The category containing all posts for part 1.
In this exercise it was suggested we research the work of Toshio Shibata, and draw inspiration from his abstract compositions contrasting fluidity and solidity. Being pushed for time I’ve used a location very close to home. Aside from the occasional heron, the Castle Mill wier has never seemed to me to be an especially photogenic place. However, looking at it through the eyes of Toshio … Continue reading Exercise 1.11: Stillness & Movement
This exercise is about experimenting with shutter speed, something I really enjoy. One of the things I love about photography is the ability to alter the perception of time in a way not possible with the naked eye. I especially like the possibilities offered by long exposures, and the superimposition of multiple shots. In the past I have admittedly stuck to some subjects which would … Continue reading Exercise 1.10: Shutter Speed
Back in the day when I was a regular user of slide film I’d almost always be underexposing by half-a-stop to keep colours punchy. I mostly used Velvia, so there was rarely any subtlety left! I still mostly underexpose as I find it is easier to develop detail from shadows than it is to try and retrieve them from blown out areas, but I’ve not … Continue reading Exercise 1.8: Exposure Bracketing
I took the intent of this exercise as being to take an image with limited contrast in order to experiment with the range of controls available for tweaking the RAW camera output, seeking to produce something less dull than the original. This was a lot of fun, and I am now far more aware of just what can be done with these tweaks, some subtle … Continue reading Exercise 1.9: Soft Light Landscape
An exercise in picture analysis. Continue reading Red Bridge, Okawa – Analysis
August seems to have been a month of continuous cloud cover and diffuse light. Hard-edged shadows have been hard to come by, so I finally decided to head into the deep woods on Box Hill to find some lighting contrasts. There are few clearly defined shadows here, so I have tried to bring out the feeling of being in deeply shaded woodland by incorporating a … Continue reading Project 2: Shadows
The task was to take 100 photographs in 30 minutes, something that turned out to be more difficult than imagined! On a walk I decided to focus on taking pictures of the various barriers we met along the way, and here are the 7 edits I like the most. Continue reading A Selection From 100 Photographs
I’ve been working through the 100 Photographs project during the past couple of weeks whilst I have been on holiday. It’s been a useful exercise in a number of ways – as I’m sure it’s intended to be! Before even looking through the viewfinder I’m spending a lot longer simply looking at what it is I want to photograph. I have been putting a lot … Continue reading 100 Photographs
