Practical Photography - UK (2020-02)

I lo vestreet

photography

and Parisis one

ofmy favourite

lo cations – Henri

Cartier Bresson

and Robert Doisneau are my

big inspirations. There are two

methods I use: I either ask

my subjects so they know I’m

taking photos of them, or I do

it secretly. The Micro Four

Thirds system is perfect for

this work, so I use an Olympus

PEN and E-M10 MkII, and

PanasonicGF7.I shootin

RAWandeditin Lightroom.

Forthesestreetscenes I used

myownblack& white preset

with a touch of sepia.

flickr.com/photos/ajkoduricek

Kirk says: Something about

the backdrop of Paris in mono

instantly harkens back to the

days of Bresson, and Andrej’s

inspirations are more than

evident, albeit with a modern

twist. The first thing that’s

apparent is the formation of

a st yle.Streetphotography

isoftensplitintotwobroad

spectrums – the light hunters

and the moment catchers –

and these fall into the latter.

Andrej strives to capture

what many of us consider to

be the mundane everyday

activities of others, though

he also applies his geographic

eye to the scene. You can

clearly see he favours

centralised compositions,

while the use of strong lines

direct the viewer’s gaze. This

iscoupledwitha well-honed

eye forcontrast,managingto

mix both photographic and

editing techniques to bring

out a wide range of midtones,

ranging from the bright city

and faces of its inhabitants to

the darker tones found in the

fashion of the time.

Although sepia is often

considered a relic of a bygone

era by today’s photographers,

the subtle use here actually

lends itself very well to

creating a timeless effect.

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Strong lines through the city

he lp to drive the viewer’s gaze

Parisian street scenes by Andrej Duricek

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SETAUTOISO

Streetphotographyis a

‘runandgun’genre,so set

yourISOto autoandthe

camerawill alwayspick up

theslackof changing

exposureson

th e go.

Olympus PEN E-PL6 | 30mm | 1/500sec | f/4.5 | ISO 320

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