Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Crabs, Sewerage, Sharks
I had a photojournalism mission today, went wandering and found some epic things to photograph, need to work more on the photojournalism stuff though.
Mini Voodoo Sequence 26/10/2010
Shot this sequence after my surf today, more landscape pics to come.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Canon Photo5 - The entries
Well, I shot in a semi stressed state for the most part, but I did complete all 5 briefs unlike last year. Here are my entries, I hope I make the finals, but not holding my breath, there are some really great images this year.
Brief 1 - Eyedropper Close Up - Surgical Precision
I dropped food dye onto my favourite knife and shot a variety of angles with my 100mm macro lens on a 5DmkII. This close up was my favourite, it is a clean and carefully composed image which is like a clue to a murder mystery. I used two remote 580EXII Speedlights to bounce flash off various surfaces to gain this studio quality light.
Brief 2 - Bubblegum Portrait - Adolescence
I created a sculpture of a young person's head out of 7 packs of bubblegum. To me bubblegum is a pastime of youth, chewed with arrogance and symbolising teenage rebellion. I crafted the work over a foam manikin head utilising the sticky and uneven texture to represent acne caused by the high sugar content of the sweet gum. I experimented with different flash lighting setups and was happy with this shot. I used the eyes from an old photograph of myself to give the subject a contemptuous stare.
Brief 3 - Incense in Black and White - Toxic Traffic
My image shows a morning traffic jam and the pollution which results from our dependence on cars. I used toy cars of various colours to give different tonal values and arranged them on top of sandpaper to give a road texture. With the help of my awesome sister holding seven incense sticks, I achieved this dramatic image.
Brief 4 - Confetti Movement - Celebration
This is an image of celebration. I filled a balloon with confetti and struck it with a pin. My image is actually a sequence caught using stroboscopic flash. There are 5 frames caught in one second allowing the viewer to see cause and effect.
Brief 5 - Inspired by Sound - Catch of the Day
You need to hear the sound to see what I mean, but I got an idea of a comic falling scenario. I imagined a character dumping fish on a poor unsuspecting person. I shot this at night with high speed sync to capture the movement.
I dropped food dye onto my favourite knife and shot a variety of angles with my 100mm macro lens on a 5DmkII. This close up was my favourite, it is a clean and carefully composed image which is like a clue to a murder mystery. I used two remote 580EXII Speedlights to bounce flash off various surfaces to gain this studio quality light.
I created a sculpture of a young person's head out of 7 packs of bubblegum. To me bubblegum is a pastime of youth, chewed with arrogance and symbolising teenage rebellion. I crafted the work over a foam manikin head utilising the sticky and uneven texture to represent acne caused by the high sugar content of the sweet gum. I experimented with different flash lighting setups and was happy with this shot. I used the eyes from an old photograph of myself to give the subject a contemptuous stare.
My image shows a morning traffic jam and the pollution which results from our dependence on cars. I used toy cars of various colours to give different tonal values and arranged them on top of sandpaper to give a road texture. With the help of my awesome sister holding seven incense sticks, I achieved this dramatic image.
This is an image of celebration. I filled a balloon with confetti and struck it with a pin. My image is actually a sequence caught using stroboscopic flash. There are 5 frames caught in one second allowing the viewer to see cause and effect.
You need to hear the sound to see what I mean, but I got an idea of a comic falling scenario. I imagined a character dumping fish on a poor unsuspecting person. I shot this at night with high speed sync to capture the movement.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Incense - Black and White
Felt a bit rushed on this one, but still achieved what I had in mind. Cheers Katherine for your help :)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Canon Photo5 Images 2
Here we go again, some pics from todays shoots. I made a gum sculpture, it smells like strawberries. The sugar from 7 packs of gum kept me going. I think I like the more profile view rather than front on.
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