Week 10 — 52 Weeks
The shot for “Photograph like an assassin; suddenly and silently” turned out to be my most chaotic image so far in this project.
Instruction 11: “Take to the streets! Get political!“. Time to get up to speed with some current affairs I think.
Being out on the streets photographing gives you so much time to think. I’ve had so many ideas for progressing my freelancing this year that I cant help but be excited. If you find yourself stuck in a rut then my advice is to simply go for a walk, just don’t forget to bring a notebook…
Week 9 — 52 Weeks
A new year and a new post. As usual a reminder of the weeks brief, “Play photographic poker. Look for a pair, two pairs, or three of a kind“.
The next instruction sounds pretty fun: “Photograph like an assassin; suddenly and silently“. I wonder how many people I’ll make jump…
An Impromptu Competition — The Results
The results are in, but first the set-ups.
Both shots used two lights and only one change was made between them.
The first shot (left) had the flashguns on either side and at the same height as the fork. The light was diffused through white sheets to control the specular highlights.
The second set-up (right) moved the camera left flash above and behind the fork. Again the light was diffused on both flashes, however this time the rear light used a much larger white sheet.
Both entries had aspects of the lighting correct and, as it’s the season of giving, both entries will win a print. So congratulations Emma & Hazel, I’ll be in contact shortly to sort out which print you wish to have.
Week 8 — 52 Weeks
I’m posting a day early as I’ll be doing no work tomorrow, nada, nothing, zilch. It’s Christmas after all and I would like to spend it with my family, not my camera.
Week 8 and the instruction was “On your knees please… Take a picture from floor level“. After almost being run over twice and an array of strange looks I finally got a shot. It turns out the people of Portsmouth are a lot more open to being photographed than I used to believe, the only barrier seems to be my own inhibitions. If you’ve never tried street photography you won’t know how scary it can be photographing strangers, you never really know how they will react. I’d highly recommend giving it a go though, it’s great fun and improves your photographic skills!
If you want to see more street photography try the blog by Delafoge Yanick. He quit his job and is now on an 80 week trip around the world documenting it all as he goes. It’s definitely worth a look.
Back to my project and next week it looks like I’ll be playing cards: “Play photographic poker. Look for a pair, two pairs, or three of a kind”.