When Eric arrived from France for vacation, he totally challenged me... He asked me if I could shoot a few pictures of him that would be "Only-In-New-York" portraits without being "Obviously-In-New-York" ones. The difference may sound light but is actually what created the whole challenge. The same night, I started thinking: what place? what time? what camera?
The next day, most of my pictures were disappointing. Some of them were OK, such as the portraits of him seating in the middle of the 5th Avenue driveway, but I realized they were only Obviously-In-New-York ones. Definitely out of scope... Was Manhattan too obvious? This is actually the question that helped me, when I thought about my neighborhood: Greenpoint!
Greenpoint is a studio. It is a place where any kind of movies could be filmed. It is a place of paradoxes and contrasts, where residential meets industrial, and quietness meets the Studio B. It is the spot where I would try the "Only-In-New-York" shots the next day... The picture hereunder is one of them.
The next day, most of my pictures were disappointing. Some of them were OK, such as the portraits of him seating in the middle of the 5th Avenue driveway, but I realized they were only Obviously-In-New-York ones. Definitely out of scope... Was Manhattan too obvious? This is actually the question that helped me, when I thought about my neighborhood: Greenpoint!
Greenpoint is a studio. It is a place where any kind of movies could be filmed. It is a place of paradoxes and contrasts, where residential meets industrial, and quietness meets the Studio B. It is the spot where I would try the "Only-In-New-York" shots the next day... The picture hereunder is one of them.
Waiting For You © Hugo MARTIN - 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX
Post Processing: White Balance, Contrast, Brightness
Copyright - Hugo Martin (See That Shot)