Ok so here's a few more macro shots ... this is way too much fun!!
This cricket(?) was chillin by my front door ... check out those eyes!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
my new lens arrived ... i think i'm in love!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
for all those who have ever wanted something enough ...
& so it begins ... the waiting ... wanting ... wishing ... hoping & praying. the unnerving belief that your dreams can come true & hollywood endings do exist.
you cross your fingers, toes, arms, legs, eyes & "T"'s ... wish on a star, eyelash or candle on a cake ... say a prayer if you pray & if you don't a quick word with him upstairs never hurt anyone.
fill your pockets with charms ... a rabbits foot, four leaf clover, horseshoe, wishbone & who could forget the male tortoiseshell cat.
plant lavender for luck, throw salt over your left shoulder & don't avoid those birds looking for a toilet (though investing in some good laundry detergent might be a plan here).
luck, chance, destiny, fate, karma & serendipity all playing a part in the outcome, in your search for that happy ending.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
is august too early for a christmas list ...?
So i know it's august but it's never to early to think about what you want for christmas right ...? Here are a few of the items on my etsy wish list.
ps. if someone wanted to buy these for me before christmas i really wouldn't complain!
Monique & James
August 5th ... the weather was perfect, & i was meeting up with Monique & James for my second outing into portrait photography. They wanted some images to take away from Germany with them, & also some engagement photos. Monique gave me some ideas & on talking with her we decided to go for an urban setting, a local town.
So i had previously scouted some suitable locations for taking their images & on the day in question i took a walk around with further ideas in mind & found some more places of interest.
We were able to move amongst the locations no problem & as we got into the shoot i found myself relaxing more, giving directions were needed & of course experiementing & starting to find my own way within their genre. It's important that should i decide to go down the road of portrait photography i stand out from the crowd. As a whole i've never been a fan of this kind of portrait photography, often posed & unnatural it looks fake & isn't what i feel these kind of portraits should be about. As a photographer i need to be able to adapt to the subjects themselves but also bring out their personalities within my photos.
Overall i found the shoot to be successful, & the clients are happy with their images. This gives me something to work from, & new images for my portfolio.
Editing took place at stupid o'clock last night as i couldn't wait to see the photos. Editing to me is one of the most tedious parts of a photo shoot but it can also be the most interesting. You never really know which images are going to work the best until you view them on the computer screen, & some surprise you whilst others you thought were great really don't stand out so much. But it was fantastic to be able to see all these images, & i was incredible pleased with the results.
& now i have areas i know i need to work on & the idea that maybe this is something i could have a serious go at. & of course i had fun.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
inspirational images on etsy!
In keeping with the theme of inspiration, & the blog party on Inspiration Avenue, here's a few of those inspirational images i've discovered on etsy, hope they provide you with as much inspiration as they do me!
3. Mailelani
5. Studio Lyon
6. Talis
7. Frost Glass
Inspiration.
Recently i became a member of a small group of crafers, all of whom have shops on etsy called "Inspiration Avenue". The member of this group all work with different mediums & come together in essence to discuss their work, & inspire each other. Today they are having a blog party (which i still don't understand totally) but having only just joined i missed out this so instead i am just going to write a little about inspiration & what inspires me.
The dictionary defines inspiration as something that inspires an individual whether it be to write poetry, paint a picture or in my case take a photo. It can be something inspired, like an idea or an action that results in that inspiration or even another artist who's work inspires you.
So what inspires me ...? It can be as simple as the place i end up in, like the images in this blog. I would never have known about this place if it wasn't for a couple of guys i go running with, but seeing it i loved the abandoned feeling it had, it was new & interesting to me. Other times my inspiration will come from fellow photographers, greats like Ansel Adams & William Egglestone or just the photographers whose work i see everyday on Etsy such as Tali Schiffer-Oren, & Andrea Despot whose ideas & individual skills have left me wanting to break out of my safe little box & try new things.
All this being said the rest is up to me ... to explore new roads, change my direction & find new, interesting, unique & of course random things to gain inspiration from, photograph, show in a way they may never have been seen before & hopefully become the inspiration for others.
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