Posted by Dave in
Artistic
Monday, December 15. 2008
Walk Alone
I took my 1982 Series E Nikon 50mm 1.8 with me on a walk with the kids and came up with this photo. I quite like it. Although quite frustratingly I didn't spot the telegraph pole. Ah well you live and learn. Magenta was in a bad mood and wondered off in a huff.
This was run through UFRaw for the RAW conversion and then converted to black and white using the GIMP. I also added a slight vignette but I didn't have the patience to make it any better.
Let me know what you think.
Natural Light Workshop
Posted by Dave in
Artistic
Monday, March 10. 2008
Natural Light Workshop Photos
I had the opportunity to attend a photography workshop focusing on the use of natural light for portraiture work. I was invited to attend by Howard Nowlan after expressing my interest in learning more about portrait work.
So when I first arrived I was extremely nervous. This is the first time I have done anything like this let alone working with a model, Kat who was easy to work with and get on with. I also only realised after the session that my camera (Nikon D40) does have a black and white option. For some reason I got it in my head that it didn't have one as it is only an entry level DSLR. This wasn't a major issue as I converted to black and white during post processing.
Also helping out were Maureen Douglas-Green and Tony Smith who gave great inspiration and mini lectures.
So after listening to Howards introduction and pointers we got straight into it......
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