Archive for June, 2009

London Strobist Shoot – Tooting Bec Common

Sunday, June 28th, 2009
London Strobist Shoot – Tooting Bec Common

Went to a shoot with the London Strobist group from Flickr yesterday, meeting in Balham, then walking up to Tooting Bec Common.  Unfortunately, there was a total no-show from the models booked, so we had to get creative and pose for each other.  Only a few shots from the day, which you can look... »

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Strobist Flag Raising on Iwo Jima

Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Strobist Flag Raising on Iwo Jima

A shot inspired by Joe Rosenthal’s classic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima. This time, the Strobist “flag” is being raised by the London Strobist Group on Tooting Bec Common, near Balham in London. The idea was to have a group shot which was a little different to the norm. It’s far... »

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Facebook decides how popular you can be!

Thursday, June 25th, 2009
Facebook decides how popular you can be!

I just tried to add Chase Jarvis, renowned photographer, as a contact on Facebook, only to be met by the following… Whilst it isn’t surprising that Chase has a huge number of contacts (after all, he invites us all to make him a contact on Facebook to follow his photography activities), it’s surprising to... »

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Has the iPhone 3GS got serious?

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Has the iPhone 3GS got serious?

On a trip on the River Thames on Sunday evening, I took a few shots with my new iPhone 3GS, and after a bit of post processing, dropped some of the images on Flickr (click on the shots to see larger versions). Surprisingly, after less than a day, these have clocked up around 1200... »

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Strobist Boot Camp II – Assignment 1

Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Strobist Boot Camp II – Assignment 1

This is my entry for the first assignment on Strobist Boot Camp II. The idea was to produce two shots, one a portrait of the subject, and the other me substituted into the same shot. So, what we have is my recently retired Dad on the left, and me on the right (crikey –... »

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Strobist Boot Camp II

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Strobist Boot Camp II

David Hobby has just announced that tomorrow will be the launch of Strobist Boot Camp II; a series of assignments over the summer to improve Strobist techniques.  Whilst this will apparently go back to basics, these things are usually quite fun, so I’ll be joining in.  For posterity, here are links to my assignments... »

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At Home In Early 2009

Monday, June 1st, 2009
At Home In Early 2009

I had a bit of a mop up yesterday processing shots taken at home over the first part of 2009. Click on the main image to see the set: This is mostly candid shots of Francesca in and around the house. As a “bonus” I’ve also added a few shots from a Guitar Hero... »

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