東京 SO MANY PEOPLE Photobook

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Author : Rifat Attamimi
Title : 東京 SO MANY PEOPLE
Cover : Hardcover
Paper : Silk premium paper
Page : 80 full color
Dimension : 21×15
Published : Self-Published (2013)

This project happen on september 2012,I go to japan again for the 2nd time for some wedding job in Yokohama-Fujisawa after the job done I go back to Tokyo and got 10 Day`s waitin for my flight back to Jakarta.
I don`t have anything to do rather than back to my old habit to capture all this wonderfull people in this wonderfull city with my Minolta SRT101 and 35mm Rokkor Lenses Loaded Fuji Superia Venus 800 This is my 1st Project using film camera and I feel glad I capture it in film over all the unconvenience it`s rewardin.. Since the style is to use 35mm lens get close and gathered as many as I can peopIe in one frame I Call this Project SO MANY PEOPLE it’s one of the song from my fav japanese rock band Elephant Kashimashi

in SO MANY PEOPLE I took people picture in more.pardon me.. “slap-able” range 1meter – 1,5meter with wide 35mm lens,not only observe I also I join the action is a full intimate and frontal project,just like Ninja did,and to do this with 50 year’s old film camera I must say I really proud of this project

some sample shot
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rifatattamimi/sets/72157635930475964/with/9958546943/

渋谷クロス人たち / Shibuya Cross People’s Photobook

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渋谷クロス人たち / Shibuya Cross People’s Photobook

PRICE : Rp 250,000 (exclude shipping)
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Author : Rifat Attamimi
Title : 渋谷クロス人たち / Shibuya Cross People’s Photobook (2nd Press)
Cover : Hardcover
Paper : Silk premium paper
Page : 80 full color
Dimension : 21×15
Published : Self-Published (2013)

渋谷クロス人たちShibuya Cross People`s is a Photography project of people passing at the busiest section of Shibuya

Since I got into “Street Photography Bugs” in late 2010 Shibuya always been a place that I’ve been dreamin of then in the mid of 2012 that dream come true

For almost one month in sunny or rainy day I’ve set my rule to spend 6 hours everyday shooting in Shibuya Cross,3 hours in the morning and another 3 hours in afternoon
and this is the result I can compile into book

Highschool girl fussing around with her friend,busy office lady,yawn office worker,stylish people,housewife at their shoping daily routine,a monk,cute couple,running in the rain university student,happy school boy and girl who dance when I took their picture
angry people who talk to me and demand his picture to be deleted,and many other variety people

It`s amazing how many million faces that came cross in every second and still I don`t think there is any other`s place on the earth to be compare with Shibuya Cross.

Special thanks for Shibuya People’s
Now,Let me show you my Shibuya.

sample pictures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rifatattamimi/sets/72157630262477056/

why shooting film?

Just a Rant

Actually it`s been like almost 2 year since I startin to curious learning about Film Camera,.but never confidence enough to take it seriously because I realized Film Photography is difficult and complex stuff that about to be vanish

For that 2 years I just shooting film occasionally,the no.1 is still Digital Photography is the “Serious” way of photography.

Until a trip this year on May to Tokyo,I saw a lot people,.a Youngster and a lot Great Japanese Photographer still sling their Film Camera with love and pride,That moment really change the way I feel about Photography,I got back home with a lot of question in my head

“Why they seems enjoying it?”

“Why they bother all the hassle using film?”

“Why did one earth they can be happy with all that annoying stuff?”

and then I came across with this quotes by a Magnum Photographer Alec Sloth

This is the same problem I have with digital photography. The potential is always remarkable. But the medium never settles. Each year there is a better camera to buy and new software to download. The user never has time to become comfortable with the tool. Consequently too much of the work is merely about the technology. The HDR and QTVR fads are good examples. Instead of focusing on the subject, users obsess over RAW conversion, Photoshop plug-ins, and on and on. For good work to develop the technology needs to become as stable and functional as a typewriter. – Alec Soth –

That`s one of the answer.

As for me I can`t explain it very well why I`m shooting film

right I`m not in the position of talkin like expert,

Make it simple It just sentimental reason

It`s about personal satisfaction,the hardest it get the more rewardin it be 🙂

Thank you Japan

Thank you Alec Sloth

Now I`m shooting film more,I feel glad I do 🙂

Let me share you my fav picture from 1st Batch of Kodak Ektar loaded to Yashica Mat-124