Posts Tagged ‘shadows’

Limit Yourself: Lighting

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Another day with the props out, this time with the intention of experimenting with lighting.
You don’t need expensive lighting to achieve dramatic effects, particularly if you are doing small tabletop work. I was using just a single halogen desk lamp, angled to different positions for the following shots. It just shows what you can do [...]

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November ‘09 Review

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Looking back over November, I only had one really big photographic day out. That was to take some images for a client in Thorndon Country Park, a lady who walks dogs. I had to try and keep ahead of 4 lively hounds, run up and down hills and still get some decent pictures! All a [...]

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October ‘09 Review

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

As the year ticked by from September into October, my mood improved and with it, my photography. Whether we like it or not, our creativity seems to be influenced hugely by the things we are experiencing at the time. This is why Project 366/365 is such an interesting journey. For me, it’s a very visual [...]

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July ‘09 Review

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

July was a rather mixed bag for pictures. It seemed to be rather wet at times, or if not actually raining, the sun was sometimes a little bit hard to find.
The sun was certainly out in force in Barcelona, where I was visiting friends at the beginning of the month.
This image [left] was taken around [...]

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April Review

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

The beginning of the month saw me continue my exploration of colour, finishing off the rainbow and moving on to pink, brown, black, grey and white. I also saw some great rugby, and revisited a couple of places I hand’t been for ages, looking for pictures.

I’ll kick off with some “near misses” that almost made it as shot of the day during April:

Chemistry Student

[Chemistry Student - having fun with a stencil and a desk lamp on Day #92]

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