Trinidad, Cuba III

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Sometimes it's nice to walk out of the center of town, off the tourist maps, and explore the local neighborhoods. One day we did just that with a mission to photograph more people. It's always a little nerve racking photographing people, especially if you don't speak their language. But after you get one awesome shot, it boosts your confidence like crazy, and you can't get enough. Some cultures are not too fond of cameras, but Cubans were mostly very friendly and didn't mind stopping for a photo.

- Julia



10 comments :

  1. i absolutely love your portraits, so gorgeous.

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  2. I just found your blog the other day and am so in love with your photography! You really capture the essence of a place. Great work!

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  3. wow wow wow! amazing!

    how rad would it be to travel (& take photos!) together one day?????!

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    1. Janis, that would be a dream come true! Wish so bad we could visit you in Asia... why am I in school?!

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    2. i can empathize!! i felt like that the whole time i was in university. well, we are definitely out here one more year. & lately we have been talking about one more after that?? we're hooked. we keep tacking on places we want to travel to! so anyways, lots of time to visit. ^_^

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  4. Do you guys use VSCO to edit your photos? If so, can you explain the process? I am dying to know how you get such wonderfully vibrant colors!

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    1. Hi Ragan, yes we do use VSCO in Lightroom to edit our photos. We took one of the VSCO presets and tweaked some things like hue, saturation, and contrast until we liked how it looked. It's hard to note all the things we adjusted to make our own preset. Just play around with it!

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  5. Julia do you ever worry about your safety? Do you carry anything with you to protect yourself?

    Natasha

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  6. Your so talented, amazing shots =) thanks for sharing your photos and stories with us!

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