Showing posts with label street photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label street photography. Show all posts

HIATUS

This blog has drawn to a halt for a while. Perhaps a long while. Justin had to leave but he still pops up from time to time over at Burn My Eye. Richard has returned to England's Pleasant Pastures and I'm concentrating on my Photohumourist Blog.

It's a bit like Richard said, I think - "collectives are so 2011". Nice one.

This blog will stay up just in case we decide to resurrect it at some point.

Some of my posted photos will no longer appear as I've terminated my PhotoShelter account for the time being.

Good bye.

Girls with Guns! A strange encounter in Stratford-upon-Avon. 4 photos. FujiFilm X100. © Paul Treacy 2012.


© PAUL TREACY 2012. All Rights reserved

I happened upon these young women this last weekend in Stratford. I have no idea what it was all about


Please excuse my posting a reminder of my iBookstore publication, Observing The Flag but if you were lucky enough to receive an iPad for
Christmas or already own and iPhone or iTouch then you might enjoy this sardonic project and it would help me to continue making new work
Thank you

Street Photography in Motion


This was an experimental film for me. I shot it in September 2010. What I was looking to do was package some street photography from an event in a video where the motion element served as B roll to the stills. It was a tricky shoot in that I was having to be aware of what might serve as good footage and audio, as well as being on the lookout for those arresting still images that we street photographers are constantly seeking.

This was only my third attempt as making a film having previously covered the G20 Demo and the Peace Camp in Parliament Square, again looking to concentrate mostly on stills and using video to package it all up, such that the short film would serve as an alternative delivery mechanism for my street photography.

I hope to do a lot more of this throughout 2012.

There continues to be development behind the scenes here at UKSC as we study the work of our newest photographer, Stewart in readiness for his first post. All very interesting and exciting.

More soon.

PaulTreacy.com
Photohumourist.com


Anti-Capitalist Film From 2009


There's so much discussion about the ani-capitalist movement at the moment, I thought it timely to share this 2009 film with you.

I shot this film during the G20 demo in the City of London. It's my first film and was shot with a tiny Flip Mino camera. The stills were shot on standard Nikon pro gear.

Though the fidelity of the piece is lacking somewhat, I am proud of it as a record of the day. Were I to make a similar film now, I'd shoot in hi-definition and pay particular attention to the audio capture as I have learned a lot over the last couple of years and plan to make a lot more such multimedia work in future.

Here I concentrated on the more festive aspect of the protest and was not so interested in the destructive violence. I was far more interested in the variety of characters partaking of the march.

Though I am increasingly interested in motion capture, it's the stills that motivate me most and always will. I see video as a tool to package powerful still images. The video footage informs the stills, as far as I see it.

I think this kind of filmmaking is a great way to show street photography and I hope to post more such projects here at UK Street Collective as I go along. I hope you'll continue to visit.

Thank you.
Paul Treacy

PHOTOHUMOURIST.com (my ebookstore)

London, 4th June 2011

New Oxford Street


Cap dudes, Leicester Square

Pink hens and Jack Sparrow impersonator, Covent Garden

Oxford Street

Covent Garden

Sartorial sophistication, Covent Garden

England fans, Covent Garden

Jesus nonsense, Covent Garden

Bournemouth Street Photography Courses

This is a unique opportunity to join two experienced street photographers in a vibrant coastal resort.
Paul Russell (In-Public member) and Justin Sainsbury (UK Street Collective) will be leading engaging one-day courses around the town on 11 and 25 June 2011.

Through personal, in-the-field tuition we will encourage you to develop your own style and create interesting and inspiring street photographs.

Aspects of the day will include:

– Looking at the practical factors to consider when taking pictures of people in their environment.

– Learning to anticipate and make the most of interesting situations.

– How to best utilise your existing equipment, plus hands-on assessment of specialist cameras – the Ricoh GRD II and the Fujifilm FinePix X100.

– Maximising impact and creating rounded photo stories through selective editing.

By having a maximum of four participants we will ensure that you receive a concentrated level of advice and insight into this fascinating and challenging photography genre. The course will take place in situ on the street but we will have this beach hut base camp close to Bournemouth Pier!

All pictures © copyright Justin Sainsbury and Paul Russell


For course fee of £80.00 you will also receive the benefit of a review of some of your previous work prior to the day in Bournemouth. Following the day’s shoot we will also provide an in-depth review of your pictures.

Paul and Justin are known for their humorous and poignant take on everyday life. If you enjoy non-confrontational photography of people without relying on long lenses then this may be the course for you.

For more detail please contact paul.russell99@btinternet.com

The one-day courses will run from 11 am until 6 pm plus assessment of your portfolio of best shots via the Internet and a review of your Bournemouth shots subsequent to the day out.

Practicalities
Bournemouth is less than 2 hours from London Waterloo by train and is served by two trains per hour.