Archive for October, 2007

How To Take… Kids Portraits

Friday, October 26th, 2007

I’m not a great proponent of formal portrait for adults, let alone kids. They rarely sit still and pose how you’d like, and I find the pictures usually end up looking stilted and a bit false. I admire photographers who can get good results from the studio, but I prefer a more candid approach.

Here are a selection of pictures I’ve taken of friends’ kiddies.

[Alexander in front of a window, natural light. His mum was behind me]

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How To Take… A Photo Essay

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

A Photo Essay is a set of pictures which tells a story. It need not be about anything profound, but the images must tell the story with little textual explanation. As you can see, each individual image is no masterpiece, but taken together they form a coherent set which fit together well.

For a bit of fun, I decided to photograph the story of my lunch a while ago. I used my Canon IXUS 850 IS, rather than waving my expensive camera over a frying pan. Here’s what I came up with:

[1. Fresh Rashers - straight out of the pack]

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Out And About Again

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

After five weeks of frustration, hobbling and a sore elbow, I’m finally able to get about a bit better now, and spent a lovely morning wandering round Galleywood Common, close to where I live.

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