

Natural photography from Jean-Michel VOLAT
Paris, FRANCE
First uploaded photo: October 27, 2007
Flickr User ID: 88482099@N00
A square view of life
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Plastic beauty
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Some of my sets:
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Spring in Japan: ![]()
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Interesting: ![]()
In and out of Explore: ![]()
Sexy Paris: ![]()
A reflection on skyscrapers: ![]()
Luxury shops of Paris: ![]()
Plastic beauty: ![]()
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Je suis un photographe amateur et j'aime que mes photos soient le plus "naturelles" possible. Je développe le format digital Nikon NEF vers JPEG en corrigeant, si nécessaire l'exposition, la netteté, les basses lumières et parfois en recadrant. Un peu comme on faisait auparavant en chambre noire... Je n'utilise pas les effets genre Photoshop.
Mon style est varié au point que je n'ai pas de style... C'est un défaut de débutant.
I am an amateur photographer and I like my photographs to be as "natural" as possible. I develop from the Nikon raw digital NEF format towards JPEG and I correct, if necessary, exposure, sharpness, low light and I may re-frame. A bit as was done in the past with film.
I do not use Photoshop type effects.
My style is varied to the point that I do not have any... It is a beginner's shortcoming...
Current:
Nikon D300 (purchased in early May 2008)
Previously:
Nikon D200 (used to be my second or spare body is now my wife's camera - erikomoket)
Nikon D70 (now broken, yes, gone!)
Contax (film camera) with a lot of Carl Zeiss prime lenses... (sold).
Minolta SRT101: my first SLR (given to a relative)

Zoom AF-S Nikkor 18~200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED
Zoom AF-S Nikkor 12~24mm f/4 G ED
Zoom AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 G ED
AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 G
Flash Nikon SB900
LumiQuest soft screen, LumiQuest ultrasoft
PictureProject, ViewNX, CaptureNX2, DxO
No no! No Photoshop! No HDR! No color filters! No tripod! No frames! No logo! No small sizes! No hiding my camera settings! No preventing download!
Yes yes! My pictures are fully protected (c) Copyright Jean-Michel VOLAT. Please ask me before any use!
Les pays que j'ai visités... The countries I visited...

Seen in Explore:

1. Not everybody asleep in Paris, 2. Crazy pyramid - 5, 3. Pattern & patterns, 4. The egg candles - 3, 5. Distortion in yellow, 6. Video nightshow at the Louvre - 1, 7. Jeu de Paume in B&W, 8. Egypt in Paris,
9. The bar counter, 10. The wink, or Douce keeping an eye on me, 11. Le code a changé, 12. The thistles, 13. The red lamp that was straight, 14. The empty glasses - Color, 15. The empty glasses - Color, 16. Pantheon in Paris,
17. Foucault pendulum at Paris Pantheon, 18. Saint Séverin - 6, 19. The light balls, 20. Morning market in Paris - The Champion of France, 21. Saint Séverin - 3, 22. The Ferris wheel in Paris, 23. The cigarette break at Café des Musées, 24. The staircase from 1914,
25. The night photographer in old Paris, 26. The old staircase, 27. Automnal Eiffel tower, 28. Him:"You are so beautiful" Her: "John, your mouth smells like an ashtray", 29. Grand Palais - Stairs, 30. My distorted self, 31. Don Juan enjoying sunset over the Seine river, 32. The "Coeur de boeuf" tomatoes,
33. The contrabass, 34. The reels of thread, 35. The design lamp, 36. Ab1, 37. The orange line, 38. Pink pond, 39. The icecream cones, 40. Notre Dame of Paris - the candles,
41. Tropical triathlon, 42. Circular reflections going nowhere - 2, 43. Tiling, 44. The red berries that are not all red, 45. The Christian Lacroix dress, 46. Cars kissing shamelessly in Paris, 47. Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco, in Paris, 48. The brown leather seats,
49. Him: "Hi honey, want to have some fun with me?" Her: "What kind of fun are you thinking of?", 50. The modern art museum lights, 51. Rain over Paris, 52. A rose is a rose or is it? - 9, 53. The young lavender, 54. A rose is a rose or is it - 16, 55. Going the wrong way!, 56. Orchid 20,
57. Sunny side up for you, 58. 2300 Yen each, 59. The tea houses on the tea packs, 60. The rubber mat outside the Nitori furniture shop, 61. Escalating lines, 62. The Gold Wing by Honda, 63. The disk brake by Showa, 64. Deep blue over Japan,
65. The chocolates by Godiva, 66. Green abstract 3, 67. Boldly looking at the sky, 68. The red armchairs, 69. The Italian antipasti, 70. A crackled bust, 71. The Malmaison ceiling, 72. A reflection on skyscrapers 12
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
36 most interesting as of 31 December 2008

1. The Eiffel tower in blue - 1, 2. Feels good, 3. Regular irregularity, 4. The black shoes, 5. The blue eyes, 6. The red bag - 2, 7. Escher in Paris?, 8. Circular reflections going nowhere - 1, 9. Orchid 14, 10. A reflection on skyscrapers 10, 11. Cold, 12. Escher has the blues in Paris, 13. October 2008: a calendar for my Flickr friends, 14. Time to log off, 15. Arcades, 16. The Eiffel tower in blue - 2, 17. Double reflection, 18. The atelier - 1, 19. The haute couture top, 20. Corridor 1, 21. Orchid 35, 22. Orchid 26, 23. A rose is a rose or is it? - 19, 24. The green grid, 25. The curl, 26. A god's view of the Seine river, 27. The reels of thread, 28. The watering cans - 1, 29. Pink pond - 1, 30. Grainy rhythm, 31. A rose is a rose or is it? - 9, 32. Moket, 33. The watering cans - 2, 34. Limited infinite, 35. The Eiffel tower in blue - 7, 36. Red red
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Testimonials (11)
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ps70 ...................... says:
"I love to walk on Jean Michels images through wonderful Paris. There are so many places to discover and he, this wonderful photographer with his fantastic sense for the real Paris Style, is a great tour guide.
Thank you so much for your wonderful images, Jean Michel.
Thank you so much for your friendship.
Petra"1st August, 2008
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judo_dad1953 says:
"Your photostream is really fantastic! Keep posting more! Bravo!"
29th June, 2008
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*melkor* says:
"... well, I'm not used to write testimonials or something similar (I'm too lazy... ) but I MUST have to write something about Jean-Michel!
... I love his ArtWorks because they are always particular, seducing and unique. He usually don't make almost any kind of Post Processing to his shots but... this demonstrate that he has a very special eye to catch the beauty in everything he looks at...
... he makes snapshots (amazing, anyway... )? Apparently this can be true but, if you look at his stream with a plain eye, you will find something really different: the world's inner vision of an uncommon creative mind...
... he makes Art, finally!
:)"2nd June, 2008
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over_here says:
"Jean-Michel is a prolific Parisian photographer blessed with a passionate eye for peeling away his beloved city's skin to reveal its brilliant essence.
Explore his unique photostream and you'll immediately discover richly eclectic images of Parisian streets, shops, bistros, brasseries, museums, advertisements, faces, foods and wines that unashamedly celebrate this elegant City of Light in all its style and sophistication.
Jump in and bask!"13th March, 2008
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erikomoket says:
"jmvnoos は私の夫です。
写真をとにかく機関銃のように撮りまくり、私を驚かした人ですが
今ではそれも何故か納得してます。
写真の魅力を彼からは色んな面で学びました。
このFlickrで趣味を共に楽しんでますが
彼からの進めも幸いし、またこちらでは初心者の私を
支えてくれながらと、とても嬉しい限りです。
Jean-Michel
Merci pour tout!
Bise.
Erikomoket"12th March, 2008
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kate053 says:
"Le meilleur photographe de Flickr -"
6th March, 2008
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Anne Strickland says:
"If you plan a walk through Jean-Michel's gallery, be sure to allow yourself enough time for a leisurely stroll. He will astound you with his astonishing images of his beautiful hometown, Paris. He lovingly documents the shops, museums, buildings and the amazing sites around his city as only a native Parisian can. JM's photo's not only exude the elegance for which Paris is known, but also its charm and humor. His beautiful photographs are richly composed to give you only a taste, but you long for more. Venez avec un bon appetit!
JM is generous to his fickr friends. His stream provides helpful tutorials and guides to making flickr a better experience. If you are fortunate to have JM comment on one of your photo's, he takes the time to dissect and critique your image with generous detail. His comments are a coveted prize in themselves!
Each photo is a treasured gem. Keep them coming, Jean-Michel!"4th February, 2008
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fataetoile/ Cinzia Rizzo says:
"Jean is like a spring wind, he goes blowing, sometimes, full of enthusiasm and he brings with him everythings that runs across and, then...it's very difficult to follow him!
Sometimes, instead, he is warm wind of South, that has stolen the colours of sun...
Sometimes he is a wizard and he gives life to its plastic queens in the shop windows in the bright world of Paris.
Last, but not least...Jean is my friend."23rd January, 2008
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LivornoQueen says:
" I remember the first thing of his works that I saw a photo of an epicerie fine where I had been too, it was quite a long time ago, since then I was dropping into his photostream very often and always finding a lot of interesting snaps; he has a real collection of truly impressive images depicting not only what he sees, but how he sees it; photos with a good sense of lightning, compositionally STRONG, a PLEASURE to look at; he took me back to Paris for a journey, showed me some faces of Paris which I had tried to remove from my mind and made me "live" Paris again without being hurt by my memories; his Paris pics are filled with very good atmosphere; he's got a good eye and this rare ability to stop the moments in time; I love your latest photos of shops.
Last but not least, he is a citizen not only of Paris but of the world, I enjoy exchanging opinions about our life experiences abroad, travelling, fine food... KEEP THIS WONDERFUL WORK UP !!!!
La seule amitié qui vaille est celle qui naît sans raison...c''est une des raisons pour laquelle je te dis:
Merci de ton amitié et sensibilité"18th January, 2008
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ilsebatten says:
"Jean-Michel is a prolific photographer whose intelligence and talent shines from every photograph. He has an uncanny eye for design and elegance, for pattern, dissymmetry, light and shade. He is not afraid of exploring the contentious or of opening up a topic for vigorous debate, in fact he encourages it. His photographs show us life on the streets of Paris as we have never seen it before and I, for one, am enjoying the trip immensely. Most of all though, JM is a master of manipulating light which he does with a hand-held camera using skillful settings. And if that were not enough he is charming, supportive and kind, the sum of which adds up to a most charismatic personality. Long may you continue to delight all of us with your unique, intelligent and compassionate perspective on life."
18th December, 2007
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addadada says:
"ABSOLUTELY STUNNING PHOTOS!
WOW!
What fun it is to walk through the streets and to the fun events of jmvnoos' PARIS! So great at capturing the natural settings of various interesting places. The photos of the GUIMET MUSEE are museum quality surburb!
The SHOWROOM DUMMIES set is stunning! Probally the most difficult 'object' to photograph, jmvnoos does so with artistic ease!
MERCI jmvnoos for the wonderful walk down memory 'rue' of Paris!"16th December, 2007






















