I got the great opportunity on Friday (which happened to be my day off) to pack up my camera gear and head off on an overseas holiday to Rottnest for the night! A local hotel owner was looking for a new piece for his boardroom :) Those who aren't familar with Rottnest - there is an annual swimming event where they swim from Cottesloe to the island - so technically it is overseas :P
For me it was a 30 min ferry ride :)
All week it happened to be PERFECT blue skies with small patches of clouds to make the sky interesting - up until Friday :/
The gloomy thick clouds came in during the morning, leaving me wondering WTF?
Over there at 8.30am, with bikes, tents, camera gear and clothes set. 9.30am we were all set to get out and shoot some panoramics!
I maybe just my luck, but out of the 1000's of hire bikes, i always seem to get the busted one - but at least it had a comfy seat, unlike Jaz's (my girlfriend) seat.
We rode up on the north side of the island, past the basin - snapped off a couple of rounds, then up to Geordie Bay, then finishing up at City of York Bay...
On the way back, I was very bummed with the shots that I had got at this stage and had resigned myself to think that it aint going to get much better than this. Heavy cloud on the horizon would spoil any sort of sunset. So we packed up the gear and went and had a shower and snooze in the tent.
Woke up an hour later, looked outside and the clouds began to break up. I threw on my back pack and hoofed up the dunes over to the beach. I found myself up at the basin and with tripod and filters at the ready I happened to get a few off that i was quite happy with.
I'm sure it was quite comical to see me SPRINT across the sand, flicking my thongs off my feet when I saw what the sun was doing to the clouds behind me when I was shooting over at the Basin (where the street light is in this photo)
I found myself a nice position where I knew that I would get a great foreground subject and an iconic background - being the Basin's pine trees and snapped away.
I was shooting at about 1/3 sec at 11 - 16f to get the movement of the waves, I wanted a bit of texture not a flat hazy ocean that you see when you are shooting 22-32f at 3-5 sec.
Out of all the ones that I went through, I'm most happy with this one. I hope that it is chosen to be printed up at about 2.7mts wide - love to see it hung on the wall.
I'll keep you updated as to what it looks like on the wall of the boardroom :)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Monday, June 29, 2009
Artistic Architecture
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!
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!
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!
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