Saturday, May 13, 2023

Street Photo – Stylish Man


© 2023 Martin Liew Photography

Photo info:
Nikon D70s on Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0
f/10.0 1/400sec. ISO 800 Center Weight Metering
Post-processed in Photoshop


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Sunday, May 7, 2023

Street Photo That Makes You Smile

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Photo info:
Nikon D70s on Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0
f/5.6 1/200sec. ISO 400 Center Weight Metering
Post-processed in Photoshop


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Street Photo – On Reading...


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Saturday, February 18, 2023

Street Photo – Life Wrinkles


How did I get this portrait shot?

I was having my breakfast at the food center when an old man put his glass of coffee on the table opposite me. Then he walked to the sidewalk and sat on a chair for a few moments before coming over to take a few sips.

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Street Photos – Rainy Sunday





Raining season is here. It has been raining on and off before and during the Chinese Lunar New Year, from day 1 to 15 which fell on the 5th of February, Sunday. Yeah, it was last Sunday. It was nice weather in the morning and a little overcast at noon. I was inspired to do some street photography at Bencoolen Street and Waterloo Street area. As I arrived at the scene, it started to rain and later a big downpour. What a setback!

The same thing happened today. It was sunny in the morning until the stormy clouds arrived in the afternoon. At the time of writing this blog, it was still raining.

Well, back to last Sunday, nothing stopped me from doing street photography in the rain as I looked for some vantage spots to do the "fishing" technique i.e. looking out for interesting subjects like running/walking in the rain drenching, people in raincoats, etc. So, here are some of the street photos I took during that 2 hours plus of walking from one sheltered spot to another.

I hope you enjoy these photos. Have a great week ahead. Cheers!

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Sunday, February 5, 2023

ICM Street Series Vol. 3


Hello everyone! It's February 2023! How time flies in the blink of an eye. I'm delighted to share with you my ICM street series Volume Three. I assume you had your breakfast taken. If so, just sit back, relax, and dive right in to view the new ICM photos.

Monday, December 19, 2022

Street Photo – Dashing Wheels


Photo info:
Nikon D70s on Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0
Focal Length @ 35.0mm | f/22.0 | 1/15 second
ISO 200 | Center Weight Metering
NEF (RAW) file post-processed in Adobe Photoshop

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Saturday, December 10, 2022

Street Photo – Chinese Barber

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On 15th August 2010, Sunday morning I was roaming around Joo Chiat Road and came across what looked like an antique shop, a Chinese barber at work. I found the whole shop and settings very old-school, especially that old-school barber chair.

I took a quick light reading with my hand-held light meter to determine the "right" exposure and set it accordingly on my Seagull-4A TLR camera. The film used is Ilford HP5 Plus rated at 200. In total, I made two shots and this is the second one. Wanted to go in to have some closer shots but I thought it would be intrusive. Of course, I could ask for their kind permission but I preferred the natural candid style.

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Saturday, December 3, 2022

ICM Street Series Vol. 2




Good morning and welcome back to another ICM street series Volume Two. How time flies! Two months ago, I shared my very first series and so in case some of you have missed it, you can view them here. Today I'm excited to share my new photos with you. There's a mixture of colors and black & white photos. So without further ado, let's jump right in.

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Street Photo – Kacang Puteh

©2010 Martin Liew Photography

Another old street photo I took with a Seagull-4A TLR camera on 23 January 2010 of a Kacang Puteh vendor right at the main entrance of Peace Center. I believe the old man has retired and his son has taken over the stall. The film used is Ilford FP4 Plus. Developed in KODAK D76 and negatives are scanned on EPSON V700. Post-processed in Adobe Photoshop.

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Monday, November 28, 2022

Street Photo – Wood Carving

©2010 Martin Liew Photography

This photo was taken on 23 January 2010 with a Seagull-4A TLR camera exposed on an Ilford FP4 Plus film rated at 100. Developed in KODAK D76 for 8 mins 50 secs. Negatives were scanned on EPSON V700 and post-processed in Adobe Photoshop.

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Sunday, November 20, 2022

Street Photo – The Anti-Christ?

© 2014 Martin Liew Photography


Photo info:
Seagull 205RF | 50mm | settings not recorded | FujiFilm Neopan 400 rated at 400 | Film developed in Kodak D76 1:1 dilution | Negatives scanned on Epson V700 | Post-processed in Photoshop for further enhancements on brightness and contrast.


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