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Hayley Birch was married to Jonathan Bennett on Saturday, 7th May 2011. Here is a record of the day. The song is “Love and Some Verses” by Iron and Wine. For those of you who prefer humming your own background … Continue reading
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Hayley and Jonny have hired me to shoot their big day, in two weeks time. After an initial meeting to discuss the big day, we agreed to do an impromptu photoshoot later that same day (well, today, actually!). This is … Continue reading
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After shooting the many bugs of my mate, Jim, a friend of his got in touch wanting something similar. Keir from ornamentalinsects.com wanted professional looking photos of his mantises to help market these beautiful creatures. This was the second time … Continue reading
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My mate Jim blogs about insects over at bugexplorers.co.uk. This was a good opportunity for me to get out the flash equipment and macro lens. It was an exercise in patience, as I only own manual focus macro lenses. This … Continue reading
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Happy New Year from Deutschland! Looking forward to a productive 2012. Lots of photo projects on the cards, plus about a bajillion other things… The photo below was taken of 5 friends I spent New Years with, each with a … Continue reading
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Zen photography is all about making an image that whispers serenity, simplicity, harmony. I wanted to see if I could achieve this with portraits. The aim I had here was strong backlight and a calming expression. PP: Crop and exposure … Continue reading
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This week’s theme is minimalism. In photography, this is when the subject only takes up a very small space in the overall image. It can be a very effective technique and helps to provide emphasis on the subject itself, since … Continue reading
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Details for this project (including all 52 themes) can be found here. I don’t know what it is about snails, but I love snapping them! For the theme of “Contrast” this week, I’ve gone for contrast in the composition, in … Continue reading
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Finding parallel lines is not difficult – in our world of mass-production and tidiness, they can be found everywhere. I wanted to emphasise the lines in something we see every day, so here is this week’s photo. PP: Slight crop … Continue reading
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Details for this project (including all 52 themes) can be found here. I haven’t done a self-portrait yet for this project, so I thought this week’s theme would be a good opportunity. Missed focus could be a photo of anything, … Continue reading
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Details for this project (including all 52 themes) can be found here. I’m a week behind, but will try to catch up next week. Week 5′s theme is Low Light. I have a few ideas for this, mainly involving long … Continue reading
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Details for this project (including all 52 themes) can be found here. This week’s theme is “Macro” which bascally refers to pictures of things close-up, often extremely close. Wow, I’m late with this one! Here’s week 4′s findings, a week … Continue reading
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Details for this project (including all 52 themes) can be found here. Following on from week 1′s Ambient Light, and week 2′s Fill the Frame, this week’s theme requires an image that captures a line or set of lines as … Continue reading
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Details for this project (including all 52 themes) can be found here. Following on from week 1′s Ambient Light, the theme for the second week is “Fill the Frame” which is a compositional technique wherein the subject of the image … Continue reading
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Details for this project (including all 52 themes) can be found here. The theme for the first week is “Ambient Light” which is roughly defined as general illumination that comes from all directions that has no visible source. It’s finally … Continue reading
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The 2011 St Pauls Afrikan Caribbean Carnival took place on 2 July. Here are some photos from the procession.