Tsubasa Mfg Discusses | The Art of Not Searching | PENTAX K-1 Mark II | Knowledge #190

Equipped with a 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor with approximately 36.4 million effective pixels, it achieves high-sensitivity shooting up to ISO 819200 through the combination of an accelerator unit and the PRIME IV image processing engine.

Additionally, with the Pixel Shift Resolution System II, high-resolution images can be obtained even with handheld shooting. The 5-axis shake reduction mechanism "SR II" allows for stable shooting in various scenes. It also features functions that enhance the photographer's convenience, such as an optical viewfinder offering a bright and wide field of view and a flexible tilt LCD monitor.

When photographing urban landscapes, I try not to have a specific purpose or goal like "I'm going to shoot this today" or "I'll capture that scene." I decide on the area to head to just before leaving, and then walk around, capturing scenes I encounter by chance.

I'm not eagerly searching for something special. Rather, you could say I'm "not searching." This time, I want to talk about how I encounter subjects during urban landscape photography. 

I walk around the city and shoot every day without fail. Usually, it's about an hour and a half to two hours, and sometimes up to three hours.

Spending this much time, I encounter something "nice" at least once a day. It's a very simple principle of "the more you shoot, the more you hit" that creates my work.

It's important to look around and search for subjects, but if you get too eager to "find a good scene," your mind unconsciously becomes anxious. When anxious, your field of vision narrows, and you might miss a good scene.

While walking normally, it's about observing the cityscape from a bird's-eye view and accepting incoming information honestly. Keeping the mind neutral allows you to capture subtle changes.

In urban landscapes, "people" can be great motifs. By watching their walking speed, facial expressions, gaze, and clothing, you can anticipate their next actions and prepare your camera. They might become motifs for urban landscapes in the expected composition.

Many shutter opportunities in the city are beyond your control. To not miss these opportunities, it's important to hold the camera grip ready, not let the camera sleep, and constantly adjust the exposure (aperture and shutter speed) to match your current location.