Hello FM !

I've been a long time lurker here and only posted a few pictures, but it's time to show a little more

I'm a french photographer deeply interested in japan. I've been there several times and you can check pictures from the last four years on my website :
http://www.alaindavreux.com
As you can see I focus on 16:9 and 2.35 format because I just love them. I'm also adicted to details, but I mainly shoot people so I'm posting in this forum.

I just arrived in Kansai and will stay there a while, therefore I'm now opening my 2008 series I plan to reale updates often and hope you'll like them I'll be covering matsuri (festivals) as well as daily life.

Here is my first picture for 2008 :

Here is a quick selection of pictures from other years

Very nice series! Great details. I'm looking forward to seeing many more of your pictures. And yes, I like the 16:9.

Nice, creative photos

Jenna

Very nice series! Especially like #2 and #3. The format is great and so is the extra white space, really gives it a cinematic view as you probably intended.

Alain, you should stop lurking and post more. I went through your galleries and thought they were outstanding.

Thank you for sharing.

very strong images, each one well crafted. well done.

I enjoyed seeing your photos.

I hope you will post more in the future.

Good eye. Good choice of framing the subject.

Lovely colors. Interesting subjects.

these are wonderful. I too am looking forward to seeing more from you .

I lived in Osaka and Nara for a while... love the shots you got... They made me a little homesick for Nihon. Ano sakana ga sugoi desu ne!

Thank you all for those very nice but undeserved comments

I'm glad you like my work and that you feel at ease with my style who is more about evocation than documentation.

I strongly hope that it will make you want to discoverd Japan, it's a beautiful country full of suprises for the open minded visitors

I've been shooting today and will soon post more

here is a fresh new one from yesterday shooting

Thanks for posting these images. they definitely bring out another side of Japan, and I very much like your style with your choice of subjects, colors and framing. Best regards, Spyros

WOW, WOW, WOW...

AlainPhoto wrote:I'm glad you like my work and that you feel at ease with my style who is more about evocation than documentation.
I prefer emotional and evocative images over straightforward documentation. It's the diference between news footage and the movies.

For me,this latest shot would benefit from cropping from the right to eliminate the guy in the blue t-shirt.

Keep posting,

Liam.

That's a blue kimono, so he owns the right to stay in the picture

Really enjoyed the photography and the subject matter.

My personal taste - have you tried other matting colors? I think the white detracts a bit.

Are those pics taken at a formal gathering? Those would be kimono's. For casual garments that look like that are called yukata (more than likely at a matsuri). Tid bit for the people not familar with Japan's traditional wear.

Great photos!

all of these were exceptional, but the last sumo one won me over. looks like a magazine print. i love your stuff- very nice and since japan is a favorite for myself, i loved it even more.

im a little distracted by the big white border. you might want to experiment with that- i used to do everything in a white border as you did, but your shots are exceptional to stand on their own- maybe a smaller border would work. loved your stuff.

~dwell

Wow, very nice. I really like the Tenjin Matsuri, Osaka, 2007.
# 2-028-436-1 and the sumo shot.

Makes me want to fly back right away. Love that you close crop shots.

A fantastic series Alain. Love it

Great colors and composition! Japan is such a beautiful country and you did well capturing it's people and culture.

-tmiller
Tim Miller Photography
http://tmillerphoto.com

Great images. Colors and compo are very good

thanks again

to me sumo was quite a discovery, from 3 meters away it's much more impressive than I though on TV and it is really captivating ! If you can come to japan, try to secure some tickets and come early in the morning (less crowded)

here is a new one :