Archive for July, 2009

At a recent shoot at Bramble Hill Hotel, as my day of shooting drew to a close, a rare opportunity arose to do some shooting around a Ferrari Testarossa, possibly most famous in white as Crockett’s car in Miami Vice.  The only problem was, I’d already finished packing my gear and loading into my... »

I can’t believe that it’s almost a year since I last went on an organised photowalk! Everytime one comes up that I’d like to go on, something else seems to be in the diary first (not that I’m complaining!)  Anyway, I finally made one – Saturday 18th July saw the second Worldwide Photowalk, conceived... »

For this series of shots, my original aim was to supplement the ambient sunlight with some evenly matched, but quite harsh side lighting. The location was a long path, with overhanging greenery providing a tunnel-like feel, so the planned harsh effect, at least in my mind’s eye, felt like it could have some potential.... »

Just finished processing the shots from a shoot at the Bramble Hill Hotel in Hampshire at the weekend. As well as the article on the woodland glade shots, I’ll be posting a couple more articles with full setup explanations over the next few days, so check back for more details (or subscribe to the... »

This series of shots was taken in a woodland glade, with two small pools, one above the other.  As soon as I found the location, I decided there had to be something I could do with a reflection in the lower pool, and started to build the shot (click on any of the images... »

Sometimes, keeping the light off your subject can be as important as laying it on.  We’re familiar with the use of gobos and other items for blocking and controlling some of the light, but in this example, the idea was to block out the light using something more substantial, and create a look of... »

A shoot that slipped past the blog – the official photo of the Cast of Smokey Joe’s Café, performed by Kingston Vale Operatic & Dramatic Society. This shot was for use in the production programme. Some basic ideas for the setup came from David Hobby’s Strobist DVD set, where he takes a group shot... »

Louise & I spent Easter in New York a couple of years ago, and I’ve just gone back and put together a video slideshow of the photos from our trip (back when I was running a Nikon D200).  Has turned out rather well (or I think so,  anyway ), and I’m especially pleased with... »

Last week, Francesca reached the big girl age of 4 years old, and last Sunday, she had a birthday party at Eddie Catz in Wimbledon.  We all had a great time, and many thanks to the staff for making the party so much fun, and looking after us so well.  You can see the... »

A couple of weeks ago, we were over at my sister’s place for birthday parties. I used the opportunity to take the photos for the Strobist Bootcamp II Assignment 1.  As we had the lights set up, I did a set of portraits for various members of the family, and was quite pleased with... »