Paris set me free - photos - session one

I am posting some photos from my photography course with Sab. I love Sab's street photography for it's humour and punchy composition - check it out at http://www.parissetmefree.com/


For session one we walked from St Michel along the Seine to Ponte des Artes and then back through to St Gremain des Pres. My homework tonight was to find some shots to show what I liked from todays work - no more than 10 shots from the day and some in series. So, here's my top 10 -


The first group are from our efforts to use movement as an objective....it is interesting to see the overexposure working so well.

The next group are of "people doing things in the street"

I like the relationship between the dog and owner - mirroring each other in posture, if not in smiles!  The second picture is great for colours and composition - but I'm not sure about her expression and what story it conveys.

Here's a contrast between a shot where reflection worked for me - and two where I was really struggling to prevent the reflections from taking away the story.

The next shot is frustrating - I liked the formality of the room and then the double reflection of myself - But, although it seemed like a good idea - the image is too busy so it gets lost and doesn't quite work.

Last two are"composition" shots that share the same colour pallette!

I liked the arch shot but was disappointed with the lower left corner (wishing it had been another branch, not the railing). I like the gutter puddle shot in a square format.

Thanks Sab - see you tomorrow - actually that's today... so good night!

Amandine