Tag Archives: experiment

Format Festival, Learning Log, Personal Projects, Research & Reflection

Some of my Street Photography

I have been using Tumblr for some time now as a way of posting a mobile photography project, that seems to keep morphing via the use of my Canon G range of cameras.

The initial project was to utilise a workflow of shoot , process and publish, purely using mobile phones or devices. Mainly influenced by a Format PhotoForum talk by Australian Olly Lang ( Oggsie ). This now involves the use of settting a Canon G15 to a fixed focal range and shooting “from the hip” . Similar to Walker Evans Subway Photographs he made in the period 1938 to 1941. By setting a focus distance and keeping the camera in his coat he managed to make several stunning candid portraits.

 https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/walker-evans-subway-portraits-1938-41

The following where made in a similar way by me with only minimal corrections to straighten the shots and curves  – what you see is as is from the camera to the screen.

http://grazoid.tumblr.com/post/131229725010/sometimes-even-a-mobile-phone-can-be-intrusive

http://grazoid.tumblr.com/post/131229725010/sometimes-even-a-mobile-phone-can-be-intrusive

Bibliography, Learning Log, Research & Reflection

Juxtapoz Magazine

My local independent newsagent in the market carries an eclectic mix of arts magazines one of which is Juxtapoz. It carries a good mix of contemporary and outsider art. I like the way it covers a lot more mixed media artists than most other periodicals.

Juxtapoz Magazine
Juxtapoz Magazine

http://www.juxtapoz.com/

 

Learning Log, Research & Reflection

Cropping Guide

First post for 2013 and I have stumbled on this image from a series of info-graphics on DigitalCamera.com

http://www.digitalcameraworld.com/2012/03/30/free-portrait-photography-cropping-guide/

It clearly shows the optimum and acceptable crop limits for different portrait shots both landscape and portrait formats. I will try and experiment with this in the coming weeks and post the results here.

Learning Log, Personal Projects

Attenborough Nature Reserve New Year’s Day 2011

New Year new blog.

This blog will be a record of my experimentation in photography and hopefully my record of work for a BA course in photography with the OCA.

I am combining this with my new Flickr account, to also showcase some of my work. In the past the images I have thought to be my best have become lost in the melee of the joint Flickr account which we set up years ago to share our holiday and general pictures with friends and family.

I took advantage of the sales to buy a new tool, a Canon EOS 5D MKII to ensure I have access to a full frame imaging tool again. This means that Jules now has full access to the EOS 400D which was the workhorse D-SLR, and so she has now set up her own Flickr account as well to showcase her talents.

New year , new blog, new start…