Made this photo illustration for Lani's upcoming entry in the Victoria Fringe Festival. I don't know any of her links or anything, so go google it or something if you want more info.
Monday
Victoria Fringe
Made this photo illustration for Lani's upcoming entry in the Victoria Fringe Festival. I don't know any of her links or anything, so go google it or something if you want more info.
Friday
Thursday
Shutter Dragon
One assignment we had this semester for the class Advanced Studio Lighting with Greg Blue was shutter drag. It took me the longest out of any to complete. I guess the concept didn't click (dark subject white background, duration light and strobe, long exposure, move the camera) even though it's relatively simple. Well I shot it this weekend. Here's my setup and two of the final images.
Nikon d90 w/85mm f1.4
P.S. more potato heads to come.
Nikon d90 w/85mm f1.4
P.S. more potato heads to come.
Saturday
Potato Head
1. Go to grocery store produce section.
2. Find a potato that looks like a head (they all do).
3. Photograph it on white seamless.
4. Draw the face in the potato over top.
5. Colour it in.
2. Find a potato that looks like a head (they all do).
3. Photograph it on white seamless.
4. Draw the face in the potato over top.
5. Colour it in.
Scans: Visio Dei II
The scans from The Lab turned out much better than the ones from Lens & Shutter. Check out this delicious grain!
I've really been digging Art Deco colour schemes lately. Will try to do some illustrations tonight using vibrant teals, warm/cool grays and saturated pinks. Yay colour!
I've really been digging Art Deco colour schemes lately. Will try to do some illustrations tonight using vibrant teals, warm/cool grays and saturated pinks. Yay colour!
Thursday
Scans: Visio Dei
I Picked up these scans (and others) today from Lens & Shutter today. I was shooting with the 14-24mm f2.8 and 85mm f1.4 and my trusty f5.
Other news in the world of scans: I dropped off a roll of black and white film to The Lab today. I'm interested to see how the two different labs compare scan-wise. I never have high expectations of Lens & Shutter and they somehow still manage to disappoint me most of the time, and vice-versa with The Lab. $20 per roll of uncut 35mm at each place.
hang loose,
Peter
Monday
Are Flowers Soft Photography?
In my studio lighting class last week we had several assignments critiqued by Professor Greg Blue. I put effort into each and everyone of these assignments and assumed the rest of the students would do the same.
Whilst tearing into one slacker's photo of flowers on black velvet, Greg got into a brief discussion on the integrity of flowers as subject matter. Has this subject become exhausted? Can a subject become exhausted? Can ones artistic integrity remain intact when exploring subjects such as flowers, trees, portraiture, nudes... etc?
I think the key is exploring. When you pass by a blooming Rhododendron bush it's easy to pull out a point and shoot, dial it to macro mode and catch the right light. You might even get something worth printing, but once someone starts to look beyond, within, and around those blossoms, leaves, twigs, and branches then they are starting to explore.
It is when I find something new and exciting that I encounter another of photography's decisive moments: can I translate my emotional reaction of excitement, newness and realization into a longer lasting medium? Can I show how I felt about these shapes and colours and textures? Or have I failed to convey or even find that excitement.
Is it art or is it soft...?
Whilst tearing into one slacker's photo of flowers on black velvet, Greg got into a brief discussion on the integrity of flowers as subject matter. Has this subject become exhausted? Can a subject become exhausted? Can ones artistic integrity remain intact when exploring subjects such as flowers, trees, portraiture, nudes... etc?
I think the key is exploring. When you pass by a blooming Rhododendron bush it's easy to pull out a point and shoot, dial it to macro mode and catch the right light. You might even get something worth printing, but once someone starts to look beyond, within, and around those blossoms, leaves, twigs, and branches then they are starting to explore.
It is when I find something new and exciting that I encounter another of photography's decisive moments: can I translate my emotional reaction of excitement, newness and realization into a longer lasting medium? Can I show how I felt about these shapes and colours and textures? Or have I failed to convey or even find that excitement.
Is it art or is it soft...?
Saturday
Quality of Line
Thank you Adam G. for the kind words Thursday night. A comment that inspired action that lead to this drawing. It means a lot when somebody who I think is talented gives me praise.
Friday
Weddings & Booze Rumination
I shot my first wedding earlier this month and I'm lucky that I had the opportunity to shoot a wedding of my own family that wouldn't have had a photographer present. I took comfort knowing that ANY photos I got would be considered icing. That being said it was fun taking the job seriously, dressing fancy and flying to Kelowna with all my photo gear. I tried some different techniques, and got some really beautiful moments. 
However as the night progressed I thought it appropriate to indulge in libations, after all I wasn't doing this job for money, and I'm part of the family. This didn't help my success ratio. I'm definitely glad I learned this lesson early: drinking and taking photographs turn me into an amateur. My ratio of good photos suffers dramatically, and half of the keepers are more like snapshots than Photographs (with a capital p). From now on, I'll be approaching each assignment like a yoga class. No booze, meditation, warrior, present in each moment, breath.
However as the night progressed I thought it appropriate to indulge in libations, after all I wasn't doing this job for money, and I'm part of the family. This didn't help my success ratio. I'm definitely glad I learned this lesson early: drinking and taking photographs turn me into an amateur. My ratio of good photos suffers dramatically, and half of the keepers are more like snapshots than Photographs (with a capital p). From now on, I'll be approaching each assignment like a yoga class. No booze, meditation, warrior, present in each moment, breath.
Tuesday
Hawai'i Souvenir Sunset Lighting
Went to Kelowna this weekend to photograph Ashley's Mom's wedding. Brought a couple shoot through umbrellas w/ stands, an sb-600, sb-900, a pack of gels, a D90 and F5, 18-55 f5.6 dx lens, 14-24 f2.8 and I rented the legendary 85mm f1.4. Had a blast shooting. This was the first wedding I've done and it went great! Left town at 6:00 Sunday evening but managed to squeeze in a couple hours in the afternoon for this sunset simulation. Saw the cheesy souvenir at Value Village and I knew instantly that I had to make this shot.
Friday
Zombie Ryan Colour
Tried some non-gradient colour for this. I think it turned out well. What I did was use a new layer beneath the lines for the colour. Perhaps some layer masking would result in a cleaner image. I guess I'm still learning to colour inside the lines!
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