Film & Photography
History is on its way in France, with its yellow vest insurrection and I couldn’t let it go without being part of it as a visual witness, due to my photo and video journalist background By Franc Peret I left home at 5:30 am took a train and spent my day in Paris, searching for…
Winter is the perfect season to shoot trees against the sky, as a graphical and structural silhouette. You just need to find the right subject and the right setting. By Franc Peret This picture was shot in Burgundy, at the end of the day with a Sony A7M2 + adapter + 25 years old Nikon…
Same topic, three ways of shooting it. Pictures, settings, and choices explained. By Franc Peret I am not sure my little one, Apolline, will keep those moments in her inner memories, but pictures should help… All shot with Nikon D750 and Nikon 24-70 mm f/2.8 1 – Shouting Apolline (against heavy clouds ready to pour):…
Apolline (Ling Li, 灵莉, in Chinese) was delivered on June 3rd, after 36 hours of tough efforts from her mother (and my beloved wife) Sarah. First mensuration: 51cm long and 3.65 Kg. I am taking advantage of this great personal event to offer some tips about taking pictures of babies. By Franc Peret Having a…
I am always sharing the final results of the pictures session done during my Advanced Photography Class I am organizing in Shanghai. This time, I am also willing to share some interesting behind the scene Portrait session shots. By Franc Peret The idea is to show that my location, my equipment and my set up…
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…
In 1997, being in Beijing, I took advantage of my journalistic eye to catch some shots in sensitive areas, where people were kicked out from their traditional beloved houses for the good of modern profit. Photos Franc Péret (Shot on slides, Fuji Provia100) In 1997, I was in Mainland China for the first time and I was there with…
Long before any other Circus (such as world famous “Le Cirque du Soleil”), Archaos was the very first contemporary, alternative, theatrical circus of its time. Photos by Franc Peret (ISO400 Slide Film) Created in 1986 by Pierrot Bidon, this circus without animals (except a pig), was featuring dangerous stunts like chainsaw juggling, fire breathing, wall…
For 2 years, from 1994 to 1996, I had to go to Hong Kong every 2 months to renew my Taiwan visa, as it was almost impossible, for a freelancer like me, to get a working visa for a year. This was an expensive trip, but at that time, HKG was the place to be,…
One of the most amazing thing I had discovered in Taiwan is how the population celebrate the great number of temple everywhere in the country. By Franc Péret (shot on slide film) There is so many unexpected presents to the different divinities such as karaoke parties, puppet theater play, Taiwan opera performance, outdoor film projection and even…