My Photojournalism: fevereiro 2008

sexta-feira, fevereiro 29, 2008

Korn

Este é o meu primeiro post em Português.
Esta quarta feira fui fotografar a banda Californiana Korn ao Pavilhão Atlântico. Não custumo fazer concertos, aliás este foi o meu primeiro trabalho em concerto para a Lusa, recordo que o ano passado era para fazer os Metallica no Super Bock Super Rock, mas como era obrigado a deixar as minhas máquinas num baú, onde estavam máquinas e sacos tudo a "granel" e sem qualquer segurança, ou tinha de me retirar do Festival, decidi sair pois não me ofereciam condições de segurança para deixar as minhas máquinas e não fotografei esse concerto.
Neste concerto dos Korn não ouve qualquer problema, alias a organização portou-se lindamente.´
Em concertos normalmente só se fotográfa as três primeiras musicas e este não foi excepção. Fiz quase todas as fotos com a 70-200, mas deveria ter usado a 50mm 1.4 pois estava muito perto do palco e foi dificil fazer fotos decentes.
Ficam aqui algumas, as que se aproveitam, preciso fotografár mais concertos para ficar "afinado" e mais á vontade.

©Miguel A. Lopes

quinta-feira, fevereiro 28, 2008

Last post in english

This is my last post in English in this blog for now. When I started this blog I was living in Copenhagen, Denmark, and because I have a lot of foreign friends form other countries I lived, I decided to write in English so they could follow my path in photojournalism. I'm now living in Portugal and working here as photojournalist and most of the assignments and news are from Portugal, so I decided to turn into my own country and people and publish in Portuguese. It doesn't mean I will just publish in Portuguese but most of the things I will. I normally don't write too much because I want my photographs to transmit the messages and news, but I feel the need to write and develop my written skills so for now this is what I will do. Forgive me my foreign friends, but don't be mad, if you want any of my posts in Portuguese translated just drop me an Email and I will be glad to write you back in English.
This is my life road....

©Miguel A. Lopes

terça-feira, fevereiro 19, 2008

Front Pages

Last week I had a Front Page in a Swiss newspaper with a photo of the Portuguese Prime Minister, José Socrates with the East-Timor Parliament President, Fernando La Sama, and today I have two Front Pages in Two Portuguese newspapers with the photo of floods in the area of Lisbon.
More photos of the floods can be seen HERE

©Miguel A. Lopes

quinta-feira, fevereiro 14, 2008

Portuguese Parliament

Today I cover the debate in the Portuguese Parliament. It was the second time I went on assignment there, and I really like to go cover these debates.
There are four places in the galleries of the parliament where we can take photos of the politicians so we can get all of them.
I took a Canon EOS 1D Mark II N and work most of the time with the amazing Canon lens 300mm 2.8L. With this lens I can get close to the politicians then is just wait for the perfect expression and be ready to press the shutter button to capture it. Of course the camera 8 frames per sec help but all the attention is needed because they are always moving.
Here is a photo of the building of the Portuguese Parliament and some of the politicians and they’re expressions.

©Miguel A.Lopes

terça-feira, fevereiro 05, 2008

Street Photography

Street Photography is definitively one of my passions of photography. here some of it.

©Miguel A. Lopes

domingo, fevereiro 03, 2008

Murders

Photographs of the two funerals of young boys killed in sequence of a fight between rival gangs in the suburbs of Lisbon.
It's not something I like to photograph...