On leaving Snapchat, for now…Not long ago I was curious on how Snapchat was creating new ways for visual storytelling, more than showing those little details of everyday life I was thrilled on how photographers like John Stanmeyer or David Alan Harvey were using it to bring another side of their photo projects (which happen to also contain those little details of everyday life). None of that changed, what changed was the launch of Instagram Stories.I admit I was reluctant at first, called a mess and just a blatant copy of Snapchat. It is, but it works much better for me, and since it became available I’ve hardly used Snapchat, haven’t posted updates and very rarely opened it to watch content. And for now all my on-the-go updates will be done via my Instagram account.
The very last rays of sunshine. Days are getting smaller, light is getting prettier in this part of the world #lisbon #sunset #androidonly #vscocam
Sobre deixar o Snapchat, para já…Há não muito tempo estava curioso com o Snapchat, mais do que partilhar monentos do dia-a-dia estava entusiasmado como fotógrafos como John Stanmeyer ou David Alan Harvey o usavam para dar uma outra perspectiva para os seus projectos fotográficos (sendo que uma boa parte dessa perspectiva são pormenores do dia-a-dia). Isso não mudou, o que mudou foi o lançamento do Instagram Stories. Admito que inicialmente não fiquei nada entusiasmado, achei confuso e apenas uma cópia do Snapchat. É-o, na verdade, mas funciona bem melhor para mim, desde que ficou disponível na minha conta muito pouco tenho usado o Snapchat. E por isso, por agora, todas as minhas pequenas actualizações vão continuar na minha conta de Instagram.
Testing my Ektachrome 100GX preset on some night shots taken at Intendente and Mouraria, in very low light and with a compact camera: expect very noisy shots!(more on my Flickr account www.flickr.com/photos/t3…)
t3mujinpack está aí!Há quase um mês anunciei que a primeira versão dos meus presets de emulação de filme estavam mesmo aí, partilhei algumas imagens aqui e na minha conta de instagram. E agora aí está!A primeira versão dos meus presets de emulação de filme está disponível no meu site, façam download, testem, partilhem as reacções, partilhem-no com o mundo!!
t3mujinpack is out!I’ve announced a few weeks ago the first release of my film emulation presets were just around the corner, I teased with some previews here and in my instagram account. And now here it is!The first release of my film emulation presets is ready on my web site, download it, test it, share your feedback, share it the word!!
I love the faint light that comes from the skylight of many old buildings in Lisbon, maybe because I grew in one. #architecture #lisbon #fujixe2 #snapseed #snapshot
A hot Sunday morning by the sea, nothing to do but take snaps. Then playing around with my Darktable presets, this is Fuji 160C! (more on: www.flickr.com/photos/t3…)
Observer by nature
Earlier this week I wrote something about how in my recent shots around Lisbon there were some with people actively interacting with their devices, but more than those devices the’re very engaged with the moment, being the selfie stick the most eye catching of the “tourist rituals”. Coincidence or not I had this photo from last year from Havana ready to publish on my Flickr account (https://www.flickr.com/photos/t3mujin/29069643805/), this made me think about how I perceive photography…I’m an observer by nature, someone who collects its surroundings rather actively interacting with it. That means that people photography for me is much more about capturing them, specially when engaged in their rituals, which can be as diverse as their faith, but also their craft or leisure. I don’t do portraits often and the reason is that I don’t like to direct people, I’m not creative person so my work is not will never be imaginative or visually compelling. In fact I don’t create anything, I just capture it.
Amazing how this place, and adjacent Ribeira das Naus, have become a place of pilgrimage at the end of the day. Nice how every one calmly lies here to enjoy the last rays of sun. (via my Flickr account)