The Adventures of Michael Vincent

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Framing & Composing
2024-04-01 20:49:16 UTC
The 35mm Frame is the industry standard. That Frame from a Roll of Film set the context for all that we create as image creators. In the digital world, the 35mm Full Frame is the same dimensions: 24mm x 36mm. The diagonal measurements of the 35mm Frame is 42mm. Logic…

Deeper Understanding
2024-02-10 22:12:20 UTC
Studying Photography these last 14 years has revealed to me the beauty of intimacy. Getting close figuratively and literally is what makes the image, the moment come alive. Animals don’t keep still long enough to move in close and be safe. And yet, getting close is a requirement. A long…

Refined Vision | 40mm Frame
2023-09-02 20:21:26 UTC
Refining my vision continues today with the TT Artisan 27mm F2.8. I really love this Lens and field of view - it feels very natural and just right. It sits right between the 35mm & 50mm. In my research of this Focal Length, I felt it wasn’t given the same…

The Deeper Narrative
2023-08-30 13:45:05 UTC
This may be the most important journal entry I will write. I say this now because I am really feeling the spirit of Photojournalism. I had it in mind to study Journalism at school, writing appealed to me. What am I doing right now? WRITING. Sharing my deeper thoughts. Why?…

The Light of Spring
2023-03-27 14:05:11 UTC
The clocks went backwards by one hour over the weekend. This disruption to our sleep pattern has made no difference because the clouds on Sunday morning was a blanket smog of nasty grey. That was yesterday. This morning, I was greeted with with the Light of Spring. Oh glorious spring…

Brand New Context
2023-02-01 21:54:37 UTC
Henri Cartier Bresson proceeded Malcolm Gladwell by several decades; he said “your first 10,000 images will be your worst”. Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his Book”Outliers”, “ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness.” It has taken me 10 years of daily practice, shooting, reading, refining, more shooting to understand…

FV | The Bigger Picture
2023-01-19 14:22:42 UTC
Fresh Vision for 2023 is all about seeing the bigger picture. Allow me to share what this means to me. My Subject Matter has become Space. My Vision has become much more in tune with the space around me. The Space and the Background is now my broader and wider…

Walking My Own Path
2022-12-30 23:29:40 UTC
I am walking my own path now. I am an Orphan now, albeit a 58 year old Orphan. Is it any different compared to losing both parents at a young age? James Bond and Bruce Wayne both had to contend with facing the world alone at a young age. Creating…

A Brand New Context
2022-12-24 14:43:04 UTC
My Mother inspired me to believe in Jesus. Right from my earliest childhood, she read stories to me from The Bible. My faith is strong. The life of Jesus truly is the greatest story ever told. I can remember seeing the film which featured Max Von Sydow. I was really…

Framing
2022-07-03 13:58:15 UTC
Framing and Composition is an ongoing study for me. Once again, my friend and Coach Bryan Peterson has written The Field Guide on this subject. These two Books cover everything required to create stunning images. The Images featured in this Essay were all created using the Nikkor 28-70mm & 70-200mm…

The Ultimate Stage
2022-05-18 21:08:38 UTC
An empty Stage in a Theatre is no different to the Stage of Life. Context is Decisive - it gives us a frame in which to contain our story. When the cast show up, the Stage now becomes their Platform - they can now present their Story. I am finding…

XF 10-24mm | Epic Vision
2022-05-16 22:29:18 UTC
I am seeing, thinking, feeling and responding like a Landscape Photographer. My neighbourhood is my Canvass, my Suburban Landscape. Its all about Scenery. The Scenery is the backdrop - the context, the stage for life to unfold. Unfold it does. A family negotiating some matter. A Cyclist not sure about…

28
2022-05-14 13:28:28 UTC
28 is the magic number. This is my Vision. After testing with rigorous energy, I am happy with this field of view as my standard Lens. I still love the 50mm - the 28mm just agrees with my vision. Its an environmental - storytelling optics. If I need detail, I…

Broader Frame
2022-04-28 20:14:10 UTC
I don’t consider myself a Landscape Photographer. I do think like one even though I live in the suburbs of London. Maida Vale is my Photogenic playground.My Landscape Skills have been developed from seeing my Neighbourhood and Park as a broad Contex / Frame to tell a story. My favourite…

SFS: Narrative
2021-12-26 20:20:00 UTC
The Single Frame Narrative creates its own context. The Frame work encapsulates the visual conversation. This Frame reveals what is or once was. The environment for Christmas Trees. They are all being cleared away for another year. If you have been following my Journal, you will have known what this…

Eye for Detail
2021-11-27 16:12:06 UTC
I’m really enjoying documenting the sale of Christmas Trees in my neighbourhood. The company Pines and Needles have set up a number of stores throughout London Every day, I’ll check out the store on my street corner and observe the activity of Santas Helpers interacting with the general public. This…

2020 Vision | Lockdown & Life
2020-07-03 19:22:16 UTC
Life continues in spite of the Lockdown. I have seen more people on Bicycles than ever. The Construction Workers are feeling it - tired, exhausted. They are coming towards the end of a long job. The new building looks good. They have done a good job. My whole neighbourhood is…

The Great Mystery
2020-04-19 06:33:11 UTC
I was going through my Archives and discovered this image from around 2015. This image was created a few years ago long before I created my context, The Expression of Life. Henri Cartier declared our first 10,000 images will be crap. I can’t help but feel we need to create…

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