Author Topic: Have you been out with your camera today?  (Read 249499 times)

Charlotte

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #400 on: 04 July, 2013, 08:10:41 am »


Rosie Garland Book Signing by afasoas, on Flickr

Shame it's not one of her face -  Rosie's a friend of mine and her new book is brilliant stuff:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Palace-Curiosities-Rosie-Garland/dp/0007492774
Commercial, Editorial and PR Photographer - www.charlottebarnes.co.uk

Afasoas

Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #401 on: 04 July, 2013, 08:23:14 am »
I'm sure I have the same shot with her in profile, but as I'd already captured quite a few reasonable photographs of Rosie (given the ambient lighting/on camera flash combination), the shot you quoted was all about the delight of the person receiving a signed copy of her book.

I thoroughly enjoyed her recital. Rosie is incredibly comfortable in front of the camera too, which is nice.


Rosie Garland 1 by afasoas, on Flickr


Rosie Garland 2 by afasoas, on Flickr


Rosie Garland 3 by afasoas, on Flickr


Rosie Garland 4 by afasoas, on Flickr

Jaded

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #402 on: 05 July, 2013, 01:10:12 am »
More cricket







It is simpler than it looks.

Afasoas

Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #403 on: 05 July, 2013, 03:20:55 pm »
One of the shots (I'll post it later) related to arts festival has made the front cover of a local newspaper.

Having a bit of a proud moment as it's my first front cover!!

Jaded

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #404 on: 08 July, 2013, 12:48:56 am »

It is simpler than it looks.

Afasoas

Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #405 on: 08 July, 2013, 12:38:53 pm »
ouchy.
I like the moments delay before you realise there is a rider under that bike.

Was the rider okay?


Here's the front cover from last Thursday:

DAF Front Cover by afasoas, on Flickr

Must admit, with the mixed lighting (I don't like the blue cast the background has) and the overly softened skin, it wouldn't have been my first pick, but none-the-less a front cover is a front cover.

Here's a shot of a dog resting 'twix cooling off over the weekend:


Dog Bin Swimmin by afasoas, on Flickr

And a grab of a flower taking whilst I was teaching  Sunday afternoon:


In Flower by afasoas, on Flickr

Jaded

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #406 on: 08 July, 2013, 01:36:46 pm »
ouchy.
I like the moments delay before you realise there is a rider under that bike.

Was the rider okay?

It looked like he was - he was very demonstrative when he got up. Not so sure about the bike - some spendy repairs on it, I'd imagine.
It is simpler than it looks.

Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #407 on: 08 July, 2013, 03:30:01 pm »
On a ride the other day, before the crop overtook the bridleway and it became a walk.




benborp

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #408 on: 11 July, 2013, 01:09:18 am »
I'm frazzled. First studio shoot, first time with studio lighting, seven performers - martial arts, dance, movement and stage combat, three hours, small hot room. Some satisfaction, some frustration - no time to optimise lighting for the unexpected and no real opportunity to follow up on some potential shots that were a whisker away.


IMG_7571 by benborp, on Flickr


IMG_7593 by benborp, on Flickr


IMG_7159 by benborp, on Flickr


IMG_7383 by benborp, on Flickr


IMG_7240 by benborp, on Flickr


IMG_7033 by benborp, on Flickr


IMG_7059 by benborp, on Flickr

Towards the end I was struggling, my planned set-ups had gone well, busking from them had worked but for some reason I struggled to get back to what I had planned and known to have worked. Fatigue I think.

A world of bedlam trapped inside a small cyclist.

Jaded

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #409 on: 11 July, 2013, 09:32:48 am »
The World Skiff Championships













It is simpler than it looks.

clarion

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #410 on: 11 July, 2013, 09:44:41 am »
Hmm.  No picnic hampers on board.  I thought that was an essential for skiffing.  Are they cheating?
Getting there...

Jaded

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #411 on: 11 July, 2013, 10:11:18 am »
These are kit skiffs, designed a few year ago.

If you look closely, most of them have haggises in the bilge.
It is simpler than it looks.

clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #412 on: 11 July, 2013, 10:16:02 am »
That's all right, then ;)

Beautiful boats, though.
Getting there...

Charlotte

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #413 on: 11 July, 2013, 10:45:39 am »
I'm frazzled. First studio shoot, first time with studio lighting, seven performers - martial arts, dance, movement and stage combat, three hours, small hot room. Some satisfaction, some frustration - no time to optimise lighting for the unexpected and no real opportunity to follow up on some potential shots that were a whisker away.

Nice.  It's a shame you didn't get some light on the background to blow out the ugly wall/floor transition.  It can be sorted in post, but shooting on white is a bastard for that sort of thing.  It's one of the reasons I prefer a light grey seamless a lot of the time now.  So much more versatile, but loads more forgiving and needs way less jibbling about in LR/PS/whatever.

Although it's hard if your model's moving about a lot, I'd possibly have added a separation light as well, to add a little pop to their sides and hair.  A voice-activated lightstand with a snooted or gridded speedlight is enough and if you've got multiple people on-set, you can usually find another pair of hands and tell them to, 'point that there'...

Although it's obvious where you put your key lights, I'd be interested to see any BTS snaps you took.
Commercial, Editorial and PR Photographer - www.charlottebarnes.co.uk

Afasoas

Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #414 on: 11 July, 2013, 08:40:51 pm »
I'm frazzled. First studio shoot, first time with studio lighting, seven performers - martial arts, dance, movement and stage combat, three hours, small hot room. Some satisfaction, some frustration - no time to optimise lighting for the unexpected and no real opportunity to follow up on some potential shots that were a whisker away.

Nice.  It's a shame you didn't get some light on the background to blow out the ugly wall/floor transition.  It can be sorted in post, but shooting on white is a bastard for that sort of thing.  It's one of the reasons I prefer a light grey seamless a lot of the time now.  So much more versatile, but loads more forgiving and needs way less jibbling about in LR/PS/whatever.

Although it's hard if your model's moving about a lot, I'd possibly have added a separation light as well, to add a little pop to their sides and hair.  A voice-activated lightstand with a snooted or gridded speedlight is enough and if you've got multiple people on-set, you can usually find another pair of hands and tell them to, 'point that there'...

Although it's obvious where you put your key lights, I'd be interested to see any BTS snaps you took.

Reading Charlotte's posts, it's like she has eaten Joe McNally :)

You must have been exhausted after that. You've got some great forms. What was the intention with lighting?

David Martin

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #415 on: 12 July, 2013, 01:27:59 pm »
In RP today - Horse drawn Bracken cutting.


Untitled by davidmamartin, on Flickr


Untitled by davidmamartin, on Flickr


Untitled by davidmamartin, on Flickr

And a short video clip just as they finished.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/nhykZa2E7vE&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/nhykZa2E7vE&rel=1</a>

"By creating we think. By living we learn" - Patrick Geddes

David Martin

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #416 on: 13 July, 2013, 07:28:59 pm »
just getting down low in the grass


DSC_2788 by davidmamartin, on Flickr


DSC_2787 by davidmamartin, on Flickr


DSC_2779 by davidmamartin, on Flickr


DSC_2778 by davidmamartin, on Flickr
"By creating we think. By living we learn" - Patrick Geddes

Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #417 on: 15 July, 2013, 10:56:34 pm »
Saw a Circumzenithal arc this evening  (googled upside down rainbow!), which is a first for me...   :)







http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumzenithal_arc
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it arises from refraction of sunlight through horizontally-oriented ice crystals, generally in cirrus clouds, rather than from raindrops.
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Jacomus

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #418 on: 16 July, 2013, 09:32:40 pm »
Flowers of some sort.


On the train.


Gateway.


Me.


Once again, many thanks to Ham for making these images possible! I am *so* happy to have a Proper Camera back in my possession. :D
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." Amelia Earhart

David Martin

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #419 on: 16 July, 2013, 09:41:09 pm »
A busy bee


DSC_2910 by davidmamartin, on Flickr
"By creating we think. By living we learn" - Patrick Geddes

Afasoas

Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #420 on: 19 July, 2013, 10:59:54 am »
Been very busy shooting things.
One small job has involved perfecting my headshot technique...


Perfecting Headshots by afasoas, on Flickr

BrianI

  • Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Lepidopterist Man!
Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #421 on: 19 July, 2013, 06:09:06 pm »
Out for a wander around Preston Island by Torry Bay (more of an ash lagoon reclaimed land, rather than an actual island) with my Canon SX40HS.
Not much to be seen, apart from a few Swallows who were flying about eating midges and resting on fence wire:



Canon SX40 HS, hand held, 840mm (35equiv) + 2x digital teleconverter = 1680mm focal length.  :o Not to shabby image quality!   :)

an' a video an aw:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nmFelmJZZI  (a bit drunk at the start...)

Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #422 on: 20 July, 2013, 10:44:33 pm »
Tried using photo spheres today, while killing time dropping off the other half at the airport. Quite good fun. Started taking the photo, then handed it over to the other half mid way through, so managed to appear in my own photo 3 times
http://sphereshare.net/#!/s/29a74a81a211e2aa78fa44bc0d02be51

Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #423 on: 22 July, 2013, 09:57:34 pm »
Went to the London Wetlands Centre yesterday with Mr Weasel and Auntie C and Tim.



http://ablogofallthingskathy.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/london-wetlands-centre.html

I was quite proud of some of my Duck shots:







Oh, and they have otters!

Have you seen my blog? It has words. And pictures! http://ablogofallthingskathy.blogspot.com/

Jacomus

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Re: Have you been out with your camera today?
« Reply #424 on: 23 July, 2013, 10:23:13 am »

Miss Emily
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." Amelia Earhart