Tuesday 20 August 2013

What do you think about my current project?

Ok, here is a sneak peek at my current project.

My project is to create a series of images depicting messages that occur every hour of every day all over the globe. Some of the most important messages we ever write will probably be scribbled on napkins, sticky notes, on the back of receipts or in our diary.

Here are a few of my initial concepts and thoughts. 

I guess the first image is perhaps a satirical look at falling in love for the first time. I kept the elements and the message simple. I wanted to portray a strong element of sincerity in the words and feelings felt by the writer - all except the number of names they wrote down. Maybe the person found a place for all that emotion? 








The second image portrays a man who, by the strategies he demonstrates, is a go getter. He is  planning to ask the lady in his life to become his wife. There is a conflict in the image, the man  clearly has experience in setting and achieving goals in a logical manner; however, the scotch glass and water mark on the table top show that he has been at this for a long time - is he getting cold feet or simply finding his emotional path?



The  third image is a cheeky look at daughters and mothers.  From the image it is unclear who will win this battle.



The last image, from the use of colour to the rain falling onto the car window, shows an unwavering decision made with deep emotion but expressed with a cold emotionless tone.






So here are some images of my current project. What the final images will look like, I am not too sure.


If you have any comments or thoughts, I'd love to hear them :-) 



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Saturday 10 August 2013

Photographing your holiday

I recently came back from a two week speed trek through France, Belgium and Germany.
What photographic gear would you take with you?

Well I took: 1 camera body, 3x4Gb, 2x8Gb, 2x16 Gb memory cards, a tripod, a light meter, a remote shutter release, my Lee Filters (polarizing and grad ND filters), 6xtwin-battery packs, recharging gear and my 17-40mm, 90mm t/s and my 70-200mm zoom lens.

What lessons did I learn after two weeks?

1. Genuine batteries cost lots more but they last much longer.
2. The zoom lens was next to useless compared to my 90mm t/s and wide angle lens.
3. I lots of thinking fast on my feet to identify a cool scene and how I would compose it. 
4. I took many different types of photos of the same scene to try different techniques and artistic ideas.
5. I didn't have time to use my tripod or seldom used my light meter. But I did get better at adjusting the WB and using the palm of my hand or  the histogram to set the exposure.
6. Using zone focus with crowd shots works well - very unobtrusive.
7. I love my t/s lens - both the tilt, shift and rotation features.
8. I took "just" enough memory cards.

So the next time you head off on a holiday - what gear will you take with you?

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