{"id":4397,"date":"2013-08-08T22:05:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.procamera-app.com\/?p=4397"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:15:44","slug":"procamera-photographer-spotlight-tal-shafik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/procamera-app.com\/en\/blog\/procamera-photographer-spotlight-tal-shafik\/","title":{"rendered":"ProCamera Photographer Spotlight: Tal Shafik"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Underground-Love_lowres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Underground Love_lowres\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Underground-Love_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our latest featured photographer is Berlin based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shafik\/ \">Tal Shafik<\/a>. His work references classical street photography with decisive moments framed through strong composition. \u00a0We sat down with Shafik to chat mobile street photography.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What draws you to street photography? \u00a0Is it a meditation or a hunt?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Street Photography seems to draw many photographers, and I believe the main reason is ease of access. Most of us live on or around a street, which naturally presents many photographic opportunities. The street is right there, and the size of mobile phones and cameras allows much more candid shooting, without being disturbed (well, almost).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Untitled_lowres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4404\" title=\"Untitled_lowres\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Untitled_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What role does the mobile phone play in your photographic process? Why do you choose to use the ProCamera app?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though I&#8217;m thinking of buying a camera, all my photos are taken and edited on my iPhone 4S. I chose<strong> ProCamera<\/strong> over all other apps I&#8217;ve tried because of its speed and reliability. It starts up quick and is responsive in seconds and stable throughout the shoot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Untitled2_lowres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4405\" title=\"Untitled2_lowres\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Untitled2_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who are you photographic influences?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I like Misho Baranovic&#8217;s use of shadows and light. I enjoy Paul Pride&#8217;s street photography. Still trying to find my own style.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Praying-on-the-Bus_lowres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4400\" title=\"Praying on the Bus_lowres\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Praying-on-the-Bus_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you share a recent photograph that you&#8217;ve taken? \u00a0What is it about the image that you like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I called this photo &#8220;Untitled Friendship&#8221;, and it really captures what I said earlier about the candid shot. I was right in their face and they had no idea I was photographing. I must have taken around 15 shots. I really like the contrast between their facial expressions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Untitled-Friendship_lowres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Untitled Friendship_lowres\" src=\"https:\/\/www.procamera-app.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Untitled-Friendship_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find more of Tal Shafik&#8217;s beautiful images on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shafik\/ \">Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our latest featured photographer is Berlin based Tal Shafik. 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