In Madrid!

[JimHejl]

Sorry, I don't have time to post indiv pictures. If you have a chance, stop in:

http://www.hejl.com/media/snapshots/madrid/

--jim

[wesuggs]

wonderful shots a great eye

[iLuveKetchup]

Your eye for composition is amazing! Your site has been bookmarked & patiently waiting for more pics. :D

[JimHejl]

:(
ftp server was down tonight
I fixed it, but need to sleep (2am spain time)
will upload more tomorrow

thanks for the comments
--jim

[<AkulA>]

And what a great subject you have tagging along with you! ^^ Great pics... inspiring

[livewire-photography.com]

really good shots.

[Keiffer]

Nice clean shots. Nice work!

[JimHejl]

new shots uploaded

pages 5 and 6

http://www.hejl.com/media/Snapshots/madrid/

[JimHejl]

sorry, one more post

I'd like you to look at this one

http://www.hejl.com/media/Snapshots/madrid/large-58.html

In my shots, it is very important to me to direct the eye. I spent a lot of time working on this photo.

It is not a picture of a crowd, it is a picture of a person.

Notice how all the others seem to be wearing dark colors? That was all hand-done.

Anyway, I'm not calling it out to brag on it -- I just spent so freaking long editing it... I wanted someone to see it :)

later,

--jim

[JimHejl]

haha - ok, one more post -- but for a different reason.

Some kids saw me shooting, and started yelling "Photo! Photo! Photo!". I like candid work, so I didn't think much of it... I just swung the camera around and shot it.

http://www.hejl.com/media/Snapshots/madrid/large-51.html

The kid on the right just made that great pose, and the kid on the left has his cell open. I don't think it is a spectacular shot or anything -- but I think it captures the "youth of today".

Anyway, it's funny --- to spend so long looking for shots, then to have one given to you.

Ok, it's midnight now. Night everyone.

--jim

[iLuveKetchup]

sorry, one more post

I'd like you to look at this one

http://www.hejl.com/media/Snapshots/madrid/large-58.html

In my shots, it is very important to me to direct the eye. I spent a lot of time working on this photo.

It is not a picture of a crowd, it is a picture of a person.

Notice how all the others seem to be wearing dark colors? That was all hand-done.

Anyway, I'm not calling it out to brag on it -- I just spent so freaking long editing it... I wanted someone to see it :)

later,

--jim

The first thing I looked at was the person on the middle of the picture. Cool stuff!

[JimHejl]

yeah, that's the guy :)

[JimHejl]

And what a great subject you have tagging along with you!

That subject is Laura, my wonderful wife. She is doing a journal of our trip, if you would like to see it:

http://www.hejl.com/laura

cheers,
--jim

[CSE_Boilermaker]

Entire gallery is really great. I especially like the street clown capture. In my beginner opinion every shot has superb composition.

[JimHejl]

Thanks! On a related subject - does anyone have tips for "going pro"? I see myself doing advertising work - not a private studio.

One issue is that I have a very, very good job now.

My hope/desire/fantasy was that I could stay employed and still shoot some jobs. Does anyone do this? I'm really walking in blind... I don't know the first thing about how to get started with an agency.

I'm not in a big rush. I still have plenty to learn.

And I've been shooting, and shooting, and shooting...

[ajbalazic]

Very nice shots- I like the wide angle used. Not your average holiday snaps!

[jcw122]

Really great stuff!!! I love the one of the girl putting on her jacket, and you can see the motion blur of the jacket, too cool!

Excellent work!

[BrandonSi]

Thanks! On a related subject - does anyone have tips for "going pro"? I see myself doing advertising work - not a private studio.

One issue is that I have a very, very good job now.

My hope/desire/fantasy was that I could stay employed and still shoot some jobs. Does anyone do this? I'm really walking in blind... I don't know the first thing about how to get started with an agency.

I'm not in a big rush. I still have plenty to learn.

And I've been shooting, and shooting, and shooting...

I'm in the exact same boat.. Let me know if you get any further on this!

Love the last elevator shot, btw.

[JimHejl]

added some night-time stuff
page 6

http://www.hejl.com/media/Snapshots/madrid/

[chrisvilela]

I really like your photographs of Madrid. I went there last september, I could 've stayed a complete month just to take photographs. The city is very interesting, specially at night.. :)

[JimHejl]

Love the last elevator shot, btw.

I've been seeking out fluorescent light lately. I intentionally don't white balance and get that cold, institutional look. I actually didn't 'post' that image at all (other than histogram) -- that's the data straight off the sensor. The lights in that elevator are old-school ... The temperature must be way up in the 4500+ range.

Anyway, that shot is a self-portrait. Shot-fromt-the-hip. :)

Cheers,

--jim

[JimHejl]

The city is very interesting, specially at night.. :)

Haha... Yeah, it is 10:30pm right now (on a Wednesday) and it is just starting to get loud outside. It hits a peak around 3am, then starts to die down. (But I still see people out at 4). When do they work!?

I'm on vacation -- so I'm allowed to do this :)

[JimHejl]

Hi Everyone!

I uploaded some new photos last night. My G5 is stuck in customs (arg), so I'm doing all the photo editing on my laptop (read: slow). And, without my tablet, my dodge/burn sucks. I may re-edit some of them when my "real" computer arrives. Overall I'm happy with them though.

http://www.hejl.com/media/Snapshots/madrid/

Note that I also changed the order – now the newest photos are first (so you don’t need to dig through all the old ones every time)

I also added captions, to help explain the shots.

Comments welcome!! I like getting feedback!

We are having an awesome adventure — and it has been fun to share it,

--jim

ps - I'm sucking up a ton of bandwidth with FTP today, so I'm sorry if my site is a little slow

[chrisvilela]

Again Jim, really nice work! It inspires me a lot. You seem interested by the same subjects I would be interested to, but it turns out differently than what I do. :)

I also have the 24-105 lens and I love it. What lens di you use on this photo ?
http://www.hejl.com/media/Snapshots/madrid/large-23.html

[JimHejl]

I shot that photo with the 24-105. It's the only lens I use. In that shot, the lens is wide open, and I am holding very tight to a lamp post. (Anything to avoid eye-level sometimes...)

The 5d is full frame, so I really do get 24mm.

That my work inpires you is really the highest compliment one can give. It means a lot to me.

Cheers Chris,
--jim

[<AkulA>]

Inspiring indeed, it makes me want to get up out of this chair and go shoot!!!!


eeehhhh... it is kinda cold out there tho... sigh...

[chrisvilela]

JimHejl: Ahhhh yeah !! Right, forgot about that, I have a 30d. Wow, 24mm is really wide :) That's why i'm thinking of getting a 10-22mm. Please continue to shoot, you're very creative.


Akula: At least you're not in Canada :)

[JimHejl]

more shots posted
I'm bored, so I've been experimenting...

http://www.hejl.com/media/Snapshots/madrid/

c&c welcome

[JimHejl]

I thought I'd post an actual pic (rather than a link)

This one isn't in the gallery yet

Neat find, huh?