street photography

01.18.10

when i am talking with a bride and groom i try to get to know them the best i can.  i want to know who they are and what they love, so that i can better capture them!  i want to know about their families, so that it helps me tell their story.   but sometimes there is an art and a talent of being able to capture emotion and a person when you dont know them at all.  this is why i adore street photography.   i love to look at how photographers view strangers, a street, city, or town and capture it in a way that the rest of the world can see their point of view.  it is art and i love it.   looking at old street photography from the 60s and 70s is a big source of inspiration to me.    

i have a bit of my own street photography.  this first post is all from this last fall in San Francisco.   my favorite street photography camera is my medium format hasselblad 500 c/m.   i love what it produces and i love walking around a street, taking my time, getting my exposer right on and really composing each shot.  it is so peaceful for me.  being able to step away from the busy weddings and having some days in my schedule to get out the old manual camera and slow down and photograph strangers - is like having a massage.  it unwinds me and makes me look at the simple pure moments in people.  
(check back more tomorrow to see street photography in mexico)

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read about the hasselblad 500 c/m here
learn how to load it here
buy 120 film here
try out black and white 120 film here
and alway develop here
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From AmyPunky Photography:

great photos!!

(01.18.10 @ 05:05 PM)
From s h e r r y:

The colours look fabulous, especially in the photo of the car.

(01.18.10 @ 06:01 PM)
From ozzy:

nice photos ! know what you mean, love the sound of the shutter.

(01.18.10 @ 07:28 PM)
From Hannah:

I adore all your work! i also love that you're going back to film. it seems to be the thing nowadays :)

 (01.18.10 @ 10:54 PM)
From Steff:

Jill I love these. May I ask how you approach street photography? Are you one of those people that carry around model releases and starts approaching people or are you the type that just shoots. I would really like to get into street photography but am having trouble working up my nerve.

 (01.24.10 @ 08:39 AM)
From Steff:

Jill I love these. May I ask how you approach street photography? Are you one of those people that carry around model releases and starts approaching people or are you the type that just shoots. I would really like to get into street photography but am having trouble working up my nerve.

 (01.24.10 @ 08:40 AM)
From viscara:

Please please tell me you went somewhere else in the city besides the dreaded gawdy tourist trap at fisherman's wharf and ghirardelli square... The city has so much more to offer to see than that place.... And sadly so many do not venture to go and see..

 (01.31.10 @ 06:49 PM)
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carissa + joshua : a utah engagement

01.15.10

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From kayleen t.:

Love this session, such cute pix! Snow looks beautiful in pictures but not so fun to shoot in! Sometimes my fingers are numb for the rest of the day! :)

(01.15.10 @ 01:15 AM)
From Colette Anderes:

Hi! Just wanted to say how much I thought that session was fun. I love the sled pictures - so retro looking!
All the best,
Colette

 (01.15.10 @ 06:35 AM)
From caroline:

Love the wellies!

 (01.15.10 @ 06:38 AM)
From Lauryn Galloway:

Third one up from the bottom is so gorgeous!! So simple and pure!

 (01.15.10 @ 08:31 AM)
From s h e r r y:

SO cute with the heart on the jacket, the red Beetle, the train, the rainboots! :) Adorable!!

 (01.15.10 @ 10:39 AM)
From monika:

love all your images :-) what can I say... wonderfullllllllll

 (01.15.10 @ 12:48 PM)
From Caitlin:

So. Amazing! Do you ever look at someone's photos and your heart just starts racing? This definitely happened with eeeevery picture!

(01.15.10 @ 09:56 PM)
From helga:

love it, the images are so cute!!!

 (01.16.10 @ 09:47 AM)
From Stefan Chirila:

WOW! Wonderful photography. I got to see your blog through a link from Jessica Claire. I am a photographer from Southern Ontario, way up there in Canuck land =). I just wanted to say I love your photography and I find you bring the very best out of your clients.

(01.16.10 @ 11:39 PM)
From AmyPunky Photography:

This is such a cute engagement session!!!

(01.17.10 @ 07:51 AM)
From Amanda Waltman:

I love the pics on the sled! And her yellow boots are just about the cutest thing ever! :)

 (01.17.10 @ 05:44 PM)
From Meghan:

This is one of the sweetest engagement shoots I've seen. Your photos are just lovely.

 (01.19.10 @ 03:37 PM)
From Sarah:

Umm the far away shot with the couple and the sled with the mountains in the background is so amazing!!! It floored me, awesome job!

 (01.26.10 @ 06:41 AM)
From Kat Speyer:

That photo with the sled and the mountains. I LOVE IT!!

 (01.29.10 @ 11:42 AM)
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a winter engagement preview

01.14.10

check back tomorrow for a fun winter engagement session.  for now here is a little preview.
taken with polaroid sx-70 - darken

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From Mitzie :

nice!

(01.14.10 @ 02:25 PM)
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