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Pants On Fire

No, it’s not the new track by Kings Of Leon, it refers to me being a big, fat liar.

The Blogpost I made on Saturday (You Don’t Take A Photograph) talked of taking the flash off the camera to create interesting and cool lighting. In effect, making a photo rather than taking it.

In the post I gave these two photos as examples of photos taken with off-camera flash.

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A few people have been asking for a bit more information about the photos, such as what the flash settings were and if flash modifiers were used. I have to make a full and frank confession:

Only one of the photos used flash. The other used 100% natural lighting.

I’m not going to tell you which is which (try and figure it out for yourself) but it just goes to show that while you can spend literally hundreds upon thousands of pounds on equipment to provide you with more light, shouldn’t you just start by looking for better light in the first place?

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You Don’t Take a Photograph

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it”Ansel Adams

To that end, I was pleased the other day when the kind and friendly UPS bloke brought me a package. Inside was a set of triggers and receivers to allow me to get my flashes off the camera.

Why would I want to do that? Well, to add dynamic and interesting light to a photo if the ambient or natural light isn’t playing ball. Or, to simply get a lot more light into a photo – such as at a Wedding reception – when typically, it’s extremely dark and notoriously difficult to take photos.

So, rather than taking a photograph, I can make it. Here’s two examples of using flashes in different ways. On the left is our dear departed Sunflower – lit with two flashes, one either side. On the right, is Rachel – lit from above.

What do you think? You can leave a comment by clicking here.

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Back to the Future

Well, something like ‘Back to the Future’ anyway. I thought I’d post these personal images from back in 2007. It’s hard to believe that a whole 2 years has passed since snapping these photos – I can still remember taking them and working on them in Photoshop.

The photo of the Frog is one of my absolute favourite photos. It’s been entered in various competitions and consistently does well.

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Breaking Cat News…

After growing too big for their basket, we decided it was time that they were treated to a new one. They seem to like it!

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Photoshopped Fridge?

Got to say, these are probably the coolest fridge magnets I’ve ever seen. And let me tell you, I’ve seen some awesome fridge magnets in my time…


If you’re a nerd (like me) you can buy them here. If you’re not a nerd, you just wouldn’t understand.

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What The Duck ~ AGAIN!

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Sometimes, you just get lucky when taking the Formal Group Shots at a Wedding!

More ‘What the Duck’ here.

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What The Duck!?

I’m a big fan of What The Duck. It’s probably more relevant to Photographers than anyone else… but I think you’ll probably like it! Let me know what you think!

On that note… I do have business cards (should you want one) but I’m also on Facebook, Twitter and various other sites! Add Me/Follow Me if you’re on them too.

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Happy Birthday, Mum!

Well, today’s my Mum’s birthday!  I’ll not publicly reveal her age.  Suffice to say she’s older than 21, but less than 60 – just! ;)

This last weekend, we were round at my parents when my better-half mentioned that she hadn’t (in 4 years!) seen a single picture of me as a kid.  Well, unable to resist the temptation, my darling Mother proceeded to whip all the old photo albums out!  In the middle of the albums were a set of photos taken of my Mum when she was 21 and posed for a few photos as a favour to a friend who was in a Photography Club at work.  Anyway, looking at the photos of her when she was 21 and now… she really hasn’t changed at all!  Must be amazing genes… Hope I got a fair share of them!

Here’s a classic and is just so ’my Mum’!

I’ll be popping over later with her presents… Hope she likes them!

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