The story behind the shot – Gone Fishin’
This is the heron at Rivelin. Well I say the heron, I’ve only ever seen one so have assumed, probably naively, that it’s the same one but who knows!
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Greetings Cards Now Available
I’m now offering a variety of greetings cards, all of which are blank for your own message and so can be used for any occasion.
The story behind the shot – A Hare in the Heather
It was a real stroke of luck that the hare was so inquisitive but if you sit quiet and still for long enough the amount of wildlife that comes to you can be remarkable.
The story behind the shot – A lowflying Wilf
There’s a steep field near us on which Wilf loves to do ‘Zoomies’, which is a term for when dogs run at top speed in largish circles because they’re happy, apparently. Wilf does these a lot, so I guess this must be a good thing.
The story behind the shot – The Bloke in the Bubble
Maybe it’s me (actually this is me but you know what I mean) but I think there’s a connection between the lockdown and bubbles since the former effectively put most of us in the latter.
The story behind the shot – Fruit still life…
…although to be honest if it had started moving about under it’s own volition it would have freaked me out a bit!
The story behind the shot – Taking it on the chin
To be honest, I thought I’d blocked the punch but it seems that I was too quick for me. Then again I thought I could hit the target; I just had to avoid giving me any chance to block.
The story behind the shot – Lockdown Chess
There was a deep seated, long standing grudge. We knew each other well. It was a hard fought match. I seemed to know every move that my opponent made even before he made it. He seemed to know mine. It was almost as if we could read each other minds – spooky!
The story behind the shot – G and T reflections
This was taken on a black acrylic board with a white one as the background. Since the bottle was blue I lit the shot using a flashgun with blue gel to the left of the camera. I placed a silver reflector opposite the flashgun to lift the shadows on the right hand side.
Portrait Lighting Styles -Bringing It All Together
In seven previous posts I’ve gone through different lighting techniques for portraits. For the final post in this series I thought I’d post the seven images together so that you can more easily see the differences between them. This may seem a good idea but the downside is that they’re all of me. That’s lockdown for you!
Portrait Lighting Styles -Short Lighting
The penultimate in my series of portrait lighting techniques. As usual this shot is straight out of camera and it’s in black and white so you can see the light pattern more clearly.
Portrait lighting styles – Broad Lighting
The latest in my series of portrait lighting techniques. As usual, this shot is straight out of camera and it’s in black and white so you can see the light pattern more clearly.