Fail again!
Sunday 28 February 2010
Leaf Drop 46/365
Had a go at the lime in the glass with Lemonade, but failed again. Need to work on my light/ strobist setup.
Tried dripping water off a house plant and this was the best of a bad bunch.
Tried dripping water off a house plant and this was the best of a bad bunch.
Saturday 27 February 2010
Purple drop 45/365
I spent the day at the London Strobist meetup.
It was great to have a go with multiple flash set ups, softboxes and umbrella's.
I also got to show some people my new drop skills and here was a result which I kinda liked.
Strobist:
sb600 Cam left bounced behind
sb800 Cam right in shoot through umbrella
Check my "london strobist meetup feb 10" set for my other shots!
It was great to have a go with multiple flash set ups, softboxes and umbrella's.
I also got to show some people my new drop skills and here was a result which I kinda liked.
Strobist:
sb600 Cam left bounced behind
sb800 Cam right in shoot through umbrella
Check my "london strobist meetup feb 10" set for my other shots!
Feb 26th Day Moon-Night Moon 44/365
As promised, if the moon is out I will shoot it.
Almost full moon tonight but not quite, so was able to pull a little bit of detail out.
The moon was out when the sun was still up, hence the blue sky, then I shot it again a bit later.
Both of these are SOOC and were taken handheld!
Almost full moon tonight but not quite, so was able to pull a little bit of detail out.
The moon was out when the sun was still up, hence the blue sky, then I shot it again a bit later.
Both of these are SOOC and were taken handheld!
Headache day 43 reject
I tried a bit of photoshop on this. I wanted to show my head melting between my hands, but I just don't have the skills.
Headache 43/365
I have had a headache for 3 days now and it is starting to get me down.
Very busy and a bit stressed at work and getting nighttime toothache, so someone suggested I may be grinding my teeth and that is causing the headache. The TMJ is very close to the atlas, so that may be causing the grief!
Hopefully get it sorted tomorrow!
Very busy and a bit stressed at work and getting nighttime toothache, so someone suggested I may be grinding my teeth and that is causing the headache. The TMJ is very close to the atlas, so that may be causing the grief!
Hopefully get it sorted tomorrow!
Wednesday 24 February 2010
My Eye 42/365
A bit of a rehash of one of my previous shots, but I have had splitting headache for two days now. It felt my eyeball was going to pop out!
So here is a picture of the offending eyeball with a little bit of layer magic!
So here is a picture of the offending eyeball with a little bit of layer magic!
Egg 41/365
I was reading an article online, looking for inspiration for my project.
One of the suggestions was to take a photo of a simple egg. So I thought I would give it a try tonight. Just using a lamp for lighting, I tried to take an interesting picture.
Going with the wife's advice that this is the best one. See my rejects and let me know what you think!
One of the suggestions was to take a photo of a simple egg. So I thought I would give it a try tonight. Just using a lamp for lighting, I tried to take an interesting picture.
Going with the wife's advice that this is the best one. See my rejects and let me know what you think!
Bulb 40/365
8.45pm walking home after a long day in the office and needed a shot. Placed the camera on a bollard, put the exposure on bulb and turned the aperture up to f22. This is the result!
Sunday 21 February 2010
Saturday 20 February 2010
B&W Guitar 38/365
Not feeling very wordy today. Not my most creative or interesting of shoots today.
Thought I would try to take some interesting shots of my guitars and kind of liked the effects. See my rejects for the day too.
Thought I would try to take some interesting shots of my guitars and kind of liked the effects. See my rejects for the day too.
Friday 19 February 2010
1/4 Moon Feb 19 2010 37/365
Beautiful moon tonight.
If I can shoot the moon, I have to! So if the moon is out in London Town, you can expect to see it on my 365 project!
If I can shoot the moon, I have to! So if the moon is out in London Town, you can expect to see it on my 365 project!
Eye 1 36/365
10% of the way and this week has been a tough one.
Only took this picture at 9.45pm. Thanks to the wife for being such an accommdating model. She had a lamp shining in her face and my 18-105 vr with the screw on lenses shoved in her face!
Only desaturated the top layer and brought the colour through. No colour adjustment!
Only took this picture at 9.45pm. Thanks to the wife for being such an accommdating model. She had a lamp shining in her face and my 18-105 vr with the screw on lenses shoved in her face!
Only desaturated the top layer and brought the colour through. No colour adjustment!
Wednesday 17 February 2010
35/365
Total cop out today. Very busy and long day in the office. Racked up 12 hours today. No time to pull out the camera.
However, my wireless flash trigger arrived in the mail today, so at least I have something to play with on the weekend.
For those who need a tutorial on how to take a shot like this, turn the dial to auto and press the button. No thought or creativity required!
However, my wireless flash trigger arrived in the mail today, so at least I have something to play with on the weekend.
For those who need a tutorial on how to take a shot like this, turn the dial to auto and press the button. No thought or creativity required!
Help 34/365
Hitting my first bump in my 365 project.
I am really lacking motivation today and need some inspiration.
I have a very busy day tomorrow, so not sure what I am going to produce!
Will have to wait and see.
I am really lacking motivation today and need some inspiration.
I have a very busy day tomorrow, so not sure what I am going to produce!
Will have to wait and see.
Moon in my hand 33/365
I know, this is a rubbish effort. You get the idea of what I was going for, but could not find a suitable back ground and my photoshop work is poor.
However, I am very tired today. Had a bad nights sleep last night and do not have the energy to any more work on this now.
So, sorry for the bad image, but I may revisit this in the future.
However, I am very tired today. Had a bad nights sleep last night and do not have the energy to any more work on this now.
So, sorry for the bad image, but I may revisit this in the future.
Sunday 14 February 2010
Milk Splash 31/365
I had to give drop photography another whirl today. This time I decided to use milk instead of water!
A couple of things learnt:
1. Milk is far messier (did I spell that right?) than water
2. Food colouring is even more messy than milk.
3. Using just milk results in fairly boring images. Maybe a flash gel or coloured back grounds will make a difference.
4. I need to use a infra red flash trigger instead of the built in flash to trigger the remote speedgun. The straight on flash just causes noise!
5. An assistant is needed and timing is extremely difficult. The more I do this, the more in awe I am of those people that produce those amazing images!
I think this is the best of the bunch, but please have a look at my others and let me know what you think!
Strobist Info:
SB 600 set behind the drop pointing to the right and reflected of a white (now with blue and red spots) canvas.
Fired using the built in flash.
A couple of things learnt:
1. Milk is far messier (did I spell that right?) than water
2. Food colouring is even more messy than milk.
3. Using just milk results in fairly boring images. Maybe a flash gel or coloured back grounds will make a difference.
4. I need to use a infra red flash trigger instead of the built in flash to trigger the remote speedgun. The straight on flash just causes noise!
5. An assistant is needed and timing is extremely difficult. The more I do this, the more in awe I am of those people that produce those amazing images!
I think this is the best of the bunch, but please have a look at my others and let me know what you think!
Strobist Info:
SB 600 set behind the drop pointing to the right and reflected of a white (now with blue and red spots) canvas.
Fired using the built in flash.
Friday 12 February 2010
Thirty 30/365
My first attempt at light painting to mark day 30 of my project. The original - see below was just black and white, I added a few layers, saturated and adjusted the colours.
Now what to do for day 31?
Now what to do for day 31?
Thursday 11 February 2010
Lemon Bubbles 29/365
I was inspired by a photograph by snapper036.
I guess that as long as you learn something from an experience, then it is worthwhile.
I know for next time that I will need a square rather than round jar. I think I should also invest in a remote trigger. Using the built in flash means I get a lighting from a front on angle and that ruins the shot.
I also need to work on my back grounds. I need to work out how to light them so that they come out bright white.
I think this is the best of the bunch. The wife disagrees, but I am going to go with this one.
I guess that as long as you learn something from an experience, then it is worthwhile.
I know for next time that I will need a square rather than round jar. I think I should also invest in a remote trigger. Using the built in flash means I get a lighting from a front on angle and that ruins the shot.
I also need to work on my back grounds. I need to work out how to light them so that they come out bright white.
I think this is the best of the bunch. The wife disagrees, but I am going to go with this one.
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Ghosts! 28/365
Long exposure, handheld on Bishopsgate tonight. Very cold!!!!
The heating did not work in the office today and was so cold I was battling to type. This left me feeling not creative at all.
So this is it for today!
The heating did not work in the office today and was so cold I was battling to type. This left me feeling not creative at all.
So this is it for today!
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Water drop 27/365
This is the result of my first attempt at drop photography.
I must say it was a lot easier than I thought! I did get quite a few usuable shots. I will post a few of them too.
So this was not the most impressive of drops / splashes, but I just like the look and feel of this one.
I did a bit of adjustment on Photoshop, increased saturation and used the unsharpen tool.
What do you think?
Strobist info:
SB 600 directed onto white paper behind the drops. Set up to the left. Fired with the built in flash on my d90
I must say it was a lot easier than I thought! I did get quite a few usuable shots. I will post a few of them too.
So this was not the most impressive of drops / splashes, but I just like the look and feel of this one.
I did a bit of adjustment on Photoshop, increased saturation and used the unsharpen tool.
What do you think?
Strobist info:
SB 600 directed onto white paper behind the drops. Set up to the left. Fired with the built in flash on my d90
Hippo Rising day 27 alternative
So today I tried drop photography for the first time. I don't count the times I tried dropping stuff into milk and water. This was the full water drop set up.
This is definitely not one of the best shots, however, I think it looks like a hippo coming out the water. See the rest of my stream for the other shots I came up with.
This is definitely not one of the best shots, however, I think it looks like a hippo coming out the water. See the rest of my stream for the other shots I came up with.
Monday 8 February 2010
Smoke on white 26/365
Another shot I learnt from a tutorial I saw on you tube.
This is actually really easy and the processing in photoshop was a doddle too. I must say, if I just tried this without watching the tut, it would not have worked, but having someone to give you guidance is definitely the way forward.
I am going to work on this a bit more and see if I can get some more interesting effects.
Not too bad for a first attempt! See below for my other attempts!
This is actually really easy and the processing in photoshop was a doddle too. I must say, if I just tried this without watching the tut, it would not have worked, but having someone to give you guidance is definitely the way forward.
I am going to work on this a bit more and see if I can get some more interesting effects.
Not too bad for a first attempt! See below for my other attempts!
Smoke 3 white
Damn!!! I think this is better than my shot of the day. Sometimes I should be just a little less impatient!
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