The Adventures of Michael Vincent

Posts tagged with seeing

The Joy of Seeing
2021-09-23 23:12:15 UTC
I never leave home without my Camera and Deck of Cards. The Camera has joined the team in my day bag. I never know what I am going to see or who I will meet. Wearing my Camera has now become an important part of my fashion statement. My Camera…

XF14mm: Spectacular Vision
2021-09-21 15:34:16 UTC
I don’t consider myself a WIDE ANGLE Shooter. Even though I have the XF16mm, the XF18mm and the classic frame 23mm, I don’t normally go wider the 16mm. The XF16mm equals the perfect 24mm field of view and is my sweet spot for storytelling compositions. Today, I felt like seeing…

Five Paces & Create
2021-09-12 22:06:17 UTC
I walk five paces Stop. I start scanning my surroundings looking for where the light is falling. Repeat. This is an interesting visual training process, because I normally just walk until something catches my attention. Here, no. I am actively seeking, something. Light first. Colour. Texture . One exercise my…

My Life
2021-09-11 13:54:14 UTC
I am greatfull to my father for planting the seed of photography within me. When I look at my old photographs, this was the moment when painting with light became a possibility. Over the last year, all of my images have come from me documenting my neighbourhood. This is fine…

XPro-1 | 52 Assignments -1
2021-08-19 15:43:02 UTC
Continuing on from last post entry, I thought I would practice this Assignment a bit more. I knew what I was looking for. A pocket of light. My cards was the subject caught in the beam of light. This meant paying attention to where the light was coming from and…

My Favourite
2021-05-31 17:59:03 UTC
Unlike most Photographers, it took me a long while before I gelled with my 50mm 1.8. This Lens I got for my Nikon D90. It felt long and at that time I didn’t know about the 1.5 Crop Factor. It turned this Lens into a 75mm Lens. I was confused…

The Joy of Seeing | Visual Maturity
2021-04-27 19:09:35 UTC
Visual Maturity is a phrase I heard my coach Bryan Petersen say on one of his workshops. It stuck in my mind. I gave this a lot of thought - VISUAL MATURITY. I understood the syntax but not entirely as applied to creating images initially. Slowly but surely it began…

The Joy of Seeing | Identity
2021-04-12 19:38:56 UTC
All of my images during this Lockdown have been created close to home. I walk the same route most days, I see the same buildings, people, community and create the same images. Or are they? I have been speculating on this; yes, I see the same subjects and yet, I…

The Joy of Seeing | My World
2021-03-31 20:11:32 UTC
Sight. Vision. Seeing. They sound the same, don’t they? Eyes - the tool. Sight - the ability to look and stare at things. Vision - the gift to see further with our minds into an unknown future. Seeing - a beautiful experience; the gift to interpret life right in front…

30 Day Challenege Day 16: Observing
2021-02-27 23:18:38 UTC
The ability to see is a wondrous gift. Vision is a spiritual gift. To observe is an intellectual decision. Observing requires looking and thinking about what I am seeing. This is where my stories come alive. The expression of life is always ready to deliver a narrative. Armed with my…

30 Day Challenge Day 7: Seeing Deeper
2021-02-10 22:26:15 UTC
Every morning when I wake up, I give thanks for the rich blessing of another day. Even more so with Mum. While being a Carer is full of unexpected challenges, I am greatful I can see her, hold her hand, look into her eyes and see the women who was…

2020 Vision | Light Show
2020-12-08 20:53:28 UTC
This year has been all about Light. Mr Kodak said, “Know Light for all you are worth”. I paraphrase, words to that effect. I took this seriously. Studying how my Flash works and how to use it On and Off Camera has been a beautiful study. This study has helped…

2020 Vision | Seeing Deeply
2020-11-07 21:54:48 UTC
I am blessed to live in a lovely part of West London, Maida Vale. Warwick Avenue is the next stop from my Station. The opening image of the young man stopped me in my tracks. I felt his situation. Surrounded by the beauty of Little Venice, I feel the sad…

2020 Vision | Intersection
2020-10-11 10:42:40 UTC
I saw these sequence of images in my mind. Four Shots. Each image on a Street Corner. Each corner reveals a facet of this traffic intersection in my neighbourhood. I see this everyday; today the idea to create these images was a visual exercise in seeing. My choice of Lens…

2020 Vision | Following The Light
2020-10-06 19:33:01 UTC
The quality and direction of the light recently has caught my attention. The light has been my subject. Anything caught in her path has been rendered magical. Chasing Light, that’s all I am doing. Thanks for reading x #followthelight #xpro2 #artisan35mm12

2020 Vision | No Room For Boredom
2020-10-06 15:01:05 UTC
This Pandemic may be a cause for concern, however, it shouldn’t stop us from engaging with life. I for one constantly seek out new avenues for my self expression. My online course with Joel Meyerowitz has me thinking and seeing differently. The Classic Frame of 35mm has me spending time…

2020 Vision | Looking, Seeing & Vision
2020-09-22 16:42:05 UTC
They sound the same don’t they? Looking. Seeing. Vision. Just because you are looking at something, have you seen it? Close your eyes? What colour do you see? With your eyes closed, what’s your vision of a better future? We are all trapped inside The Matrix - what’s your vision…

2020 Vision | Seeing Like Henri
2020-06-08 20:51:30 UTC
There is something about Henri Cartier Bresson that resonates with me. He struck me as a Bon Vivant with a Leica. A man who enjoyed and celebrated life even when he wasn’t creating images. His Leica was always close to hand for the moment when Life said “take me Henri”. …

2020 Vision | Inner Vision
2020-05-10 13:24:08 UTC
This image was created a few years ago in Lebanon. It’s one of my favourites. When I saw this moment, it reminded me of an image I saw in a book about Henri Cartier Bresson. The image was of three black boys running into the ocean. This image above of…

2020 Vision | Colourless Expression
2020-05-09 11:53:28 UTC
There was a time when we did not question the absence of Colour. Many of the great timeless expressions of life were captured in Black and White. Master Image Creators like Henri Cartier Bresson, Brassai and Ansel Adams showed us our world stripped of Colour and yet full of evocative…

2020 Vision | Seeing & Feeling
2020-05-08 15:06:34 UTC
Once I strip away all colour, all I am left with is the quality and direction of Light. This bring out the magic and expression of life in such a way there is nothing to distract my vision or response. I was just feeling in a Black and White Mood.…

2020 Vision | The Fuji XF 10-24mm F4
2020-04-25 20:11:59 UTC
Learning how my Lens sees has become a very important part of my photographic education. I regularly change Lens; one day it’s 35mm and another day I may shoot using my 90mm. I have read many comments about sticking with one Lens for a long period of time. This makes…

2020 Vision | Seeing The Light
2020-04-22 20:30:10 UTC
Sometimes, I have to create an image just to experience how my cameras sees it, if that makes any sense. This moment caught my attention because of the low angle of the Sun. It was perfect light as my eyes saw it. So, I thought, create an image. Next to…

2020 Vision | Expansion & Feeling
2020-04-22 13:43:40 UTC
The Fuji XF14mm F2.8 is spectacular. Along with the XF23mm/35mm/56mm and 90mm it has become my favourite Lens. What’s interesting is this Lens is a Wide Angle which is normally associated with Landscape. Of late, due to its close focussing attributes, this has become a great tool for Close up…

2020 Vision
2020-04-22 09:14:06 UTC
Got up early today and while enjoying my morning Coffee, I did q quick curation of a few images and created a new context around them. 2020 Vision is a phrase we all know; perfect vision as I understand it. Yes a play on words and relevant right now. This…

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