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<\/a><\/p>\nFUJIFILM X-E4 + XF23mmF1.4 R \u2013 F5.6, ISO 3200, 1\/180 sec<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Diving deeper into her own method of \u2018seeing\u2019 these photos, Dominique continues: \u201cYou can anticipate or wait \u2013 there\u2019s no one way of doing it. Ultimately, it\u2019s about connecting with something, then finding a way of communicating those ideas and understanding that potential. Base your approach upon whatever sparked your interest in the first place.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, a great image is simply one that tells me something about the world or the photographer themselves. It communicates the observation, however big or small, successfully enough that it needs no further context or explanation,\u201d she surmises.<\/p>\n
Another challenge for would-be street photographers is that of people. Photographing someone in their daily life may even seem like an invasion of privacy, but when done sensitively and considerately, that\u2019s far from the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cA key asset for any photographer is a strong sense of empathy and flexibility, adapting to the scene in front of you,\u201d explains Dominique. \u201cThere isn\u2019t a blanket approach to photographing strangers. It\u2019s about reading the situation you\u2019re entering, acting ethically and respectfully, and treating everyone as individuals. Before I photograph on the street, I ask myself, \u2018why am I taking this?\u2019 If I\u2019m not confident I can justify it to anyone who challenges me, then the image likely isn\u2019t good enough anyway, so I simply don\u2019t take it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nFUJIFILM X-E4 + XF23mmF1.4 R \u2013 F8, ISO 3200, 1\/250 sec<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But smaller steps are a preferred approach for many, and to build the confidence experience provides, Dominique has excellent advice. \u201cIf you\u2019re nervous about photographing strangers at first, just concentrate on geometry and stay further away. Or capture silhouettes rather than facial features, then gradually work up from there.\u201d<\/p>\n
The final piece of the puzzle is a set of tools that are right for the job. It may be easy to obsess over rapid autofocus, lightning-fast burst speeds or supremely low-light lenses for optimal shutter speeds \u2013 but, for Dominique, all these features are encapsulated quite simply. \u201cI want to experience the least possible resistance between the idea in my mind and the act of turning that into a photograph. From the moment I first picked up an X-Pro2, the X Series has done that for me.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nFUJIFILM X-E4 + XF23mmF1.4 R \u2013 F3.6, ISO 3200, 1\/250 sec<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cRecently, I\u2019ve been really enjoying the FUJINON XF27mmF2.8 R WR<\/a>. It\u2019s not only a lovely focal length, but also such a compact lens that\u2019s perfectly suited to the FUJIFILM X-E4<\/a>, making it easy to carry around with me everywhere,\u201d she continues. \u201cBefore that, most of my favourite street images were captured on the FUJINON XF23mmF1.4 R<\/a>. With either lens, I usually set my aperture to F8 as a good starting point for seeing the world around me in sharper focus, but then adapt that to each individual story I want to tell.\u201d<\/p>\n Enthusing over the X-E4 body, Dominique says: \u201cIt\u2019s just a massively powerful, interchangeable lens camera in a tiny, highly discrete and attractive form factor. I can carry it at all times, not just during dedicated photo sessions. I don\u2019t only see photographs when I plan to, I see them everywhere I go \u2013 so, whenever that happens, I always have a professional, quality camera ready to capture them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n FUJIFILM X-E4 + XF23mmF1.4 R \u2013 F7.1, ISO 3200, 1\/125 sec<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/p>\n