Each day for a week, I'm sharing one of my favourite images from 2017.
Sony a7RII, Leica 50mm lens, f/2, 1/500. ISO100 (Kodachrome Profile)
| I must have photographed this particular friendly face many dozens of times over the past 20 years. Sitting outside the shrine at the entrance to the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, the pose changes less frequently than the beads which are placed upon devotees' heads as a blessing is offered. I really ought to seek out the first photo I made here, some 20 years ago. I guess we've both aged a lot in that time. And we're both doing exactly what we were doing 20 years ago. I guess that speaks to something. Perhaps it's evidence of what the Japanese call "Ikigai" I hope that whatever you're planning in the coming year will bring you a sense of joy and satisfaction. If the photographer is interested in the people in front of his lens, and if he is compassionate, it’s already a lot. The instrument is not the camera but the photographer. Seven in Seven - Day 3 OfferEach day this week, as a festive gift, I'm sharing big discounts on photography resources from my web site. Each offer will last for 24 hours only.  "After discovering these presets I'm completely sold on them. Kodachrome 64 was my favourite film and now my favourite preset and it gets applied to almost every exposure I make." Kurt Helge Røsand  "I am a professional wedding photographer from Slovakia, and I fell in love to your preset. I often use it, and my clients are excited about the wonderful colour images." Marian Holub My Kodachrome Presets and profiles have received many encouraging reviews (all 5 stars!). Over 160 cameras are now supported and specific profiles have been lovingly built for each different camera model. |