As a fan of street photography and photojournalism in general I think its important to have a personal photo project to work towards every year. In previous years I have done, local birds and wildlife, stranger street portraits, general street photography and most recently analogue street portraits.

As I look towards 2017 I want to do something different and I am unashamedly going to ask everyone here what sort of ideas would you like to share?

I need some ideas to get the creative juices going! When you google "photo project" ideas it always returns boring things like... macro, oil in water and other crap like that. I want something more social and streety related although thats probably not describing it very well.

Anyone willing to share ideas that they have fermenting or even a few pointers VERY greatfully received

Cheers

Yea I gave it a wipe with my lens cloth earlier and used the rocket blower. I might try that factory reset idea Steve never thought of that.

Do you use all your recent Firmware updates when you do that?

I use my Q a LOT...

So that might be the problem but just in case let me describe whats been happening of late and maybe some out there might be able to help.

Over the last few weeks my Q will suddenly power off - its not overly hot and can happen within minutes if using it.
In addition to that problem I am now getting an F-- reading and no response from the lenses (01 02 03)

I turn it off and twist the lens on and off and power back on. As time goes on its getting worse and worse. Today for example when I put my 01 lens on it asked me to enter the focal length of my lens (you know when you have enter it having attached a non Q lens?)

Anyways I am low on money and only using this little camera for my digital shots at the mo

Any thoughts?

Pentax Q and 01

He said in his last upload about the xpro2 that he was going to be shooting a lot of weddings this year.

probably flat out busy

superb work

Took the Q out again the other day for more stranger portraits - im thinking of maybe getting the 06 for a bit of variation on the shots and composition. in the beginning i was worried about the lack of shallow depth and zero bokeh but I am now starting to enjoy the challenge of marrying the strangers with interesting backgrounds.

I think i am gravitating more towards the little Q at the moment because its giving me shots that look like film grain.

as always all comments appreciated

some film ones to come hopefully soon...


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nice set - number three is tops

ty everyone

in addition to the street stranger portraits here are some other traditional street clicks that ive finally got round to looking at


all with Q and k5

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