I've have always maintained that the world is made up of millions and billions of photographs, it is our job and challenge to find these and share them to the rest of the world.
I'm always amazed with where I find my new favourite photos, they seem to be never planned and pop out of left field.
On this occasion I went for a walk with a friend of mine around the wharf areas of Fremantle. We weren't even going to go to the Maritime Museum but wandered down to have a look at what we could shoot.
Had some great shot, had a lot of fun in the rain and wind, and came away pretty happy.
Tip: take your camera everywhere with you - you never know when you'll get a new favourite!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Project Shoot from the Hip
I came up with the idea of 'Project Shoot from the Hip' a few days ago while walking with my girlfriend into see a travel agent to book our next trip to Bali.
As a photographer, I'm ALWAYS looking around to find new things to shoot, but in the area I live, I've pretty much shot everything in the style I'm familiar with. So I simply decided to change my style.
I've been looking into shooting abstract pieces that people could hang on their walls and appreciate its simplicity and textures, but didn't know where to start.
Long story short, I snapped on my 50mm Prime lens and just went for a walk. As i was walking along, i was simply taking shots without looking - Clint Eastwood style, shooting from the hip, with surprising results.
The shot posted here, I simply put the camera into a stack of wine barrels *click* and walked off. A bit of post processing in lightroom and done! SIMPLE SIMPLE SIMPLE!!!!
As a photographer, I'm ALWAYS looking around to find new things to shoot, but in the area I live, I've pretty much shot everything in the style I'm familiar with. So I simply decided to change my style.
I've been looking into shooting abstract pieces that people could hang on their walls and appreciate its simplicity and textures, but didn't know where to start.
Long story short, I snapped on my 50mm Prime lens and just went for a walk. As i was walking along, i was simply taking shots without looking - Clint Eastwood style, shooting from the hip, with surprising results.
The shot posted here, I simply put the camera into a stack of wine barrels *click* and walked off. A bit of post processing in lightroom and done! SIMPLE SIMPLE SIMPLE!!!!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Using Filters
A few months ago I bought off Ebay two coloured gradient filters (gray and orange) but never really used them.
I got up early one morning and drove down to the river for the sunrise that was looking like it was going to be promising, with a bank of clouds on the horizon.
I experimented with my ND+8 filter on my 10-20mm Sigma lens with a combination of the gray filter to reduce the exposure on the sky.
With the use of gradient filters on your landscape shots can really give you a dramatic look to your photos. With sunset and sunrise shots, the most difficult part is to get equal exposures between the sky and the foreground. With the use of filters, this makes it child's play :)
I got up early one morning and drove down to the river for the sunrise that was looking like it was going to be promising, with a bank of clouds on the horizon.
I experimented with my ND+8 filter on my 10-20mm Sigma lens with a combination of the gray filter to reduce the exposure on the sky.
With the use of gradient filters on your landscape shots can really give you a dramatic look to your photos. With sunset and sunrise shots, the most difficult part is to get equal exposures between the sky and the foreground. With the use of filters, this makes it child's play :)
Published Work
I've been working for a group called ISIS (Commercial Interior Design & Fit-out Company) for the last few years doing photography for their social functions and other bits and pieces. I've recently been asked to shoot a few of their finished works in Perth.
Recently they have used the shots that I took in Trend Commercial Design Magazine which is an international architecture magazine.
Published results can be seen on my flickr site as well.
Recently they have used the shots that I took in Trend Commercial Design Magazine which is an international architecture magazine.
Published results can be seen on my flickr site as well.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Simple Stock Photography
I've had my 50mm f1.2 Minolta lens in my bag for quite some time, and do bring it out in low light situations. But recently I have been enjoying the simplicity of the little things.
The simple things through high shutter and wide aperture have a great shallow depth of focus.
The simple things through high shutter and wide aperture have a great shallow depth of focus.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Private Jetty
Up early on Christmas Eve while we were camping on the river in Augusta, I went on a walk up to a private jetty and snuck around the gate with my tripod and camera gear - lucky not to slip in, and took a couple of photos before the sun came up over the other side of the river.
Photoshopped of course, blended a desaturated layer to get the b/w, and used levels and curve layers to get the desired results.
I have framed this photo and put it up on my lounge room wall, looks amazing!
Photoshopped of course, blended a desaturated layer to get the b/w, and used levels and curve layers to get the desired results.
I have framed this photo and put it up on my lounge room wall, looks amazing!
DIY Vertical Softbox
An evolution of the shoebox DIY strobe softbox which I posted below, I had the box from my new Plasma TV hanging around the house so desided to carve it up and make a long softbox.
Same construction as the shoebox softbox, with al-foil on the interior of the box with a piece of white material stapled and taped to the box. (click on photo to see construction)
I've taken it out on location and had good success with the lighting, but wind factor can hamper if you don't have an assistant.
Same construction as the shoebox softbox, with al-foil on the interior of the box with a piece of white material stapled and taped to the box. (click on photo to see construction)
I've taken it out on location and had good success with the lighting, but wind factor can hamper if you don't have an assistant.
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