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Two more candid portraits in my experiment with selective focus.

Mar 292012

Yesterday I posted a candid street portrait taken with a bellows lens by Lensbaby in the mission district in San Francisco.

Here are two more photos from my experimenting that I think hold up. They are a lot more dramatic in their effect, as they were taken at a wide open aperture. (yesterdays shot was f 8) With a bellows lens and a wide open aperture, the amount of detail in the photo that is truly in focus is paper thin. If you like that effect of not is another story, but I think it works in these two.

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Alex Schoenfeldt. San Francisco Bay Area Photographer.

San Francisco Street Photography, Guardian Angles 16th and Mission, taken with a bellows lens.

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Mar 292012

Today I was walking around the Mission in San Francisco getting some random street shots with a trick lens on my camera. The lens is made by a company called Lensbaby. It has bellows on it and it rotates in strange ways, creating interesting effects with focus.

I had lots of fun with the lens, and I got some weird shots, but this was the one that I think holds up the most on it’s photographic merits, and not just because it has trick effects.

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Portraits of Children at the Campfire after school program

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Jan 102012

Proud and happy young african american girl in Oakland California

Last year I volunteered regularly at the Campfire after school program in West Oakland. The program gives affordable and enriching education and care to a great group of kids in a low income part of Oakland. They do a really good job with the kids. They help them with their homework (and see that it gets done!), feed the kids healthy snacks, play games (kickball, FTW) and give them a supportive and accountable environment. I was proud to be a part of what they were doing.

One of my duties included portrait photography of the students. Here are some of my favorite portraits of the students.

This first shot, this girl (or teen, or young woman) she was a spunky kid. Strong willed, smart and tough. I love to see her so fiercely happy here.

This last one is one of my favorites. I love how moody and unposed this is.

Art Photography: Photo Safari Alameda Naval Base

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May 242010

Art Photo from the Naval Base in Alameda CA

Art Photography: Photo Safari Alameda Naval Base

Yesterday, I spent a little time on the old naval base is Alameda, CA.

I love old abandoned buildings and the like, so this place is a dream come true for me.

Street Photography “The Body’s Not In Here.”

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Mar 272010

Here is another shot from my series of photos taken with the camera on my phone. This is a perfect example of why having some kind of camera with you at all times can lead to some wonderful shots.