tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9412982472159970052024-02-23T00:24:55.879-08:00Children of the LensA blog of personal artwork & flytes of fancy by freelance commercial photographer Adrian Multon.Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-52122454135364700832016-02-05T05:34:00.001-08:002016-02-05T05:34:09.684-08:00The Petrified Oaks of MundonFor our first jolly of 2016, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/957062634345015/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wivenhoe Photography Group</a> jumped in a jalopy and pootled over to Mundon, near Maldon on the Essex coast. I've visited Maldon a number of times over the years, but was unaware of the treasures awaiting down the road at Mundon.<br />
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First stop was the beautifully humble Mundon St Mary church, which has been restored by a group called Friends of Friendless Churches.<br />
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On farmland beyond the church we came upon a field of petrified oak trees - the main reason for our trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On farmland behind the church</td></tr>
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Lunchtime on a blustery, overcast day isn't ideal for landscape photography, so rather than getting in close I went for a bit of wide-angled drama.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Petrified oaks of Mundon</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I underexposed most of my shots to ensure there was some detail in the sky that I knew could be brought out during editing.<br />
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In fact I decided at an ealy stage that I wanted to derive some drama from the interaction of bare oak branch and sky, so shot from low angles, filling the frame with plenty of sky for the most part.<br />
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This is a place deserving of more than one visit; I'd love to see it covered in deep snow, or during a misty sunrise.<br />
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If nothing else, the pretrified oaks of Mundon are a reminder of the hidden treasures that can lie just beyond our doorstep.<br />
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-31235023387815736532015-10-07T04:05:00.001-07:002015-10-07T04:05:15.671-07:00A Short Break to the 2nd Hand Book Capital of the WorldNot so much a holiday as a pilgrimage to Hay-on-Wye, a village on the Welsh border that boasts over 20 second hand bookshops and, of course, the annual Hay Festival.
The book sellers cater to all tastes, even my somewhat esoteric ones, and it was great to chat with them about obscure authors some of which they'd met and corresponded with.
A particular short out to Belle Books on that account; they specialise in vintage sci-fi and detective fiction and I enjoyed a lengthy chat with the proprietor (not Belle - she was the dog).
I didn't take my camera to the bookshops as that would have meant less room on my bag for books, but we did manage a couple of non-literary walks in and around the village.<br />
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A window on the backstreets of Hay.<br />
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A view of Hay from insude the castle; the windows were a bit grimy so got as close as I count to blur out the muck.<br />
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The old castle that overlooks the village dates back many centuries.<br />
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The castle has enjoyed a chequered history, and was gutted by fire in recent years. The tour of the castle is run by volunteers and helps fund the restoration work. I managed to blot my copybook by taking pictures when I should have been listening to the guide.<br />
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Bob and Annabelle were our hosts at the very welcoming La Fosse B&B. Bob talked of a hill-side cottage he longed to purchase, which we took to be the one in the image above.<br />
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Harvest festival in Cusop Church.<br />
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I love a good graveyard, and the trees in this one were Tolkeinesque.<br />
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The farms dominate the countryside around Hay.<br />
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Not the best weather for atmospheric landscapes, but I could easily imagine living in the area and tromping over the hills as they are gradually illuminated by the rising sun.<br />
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They <i>really </i>know how to do cemetaries in this neck of the woods.<br />
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The path is wide enough for cars to drive up - which they did.<br />
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The Scottish lady in the image above disappeared from view for a while, before reappearing and telling me she didn't want to spoil the photo. On the contrary, she rather made it.<br />
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And then we stubled upon the icing on the funereal cake....<br />
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And finally the best thing about the area? The pace of life.<br />
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-1176120607821095642015-08-15T04:36:00.002-07:002015-09-10T05:55:48.897-07:00Feathers FlyingWe grew used to the way things were, to the dailiness of life... wipe away that blinding layer and renew our capacity for wonderment...<br />
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Salman Rushdie, <i>Joseph Anton</i><br />
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-58280750481226709822015-07-31T04:50:00.000-07:002015-07-31T04:50:14.637-07:00And Little Other Care Hath SheAs promised, my latest shoot (as James Reynard) with the wonderful Fracture...<br />
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Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com1Colchester, Colchester CO7 6DH, UK51.9614455 0.9939902999999503751.956553500000005 0.98390529999995036 51.9663375 1.0040752999999503tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-80290797106072910862015-07-07T10:02:00.003-07:002015-07-07T10:05:34.342-07:00A Shift In FocusThis creative outlet has, regrettably, not seen much activity for a while - due in part to the increased demands of my commercial photography (a nice problem to have) and partly because I have been working on a brand new blog.
<p>The <a href="http://www.adrianmulton.co.uk/blog/">new blog</a> will still feature tutorials - along with case studies - but is much more business-orientated.</p>
<p>Fear not whimsical surfer, this blog is not entirely dead (if never entirely alive either), and will still be refreshed when I am able. In fact it will become a little <i>purer</i>, focussing entirely on work I create for personal pleasure. The next planned update will feature the return of the beautiful Fracture...</p>
Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-91536773061124690852015-03-12T08:59:00.001-07:002015-03-12T09:16:44.320-07:00Lavenham and its ChurchI suspect the medieval village of Lavenham in Suffolk is most rewarding to the summer day-tripper, but we made our way there on a <strike>crisp</strike> bloody freezing Sunday in January, which was perfect for photographing the impressive local church (which also yielded literary bounty in the form of a second hand book stall inside).
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The layout of the church and grounds is pretty tog-friendly, with a variety of elements that lead the eye to the church itself.
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The low winter sun played its part by creating a pattern of shadows along the path.
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There was a touch of mist in the air, which encouraged a shot into the sun.
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I don't go a whole hog on Photoshop's built in filter gallery, or sfx in general, but wanted to create a more dramatic sky for this vaguely gothic treatment of one of Lavenham's many period cottages. I selected the sky and reversed it for that 'negative' look. When doing this to a selection, a lot of attention is required around the border of the selection to ensure the transition is not too obvious.
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No Photoshop tomfoolery in the next image, but I did want to emphasis the slightly crooked nature of the building, so stepped into the middle of the road with a wide angle lens set to its shortest focal length (for maximum distortion) and deliberately slanted the horizon.
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Travelling light, I hadn't packed my macro lens, so had to make do with the wide angle at its longest focal length for this shot of frost-covered leaves in the grounds of the church. I left the colours in their RAW state (i.e. muted) and just tweeked a little bit of blue in with a LAB curve in the b channel.
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Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-45058676835527224872014-07-18T03:56:00.001-07:002014-07-18T03:56:48.839-07:00Butterflies at Jimmy's Farm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few weeks ago the Wivenhoe Photography Group jumped in a car and spent a pleasant Saturday photographing the beautiful and exotic butterflies at Jimmy's Farm. </div>
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The butterflies live in a purpose built house so the light is not to contrasty, being diffused by the translucent ceiling.</div>
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That meant increasing ISO to 400 for handheld shots; I left the tripod at home, not being sure it would be ok to use in there. </div>
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Shooting with a 60mm macro lens at f2.8 helped with the low light levels, of course.</div>
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The shallow depth of field produced by f2.8 at close quarters also suited the subject, helping the butterflies stand out from quite busy backgrounds. </div>
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I tried a few different angles - it's too easy to focus exclusively on the fascinating and often colourful wings.</div>
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Stepping back and framing the butterflies with the surrounding foliage also produced some variety. </div>
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Some lovely soft bokeh was captured when the light came through the foliage in the background.</div>
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This was probably my favourite butterfly; simple and elegant patterning. </div>
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It was also happy to play ball. Some were more elusive and required some patience before they settled close enough to capture with the 60mm.</div>
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Apart from black and white conversions, largely avoided the sfx with this set - the next image being the exception; a bit of my personal version of the digital stocking filter applied. </div>
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A reminder of their fragility. </div>
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This allows you too boost colour without changing the brightness of the image.</div>
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The feeding trays were always a good spot to find one or two butterflies, but I prefered the more natural backgrounds. </div>
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Shot in St Mary's churchyard on Sunday 6th of June 2014.<br />
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I shot two exposures of each pose, one focused on Emma, and one on her reflection - this gave me maximum flexibility to mix and match during post producation. Eyes are usually the primary point of focus in portrait imagery, and I stuck with that convention. However I also wanted the reflected eyes to be reasonably sharp, which due to the wide aperture used and close proximity of camera to subject , wasn't the case when focusing on 'real' Emma.<br />
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Emma was brilliant to shoot with; she had to be very disciplined in the same way that a model posing for an artist might be; the slightest movement of her head between shots would interfere with the compositing process, so all she could move were her eyes and mouth. Sounds simple enough, but we naturally tend to move our heads a little when someone is speaking to us or giving direction. <br />
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The lighting needed to be controlled quite precisely too. Although skin may be softened in Photoshop, it's always best to start with a photo that is kind to the skin straight out of the camera. I used a medium octabox as the main light, with a white reflector to fill in the shadows a little. The octabox had to be positioned so as not to glare in the mirror, flatter the skin, whilst also providing some modelling or definition. Using the reflector as fill (rather than a second flash) prevented issues with glare as it was directly in front of the mirror.<br />
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Whilst a fan of all-in editing (which is not to everyone's taste) I don't normally go for sfx that are really obviously artificial. However, I thought it might be interesting to create a variant that presented a 'negative' of Emma as the reflection.<br />
Most of the compositing in this series was relatively straight forward, requiring basic manipulation of layers, layer masks, selection tools and blending modes. This last image was a little more time consuming as the 'join' involved a lot more contrast between the two source images, so needed to be particularly smooth.<br />
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-37680494505373079472014-03-05T03:17:00.000-08:002014-03-05T03:18:25.203-08:00Just Beyond The WindowForget the lawnmower and pruners, any serious tog should be tooling up with their cameras and macro lenses when venturing into their back gardens.<br />
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It's a time to celebrate the return of vibrant colour to the world.<br />
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But keep in mind that flowers may look just as interesting when lit from the side or behind, than by full frontal light (sun or flash).<br />
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Maybe you want to concentrate on form, shape and pattern - black and white is perfect for this, as colour is a significant distraction in most images.<br />
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The foliage here (above and below) acts as a natural 'gobo'; that is, it partially blocks the light creating a delicate pattern of shadowing across the petals.<br />
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Partial desaturation can create a moodier look for your floral photography. Colour is hinted at, but doesn't dominate the image. A simple slide to the left on the <i>saturation</i> slider in Photoshop achieves this.<br />
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Getting in real close with a macro lens on your SLR (or lenses on compacts and bridging cameras) can offer a dramatically different perspective on a subject. A tripod (or other support) will be necessary to avoid motion blur caused by camera shake or even the gentlest breeze. Movement is more noticeable the closer you get to your subject.<br />
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Open up that aperture for a truly abstract view of the world.<br />
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Finally, a confression. None of these images were shot in my garden - or even outside. The subject was a vase of flowers on my kitchen window sill. Crop and angle hides many sins!<br />
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Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-88767333719014023142014-01-23T01:32:00.003-08:002014-01-23T01:32:29.300-08:00Sun ZoomThis update is all about returning to roots: both the roots of this blog (pictorialism), and the roots of many a tog's first experiments with creative photography - the sunset.<br />
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<span id="goog_777046546">Few can resist the vibrant explosion of colour presented by a beautiful sunset, although there are regrettably a few cynics who look down on sunset photography due to its sheer popularity and the relative ease of capture (especially when the foreground is thrown into silhouette). </span><br />
<span id="goog_777046546">So I thought I would combine the humble sunset with another simple photographic technique: zooming.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_777046546"><span id="goog_777046546">All you need for zooming is a zoom lens that
you can control manually. A telephoto or medium focal length zoom is
probably best, though a wide angle zoom could also work. Most dSLR
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<span id="goog_777046546"><span id="goog_777046546">Compact owners, if your camera allows you to operate the zoom controls whilst the shutter is released then you can try this too.</span> </span><br />
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The idea is to zoom the lens in or out whilst taking the shot. To achieve this you will require a slow shutter speed - anything from about 1 second to 4 or 5 seconds. Since you are shooting a relatively bright scene, you will need to dial in the lowest ISO possible, and probably the smallest aperture possible. If that still does not give you the shutter speed required, try a neutral density filter, or even your polariser (which general swallows about 2 stops of light).<br />
You do not need a tripod since the result image will be lovely and blurry anyway, but it does help if you stand in a stable position and perform a nice smooth zoom.<br />
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<span id="goog_777046546">You can experiment with zooming in vs zooming out, different shutter speeds, zooming in and out, and even lateral movements while zooming. </span><br />
<span id="goog_777046546">The results are unlikely to win any Pulitzer prizes, but if you like simple pictorial art as much as I do, images created with this technique would look great as a large colourful canvas on your wall.</span><br />
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(Just in case the sweet manufacturer is looking in, they still tasted great!). <br />
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Sweets are usually cute and, well, <i>tasty </i>looking, but these sweeties lit from behind looked anything but <br />
I shifted the white balance, so the images rendered a cool blue, enhancing the sense of the sinister. I also used a piece of white card to bounce some light onto the front of the scene.<br />
Next I cranked up the drama with a touch of the old <i>ultraviolence</i>...<br />
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The little golden 'stones' just happened to appear when I was shooting; they normally hide inside an armchair, but our kittens had trashed the underside and they flooded out onto the carpet. I decided they could add something to both set and story...<br />
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I went for a warmer look with the image above, picking up the natural colour of the sweet and stones, but returned the blue white balance treatment with this last gang of bad boys - they looked pretty frosty already.<br />
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No sweets were harmed during the making of these images - though I cannot honestly claim they survived for very long after the shoot - I have a notoriously sweet tooth.<br />
<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-39874186387121192772014-01-02T03:14:00.001-08:002014-01-02T03:21:11.579-08:00Household Objects - Art On A ShoestringLast time out I was looking at holiday photos, so to kick off the New Year (a time when credit cards are traditionally maxed out) I thought I'd feature some ideas that cost nothing.<br />
Everyday household objects can be fun subjects for creativity - especially on days like today (I'm looking out of a rain-spattered window as I type this).
Turning ostensibly banal objects into abstract art is a good exercise in creativity; ask yourself, "<i>how can I present this item in a new and interesting way?</i>"<br />
It can also be done on a budget. For these images I put a 60mm macro lens on my tripod-mounted SLR, and used natural light. If you don't have an SLR and macro lens, a compact camera will probably let you get just as close.
A couple of the images also involved a laptop screen, and some minimal Photoshop editing was done - but nothing that could not be achieved in open source / free software or even the software packaged with your camera.
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In the first two images a set of drinking straws were bundled together and secured with an elastic band. Each bundle was rested on its side in front of a white background, and shot in (frontal) natural light. Photoshop editing was required to remove the surface on which the straws rested; this could be avoided by balancing your straw bundle on top of the white surface and shooting down on it (a technique employed for the final two images in this set).<br />
I spot metered the dark surface of the straws so the white background would over-expose and the black straws would render mid to dark grey. Small changes in camera position and angle dictated which straws allowed (reflected) light through from the background.<br /><br />
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For the next image I simply moved the camera much closer and dialled in an 'incorrect' white balance setting on my camera. Setting the white balance to 'tungsten bulb' rendered the diffuse natural daylight blue. This shift could also be accomplished easily in Photoshop's RAW Processor if you shoot RAW.<br />
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The last two images were shot looking down over a horizontal laptop screen (be VERY careful what you put onto your screen - it can be easily damaged!)<br />
A background image was displayed such that it covered most of the laptop screen, and the camera postioned so the image filled the frame. The straws were cut to half their original length to help them stand up and to allow more light through.<br />
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Something to look out for with macro images are stray hairs, fluff, dust and so on. What may be barely noticeable to the naked eye can be enfuriatingly apparent in a macro photograph. I left a largish hair in the image above because I decided it looked interesting, but removed it from the image below using Photoshop's clone stamp and patch tool.<br />
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Remember, you don't have to copy these ideas - what items are laying around in your kitchen, bathroom, garage etc that might form the basis for interesting abstracts?
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For many photographers, travel photography is not just about recording memories, it is about creating (or even inventing) a mood.
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Sometimes that might mean a bit of 'all-in' editing as with the cable cars above. At others it simply means spotting an incongruous element, such as the flatness of a sports pitch amidst the mountains.
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Staying in a place called Limone I felt obliged to take a picture of at least one lemon. I framed it in a shadowy patch of background to make it really stand out from the heavy texture of the wall.Keeping an eye on backgrounds helps ensure your main subject stands out.
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Love locks are not unique to Venice but they do tell part of the story of the city.
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The shot below shows the padlocks in more context (the above image could have been shot anywhere).Both have a shallow depth of field, so the background does not compete to much with the foreground subject matter.</div><br />
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Masks are another important element of the Ventian narative. Spot metering and then under exposing a little helped isolate the masks below from the rest of the shop window, making for a moodier image.
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I needed a polariser and a steady hand to capture these images through shop windows in streets that allow little light. The polariser will remove reflections or glare from polarised light on surfaces such as glass and water.
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The church scene below was also extremely challenging in terms of light. Lacking a tripod I rested the camera on the back of a pew.
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Colour popping can be over used, but the amusing advertising board below might have been lost without it, and the technique emphasised the mixture of old and new in Limone. If you are going to use a special retouching technique or Photoshop filter it's best to have a solid reason for doing so, rather than just because you can - creativity, like most things, sometimes requires discipline...
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...and sometimes less is more.
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Shooting long exposures from the hip is hit and miss, but can produce really dynamic results.
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Back in the film days you needed a 'bulb' setting on your camera to capture multiple firework bursts in a single frame. These days combining multiple images in Photoshop (using the 'lighten' layer blending mode) makes the process less fiddly. However, you still need a tripod to keep the camera directed at the same spot, and you still need to get your exposure right.
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Venice is not just about gondoliers, and I wanted to capture other aspects of the city.<br />
The Piazza San Marco and major bridges are usually packed with tourists and freelance handbag sales assistants, but wondering off the beaten track is rewarded by a much more quiet and tranquil experience full of photogenic potential.</div>
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Unusual camera angles or compositions can lend themselves to abstraction. Here I was attracted by the blocks of different colour (slightly emphasised in post-production).
Can you tell what it is yet?<br />
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If abstraction isn't your bag, maybe surreal scenes and juxtapositions tickle your fancy. Some views can only be enjoyed from the water.</div>
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Your choice of lens can help emphasise the characteristics of a scene; perhaps counter-intuitively I used a wide angle lens to shoot this narrow alley way. Keeping the camera level helps avoid converging verticals ( you can fix them in Photoshop, but will usually have to crop the image to do so).</div>
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A long lens can help you zoom in on people without them realising - but a wide angle lens can aid discretion too; if you keep the subject offcentre they will think the lens is aimed elsewhere. Unfortunately the guy in this image clocked me way too quickly, and shifted his attention away from his girlfriend.</div>
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Another way to surreptitiously snap candids of local characters is shooting from the hip. Focussing can be a hit or miss affair of course, but this time I got it just right. Practicing around your local town helps give you a feel for such blind shooting.</div>
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The blur in this next shot was a result of camera shake, and not intended.You cannot tell how sharp an image is by looking at the preview in the back of the camera - it's too small. A monopod is a good accessory for crowded places or trips where a tripod maybe too cumbersome to lug around all day.<br />
However I liked the blur in this shot as it complimented the generally busy-ness and dynamism of the scene - a happy accident.</div>
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Piazza San Parco is the symbolic home of the not-so-humble Italian pigeon. Lots of tourists let themselves be covered by the rapacious birds in some kind of subconscious homage to Hitchcock. I wasn't one of those them but I did try to get down to the pigeons' level.</div>
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I wanted to capture their frenzied mania so combined long exposures with a little bit of panning.</div>
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Sapping the colour from the final image lends it a degree of abstraction whilst maintaining the chaotic madness.</div>
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-37424533679730252292013-12-02T11:27:00.000-08:002013-12-02T11:31:51.627-08:00Holiday Snaps Part II - The Gondoliers<div style="text-align: center;">
Cities present as many photo opportunities as dramatic mountainscapes - none less so than Venice<br />
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I managed to grab pole position in our gondola - we were sharing with another couple and it could have got nasty (and wet) very quickly. Our rather grumpy gondolier told us not to move about in the gondola - I pretended not to understand English.<br />
On a moving (albeit slowly) boat, camera settings are critical. I set the ISO as high as I dare on my D300 and switched to shutter priority mode so I could make sure to keep shutter speeds fairly quick in the relatively poor light between the high buildings.Scenes could be fairly contrastly where direct sunlight broke in, so frequent 'chimping' was required with the camera's display in histogram mode. The histogram is a more reliable way of judging under/over exposure than looking at the image itself. </div><br />
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The gondolier in front of us was very obliging when it came to striking some action poses. The fast shutter speed and medium ISO helped keep the action sharp.</div><br />
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Our gondolier was less obliging. I got the feeling his mind was elsewhere.</div><br />
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But sometimes the cliches work too. I probably couldn't have made this last shot if I'd been shooting JPG rather than RAW. Either the shadow to the side of the canal would have been too dense, or the area behind the bridge would have been blown out. RAW and the histogram view helped me get detail at both extremes without annoying my wife by taking ages over the shot.</div><br />
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-24047618530227641772013-11-28T10:52:00.005-08:002013-11-29T02:39:37.059-08:00Holiday Snaps Part I - Monochrome Italy<div style="text-align: center;">
This is the first part of my rough guide to holiday snaps. There is nothing especially technical here - the last things most people want to think about on their hols are ISOs and f-stops - it's more a collection of ideas that can help you create more interesting travel memories that will fascinate your friends and family back home.<br />
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The locations featured here are the picturesque mountain-hugging village of Limone on Lake Garda, Italy, and the Dolomites (Dolomiti).
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Mountains make for attractive photo opportunities, especially if you have a wide angle lens stuck on the front of your SLR - but look for foreground interest too - to give the landscape depth and perspective.</div>
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Look for subjects that help tell the story of the area, such as this statue of a cycle racer (many of whom you'll be able to wave to from the comfort of your vehicle as they sweat their way up the Dolomites).</div>
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When photographing statues, icons and the like, consider the surroundings - can they be used to tell a story, or add a bit of drama? Think about potential black and white conversions too; I always shoot in colour and convert later (as you can't recreate the colours if you shoot b&w), but here I knew that polarising the sky would create a nice deep blue that would convert to a dark dramatic grey using Photoshop's <i>black and white</i> tool.</div>
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When framing a shot, an object isolated on the horizon can make a good focal point. The tree in this shot also adds some perspective to the scene.</div>
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Backlit subjects can look pretty dramatic, but may test your camera's exposure meter. Take the camera out of 'auto' mode to be sure you're exposing as you wish - the camera could get a scene like this very wrong, depending on whether it exposes for the bright sky or the shadowy mountain side. Bracketing is a good idea for this type of scene - you can then pick the best shot later, or maybe merge elements of the different exposures together (if you keep the camera very still between shots i.e. use a tripod).</div>
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The courtyard above is nnother high contrast scene that might cause your auto-exposure mode to throw its hands up in the air. Shooting RAW allows you to reclaim shadow and highlight detail that JPG would lose - though even RAW has limits to how much can be saved.</div>
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Eveyone has their own 'signature' holiday pic - the type of quirky image you somehow manage to take wherever you go - mine is rooftops and aerials. Don't ask.</div>
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These last two images were shot through a coach window. I needed a fast shutter to avoid blur, but wanted to reduce reflections in the window too. I couldn't risk a polarising filter to remove the reflections, as I would lose too much light. Placing the lens very close to the window kept reflections to a minimum - just mind your glass!</div>
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-71451461697588556262013-11-08T02:27:00.001-08:002013-11-08T02:28:57.916-08:00The Kitten's TaleIf anyone had told me years ago that I'd be photographing kittens with flowers I'd have told them they were mad... and yet here we are. Thing of it is, animals - and small, highly mobile ones in particular - present a special set of challenges to the photographer.<br />
Humans don't always like sitting for a portrait, so an important part of any portrait photographer's job is to relax their sitter and help them enjoy the session - it will result in better portraits. Animals are the same, except you can't unleash your best jokes on them and expect them to fall about laughing.<br />
So, rather than a bagful of witty one liners, approach a pet portrait session with a suitcase full of patience. Have your camera ready and watch your pets play, waiting for just the right moment to shoot. The noise of the camera may well attract their attention. If so, snap another quick shot for that 'eye contact' look.<br />
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When photographing small animals, get down to their level, and get in as
close as you can without distracting them from their fun. Think about
what is in and out of frame; try to include elements that help tell a
story - after all, for 32,000 years visual art has been all about
telling stories. If something makes for a distracting or irrelevant
element, whip it out of shot, or crop to exclude it.<br />
One of the biggest distractions in home-shot images can be the
background. Houses tend to be cluttered with furniture, ornaments etc. If you are planning a photoshoot with your pets,
have a bit of a clear up first. But you cannot clear away everything,
so try setting your camera to a wide aperture - maybe f5.6, or even
wider - f3.5 or f2.8 - to blur out the background. Depending on how
close you are to your pets, you may blur parts of them too, so make sure
you are focussing on the most important part of them, usually their
faces.<br />
A wide aperture will have the added benefit of allowing you to use
faster shutter speeds. This can be very handy with kittens, for example,
who rarely stay still except when asleep. The faster shutter speed will
stop or reduce motion blur. You might also consider setting your ISO
higher to further increase shutter speeds.<br />
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If your camera offers a range of metering options, and lighting
conditions are contrasty (lots of very light and very dark areas), try the spot metering mode.
Make sure you are metering from (i.e. focussing on) your pet, rather
than the background. That way your pet will be exposed correctly, and if
the background is too light or too dark, it doesn't really matter - it
can even look quite nice, as over- or under-exposure of the background
will remove more unwanted distractions.<br />
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A word about light sources. Natural is best. Your camera's flash can do a
job, but will distract your pets, and also flatten the image. The image
will probably be sharp as the flash will freeze motion, but it will
also lack character. The image below is an example. Harold and Maude
still look cute, but the other images in this set possess a lot more
character, I hope you agree.<br />
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If your home is not the lightest (as many are not at this time of
year), you could put your house lights and lamps on to supplement any
window light. However, be aware that in most cases this will introduce
colour casts to your images, and they can be tricky to remove entirely
when you have different types of light in the same image.<br />
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don't get frustrated if your pets don't strike the pose you were hoping
for, or if you just miss some 'money shots' - it happens to the best of
us, but if you remain chilled your pets will too, and they'll be sure to
present you with another opportunity for a cutesy classic.<br />
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-35193758019896583712013-08-21T10:10:00.001-07:002013-08-21T10:10:56.653-07:00The Dandy LionsA simple update featuring a dandelion shot against black velvet.<br />
Little in the way of post-processing was done. The main difference between the first and second shots in the nature of the lighting. See if you can figure out the difference between the light sources used.<br />
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-25142054122866240042013-08-09T04:26:00.000-07:002013-08-09T04:26:57.577-07:00Hang TenAnother example of creating something interesting from something banal. Pegs on a clothesline shot in the early morning sun. No retouching done here apart from the b&w conversions and a contrast kick.<br />
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Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-41154596924064396102013-08-06T12:24:00.000-07:002013-08-06T12:24:32.440-07:00A Nose For WaltonOn a trip to Walton-on-the-Naze to see some seals in the backwaters, I shot some blurry landscapes with the aim of experimenting with blur and impressionistic effects.<br />
The first three are blends of multiple exposures shot with a 300mm lens handheld (so not pin sharp in the first place).<br />
The second three were long-ish exposures from a moving train, the exposure being taken right down in post to increase contrast, saturation and drama.<br />
This is the way I like to see life.<br />
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-5107781959075648992013-06-18T05:20:00.001-07:002013-06-18T05:20:11.047-07:00Peruvian SquillA Peruvian Squill has appeared in our garden this year. No idea how it got there, as it is apparently native of The Algarve. Migratory avians passing above our garden? I hope not, for the bird's sake as the squill grows from a bulb.<br />
To separate the delicate flowering portion of the plant from the busy garden background I shot with a macro lens set to apertures between f8 and f2.8, depending on how much of the plant I wanted to keep in focus. <br />
I resisted the temptation to polarise the shine off the petals as I wanted to highlight the contrast between the light open and darker closed flowers.<br />
A tripod was essential as even the slightest bit of camera shake blurs macro images. I also shot a greycard and balanced in Photoshop, rather than relying on the Nikon's built-in white balance settings, as purples can be awkward to get right.<br />
A small water spritzer added a dewy look to some of the shots.<br />
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<br />Adrian Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857744730536802531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941298247215997005.post-55762018128083272282013-06-14T05:11:00.000-07:002013-06-14T05:11:57.620-07:00Sonnet 54<div style="text-align: center;">
O, how much more doth beauty beauteous seem</div>
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By that sweet ornament which truth doth give!</div>
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The rose looks fair, but fairer we it deem </div>
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For that sweet odour which doth in it live. </div>
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The canker-blooms have full as deep a dye </div>
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As the perfumed tincture of the roses, </div>
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Hang on such thorns and play as wantonly </div>
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When summer's breath their masked buds discloses: </div>
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But, for their virtue only is their show, </div>
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They live unwoo'd and unrespected fade, </div>
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Die to themselves. Sweet roses do not so; </div>
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Of their sweet deaths are sweetest odours made: </div>
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And so of you, beauteous and lovely youth, </div>
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When that shall fade, my verse distills your truth.</div>
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(William Shakespeare) </div>
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