Autumn is a great season in Shanghai, thanks to the lasting blue sky and the numerous sycamore trees planted in the French concession.
By Franc Peret
To take benefit of the great lighting and the tawny color leaves falling on the ground or elsewhere, I went out with my Advanced workshop students for a 3 hours walk searching for interesting composition to memorize with our cameras.
Here are some of the shots I had done, working on structure, shape, colors, texture and humor…
Enjoy!
Franc
Black is best for reflection
Cars are everywhere nowadays, but nature is still taking over
When dust looks like marbleDust, leaves, spot of light and shadows
Decorum of the French concession
An open window for breaking down the symmetry and for catching colorful leavesFake flowers but real underwear.Leaves are ‘sitting’ anywhere, drying quietly under a filtered sun light..
People are also part of the decoration
When a leopard lady is wearing orange shoes, she sits on a Dulux painting pot.
High contrast lighting is cutting out the street in sharp shape and edges
From circle to oval.Crossing lines and shaping in 3D.Wheels in jail
Locked street cart collection for inspiration
Mixed disorder creates new order.Freed the tree!
When photography meets sculpture
One of my student standing there, his shadow reaching a leave and the magic just happened.Work and bicycle in progress.
Things always need to get fixed in Shanghai
3D game of light.Hope the knot is well done.Porsche Fan shooting a Porsche logo.Trees escaping from the fence.
Standing next to a traffic light to get traffic
Skating on Huai Hai Zhong lu.Waiting for a green light to roll again.
Photographer and target
Passing by a City sunsetLiam has 3D arms
Past and future
Connection relic, from the pre-wifi age.Monkey want to play too.
Connecting people in the street
Smiling firstPuffing second.
Riding and resting styles
Fashion in, fashion out.Riding a small bicycle barefoot is exhaustingStill some space in the taxi trunk for the baby?
Taking care of details
Make it Shine or at least less sticky.
Urban structures and monsters
Welding next to a monsterMetallic structure to fill up the sky.
