Alisia and Rachael decided to start nibbling away on my goodies in the artist studio at the NAE. So I decided to film them and something strange happened! These wide-angle lenses are too much fun, I should really be more sensible though. There is a performance happening at the New Art Exchange on the 6th and 7th of November and earlier today we were putting the final touches to some of the media that will be used for the trailer and the performance.
November 2, 2009
October 1, 2009
Lou fairground
Loving the colours and strong contrast with this pic. So glad we decided to make the most of Goose fair as a backdrop. I really enjoyed this photo shoot. Even though the image originally came out quite dark, a bit of magic in photoshop soon lifted the highlights.
September 29, 2009
mini marriage
Sometimes you get those moments that, if you enjoy taking photos, you really have to capture. I have noticed that the more and more I fall in love with lens based media, the more my confidence has grew in both the technical and social skills needed. I would have felt rude taking a picture of a lady in her marriage carriage once upon a time, now my attitude has changed and I have found that most people find it quite flattering. Genuine appreciation is a compliment in my opinion.
September 25, 2009
Lou lou CU
Had great fun today working with Lou lou. I thought she looked so cool I had to ask her if she fancied a photo shoot. As soon as she realised I wasn’t chatting her up we were fine. I’m so glad I plucked up the courage as we are both really happy with the final result. I achieved this look with one umbrella (to soften the light) to the right of the camera, natural light coming from the window, left of the camera and a macro ring flash mounted on a 100mm macro lens. Finally a little bit of post production in Photoshop to add that final touch. We have already planned our next shoot with the goose fair amusement rides as a backdrop, should be interesting, Lou lou was such a pleasure to work with.
September 9, 2009
August 12, 2009
Artist in residence at New Art Exchange
This is a photo taken for the New Art Exchange website. It’s me using the artist in residence space trying to give a flavour of what me and my art is about. Gadgets, lenses and software play a big part as you can see.
Two exciting projects in one day
Working on two exciting projects at the moment while based at the artist studio at the New Art Exchange. Train of thought with established artist Sardul Gil, and a performance/media projects with YARD youth theatre production. I’ve been working on both of these projects today and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I think it really does help to put yourself in a positive work environment, especially around other like-minded individuals with similar interests or aims.
August 6, 2009
Surrealist night photography
Totally inspired by Lost America’s night photography. Tonight I will be attempting my first night photo using his method of painting with light. I’ve waited patiently for a full moon, got a location in mind and my photography kit along with coloured gels are packed and ready to go. I find that trying different techniques and switching from videography to photography keeps me really enthusiastic for lens based media
August 4, 2009
Me outside
Hoping to do some street portraits soon so I thought I should get some practice. There is no time to leave people waiting if you are stopping them whilst on their travels. I plan to use a simple lighting set-up first as I guess this is the best place to start, then I’ll progress onto the more advanced lighting set-ups. Looking forward to trying the cross-lighting technique in a urban environment.
June 6, 2009
Macro ring flash outdoors
I’ve found that breaking the rules in terms of photography can often produce great results. It helps me if I know what the rules are before I’m breaking them. The macro ring flash was designed for macro photography, however when turned up to full strength I think it can produce some pretty interesting shadowless, even, model type lighting.
