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Shooting Strangers in Orchard Road
www.dannyst.com
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This is the photography blog of Danny Santos II where he talks about his experiences in shooting strangers. He's been trying to create an overall image of the beauty and energy of Orchard Road through the different characters and scenarios found in this busy street of Singapore … and, more importantly, have fun in the process.
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Corporate Portrait Shoot for IFS Asia Pacific

I was commissioned by Jan Brunaes, CEO of IFS Asia Pacific, to take corporate portraits for 3 guys in his office. I haven’t really done any corporate portraits before so I figured I’d try...

21 may 12

A Family Photo Marathon

I was involved in a non-profit project where I needed to contribute a number of different images that depicted life in Singapore – one of the categories was family. I didn’t have a lot of...

15 may 12

Ad Shoot for Rain Wear Brand: Totes

A huge chunk of my street photos are those taken in the rain. So I was pretty excited when I eventually got to do an ad shoot for a rain wear brand called Totes. Fellow photographer and friend, Micha...

09 may 12 1 person likes this

Shooting Street with Lomography

Last week, I was contacted by Kenneth from Lomography Gallery Store and invited me to shoot with a La Sardina. The photos would then be displayed for a mini-exhibition to be held in conjunction with ...

12 apr 12 1 person likes this

La Buena Educación: an Editorial Shoot for Mia Magazine

Last month, I was commissioned to do an editorial for Mia, a female weekly magazine in Spain. They were working on a feature about the best educational systems in the world, and Singapore seems to be...

29 mar 12 1 person likes this

A Quick Interview for Sync-Up.TV

I was interviewed last weekend by Silver for Sync-Up.TV, a weekly online IT channel geared towards gadgets and technology. It’s my first time to be interviewed on video, so I think you’ll...

22 mar 12

If Looks Could Kill…

Lately, I was looking through my archive of street photos taken from the past 3 months. As I browsed among the sea of non-keeper shots, I occasionally came across photos where the subject was looking...

29 feb 12

Good Times in Bad Weather

I love shooting in the rain. If it’s a weekend and it’s raining, you’ll probably see me with an umbrella on one hand, and my camera on the other, walking (sometimes running) around ...

27 jan 12

The Not So Christmas-y Christmas Photo

I was emailed by Margery a few weeks ago, saying “My husband and I need a Christmas photo, but are not the type to pose in matching sweaters in a studio. All we really need is one good shot of ...

19 dec 11 1 person likes this

Shooting Expat Portraits Around Singapore

One of my dream projects when I started my interest in portrait photography was to shoot different people in different parts of Singapore. It was one of those ideas that I had at the back of my mind ...

12 dec 11 1 person likes this

Shooting Consumer Portraits for McAfee

A few months ago, I got a message from Kelly, a project manager of a design agency in San Francisco – Tolleson Design. They were interested in buying a couple of photographs from my Portraits o...

14 nov 11

3 Days with Abbas of Magnum

Just recently, I had the opportunity to experience a 3-day intensive photo essay workshop organized by Leica, conducted by famed Magnum photographer, Abbas. I’ve learned about it on short notic...

07 sep 11 1 person likes this

Stranger #77 Revisited

Stranger #77 was one of the most strikingly beautiful face I’ve photographed in my Portraits of Strangers project. So when I decided to do this “Strangers Revisited” project, she wa...

30 aug 11 1 person likes this

Stranger #7 Revisited

I’ve always wanted to dive into portraiture, and my previous Portraits of Strangers project served as my personal transition from candid street shooting to portraiture. Looking back at project,...

09 aug 11

Review: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended

A couple of months ago, I was invited to join the Adobe Influencer Program where I get to connect with folks from Adobe as well as other creative professionals and enthusiasts. One of the perks of be...

01 aug 11 1 person likes this

In Search of the Stolen Shot

A few days ago, I got an email from friend and blogger David Lee Tong saying someone just accused me of photo theft! On the comments section of his blog where he feature me in the past, this guy clai...

23 jun 11

How to Shoot Street Portraits

Photo above taken by photography hobbyist Paulo Legaspi About a month ago, I was invited by street photographer Eric Kim to be a guest writer for his blog. He wanted me to write a few tips on shootin...

17 jun 11 2 people like this

Braving the Night Rain

I love shooting strangers under bad weather. And for a while now, Ive always wondered how it would be to shoot bad weather at night. I could only imagine how dramatic the shots could be with the comb...

28 feb 11 2 people like this

My First Commercial Photography Shoot with an Ad Agency

While I was working on my Portraits of Strangers project last year, I got an email with the subject: “Hey there… a mail from Ad-Land in Singapore.” Much to my surprise, the email wa...

31 jan 11

Shooting Portraits of Strangers

Every time I’m out in the streets, I would often encounter faces that make me look twice… faces that just stood out of the crowd without even trying… faces that are by no means ordi...

21 dec 10

Keeper of the month (December 2010)

I miss shooting in the rain. It’s been a while since I last walked around in heavy downpour, holding my umbrella on one hand and my camera on the other. I miss it so much that every time rained...

10 dec 10 1 person likes this

Client Shoot: Johnnie Walker Jet Black F1 Party

Every year, the F1 race in Singapore always makes big waves making it one of the most hotly anticipated event in the country. About a week prior to this year’s race, I received a call from Fadi...

20 oct 10

Stranger #100

I was walking along Orchard when I saw her walking towards my direction. She was wearing a simple one-piece dress, and was quite tall almost towering over most of the people around her. I wasn’...

13 oct 10

‘The Rain Cometh’

Just got featured in Singapore’s August Man magazine in their annual photography issue. They asked me to pick one of my street photographs and say a few words about it … and I happily obl...

11 oct 10

To Catch the Devil’s Luck

Henri Cartier-Bresson is the father of modern photojournalism and the pioneer for the art of street photography. I was watching one of his documentaries and one of his quote struck me; referring to h...

23 aug 10

Inspiration: Seconds2Real

One of the most important habits that any photographer should have is the relentless search for inspiration – this applies to both newbies and veterans alike. So I decided to create a series of...

29 jul 10 1 person likes this

5 Tips on Shooting in the Streets

I was recently interviewed by a blogger based in Boston. One of the questions was “What are some unwritten rules of street photography according to Danny Santos?” Well, my answers were re...

15 jul 10

Most Asked Questions

I’ve been recieving emails from fellow hobbyists asking me questions on how I do my stuff. I always try to answer each of them promptly, but I notice that I often get the same questions and I a...

17 jun 10

Stranger #65

I was looking forward to shooting a lot of portraits of strangers in the 3-day weekend we just had here in Singapore. But due to time constraints brought about by personal chores, I wasn’t able...

02 jun 10

The Street is Everyone’s Catwalk

One of the reasons I love shooting in Orchard Road is that it’s teeming with good-looking people frequently walking around, almost strutting… especially on the weekends. Even with relativ...

27 may 10

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