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Portrait Lighting Ideas
Observations on basic studio portrait lighting and a few tips based on experience!
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Vale of Evesham Photo 2018 – results
Accepted and rejected works - Vale of Evesham Salon 2018
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Warrior
It’s ages since I had fun making a composite, as I have spent the last few months on writing a photography-related book. But last night, with only a programme on TV about jet planes (sorry, yawn, yawn) to compete for my attention, I made a start on something new. The subject is Claire and the background is in Devon. Deciding on the different elements is a challenge. Backgrounds are difficult for me, as I never seem to have enough of them. Deciding when an image is finished is even more difficult…deciding if it any good, impossible. Perhaps all composites should therefore be considered to be a work in progress until they have…
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Pure Drama
I wasn’t able to get more than about half a dozen shots of each of two costume/make-up setups, as the shoot was organised at my photographic society and there were about fifteen other camera toters waiting in line. But Amy was the soul of patience and I eventually got to the front of the queue. I have picked out my three favourites to show here.
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To leave or not to leave…that is the question
Britannia I have a surrealism project on the go, one of the regular “challenges” that we set at our photo club, Oldham Photographic Society. We began to set these challenges about three years ago and we do six per year. Also ongoing, we have an insect photography challenge and our previous four projects were macro, time lapse, high speed flash and painting with light. I’ve done a bit of surreal photomontage in the past and have lots of books for inspiration (and there’s plenty of inspiration on the web) but I was struggling to come up with something new. Although surrealism involves the juxtaposition of disparate elements or an avant garde…
