How I Captured Urban Minimalism on a Narrow Street
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.4 месяца назад
In this one, I made minimalistic styled photos on a narrow street in Melbourne, Flinders Lane! I'm challenging myself to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 8. 🔗 Links Instagram: sande.jpeg More photos from this session: edn.as/photos/flinders-lane ⚙️ Gear Used 📸 Photo Camera: Fujifilm X100VI amzn.to/3Cm5roU 🎞️ Film simulat...
The Art of Problem Solving in Photography
Просмотров 2 тыс.4 месяца назад
I'm challenging myself to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 7, Queen Street in Melbourne. In this one, I focus on problem solving in photography. I hope this street photography tip is helpful! 🔗 Links Instagram: sande.jpeg More photos from this session: edn.as/photos/queen-street ⚙️ Gear Used 📸 Photo Camera: Fujifilm X100...
Bending the Most Well-Known Rule in Photography
Просмотров 2 тыс.4 месяца назад
I'm challenging myself to do street photography on one street every week. One week, One Street, One Video. This is week 6, Lonsdale Street in Melbourne. In this one, I explore the use of rule of thirds, interpretation variations, and bending the rule. I hope this street photography tip is helpful! 🔗 Links Instagram: sande.jpeg More photos from this session: edn.as/photos/lonsdale-...
Using the One Trick to Instantly Improve My Compositions
Просмотров 2,9 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Using the One Trick to Instantly Improve My Compositions
Rainy Day Street Photography in Melbourne’s Chinatown
Просмотров 2725 месяцев назад
Rainy Day Street Photography in Melbourne’s Chinatown
Exploring Melbourne's Autumn through Street Photography
Просмотров 2195 месяцев назад
Exploring Melbourne's Autumn through Street Photography
Weekly street photography until I ran out of streets in Melbourne (Week 1)
Просмотров 2486 месяцев назад
Weekly street photography until I ran out of streets in Melbourne (Week 1)
Woaaa your friend has such a creative mind 😂 great pics!!!
Right!? Hahaha
Great tips! Thanks for sharing. Getting into the habit of shortlisting and editing photos is definitely a challenge for me 😂 Question - how did you survive the whole street with such a small water bottle? 😁
Haha, it is for me too! I only regularly did it for these videos... other photos are lagged behind 😆 On the bottle, I usually arrive home being quite thirsty... lol. I didn't want to bring a big bottle to reduce the weight, but maybe it needs to be a lil bit bigger 😛
Another good video. Thanks
Subscribed. Hope to see many more videos on your channel in 2024 and beyond.
Thank you! Definitely planning for more videos 😄✌️
Really well made video! I'm also a Melbournian that loves photography, great tips and great idea!
@@cherryowl thank you! That’s awesome, maybe we would pass each other someday 👀
So how are you doing the write on screen and edits on screen? It's really cool.
I'm using Final Cut Pro on iPad to do the writing. And some of the little animations I made using Procreate Dreams. I quite like making them, it's fun!
@@sandeharsa - they really added a lot to it. Very great work!
18 weeks. 18 streets. 18 videos. WOW! That's most impressive. Though my little tiny town might make this tricky, I bet I could still give it a go. What a way to get consistent. Looking forward to watching the rest of this video. I got so excited I had to leave a comment right at the start. ;)
Haha, thank you so much! You might be the first to leave a comment before finishing the video :p
@@sandeharsa - look, you had such a great topic. I had to comment in case I forgot. :)
Good job👍
Docklands next . Boat and bridges 🤩
Hoho good idea 👀
I hate orange.
Haha, fair enough! :p
Excellent work Congratulations 👏👏👏
@@rawvoltairephoto thank you!! 🙏
Congrats on completing Melbourne CBD!! Can't wait to see what's next! 😊
Hehe, thank youuu! Hope I can deliver on the upcoming videos 👀
That's the last street in the Melbourne CBD! I have done all 18 of them. In the next video, I'll do a recap with all the learnings from the project. Subscribe so you don't miss it! ;)
Sande, the thing i love about your videos that you don't just tell us how to take good photos; you show us how to think like a photographer as well. Thank you ❤️
@@Raftiano That’s so nice of you say! Really glad to hear that ☺️ Thanks for watching!!
Love the video
Glad to hear that! 🙏
you got a new subscriber. thanks for the idea of creating some kind of a pairing photos to creat some kind of a story.
Thanks for the sub, I appreciate it!!
Nice, I explain it in a similar way when friends ask what I enjoy about photography. Seems like we also have similar stomping grounds - Southern Cross to Bourke street and Melb Central is usually my route. Cheers
Haha yeah, it’s a good way to explain it huh. That’s awesome! Maybe we already came across each other at some point 😆
very good explanation about photography,, the video is very classy,, keep up bro
Thanks, will do! 😁
This video forwarded to my beloved doughter and son..very vvsluable to them. Thank you very much, Sandy👍
The back sound kind of swing song..make me fly to imagine the most beautiful Melbourne..I love it💚
I recognize some spots..I love Melbourne very much💚
I do too! 😄
I love it..very philosophical, inspiring people to enjoy Aussie👍
Pairs! I really like that. What an interesting way to add dimension to an assignment. You always make me think!
Glad you like it!
Would you try this assignment? 👀
LOVE this post. How fun! There's the orange everywhere! I have a few "go to" things I catch in photowalks: bicycles, scooters, doors. I *say* I love filming people, but I seem to do a lot more with architecture. Love this video a lot.
ohh, yeah, I like doors as well! Especially ones with high contrast compared to the building. Thanks for the kind feedback!
Have you ever noticed this kind of pattern? What was it? 👀
This is great!. I think labels should sort photos as a tool, not create limits to your work, and you have taken this one step further. I absolutely love your focus on the "Intention" of the photo being equally important to content. I like the idea that two photos may look very similar, but be two categories depending on the "Intention" of the photographer. Did the photographer intend to take a photo of the environment or the people interacting with it? Two different categories. I think that's awesome! It added to my thinking of labels as tools, not as limits. Photography is all photography, and labels are simply a way to describe it. At its heart, we are just photographers. Thank you for the video, Sande!!!
I think you said it better than me in this video, haha. That is spot on, exactly what I'm trying to convey. Adding to that, I think the content and intention is linked together the same way word choices are linked to a writer. Looking at intention is almost like analysing a literature piece, "why did the writer/photographer include these words/elements? What was their intention?". Perhaps good photos are ones that make the viewers "feel" the intention of the photographer. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I recently tried to do some kind of street photography. Jesus, it was so hard for me. Everybody staring at me etc. This feeling was so uncomfortable. But anyway, I had a few good shots as for me and of course, I'll try to do it one more time. Thank you for your videos I like them
That’s awesome. The feeling is definitely something to get used to. It’s just so much fun! Thanks for the comment, hope you keep enjoying street photography! 🙌
I say this allllll the time! Totally agree!
Haha yeah, I think I heard you say it in one of your videos! 😄
@@sandeharsa you say it better! We can both say it. There's a whole big pokedex!
How do you spot a photographer on the street? They might Pikachu to frame a photo 📸👀 P.S.: Whoops, I messed up the edit on the first few photos! 🤦♂️ my bad
I wanna be the very best like no one ever as.. nostalgia yes I feel the same especially with street photography sometime you get nothing 😅
Haha, yeah. That feeling when you review the photos and get nothing... 😬
If you focus on the streets, environment and surroundings. You are a street photographer. If you can't take a photo without the need for humans to be in the frame and in focus. You are a street portrait photographer. 9 out of 10 street portrait photographers will disagree.
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Ohh, interesting! I haven't actually looked up the specific "street portrait" category. It does look quite distinct. If it were placed on spectrum of environment - people, I think it goes urban - street - street portraits. Well, that's based on an image search anyways, haha. The "can't take a photo without the need for humans ..." is definitely a limiting factor that perhaps come with a "label". I personally want to avoid that feeling and explore all kinds of photography 😄
@@sandeharsa the only times I actually want people in my frame, is when doing long exposure on a building/statue/monuments. Human trails, like we know light trails from cars 😊
Maybe the only label needed is: “photographer” 🤙🏼
Yea! Or go even more generic: artist 👀😆
@@sandeharsa that works too!
nice video! nice shots!!
Thanks! 🙌 I've watched your videos before, love your work!
what are photography meets like? do you get much work done and does it feel like you're taking the same pictures as everyone else?
Ahh, the one that I went to wasn't a photo walk. It was more of gathering and then a presentation/talk. I haven't tried a group photo walk before, but quite curious on how that would go!
I love your content and the way you explain things, keep up doing great videos!!!
Thank you, I’ll try my best! :)
Very interesting film and interesting thoughts. I also like your photos (especially the one with the tram and the sign). For me, street photography is unstaged photography, the central point of interest (not in the sense of composition) of which are people or something related to them, but not necessarily taken only on the street. And I "mark" such photos that I take as street. Apart from that, I do a lot of architecture, detail, a bit of portraits and a pinch of landscape or macro. But that's something different for me, even if I am strictly in an urban environment. Another issue is the "etiquette" of a street/architecture/portrait photographer, etc. I understand that people who take photographs professionally have to "label" themselves more or less to find clients. However, I reject such "labels" (I can because photography is my hobby/passion and not a tool for earning money). I see myself as a "photographer of the moment" regardless of what I choose as the aim of photography, and since the aim of my interest at a given moment can be a person, a building, an animal, a detail or a flower, I would not want to have to limit myself or not show something just because "it is not canonical" or "does not fit the profile". Strict adherence to the "profile" would quickly bore me. Besides, when I walk down the street I look at everything and not just at a fragment and that is how I photograph.
"Unstaged photography" is a good way to put it. I agree that it doesn't need to be on a street per se, it can be places adjacent to that. However, I do think that there is a line somewhere. For example, unstaged photos at home aren't street photos. Well... I guess it still depends, haha. Also an interesting point on pro photographers, labels make a lot of sense for that purpose. "Photographer of the moment" resonates well with me, it's definitely the kind photography that I enjoy. Thanks for the kind words and thoughtful comment!
Labels a funny thing yes .I understand what you mean but if you think about the older photographers as Joel merroywitz or Herzog and even Many others , they didn't label their work.. To me street photography is the human presscence in the world as you can do street photography at small town or a beach or even cruise.street photography documents and records the time..nice video watched your stuff awhile but this is my first comment
That is very true! Perhaps labelling our work is a modern problem brought over by the internet, haha. I love your perspective of street photography. In a way, it’s a close relative to documentary photography huh. Thanks for watching and for the comment! I really appreciate it 🙌
@@sandeharsa much 🙏 and kudos and ofc I does take social media as a taste and dont get saturated with it..nice photos I forgot to mention
What do you think about "labels" in photography?
I think label makes more sense when you start a photography business and want to capture a specific market group for marketing 😃
Yeah, true! Very useful for that
I think those kind of labels in photography are dumb. If you were a wedding photographer, no one tries to say to that you aren’t doing wedding photography because you don’t shoot reportage style photos of the reception and instead focus on group shots and ‘set-pieces’ OR because you only shoot reportage style stuff and don’t shoot posed group shots. You are being paid to do photography at a wedding, therefore you are a ‘wedding photographer’. It’s defined by where you are, not your style. You don’t get this nonsense about labels in any other genre of photography. Just in ‘street’. I think it comes from a deep sense of insecurity most of us who do street photography often feel. It makes people too eager to try and almost justify what they do by placing a fancy label on it and trying to distance themselves from what others are doing. It’s fine to try and define your own style and find others who are like minded, but not if it means gatekeeping and being dismissive of others. It doesn’t elevate your photography and doesn’t help the photography world. Let’s keep it simple. If you take photos on a street, or any urbanised public space, you are a ‘street photographer’. Incidentally I really like your photos. Definitely ‘street’ in my book. 😊
@@mikehamilton7487 That is very insightful! I like the example of the wedding photographer, it's not about what they shoot or the style, it's about where they are and of course the event that they are hired to do. The insecurity is definitely a thing in street photography! I think for me it manifested into this video, haha. I 100% agree that gatekeeping and being dismissive of others is the bane of creativity. Thank you so much for the comment, for the kind words on my photos, and for watching the video! 😌🙏
I think labels belong on clothes-it doesn’t matter-just go out there and have fun doing photography.
Which photo editor do you use? Curious to see if people mostly use Lightroom!
that spot @1:45 always looks so cool but it's hard to frame and i've never managed to get anything out of it. you're getting better at this for sure, keep it up and keep talking about process please!
Is it a spot that you're familiar with? I've never walked past here so it was cool to see! Thanks so much, and yes, will do! :)
Thanks for your pov and explanation to your shoots and edits!
Thanks for watching, hope it was useful!
I love the cinematic tones in your photo editing. Are they your own presets? On a side note, how cool is Melbourne? Did you notice the random wheel next to the dog?
Thanks! Actually, all the photos in this one are SOOC JPEGs from the Fuji X100VI. I used a Kodak Ultramax 400 film recipe to get the look. Yeah, Melbourne is cool! It has been nice photographing the city every week. I feel like I'm exploring Melbourne all over again. I looked at the dog photos closely but couldn't figure out where's the wheel haha, where is it!?
very nice videos! I like this one in particular. Especially that you also show the shots you discarded. Most photographers on youtube make a long video only showing the 5 pictures they actually ended up keeping. But I like your approach a lot more. Also makes this whole process so much more relatable and easy to follow your thought process.
@@orkwurm Thank you so much! 😊 I'm glad you found it relatable. Showing the full process, including the discarded shots, is something I think adds value, so it’s great to know it resonates with you. I’ll definitely keep that in mind for future videos.
reasons for cropping, uploading to Instagram very nice city skyline shot. 6:34 the green Porche and the green marker on the road would have been a good shot for me. Green best colour Porche best car 😅
Haha, uploading to Insta must be one of the top reasons. That green Porsche shot would’ve been cool!! Maybe I should do a video on “scenes that I missed” though the video might be very very long… 😂
love your work!!!! got me inspired for street photography!!!
I mentioned the Rule of Thirds in a few photos. It’s not necessarily a “rule” more like a general rule “guide”, watch this video to learn more! ruclips.net/video/u9KITK9vmOk/видео.html
Very good video on the cropping. Thank you.
That's nice of you, thanks for watching!
This was very interesting to watch!
This is a great topic. I was just talking about it this morning. Cropping after helps, but like you say: don't lean on it over composure. I was using a prime 35mm lens and saw a helicopter overhead. I took a shot where the pic looked like a speck. Like lens dust. Next crop or two later, you knew it was a helicopter. :)
@@ChrisBrogan Ooo, that sounds like a cool shot! 👀
@@sandeharsa it's over on my RUclips channel if you're bored