2 Days of street photography in Paris 

You most definitely passed the test. The video came out so so good. Smooth, moody, a bit spicy, it makes you wanna live in the video. I really can't decide for a favorite shot. Everything is just perfect. The(too short) intro, the colors, the shadows, the reflections, the music, the vibe, they all blend so well together. You nailed it, my friend. Congratulations for the 5k milestone👏👏👏

That smile from that girl at the start is so contageous. Lovely intro!

Hello again Octavian, I’ve really liked this video once again. You told a story here and i have seen your joy of making it in the pictures. The best pictures for me are the ones with a lot of shadow in it and colorfull details in bright red for example. Looking fwrd to the next one. Thanks for sharing.

Foarte frumos! Parisul!...fotografiile!..

Great vid and images. keep them coming

great shots - love Paris!

Great work,thanks for share,keep going.

this is really a good video! indeed it's a solid set. Paris is amazing!

Absolutely beautiful work.

Some of the pics you're not 100% happy with are just AMAZING!

Beautiful shots. Loved 36 and 51 most 😍

Nice video, loved the 34, 46 and 51 mostly

Awesome photos as usual!

Thnk you for share this video

A superb set of photographs. Great composition, great use of light. Really enjoyed watching this video.

Great video! Bravo

Great as usual, I liked the Colorful pictures, often B&W is my favorite but sometimes colors can add something.

Gran bel lavoro… Complimenti 👏👏😘

Wonderful 👏

The 52 at 16:03 is so intense! great work as expected! keep being inspired it's a delight!

Excellent photos

A little street photography paradise. Looks like a lot of fun and good subjects🤩 My favorite is #45, a unique and funny situation. Very well discovered and photographed!👌👏

As always you're photos are amazing! I especially enjoy seeing how you created them, great work! And thank you for sharing!

Beautiful city...Good pic's.

Mamamia 🙌. Un régal Octavian. Merci beaucoup ☺️

Great shots all around, really enjoy your content for both the quality of photography and videography. #15 is my favorite of the bunch 🔥

Overall good picture and I love

Belle balade dans Paris, ma ville 😉 very good shots 👏

Really glad I've found your channel. Great work ! :)

I admire your sense of light and shadows and your composition, I liked the framing of the Eiffel Tower. Very nice. As usual - you do not disappoint.

You’re super talented! Great video

Fire brooooo

太棒了！！！

Great video, what I liked the most was photo n.10 and your pursuit of the photo, you didn't give up ! That's the great moral for whole video ! Love the quality... Paris is holy grail I got chance to shoot there and it was amazing ... Thumbs up

Best video yet. Some great images. I expect we would all love to be in Paris but we have to make the best of what is around us. I hope your channel grows quickly.

I love your intros keep doing that! and I like the little music montages keep it up I think you’re onto something

Great vid. I like how you make the shadows so dark.

La 2e et la dernière sont mes préférés! J'y vais aussi dans 2 semaines... Youhouw!

Best episode so far. And the output is awesome. Compliments.

Thanks for these pictures, and all your previous videos. I live in Paris and often go out during my lunch break with my Q2. And it's true that it's very nice! Hope to see you if you come back here !

Lots of great shots in here Octavian. Paris is a wonderful place to shoot street, so much to see and always lots of people in interesting attire. I did a street photography workshop for a week there two years ago and was spoiled by all the material. I really like many of your silhouette shots. Always enjoy your vlogs.

Merci Octavian pour ce shoot parisien ! Regard toujours incisif et de biens belles images. Bravo !!!

Ahaha super vidéo. Tu as clairement aimé Paris. C'est rigolo de voir cette ville que je connais à travers tes photos j'avais oublié à quel point il se passe des trucs partout dans tous les coins. J'ai plus aimé tes photos du jour 2! J'espère tu as mangé du bon fromage ;)

that slowmo intro is so epic

very nice video, you always have a remarkable glance

You bring a lot of inspiration and motivation to continue improving our pictures… All the best and congrats for the 5,000 mark!!

Fajne w odbiorze 💪

Just stumbled upon your content. Im a newcomer to the street photography game and your content has really inspired me over the last couple days. Looking froward to seeing more!

52. Great shot. Another winner :-) But forget about Paris, come to Marseille !

Loved this one too! Paris is the city which made me start street photography while I was living there :) Liked your high contrast shots a lot.

Absolutely fabulous street work. I will be in Paris doing street photography for 4 days in June. My Canon R5 and 35mm are going to be working constantly during the trip.

Yo Octavian, everyone needs their visual sense to be refreshed and renewed now and then. I had more fun seeing how happy and how much fun you were having. You sounded like you put a lot of pressure on you. It’s a huge challenge to go to a new city and make great images. Hope to see more of your work and that you reach 10k subscribers !

Beautiful Octavian, loved the guy running and the other guy vaping in the same area. The absence of waffles was deafening!!! What not even a croissant? In Paris??? Thanks for sharing.

Good to see you back, even if we did not see you "only" for 3 weeks ;)

I like the moment when red hair girl posed and smile to you. the caricaturist or painter this is a good moment to resume Paris

Great stuff! Just returned to the US after 10 days in Paris. You earned a subscriber today…looking forward to more content from you!

Topside post and images, Octavian! My guess is that you will return there. A visit provides a taste, but longer stays might reveal a more balanced perspective. Terrific set-up vid w/many Paris “tropes” but well presented. Looks like many locations had other photographers working as well. Did you try a few shots of that street artist? I ask because I’m drawn to them at festival shoots - always a challenge getting a good combo of artist, subject, and drawing. Your thoughts? Sterling images. 34, smoker my fav along w/3 (diagonal arm matching shadow line). 8 good timing of guy rolling out green carpet (tighter crop in post might make it even better). 15 most challenging light trap (narrow light slit, brief time for pedestrians to cross into light). 32, we saw your intended subject enter scene - nice. Pre-39, noticed guy waiting for you to shoot before he crossed your path (polite) - do you get much of that? 25 good silhouette perspective. Photographer and model in red dress a lucky find (tell her “no, turn this way” to see how “friendly” Parisians can be😁.) Thought you might have tried for a few more of the skate-boarders. Wish you had explained more about how the Paris light differs; softer, cooler? No waffles, but creppes, maybe?😁 Cheers!

I really like your style! I'd love to live closer to a place like this.

Some really nice shots, well done. especially like the last one (58 I think)

The feeling of Paris is there when the POV starts and then..... WOW, the redhaired girl notice you and then that big smile, wonderful ! ! The photos, your recognizable style, numbers 10, 12, 15, 17 and I already hoped that you would made 18 :-)) Okay, more : 19, 31, 34, 39, the fun of 45 :-)), 48, 51 and what's your own favourite :-)) In your message you already mentioned that here are your best shots so far you guess and I can agree with you :-))

Superb video. Great use of light/dark, capturing cross sections of the subject. I'm an hobbyist x100v owner and am going to paris in a few weeks. If I get even 2 photos that resemble yours I'll be very pleased. Keep up the inspiring work.

So my favourites are 5, 6, 8, 18, 35 and 48. Also I like the one you're not 100% happy with the group of people looking in the bin and the guy with the dog playing cool

Weirdly my first thought was: why does everybody hold their head in Paris?! :D Very cool experience, even to watch! Great shots, and some of my favourites are 8, 22, 31 and 35. There is definitely more going on in Paris than in Oslo, I must say. Why not just move to Paris, Octavian? :)

Loved your street photography. It’s so amazing the colors are so good. What camera setting did you use? Did you color correct then in LightRoom? Thanks for sharing.

Do you shoot in single frame or continuous frame advance and pick out the best frame?

Very nice video, awesome photographs. I understand what you say about Paris potential. Completely the opposite to Madrid, where I live. Check the light from Lisbon if you can… I think it is the most unique in Europe.

Hi Octavian, I found your channel (and your amazing work) while searching street photographers not based in major cities like Paris, London, NY... So, if my opinion counts, don't move to Paris :) But, if so, I hope you will keep delighting us with your pics and those wonderful intros.

Great sets of photos! I’m really interested in the quality of light as you mentioned: Did you find the light preferable in the early morning or late afternoon?

Great video and photos. I just bought a Leica Q2 today and looking forward to trying it for street photography. Do you use Lightroom to edit your photos?

Chouette video !! Quand est ce qu'on y retourne ?? :p

Just stumbled over your account and immediately subscribed. Great shots and vibe!! Keep it up 👍🏻 What is the second Canon body that you carry around (5D with 24-105)? Do you often use the crop mode on your Q2? Many shots look narrower than 28mm.

Great! I love Q2 videos. Would really enjoy some night shooting with your Q2 (converted to Mono) or with a Q2M if you can borrow one!

Great video. I love 39. Visit Rome! It is even better

Hi Octavian! Thank you for the video. Here are the shots I like very much and they from the group you name "some of the shotts I am not 100% happy with : 18:25 , 19l:24 .

Quoi? tu n'es pas satisfait de tes dernières photos? ..... Beh, la photo en 18:22 j'la trouve très bonne de par le contraste hors du commun des couleurs au mur avec le noir charbon du personnage! Excellent, tout simplement! Et la photo de suite après en 18:26 est tout aussi qualitative dans sa symbolique et son message social et politique! Elle est digne d'un 1er prix, Octavian! La photo en 3:09, j'adore! Et celle en 3:16, Ich liebe! Et la 5e en 3:26, absolue! Elle est bonne pour une campagne anti-bruit! Et la 8e en 3:57, ouiiii, très classe! Et la 10e dans le reflet voiture, waouuuh! La 47e est rigolote comme la 44e en 13:39 , .... Donc une vidéo avec des photos qui prouvent la qualité artistique de ton oeil et esprit : bravissimo! Ah, j'allais oublier : tu dis que tu aimerais bien vivre à Paris, que la lumière y est bonne, tout le reste aussi! Mais tu vis où, en fait, j'croyais que tu y vivais?

what camera do you use and the intro video was beautiful do you use the same camera while filming it?

Your reject shots are much better than my best shots. Another great video. I have not been to Paris for about 10 years. Are there still plenty of pick pockets and con artists in the streets?

I like the #35 because it has a character and it tells something abou the man on the picture. The rest is okay bud this is real street close up photography as it should be. Dont give up and if I can give you an advice, try to get closer to the people you're photographing. The intimacy and being closer to the people is what makes street photography good.

A friendly tip: u need to chill a bit and don't be to critical /talk your self down that much. Ur doing fine ! :) Also I think some of your best pictures was in the "not 100% happy with" @ 18:25 awsm! @ 18:30 Great :) @ 18:35 another awsm shot @ 18:55 nice @ 19:00 another awsm shot :)

Great pictures 👍🏼 The smile of the red woman in the beginning was charming. But why is street photography with architecture cliché? And in what way?

6, 7, 8, 22, 45, 47 & 51... What, no waffles?

Your images are fantastic, as always but the soundtrack is so distracting, it sounds like a shutter going off :)

Please tell me you shoot in burst mode otherwise I give up 😅😂

Did anyone else notice the sex act going on at 6:36 the blonde girl squatted down in front of the guy? Damn…

Do you make money 💰 from this 🤔

#18 Wtf…

Poor images without the story you were telling in your earlier shots. No Paris, no story. There is so much dark but the lack of soul, these shots are about nothing. Your Brussels works were so much better. Good luck and inspiration!

Тяжело же было снимать так, чтобы в кадр не попадал мусор и нищета того Парижа...