CMAG exhibition

 

These were my favourite images done by Ted Richards in the 60's of Canberra. I like looking at old photographs from places that I have been to or live in and looking at the changes that have been made. It is quite an interesting collection of images. 

This exhibition was an interesting insight into Canberra's history and the photographers that have made something of this fairly small City. I found the exhibition space small, yet it really worked well with the photographs and the layout of it ran smoothly. The different way that each photographer displayed their work- either pinned or framed, was also a way of making each work look unique. I found the lighting in the space a little too low on some works (some of them didn't even have any!), to really view an image properly, it should be well lit. Overall, i found this exhibition quite pleasant and i also learned a bit about Canberra's history and the story behind each of the artists.

ACMP exhibition at the Showcase Gallery

 

Images from Gavin Blue Photography's Blog

I was impressed by the quality of the work overall, yet some images didn't quite meet the standard that some other photographers in the exhibition had set. The images that are presented in this exhibition space were pinned fairly closely together, however there was a bare wall as you walk in to the right. I would have spread them out a little more, so that each individual work could be viewed more personally. The lighting set up in the space was also done quite poorly, they were not directed at any particular work and some works had no light source (besides natural sunlight) on them whatsoever. 

Overall, was an enjoyable exhibition. 

Drawing with Light shoot #2.

  

    

This was the second shoot I did with Penina, she is one of the fashion designers that I am also working with for the project. She wanted something a little more abstract and not so literal as a fashion shoot. Her work is made for women ranging in sizes between 12-16. She wanted some overlapping, negatives and playing with shape in the images. Like the other shoot that I did on location, these are not going to be part of my portfolio. Penina and I will be working together in the next day to come up with some more interesting and abstract pieces, just to push it that bit further. Would still be good to get some feedback on them.

Shoot #2.

       

    

I did a shoot last week in the studio, it was based around Baby doll. For me, that is the use of strong, bold, yet simple make up. I have used Alison once again, she is at the CMA. I am happy with these shots, considering I usually do location work with portraits of any sort. The blown out areas I find suite the image, as it gives it that contrast effect that i wanted - and they were intentional!

Finals

       

      

so these are the final images that i selected and edited. I am happy with them, I will be working on all that feedback that people gave me yesterday.

continued...

       

More untouched pics...

   

Getting make up done. 

Fashion shoot for Drawing with Light project

       


       

set up

      
  

Some shots from my first shoot

         

I felt that it was time for me to update and add some more photos from my first shoot. Show what worked and what didn't. (well in this case it was more of the what didn't work.) Here are some shots of the set up and the sort of thing that I shot. It was really hard to shoot the two models when I needed assistance with someone holding the reflector at the same time. I found it hard to get the magazine fashion look happening. any suggestions?? also, i found it hard to simplify the shots as there were many distractions in the background. 

fashion shoot - in the wild

Im in the process of planning a fashion shoot on Monday with two fashion designers at CIT. It is going to be a part of the Drawing with Light project. There is a lot of organizing to do as there are models, make up artists, and the fashion designers. Its really hard to get everyone together as they all have work, school or other commitments. So now im in the process of seeing who can make it to the shoot. We have a location where there is long tall grass, and not much else surrounding. I want really strong colours and lines, also doing interesting hair adds to the 'wild' effect.  

Hopefully, everything works out!! 

Pic from the first shoot

This is one of my photos from the shoot at the bar. I am pretty happy with this one. Ive played around in photoshop a little to get some more contrast. I would love some feedback on it.

Primary Research Plan

I have been doing some research on the Internet and looking at travel photographers in Australia. I have begun emailing a couple with some questions, and they are as follows. 

1. How did you begin your business? Start travelling and building a portfolio? What would be your recommendation?

2. Have you done a course on photography?

3. Was it hard to get started in such a popular area of photography?

4. How would you set yourself apart from amateur photographers?

5. How do you make a living from it? Do you have regular sales and where do you show/sell your work?

6. How do you promote yourself to get the next job? 

Along with this, I intend to get in touch with Lonely Planet Images and see what their standard is for the photographers that they accept. This will help me in seeing how I can begin my entry into such a popular photo library and potential jobs from it. 

Inspirational!!

So, I went onto Lonely Planet Images and found Alan Benson's work. Even though i did my industry placement with him, I haven't seen all his images from Europe etc. He has done many books, but he is no where to be found on the internet. Alan doesn't need a website because he has no need to promote himself even further. I was very inspired by his work and am very glad that he was the person that I chose and was apple to do my placement with. This is the type of work i want to do.

Cocktail theme

I did my first shoot today. After about 4-5 hrs at a the bar, most of my ideas weren't really going to work. It was more of an experimentation with the lighting kit that sun studios sent down last week. I think that there is a few photos that would be good, but overall I am not too happy with the outcome. There were too many distracting things in the backdrops, this is where Photoshop comes in handy. I am just glad that I started something, I've already begun making plans for my next fashion shoot which will take place next week sometime. 

2+1 again

So, as i said in my last post, I have changed my mind just in time to change one of my images. I thought that the 3 photos didn't quite flow as well as i would have hoped them to. This made me come to a decision to have a theme of 'in the dark'. Having this theme, the image with the feet underwater has been replaced by this one. This image was part of my location folio last semester and I thought it would look good when printed big.  

(Don't know why the photo came out like this on this blog site.)

2+1

So, after some tough decisions on what to put in this exhibition and many peoples opinion (not really, only bout 2) i decided to put these three images up. Even though i know soon enough i will look back and think why i didn't put something else up, the decision has been made. So hopefully, im still happy with these in 2 weeks time!