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2012 Taste of the Grove
Images made on Saturday April 14, 2012 for the New Times at Taste of the Grove. Feel free to download for personal use from website gallery of Facebook page. I’d appreciate a LIKE on my Facebook page. Thanks!
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The Beauty of Existing Light Photography
I’ve been doing a lot of existing light photography lately after purchasing a very fast 50mm f1.2 lens. It brings me back to the days when I bought my first camera and I could not afford a flash. Had to be creative with light! Check out a photo/video documentary: The Other Afghanistan. Amazing photography and story. http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_041012.mp3/view
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Back to Simple Photography
I still remember getting my first “real” camera years ago at a Kmart in Newport News, Virginia. I was in the Navy and had a newborn at home. I wanted to capture every moment! It was a 35mm Mamiya SLR with a 50mm 1.8 lens. No zoom, and, oh, no flash. You cannot get any simpler than that. I was lucky, and I emphasize “lucky” enough to get a camera that would allow me to make existing light images of my first born in our dimly lit apartment. Did I tell you the camera and lens cost $125. Anyway, I took some of my most memorable and treasured images with that camera. It was compact and simple enough to take anywhere. Since it was not a zoom lens and relatively fast I was able to take images quickly without thinking about too many things. Photography was simple. Making images was fun and free from rules and expectations. Fast forward many years, cameras, lenses, and technology developments later. Things are not as simple. Very expensive equipment and so much of it. Closets of it! Lots of thinking going on to make the perfect image. As a matter of fact “too much” thinking. As an aside, I just finished watching the George Harrison special by Martin Scorsese and George’s wife Olivia. One of the still images in the film was of Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison and Eric Clapton at a table in a bar. The image was black and white, blurry in areas, grainy due to low light, and not composed very well. It is, however, a priceless image. The image was most likely made with a fixed focal length fast lens. I miss that spontaneity. So while I have certainly not decided to abandon all of that wonderful technology, today I received the latest addition to my photography arsenal. Wanna guess what it is? It’s a 50mm f 1.2 fixed lens by Canon. My how things evolve. Simplicity at it’s finest. And I plan to again make memorable personal images, albeit of the next generation. I love it. Always remember, “the best camera is the one you have with you.”
St. Thomas Episcopal School “Night in New York” March 3, 2012
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St. Thomas Episcopal School "Night in New York" March 3, 2012, Carlos Fernandez Photography 305.793.6446 www.carlosfernandezphotography.com
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2011 Huntington’s Disease Triathlon
Here is the image link. All profits go to the charity!
2012 Art Wynwood
I photographed the 2012 Art Wynwood VIP / Press Preview Night and After Party at Wynwood Walls for NewTimes Miami. Here are selected images from that event. The art was amazing. About thirty percent was photography. Of course I was very focused on the photography. Photographers, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Andy Warhol, and Douglas Kirkland were
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I’ve started shooting a lot more with my iPhone. I’m very impressed with the image quality and even more impressed with the various programs for shooting, editing, and custom ing your images. Here is an image that was edited and processed with multiple programs.
Falls Artwalk – Miami
I’ll be exhibiting “Images of Cuba” this evening at M&R (8825 SW 129 St. Miami). I am part of the Falls Art District Gallery Walk in Miami this evening from 7pm till whenever…Last month we got Rained out, however, tonight it should be great. The interesting thing is that M&R is an Auto Repair location by day and Art Space for the Artwalks. Come and enjoy the Artwalk.
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