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https://youtu.be/5PqJZu7t5dQ This is the last week of videos and photos of my time exploring Atlanta armed only with a 35mm lens. I love my 35mm. Shooting with it has been where I've historically felt the most comfortable. On the crop sensor camera, the Nikon D5600, a 35mm acts like a 50mm. And if you know … Continue reading Atlanta Neighborhoods with Just a 35mm Lens
My love for photography and filmmaking has allowed me to meet some amazing people. I have been so delighted to share my stories and my experiences. Today is different. Kenneth Forrester is a filmmaker that I've had the pleasure to work with on a couple of projects now, so I thought it would be a … Continue reading Guest Writer | Kenneth Forrester
This week, I wanted to show off a collection of pictures of the actual MARTA stations I encountered while exploring the ORANGE line last week! All of these photos are available for prints! You can find them athttps://atomic-temporary-142334792.wpcomstaging.com/ Follow me on Social Media pages!Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv8AXZRupwoqQLfK0rcmrlQFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlloraStudios/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallorastudios/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shotsbysam?lang=en Check out more … Continue reading Metro Street Photography with Samuel Presley
https://youtu.be/7qaHio8Urws?si=rsp9pIuHyEZyaRaV I love subways, photography, and my beautiful home city Atlanta. So this week, I spent some time getting to know my city in the only way I know how... An urban Photo Hike. I decided to grab a day pass for the MARTA and go wherever the Orange Line takes me, which ended up … Continue reading Hopping the MARTA for my Photography
One of my favorite things to do is walk around capturing collections of Atlanta urban photography. I love capturing the most instagrammable spots in town, but my favorite thing to explore are a few streets over from where everyone takes pictures. For example, this is one of the most famous views of Atlanta: Jackson Street … Continue reading Atlanta Urban Photography
March 2020 coronavirus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-eFjfm3eV4 A "Moment a Day" video for March 2020 took an eerie turn as the world began to deal with COVID-19 as a global pandemic. A simple project by Photographer/Videographer Samuel Presley turns into an eerie testament to the times as the global community collectively shuts down due to the March 2020 … Continue reading March 2020 Moment a Day
La Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti, as the Italians call them, are not quite as Spanish as the English name implies. The Spanish Steps Here's the deal. At the top of the steps there's a monastery built around 1494 because of Pope Alexander VI and a church beside it built in 1502 because of Louis XII … Continue reading Roma | There’s Almost Nothing Truly Spanish About These Steps
When you visit the Roman Forum, you usually visit the Palatine Hills, too. Chances are that most visitors see them together because they are connected! There's not a divider between them. You essentially keep walking through one until you're inside of the other. They say it is less of a wait to get into the … Continue reading Roma | Ruins of the Eternal City
First thing's first. The real name of this wonder of the world is the Flavian Amphitheater. Tourists and most modern people call this place the Roman Colosseum. This beautiful work of Roman Architecture was built around 70 to 80 AD and is still the biggest amphitheater ever built. It is made from a mixture of … Continue reading Roma | Everything You Needed to Know About the Colosseum
These are the remains of a hidden gem in Roma. This was a temple dedicated to the deified Emperor Hadrian by his successor Antoninus Pius. The pieces that remain today are what you see, eleven columns with Corinthian bases and capitals. The rest disappeared some time ago. This set of Roman remains is located close … Continue reading Roma | Ruins in Rome – A Hidden Roman Gem
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