Skrillex

Like ussual i start by telling you what song i am listening to; at the moment it is a song by Skrillex called scary monsters and nice sprites. I found a link to this song of a friends facebook account and isn't the first encounter with Skrillex and have taken i liking to the artist.

Its been a while since i blogged so i'm going to upload my current work from october 2010 to my most recent work here in 2011.

I start with i shot which was captured at the Mt Barker grapes and Gallops with a Canon EOS 5D and 70-200mm lens. it took my fancy as it really demonstrates the atmosphere at the races and shows the fury behind the rider and the horse.

The next couple of shots are macro as my dad had just got a new macro lens the MP-E 65mm which i found the be truely amazing, yet with out correct skill was so difficult to use and to light the shot most shots bellow where taken with a flash unit on a cord close to the end of the lens as it was soo clos to the shot it created it own shadow. This one below is of my friend Bonnie's eye. Eye photography i find amazing a could be said as a signature shot of mine, but this shot was painful for both Bonnie and myself as she was left to stay with her eye wide open as i found the right focal distance and then was flashed at close range with the speedlite.

This photo i saw as one of the best macro shots but according to everyone else not as such. This shot too atleast 10 minutes to set up with the fly in the right postions aswell as the focal point and lighting was annoying but in the end the final product came out not to bad if i say so myself.

This next photo i like to see as my transition or start into the fashion side of photography. Being new i just went along and snapped what ever looked good then my model Shelby had a lay down on the warm wooden jetty and out popped this beautiful pose and shot of Shelby. I felt the shot really did require th black and white as it really did set an impact in the photograph itself.

This another portfolio i did for a close friend. Lexi is amazing as a person as much as how good she looks. For someone who had never been infront of a camera and done such work she really played with the camera. With this shot i thought seeing as she has amazing eyes i would get a portrait shot of just her head and eyes and make them pop the idea was sound and the final product exceded expectations.

Setting is a crutial element in photography luckly i heard of a place, Where abanodoned water tanks once used by the city council are now ruins full of graffitti which might aswell be art as it no the run of the mill "F.L was ere 08", but something with purpose and meaning. Lexi again completing the shot by playing with the camera modeling a one piece

This photo is of a girl who has been there for me through alot of hardships and she means alot to me that of course is Bonnie Ralph. This shot i really want to express the beauty of her eyes as they are big and are all like "BAM in your face" so using a colour correction action in photoshop and my secret to make eyes pop i made them come alive

Thank you for view input is always welcomed and in an industry like this pushed as with out opinion and input growing trends of what the viewer wants to see can't be expressed thank you.

I leave listening to Seventeen by Casxio and remixed by Skrillex

Broken statues

At this point in time i find myself listening to 'Broken Statues' by 'We Came As Romans', while reflecting on exams to come and after that; life, career options, and so on. Contained within this blog are a couple of newish photos and some older photos i enjoy viewing.

This photo much like the 'milk' shot was a project i wished to create you could call this a draft as a much larger image is being created at this poin in time mainly themed on the eye's of Albany Senior High School graduating class of 2010.

This is a photo of a dance performance by a local school, Albany Senior High School, at which i photographed at. With the low light conditons a tried out some concepts i had been thinking of such as this mid exposure piece of my friend doing her dance routine.

This is an old photo from begining of this year at the local Albany Motor Cross track on one of their club round events. This photo really stood out to me as it comprised good compostional value aswell as it really caputres the momente with the dirt in the air.

Before i head off two notes at this point in time i'm listeing to 'Twelve fingers' by "Salem Al farik', and one other comment, : sorry for the small if not low quality photos, seems tonight the uploader's server was down enjoy and stay tuned.

Entropy

"Like everything else that is made on this earth, with birth comes the inevitability of entropy"

This statement arose in a recently viewed movie trailer for a cinematographically beautiful movie, the trailer alone I watched well over 10 times the first day I step upon its existence.

This blog will follow me artistically in the medium of photography. A passion which burns with in me to push myself to shoot a better photo then the last every time.

 

The idea for this photo was stuck in my head for a number of months and on 29th of July i followed it through. The photo was taken using a remote shooting cable to allow someone to take a burst of photos while my mum threw the cup of milk at me. This shot is the highlight shot for my portfolio for 2010

This is a shot of Sean Kujda's eye, ment to be the bluest in our age group. More of these shot are to arise as I seek to complete a project with the use of macro shots of peoples eyes. Colour manipulation is present but at a very mild factor nothing photoshopped about it just the levels on the photo its self.

This is one of my many action shot that I take at either motorcross or in this shot downhill, being a rider in both it helps for you to find the best shot. This was the last shot of the day before my battery died and still to this day is one of the best Downhill shots I have taken.

Thank you for viewing stay watching this window to see future shots. leave comments if you would like of ideas you would like to see up here.