I’ve been working on some new ideas for my book (Portfolio) and decided to produce an image that inspired me several years ago.
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March 14, 2011
March 2, 2011
Trick Photography and Special Effects
During recent updates to some of the teccie stuff for ProPhotoInsights I came across an interesting book by Evan Sharboneau.
If you are interested in producing special effect with your camera as well as in Photoshop then this 190 page eBook may have something to offer.
February 12, 2011
Photography Vision, What Are You Saying ?
Next time you pick up your camera to shoot what’s in front of you why not pause for a second to ask yourself why ? Why are you drawn to shoot what is in front of you? and what are you looking to convey in the image? Why bother ? I can hear you saying
February 8, 2011
Photography, A Viable Career ?
Barely a month ever goes by without me getting a couple of emails or a call asking either if I have any assisting jobs or for advise on making photography a full time career.
February 2, 2011
Cricket St Thomas Workshop
Anyone over a certain age living in the U.K may remember the TV series To The Manor Born which was broadcast during the 8o’s (if memory serves me correct).
January 26, 2011
Preachers Beach, Digital Photography Panoramic
As some will already be aware I shoot my fair share of Digital Panoramic Images and Im certainly not alone as I can name many landscape photographers who do also love this format.
The benefits for me are that..
- I can get a wide view of the scene but often not have to resort to using 24-28mm lenses.
- Using slightly longer lenses compresses the scene slightly which is a look I favour.
- Using Digital Photography and stitching techniques also has the benefit of extra image resolution.
A slight downside to the above is that sometimes panoramics can be a little tricky to get a strong composition from (or at least I think so).
If you are interested in shooting this format of digital photography check out my video tutorial
Camera Settings For Panoramic Stitching
For more Panoramic images check out Windows Of The World
The images below is another scene from an earlier post shot at Cape Cornwall in the U.K.
Preachers Beach Digital Photography Panoramic Image
January 7, 2011
Airlight-Digital Photography
Video Overview
We start this digital photography tutorial on location in the beautiful south west of england where we give some night photography tips and explain the camera setup before giving us a brief tour of the location.
Following on we are then shown some stunning samples of images shot using Airlight or “at the edge of darkness” as I often refer to it and show the exposure information for those images.
We finish off with some adobe photoshop training where we are given some tips and techniques for directing your viewers attention on parts of the image you want them to focus on.
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January 1, 2011
Fishing Hut, Cape Cornwall-Revisited
It’s rare for me to go back to images that I have already finished and start to retouch them all over again.Re doing something you have already done is rarely that enjoyable the second time around and you lose some of the excitement of seeing the image develop (digitally on screen) from what’s in your mind into something nearly physical.
Trouble is over time our photographic vision or the style within it changes or we simply gain more skills and have older images somewhere that we feel where not as well retouched as they could have been when we first did them.
Original Retouched Image
This particular image was taken in Cape Cornwall a couple of years ago for one of my very first Digital Photography Videos. There is nothing wrong with how I created the image first time around but I never felt it quite captured the location as I had intended.With some rare spare time on my hands over the Christmas period I decided to reprocess and retouch the image again.
How does it compare with the original ? well I think it speaks for itself, it’s more subtle in tone and colour than the original which is how my vision has progressed over the past few years.
This new interpretation is now forming part of my new Portfolio and images on my commercial website www.plantphoto.com
Digital Photography, Fishing Hut Cape Cornwall
December 20, 2010
Abandoned Airfield
As I have mentioned in other recent posts we have had a significant amount of snow here in the U.K during the last few weeksThe other night the cold clear sky promised a stunning sunset so I decided to brave the cold and set out to take some images at an Airfield called Merryfield. I chose this location not only as it was within walking distance from my home (using the car was not an option) but also because I knew the light would be beautiful and in an ideal position for the image I had (very loosely) planned in my head.
Merryfield Airfield was opened in 1944, and used during the second world war by both the Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force. It’s still used today for training helicopter pilots but this particular winter’s evening all was very quiet and presented quite an eerie atmosphere
As the sun dropped so did the temperature and in the distance I noticed some icy cold mist starting to build and roll towards me across the deserted runway which further added to the atmosphere.
It was a thrilling sight viewing this mist build up backlit against the golden setting sun and I was so transfixed I forgot the cold temperature being only concerned with watching and capturing everything happening before me.
The position I took up to capture the image shows the Guard Hut at the entrance of the airbase and the view across the historic runway complete with mist and fading winter light.
As with most of my Digital Photography I don’t care to purely document a scene but to represent it as I saw or felt it .Sometimes this can involve removing objects,compositing new elements into the scene or simply manipulating the colour.
With this shot I did all of the above including enhancing the mist to make it stand out better.I also decided the wind sock would be better suited a little further to the left than where it was originally placed within the scene.
Abandoned Airbase
December 17, 2010
Hoarfrost On The Hills
The recent cold spell that has swept the U.K (and returning as I write this) has been very disruptive to everyone especially so close to Christmas.Despite this there is no doubt that it also produces some beautiful scenes on our landscape which provide us with some fantastic opportunities to capture some stunning images.
This image was captured near Barrington in South Somerset after a severe Hoarfrost which pretty much freezes everything in it’s wake.
The shot made up from 6 images which where blended together then stitched into a Panoramic.
Hoarfrost On The Hills
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