My husband Alan Franks and I have begun a new project, The Place of the Poem, and for the first illustrated essay, just published, we went to Dover. Here is a gallery of some of the shots. This was an opportunity to work on landscape and some long-exposure, as well as post-production skills in Photoshop.
Photography
Reflections
With lockdown easing, and having recovered from a serious illness last year that stopped all photography and much else in its tracks, I am at last able to pick up a camera again. I completed year two at Richmond College but after the illness, decided to take time out before proceeding to year three and … Continue reading Reflections
Term Two: Health and Safety in the Studio
Electricity and glass can be terrifying and dangerous phenomena. Studio photography is not possible without either. So it is important to know how to use them safely, for legal and personal reasons. The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 covers most of the essentials for professional photographers in the workplace. In photography, questions … Continue reading Term Two: Health and Safety in the Studio
Unit 2: processing
Working with Adobe Bridge, Lightroom CC and Photoshop. Practising layers and masking. Here I've posted the originals and the processed pix. The creative potential in this is very exciting. Pic 1: View of the City from Bankside near Tate Modern. Pic 2: South Milton Sands in Devon. Pic 3: Abstract photo taken during a London … Continue reading Unit 2: processing
Unit 1: Beginners’ night meet-up
Juanita and I went on a beginner's night-time photography class through London Photographic on Meet-Up. We started at Bankside near Tate Modern and moved up the river, finishing at Tower Bridge as the sun finally set. Experimenting with long exposures, ND filter, white balance, light trails. (I put two of these photos on Unsplash)
Unit 1: theme work
Above: Painting with light in the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. Theme work on light, reflections, shadows. The Turbine Hall is currently occupied by the Danish collective Superflex. A giant playground, for photographers as well as grown-up kids! Intense spotlights create strong shadows from the swings, and also provide pportunities to 'paint with light'. The … Continue reading Unit 1: theme work
Unit 1: aperture priority
An evening walk around the Serpentine in Hyde Park. I waited for a day when a good sunset beckoned to go into London to catch Henry Moore's famous arch on the Serpentine, taking it from both sides of the river as the evening drew to a close, along with the fountains at the western end. … Continue reading Unit 1: aperture priority
Unit 1: aperture, ISO, exposure compensation, composition
St Dunstan-in-the-East, London. I've always wanted to photograph this church, built in 1100, burned in the Great Fire in 1666 then wrecked in WWII. Instead of being rebuilt, it was turned into a public garden. Looking through the gothic tracery to the west just after sunrise in the east, the sun catches the burnished top … Continue reading Unit 1: aperture, ISO, exposure compensation, composition
Unit 1: depth of field
The beautiful Stefan Sobel guitar owned by Alan Franks. I experimented with depth of field at F1.4, focussing on different parts of the guitar neck, the frets and strings, using the lovely gentle natural light of an early February morning and switching off all artificial light in the room. (Check out Alan's music here the … Continue reading Unit 1: depth of field
Unit 1: no zoom
RACC Level One Photography Course Week 1: Lecture, Demonstration, Practical exercise with cameras, Focal length , Jargon terminology. Homework: Don’t zoom exercise. So need to get closer with camera. Use for landscape, interiors, group pix, event photography, story-telling photo journalism. Camera - Nikon D5200 with Sigma lens 3.5-6.8 to max 22. Pix taken on 3.5, no zoom.
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