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The Stairs

Rome, Italy

Rome, Italy
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Dec, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken during a weekend trip to Rome, Italy with two friends. I remember taking this right when we got to our airbnb.

Time

This had to be sometime around noon. I remember taking the train into Rome pretty early, so that we could make the most of our day there.

Lighting

I have an aversion to elevators, so after running up all of those flights of stairs with my suitcase and waiting for the other two to make it to our floor on the elevator, I decided to snap some photos while I waited. I hated those stairs (because there were so many of them and I was still tired) but I loved how they looked so I had to take a photo.

Equipment

This was a quick shot, taken on my Sony A6000 with the kit lens, which I used a lot for filming at that time.

Inspiration

The spiral pattern of the stairs are what made me want to share this photo, but ultimately I took it because I wanted to save that moment for myself. So I could look back at this image and remember walking up those stairs, the start to my trip to Rome, and the people I was traveling with. For me, most of my photos are about saving a memory.

Editing

The editing on the photo was very minimal. I converted it to black and white (because I have a tendency to turn images black and white when the color does nothing for me) and that’s pretty much it.

In my camera bag

I always carry a 50mm lens, and that’s when it’s not already attached to my camera. I recently bought a 16mm lens so that’s my go to for right now. I also keep the kit lens in my bag, just incase I need something that zooms. My main camera is a Sony A6000. I shoot a lot of film so I’ll usually have a couple rolls of film in my bag and a simple point and shoot camera, either a canon sure shot or a minolta hi-matic af2. A microphone and small tabletop tripod for on the spot filming/interviews, and a ton of memory cards, business cards, and pens (there are SO many pens in my bag. I can’t explain why).

Feedback

For simple, everyday moments like this and most of the photos that I take, I suggest simply being aware of your surroundings. It’s easy to rush past everything in life and miss the small moments. If you just take some quiet time for yourself and observe what’s around you, that’s when the little things jump out. And that’s when you get a shot like this, of something that at first seems boring and unimportant. And if it helps, focus on how you feel at the moment, and try to capture that feeling for the future, when you revisit your work and all of the memories you have of that time come rushing back to you.

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The Stairs

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Behind The Lens

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