iPhone Street Photography - Richard Koci Hernandez

[Chris Dodkin]

The LA Times has just published an interview with Richard Koci Hernandez, covering his pursuit of street photography. His weapon of choice - the iPhone.

reFramed: In conversation with Richard Koci Hernandez - Framework - Photos and Video - Visual Storytelling from the Los Angeles Times

Q: Much like the pioneer street photographers, your photographs are a wonderful collection of complex, layered and unguarded moments made in public places. The difference is, your work has a modern twist because they were made with an iPhone. Is the hunt for intriguing images still the same?

A: Yes, the hunt is the same. Continuing the analogy, it doesn’t matter which tool I’m utilizing to “capture” my prey, be it a net, spear or rifle, the art of the hunt and the final capture is what matters. I’m open to using all the tools available to me as a photographer. Right now my tool of choice is the iPhone.

Richard talks about using the iPhone on the street, and also get's into his iPhone based digital image workflow.

I’ve named this process the app-dance:

1. Shoot original image in an app like Hipstamatic or ProCamera.

2. Import the image from my camera roll into another app like Camera+ to add some more tone or even another black and white filter.

3. Import the image into yet another app to add a border. (optional)

4. Import again to add minimal scratches in an app like ScratchCam. (optional)

5. Import into Instagram and post. (Note: I rarely use the Instagram filters.)

Only goes to prove it's not the camera, but the photographer, AND... the best camera is the one you have with you...

More excellent images on his FLICKR stream: Flickr: koci hernandez's Photostream

 

[Pete Askew]

Great find Chris and some great shots too. Thanks.

 

[alfie Wright]

Thanks for adding this, Chris. His work is great & one I'll watch on Flikr!