Miami Street Photography | Fuji X100V | How To Photograph A New City
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- What up gang - Today we are out shooting street photography with the Fuji X100v in Miami and discussing How To Photography A New City.
Boy does it feel good to be out here taking photos.
In this video, I'll share tips and tricks to improve your photography, take street photos around Miami, and help you photograph a new city.
All images were shot on the Fuji X100v.
Enjoy.
Peace,
JP
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It’s like you squeeze the most out of the x100v in every frame! Colours and tones are just so amazing! Metal detector guy between the umbrellas was such a good catch. Well done!!!
Yoooo Thank you very much man! I really appreciate that. Metal detector guy was a lovely subject who just happened to stand in the right place at the right time 😎
as someone born and raised in Miami, I can't believe you got all these awesome shots... To me, this city is anything but photogenic, so I looked to your video for some street photography inspo. I was really surprised and to be honest, hats off to you for your skill as a photographer to turn my trashy hometown into such amazing photos. awesome work
Thank you my dude 🙌 I was very lucky jetlag kicked my ass and pushed me to enjoy the sunrise. It's easy to be a custom to your own city and to feel uninspired, so don't get too down about it. Shooting at sunrise and sunset will help you feel inspired 🙌
Miami unphotogenic? I was born and raised here too and that's the dumbest shit I've ever heard. Miami is fucking gorgeous especially the old art deco buildings.
I’ve never been to Miami, I’ve only seen it on TV and in movies. It looks and feels much better in this video!
I'd like to think I made it look a bit cooler and more relaxed compared to all the heist films set in Miami hahaha.
I'd recommend it for a short week away if you are a beach kinda person 😎
Another banger. Loved the skyscraper in-between the palm trees with the negative blue space in the other half of the frame.
Yooo Thanks Ant - Yeah that photo was deffffooo one of my faves, when I shot it I was like, this is the one 😎
had my eye on an X100V for months and months and think i’m finally gonna pull the trigger and treat myself soon. these images get me so hype for it. lord these shots are incredible dude!!!
Christian - you are going to LOOOOVE it. I can't wait for you to get your hands on it.
Glad you like my images dude, soon you'll be shooting similar stuff ;)
Blown away by all the pictures. Even your tips are spot on and inspiring.
yoooo Thank you my dude
Great video and very good capture of the essence of Miami Beach. I also enjoyed your thoughts on figuring out the vibe of an unfamiliar city. I also loved the editing of the photos. I shoot Fuji as well and these have a very Classic Chrome feel that I think is perfect for street photography. The only minor detail is that you weren't in Miami for the majority of that video. You were actually in Miami Beach, a different city altogether. But, everyone mixes that up. Great job!
Ahhhh! My bad. Thanks for letting me know. Is Miami Miami the main island bit? Glad you liked the images either way dude, big love
You captured my city very well! I wish you were based here! 😫
Thank you Shane! I had a lot of fun capturing it
miami native here cheers !
Glad you liked it as a local!
Fantastic photos! I'm very picky viewer, but enjoyed this video fully. Your work feels surprisingly chill, with just the right amount of "snapshot" feel in it, while still carrying all of the beauty of an art 👏
What a fantastic compliment! Thank you very much :) I'm glad my work comes across that way, as I never try to set anything up, rather just see or predict a moment and try my best to capture it in an aesthetic way, ya know
Thank you for sharing - great photos. I liked your thinking about the "vibes" of a location and how to go about capturing them. Also, when to use contrasting or amplifying. Something which I found useful is - upon coming home again after trips like these to "strange" locations - having a new look at my accustomed environment, "eyes primed" by what I just experienced. Those "vibes" may then inspire photography at home ... new perspectives, looking and finding some of those "vibes" in a different context at home where you never went out to look before. E.g. "body culture and sports" at home. E.g. "beach culture" - which may exist in an artificial way at home, too. Even architecture, cultural aspects and niches, perhaps. Also - what's different at home, and why.
Again - thanks for the insights.
You are so right about that! Coming back from these kinds of trips always gives you a fresh perspective// set of eyes to shoot things.
Maybe that's the next video, trying to figure out the London vibe and capturing it
Love Miami love your shots here James Great. Cheers Mike. Love the Umbrella shots.
Thank you very much Mike
All of your photos flowed super well together in the video. Looking forward to seeing more of your work in the future!
Yoooo Thank you Marissa
I like how you hit on finding the vibe of a city and using it to frame your photos. I love living in LA because each neighborhood is so different. I'm in Santa Monica which is mostly tourists. But if I go right next door to Venice it's completely different. It's skateboards, fitness junkies, and surfers.
YES YES YES Chris. Once you start noticing what an area is like, it feels like easy mode when taking photos. Finding ways to compliment the vibe, contrast the vibe, question the vibe. It feels like a big game ahaha
Lovely shots. It's cool how you give the effect of different focal lengths in these photos. I also love that you're not constantly dragging the shadows up to create some digital HDR nightmare, let the shadows be shadows.
Yoooo - that to me is such a huge compliment about the focal lengths
The photos are sooo perfectly dreamy, I felt like I was actually in Miami…and since I was so caught up with the photos, I didn’t even pay attention to a single word you said. 🙈😎
Ahahaha glad my images had that effect Mansour! Hope it felt like you were there ;)
Great shots man! Nice compositions, colors and lighting. What were your settings?
Thank you dude - I have no idea what my settings were as I was slapping them around the place to get the right exposure. Usually I am at like f5.6-f11 and over 1/250 shutter speed if that’s helpful
@@JamesParsons1 Thanks man! And what about film recipe or editing? Any specific?
Good advice. Going to take and experiment the next time I'm in a new city!
Do it! I would love to see what you create :)
Excellent advice on travel photography and storytelling. Thanks.
Thank you very much my dude! Glad you found it interesting
Wow! I was just in Miami a few days ago and you have transcribed the atmosphere so well! I absolutely loved the thought process explanation about how to observe your surroundings and trying to tell a story or an opposite story after you have soaked in the "feel" of a place. I could definitely feel a lot of depth in these pictures due to that.
Duuuuuude - Thank you for that! Glad you felt like they captured the city and to hear you say that there is depth in my images means a lot. Very easy to second guess yourself when trying something a little different!
New to the channel but wow. Something about your photos, regardless of the subject, just pops to me. Everything looks so clean and almost staged, even compared to other photographers. Keep it up!
What. A. Compliment. Thank you so much Matthew! Glad you like the images so much and that they stand out to you, love to hear it. Plenty more street content on the way 😎
This is the video I was looking for👌🏽
Buzzing to hear man! Glad you enjoyed the video dude. Thanks for supporting the channel by leaving a comment
Loved the photos man and your thought process! Glad you enjoyed Miami, I’m from south Florida 😁
Glad you enjoyed the videos my man! The light in South Florida definitely hits different, very jealous you get this year round ;)
These pictures are sooo gorgeous 👌🏻
Yoooo Thank you my dude
Another great video that I enjoyed a lot. Will try to use your advises next week when I am in London ;)
DO it ;) I wanna see what a non-local see's about the cittaaaaayyyy ❤️
Very nice! Love the sunburst with the guy doing leg raises on the pull up bar at the 8:24 point.
I live in Florida and 80% of my shots for the year are done from around October to April... it's too hot and humid the rest of the year, even if you get out early.
Be careful about air conditioning which can cold soak your camera's front element which will cause it to severely fog up as soon as you hit the outside environment. I've taken to holding my camera in front of the heater in my car for a minute before starting my shooting.
Again, I enjoyed this a lot.
Thank you dude - Glad you liked that banger!
I am not surprised at alllll that you don't go out much in the rest of the year, that was crazy hot. And thank you for the advice, I actually had a moment when I was on the track and I took my lens cap off after having my camera inside and the front element was fogged up, missed a shot and had to switch camera lol
We experienced the extreme air con in Florida. Here in the UK I need my coat to put on when I go out for much of the year. In Florida I needed my coat to put on when I went in! The hotels are freeezing!!
Some absolute bangers there James! The girl on the beach one is epic! Not jealous of you being in Miami at all mate…
Think it’s time for a service of that little chap 👍
Thank you very much my dude
I should be looking at these images in the Condenast travel magazines, they are sooo good 👌
What. A. Compliment. Maybe I need to reach out to some travel agencies and offer them the pics ;)
You said you are no expert, wrong you have such a good idea with your photos James. Mike.
Ahahaha thank you dude! Wonderful compliment. I think I have to acknowledge there is tiers to the game and there are plenty of amazing photographers who know far more than me. That having been said, I really appreciate your comment
@@JamesParsons1 don’t understand rate yourself James. Your are a good photographer- your eye says it all
Plus of course the wonderful Fuji. 👍😊
Sorry James I meant underrate yourself!
Must get new fingers!😂 keep well
Just found u on UA-cam. Half way through this vid and I’m loving the tones and vibe of your photos. Coming from a a7iii and yesterday picked up my v was looking for inspiration and this is it. Subscribed. Need to see if u use a film simulation or hand edit now.
Yoooo thank you my dude! Glad you like the content. I did the same switch from A7iii to Fuji gang and I am so glad I did!
All of my images are edited in light room using the classic chrome film simulation with kelvin bumped up by about 300 :)
I’ve got free presets that I still use at the buymeacoffee.com link in description 😎
Loved the vibes! Which film simulation did you use btw? Thanks!
What up Dude - Thanks for commenting
@@JamesParsons1 thank you so much James! Appreciate it man 🙏🏻
these images are great!
Thank you very much my dude
Fuji’s QC seems like it’s really lacking 😂. I have the pro 3 so I’m always worried about the screen, and now I’ve heard the focus motor is known to fail on the 27mm too.
Great photos and great video as always, James!
Thank you Nick
Really nice colours!
Yooo Thank you very much my dude ❤️ Appreciate it :)
Amazing shots. I saw that you make some changes after but what setting will make similar look straight from camera? Setting white balance with classic chrome to some warm range for example 4500K? Or changing red/blue balance 🤔
Great question - the edits I do is adding about 300 kelvin to the auto. So maybe set it to 6000 and add a bit of contrast. That might make the straight out of camera more similar :) let me know if it works
Wow amazing!! I love every pictures you took
May I ask what film stimulation did you use?
Keep up the good work 😁
Thank you very much dude! Glad you like the images :) I use Classic Chrome and warmup the images by about 300 kelvin in post :)
I've got free presets you can download at the buy me a coffee.com link in the bio that you can grab if it makes things easier for you
These photos could have been taken in my home city, Durban ZA
I'd love to come and photograph Durban! Is street accepted there?
@@JamesParsons1 Yes, absolutely. However, you will need a local to guide you away from the high crime areas.
@@JamesParsons1 I have assembled a few images of the Durban Golden Mile, how can I send the cloud link to you?
Send it to me via instagram! Would love to see
@@JamesParsons1 I do not have access to instagram (no smartphone), I will speak to my daughter to assist with sending some photos
Love the video! Some really good images, are these edited raws or jpegs from the camera?
Thank you very much my dude! These are all edited RAWs. I mainly use the Classic Chrome film simulation, warm it up by about 300 kelvin and good to go! I've also got free pre-sets at the Buymeacoffee.com link that you can download and use as you please :) JP
@@JamesParsons1 that sounds like a good workflow I'll have to try that. I'll check your presets out! I just got my first Fuji camera about a month ago (I usually am a Sony guy but I was looking for a small every-day camera), I am super impressed with with all of the film Simulation Features and I've been playing around with a bunch of different film simulation recipes over the past weeks. The film simulation stuff is seriously underrated in my eyes and I don't see enough people talking about it, the workflow of having edited pictures come directly out of your camera is so powerful 🤯 Have you played around with any film simulation recipes? I also just published a very similar video to this one on my channel yesterday but I used film simulations only for a 3 day trip, if you're interested 😊
Yeah I'm a Sony dude for my professional work and use the x100v as a fun run and gun job!
Film simulations are cool, but I've personally found that I've enjoyed having the flexibility to choose which to use when I'm at home and can see everything on a bigger screen
That having been said, it's so dope to show people what you've shot on the back of your camera and for it to look banging
Nice shots. Is it street photography though? Looks like plain doc to me.
Have you used any recipe here? Or are these RAWs edited "by hand"? I love the way they look
What up my dude - These are all edited by hand using the free presets I have at the buymeacofffee.com link, got some B&W ones in there too. Gist of it is Classic Chrome film sim warmed up by about 300 kelvin :) JP
Did you ever post up an editing video with your x100v?
That is a great question, current answer is no. But its on my to shoot list (along with 3 other videos ahah) thank you for chasing me!
Which Film Simulation?
Hey G - I use the Classic Chrome film simulation on all my colour images, I just warm them up a little bit to balance the blues vs the warm tones. I've got free pre-sets if you want to download them in the description
Does your x100v ever get warm to the touch after using it for a couple of minutes? And are you bothered by the noise from the lens?
Whats up Deniz - Can't say it's ever felt warm to touch? Compared to my Sony's this thing is cold as ice lol. And the noise of the lens is nothing compared to most interchangeable lenses, plus the leaf shutter makes this camera nearly silent when actually taking pictures.
If you are worried about the noise of this camera, you've got nothing to worry about :)