X100V Feature: Valérie Jardin Fujifim X Photographer

Jerry-astro wrote:

LDJS Photography wrote:

Jerry-astro wrote:

LDJS Photography wrote:

athensGA wrote:

LDJS Photography wrote:

Most of my street stuff is as good or better than that...

hey ho

hey ho.

Boast like that should have a few samples or a link or something.

I have no links as have no website or insta etc, but link me a couple of her shots you'd like me to post a comparable with and I'd be happy to do so. I had no intention to be boasting I just write very matter of factly.... I talk like it to and it can be difficult, but it's just how my mind works I kind of 'say what I see' and have no agendas

Well, to be blunt, I guess I've never viewed what's shared here as any sort of a competition.

Neither have I

This forum is a great place to share your work, techniques, etc.

That's how I see it

And, when it comes to photography, "as good or better" is highly subjective and very much a matter of opinion and individual taste.

Certainly is.

Then simply let your work speak for itself. Your comments came across to me as boasting, whether that was intentional or not. As the saying goes... the proof is in the pudding

Jerry, I agree with you. However, you have unfortunately used the increasingly common [these days] misquote of the saying, which has always been…

The proof of the pudding is in the eating

Night Pixel wrote:

The X100 cameras are the ONLY Fujifilm X-series cameras that have a leaf shutter.

Apart from the X70 and XF10, and—if you include them—the seven small-sensor X cameras 😉

RobRoy22 wrote:

Jerry-astro wrote:

LDJS Photography wrote:

Jerry-astro wrote:

LDJS Photography wrote:

athensGA wrote:

LDJS Photography wrote:

Most of my street stuff is as good or better than that...

hey ho

hey ho.

Boast like that should have a few samples or a link or something.

I have no links as have no website or insta etc, but link me a couple of her shots you'd like me to post a comparable with and I'd be happy to do so. I had no intention to be boasting I just write very matter of factly.... I talk like it to and it can be difficult, but it's just how my mind works I kind of 'say what I see' and have no agendas

Well, to be blunt, I guess I've never viewed what's shared here as any sort of a competition.

Neither have I

This forum is a great place to share your work, techniques, etc.

That's how I see it

And, when it comes to photography, "as good or better" is highly subjective and very much a matter of opinion and individual taste.

Certainly is.

Then simply let your work speak for itself. Your comments came across to me as boasting, whether that was intentional or not. As the saying goes... the proof is in the pudding

Jerry, I agree with you. However, you have unfortunately used the increasingly common [these days] misquote of the saying, which has always been…

The proof of the pudding is in the eating

Mea culpa.  I learn something every day.

gdanmitchell wrote:

On a different note, after coming back here to DPR recently, after a long absence, I'm struck by how few people trim quotes in their replies. I sometimes see quote streams that are 4, 5, 6, and more quotes deep, with the deepest levels being barely relevant to the most recent replies.

By the way, I'm not referring to the post I'm replying to here, but to others in the thread.

Is this a DPR tradition?

No, it’s not a tradition, but instead, simply a matter of some folks simply not taking the time to edit the post down to the point where they only leave what is directly relevant to what’s being posted. It’s quicker and easier to simply hit reply, type in a response, and hit the send button. Editing it down takes time and effort, and not everyone necessarily feels the need to do that. I suppose I might be guilty of that at times as well, but I do make an effort as much as possible to eliminate a lot of back chatter and only leave the parts of the post that are relevant to whatever response I might be making.

None of this is a hard and fast rule… it’s simply good posting practice, and something worth taking a bit of extra time to do IMHO.  Glad you pointed it out.

roberthd12 wrote:

She is an extraordinary and very talented photographer... and her work ranks among the elite.

Ok, so I've gone through her entire portfolio that was shared in the first post.

She is a perfectly adequate street photographer, but she hardly qualifies as elite.

Just look at the Hasidic series in Williamsburg - she is distant, or shooting from behind, and there is no sense of connection to anything that shows who or what that community is about.

Geez...all this discussion about two photographers stating the reasons they like Fuji equipment. There have been comments about how any camera can be used for street photography. Well isn't this stating the obvious CPT OBVIOUS? Of course any camera can be used for street photography but the point of the video is why these photographers prefer Fuji over cameras they were using. Then it was noted that this was only a "sales job" of full of "BS". Actually the comments made mirrored my own decision to move to Fuji after 40 years of shooting Nikons. I would make like comments if I made a video.

My Fuji journey started the with the purchase of a X100F subsequently I bought the XPro3 and XE4. Different cameras for different purposes but then there was a debate about what camera is best for "street photography". Isn't this a personal preference depending on the needs of the photographer and this is what the two photographers were discussing. Each used equipment that suited there needs. I choose what camera and lenses are best for the shooting situation whether it is the X100F, XE4 or XPro3 or the f/2 lenses or the fast primes. Sometimes I choose my small Nikon Coolpix A if I want to go ultra small. There may be some some shooting situations that I may choose my Nikon D810. Again...it is my preferences just like the two photographers express their preferences I do not understand all the debate that has come as a result of the original post.

RangerPhotog wrote:

Geez...all this discussion about two photographers stating the reasons they like Fuji equipment. There have been comments about how any camera can be used for street photography. Well isn't this stating the obvious CPT OBVIOUS? Of course any camera can be used for street photography but the point of the video is why these photographers prefer Fuji over cameras they were using. Then it was noted that this was only a "sales job" of full of "BS". Actually the comments made mirrored my own decision to move to Fuji after 40 years of shooting Nikons. I would make like comments if I made a video.

My Fuji journey started the with the purchase of a X100F subsequently I bought the XPro3 and XE4. Different cameras for different purposes but then there was a debate about what camera is best for "street photography". Isn't this a personal preference depending on the needs of the photographer and this is what the two photographers were discussing. Each used equipment that suited their needs. I choose what camera and lenses are best for the shooting situation whether it is the X100F, XE4 or XPro3 or the f/2 lenses or the fast primes. Sometimes I choose my small Nikon Coolpix A if I want to go ultra small. There may be some some shooting situations that I may choose my Nikon D810. Again...it is my preferences just like the two photographers express their preferences I do not understand all the debate that has come as a result of the original post.

Exactly. Well expressed.