Five Foot Short
If you have been reading the site for a while, you will know that i like to try and promote my friends where i can. The reason why i do it so much is that my friends help me out a lot, from the design of this site to some of the photographic jobs i get. One of my very close friends, Kirsty Rich has finally got herself online, and i have had the pleasure of trying to set her up a WordPress site. Its a big learning curve for me, and the updates are coming at a steady pace, but it works and its a great home for her content. Kirsty does a mixture of photography, animation and film, and she will hopefully be uploading some of her work through the week. I hope that you can take the time to pop over and take a look. If you get a chance then leave her a comment or send her a message, it should put a smile on her face to know that people are getting to the site ok.
The Holidays (so far…)
All is going good with me at the moment, I have wasted a week doing nothing and an amazing week with friends in Plymouth. I’m back in Bristol this week and have been getting some school preperation behind me as im heading back to Plymouth tomorrow. Hopefully this weather will pick up a little bit so i can get in some last minute experimentation before the wedding at the end of the summer. I have brought myself a nice new lens and i love it, the results so far have been very good, i will upload some photos very soon. I hope your summer is going good too!
Black and White
Black and white photography is something that scares me. It scares me because i am always unsure on when to use it. I do not want to continuously shoot in black and white as this seems to be a common trend of many amature photographers. It is an effect and needs to be used when appropriate. Up to this point, i have always taken photos in colour and then converted to black and white. This is partially because i am shooting with a digital camera and the choice does not need to be made immediatly, but also because it allows me to choose if i like a picture in colour or black and white. Having this decition however does not allow me to take photos with a black and white result in mind.
Today i set out to take a black and white set of photos of bath. The photographs that i took were (as always) taken in colour, however before previewing any of the photographs on the computer, i converted all of the photographs to black and white and then chose the ones i liked. I have not yet looked at the colour photographs and i do not intend to. This is my first ever 100% set of black and white photographs and i am very pleased with the result.
If anyone reading this would like to give me there input on black and white photgraphy and there approaches to this subject, i would love to hear from you. Please contact me via the contact page, or if your comments are specific to a particular photo, please leave a comment.
Bath
I have lived in Bath now for over 6 months. I moved here because i think it is one of the most amazing cities in the world. It has an atmosphere that you always feel comfortable in and you always feel welcome and at home. I realised today that i have been here for so long, yet i have not taken the opportunity to photography such an amazing city. Im going to get some sleep for the moment as I’m writing this at 1 am, but when i wake up i will head down into town and try and get some new photographs for the site. Keep your eyes peeled for any new pictures in the personal section of the gallery, or just keep your eye on this post as I’m sure i will update it. For now, good night.
Update: It wasn’t the nicest of days today, but i thought i would give the photos a go anyway. I have uploaded them to the personal section of the gallery page.
New Photos
I have tried to get a more varied set of photos up in the gallery. I will keep adding some more over the next few days, but i have yet to add any descriptions. Please take a look through (as there could be some of you) and leave me a comment on any that make an impression on you.
I still need to dig out the band photos that i did at the Phoenix, Plymouth as they are on a DVD somewhere still in storage. I will get them uploaded as soon as i find them. If you have any requests for photos you think i might have taken, send me a message via the contact page.
Holiday
Having the time to come back home to Plymouth has been great. It has been really nice to catch up with old friends and just relax for a few days before heading back to school next week. All of my marking is up to date and im looking forward to another great term. Need to get into the routine again and get the band practises on the go soon.
