I’ll readily admit that I’m no big “streets” photographer. But sometimes when I see something which moves me, I have to press that button. Like in March 2012, when we walked through Frankfurt, and I had Mitchie’s 20mm Panasonic lens on my Olympus E-PL1 (which is by now Zuleikha’s camera):
Poverty
I’ve shown this photo before, but that was in colour. Now I wanted to see how it looks if I use this method.
I like the grain, and the high contrast adds to the woman’s loneliness. It also underlines the contrast between rich and poor, and the distance we kept to her is clearly visible as well. I also think that this looks more like film than the film simulations. Doesn’t work for everything, but this image came to my mind when I read about that tool. Is this as good as the new Olympus Pen-F with its built-in film simulation? I have no idea, but I quite like what you can do with older (and much cheaper) cameras as well.
This was long before we started talking about refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, or elsewhere. But it’s also a reminder to help those in need.
As always, thanks for reading / viewing.