After shooting film for many decades, I now have switched over to the wonders of digital. My current body is an Olympus E-3, my walk-around the Zuiko 12-60 f/2.8-4.0 SWD (crop factor 2.0, so equiv 35mm is 24-120mm). Although barely used, I also have the Zuiko 7-14 f/4 (equiv 14-28mm), and Zuiko 50 f/2.0 Macro (equiv 100mm). Tele, when needed, presumably will be the Zuiko 50-200 f/2.8-3.5 SWD (equiv 100-400mm, nice and fast for a 400). I shoot primarily "for the sport", do not actively market, but do sell/license when legitimately approached. My primary genres are street and modeled-street, hand-held, natural light (supplemented with fill-flash at times), on-the-fly, tack-sharp subjects amidst blur and movement of surrounding city life. I shoot up-close-and-personal, avoid the disconnect of long lens candids. High-contrast B&W conversions will be coming, but for now interest is consumed by the wonders of color.

Photos of RovingEyePhoto (2)

  • sadhu 3205 in Explore / Interestingness / August 2010 / 7th by dw ork
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  • THE TOUR TO THE CANYON (DSC_0200) by cyppoon
  • Diptych of Marisa by wakeupbaylee
  • A peace of light trough the trees gives you a little feeling of happiness by betuwefotograaf
  • Street Jazz by Dan O'Mell
  • Smoking or not Smoking, That's the Question by MARIO BOURGES
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Testimonials (4)

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    Deborah Connors -dcgibs says:

    "I have enjoyed your photos for quite some time. I love the true reality of street life and how well you place your models in natural surroundings, making them part of it all yet distinctly separate.

    your work is an art form that studio photographers might not appreciate. Lighting, surroundings, onlookers will always be an unknown yet you capture these scenes beautifully, faults included

    Thank you for sharing your work - and your name is very well suited (:"

    7th January, 2010

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    emotiroi auranaut says:

    "Stan has a talent for capturing genuine looking moments of natural beauties during their daily lives. He knows how to combine elements for exceptionally alluring results, and to showcase their personalities in ways to make the viewer curious to know and see more. I am sure he will be able to continue success in his photography pursuits."

    17th February, 2009

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    Nikita Hengbok says:

    "RovingEyePhoto's photography style is really interesting & fascinating. His shoots are usually in busy area, within the hustle & bustle of a city. Now, I believe not many amateur models can take that kind of pressure. Not easy to overcome the nervousness to get into the mood. However, with RovingEyePhoto's ability to coach & coax, brings out the best in his models. With background subjects not trained in modeling & yet he got them cooperating speaks of his skill at this sort of thing. His pics look like they were shot in an controlled set, but it was actually in chaotic uncontrollable conditions. It takes a totally different kind of talent to be able to produced this sort of shots, one so separated from a controlled studio environment. This is one of the few times I'd seen it done so effectively, with so few & yet achieved so much. Bravo to his marvelous models & his superb talent!"

    2nd January, 2009

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    hollywood-tours.blogspot.com says:

    "When I met RovingEyePhoto's on flickr search, I asked his permission to blog them in my blog hollywood-tours.b.... And he gave me his kind permission with this great note about his work, photography and plans:

    "I always warm up the mods and settle their public arena nervousness by explaining the modeled-street I shoot as Hollywood and showbiz. After all, who doesn't love showbiz? And it's true. Seems the more obvious we are and the more I talk up the surrounding crowd, the more acceptance we get when entering peoples' personal space. And enter we do. I'm not a candid shooter, almost everything in my Flickr sets is taken from 2-4' distance of the mod, and the surrounding crowd's usually no more than a few feet beyond that. And I go for the surrounds' fronts, faces and eyes, seems wussy and ineffective shooting against unaware peoples' backs. I go wide angle to capture the living surround, and close-up to highlight the expressive standout mod as an organizing force, an initial draw toi the viewer's eye, working DOF to pop the mod from recognizable blur of what's round. To my way of thinking, peopled urban scenes largely represent the equivalent of urban debris, and requires the one controllable, a standout central subject (helps that she's pretty and throwing flirt/tease/girlie-girlie) to organize the clutter and give it context.

    Anyway, that's what my sets show. A lot of intimidation factor to overcome in the shooting, but a lot more fun than long-lens candid, and I'm convinced the personal connection of it shows. I'm hoping others like the results, I certainly enjoy creating them. " RovingEyePhoto"

    14th September, 2008

Name:
Stan
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