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| At the weekend I set up studio at Cat's place in town (red headed beaut pictured) Connie and Dawn lended their limbs and we had a very fun shoot. An edit of Connie and Dawn to come as a token of thanks. I think the girls look AMAZING; professional models watch out! Soft boxes on either side, just in front. The lucky lady on her back each time holds a silver reflector to minimise any harsh shadows. Job done. |
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| Lit with two soft boxes and a large silver reflector. Both bottles laid on metallic red card on the floor. I shoot from above with a 200mm lens (standing on a chair with the tripod extended to the max!) |
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| This is a tiny 7 ml bottle of concentrated No9! The little black (plastic) jewels came in a bag with a single clear jewel, weird and cool! I placed the odd one on the bottle. Lit with a large softbox and mirrors to reflect some shine. |
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| Here is that single, odd ball gem from the packet of black ones! I placed this and the bottle on a mirror with the large softbox behind. The bottle was in soft focus as I kept the diamond sharp. I turned it monochrome in Photoshop which gave it a vintage feel. |
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| A single bottle placed on green metallic card with a mirror to the left to reflect and duplicate some details. I particularly like the mirror's beveled edge repeating the brand name. A large softbox behind and silver reflectors to bounce the light about more. |
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| Blue metallic card this time. Lit with one soft box to the side. I cross processed the colours in Photoshop. |
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Red metallic card to the left over a mirror, it wasn't entirely planned out this way but I like the end result. I saturated the colours to give it a vintage feel.  |
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| A wee bit of practice for some advertising assignments. A home studio set up, back lit items with a large octobox, side lit and reflected in different shots and combined in Photoshop. These are the first results, I intend to add more to the final images: Portrait blends, textures and light etc. It's time to go play some more with jewelery too :) |
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| Whilst on a recce recently for two assignments, I came across a new area of woodland that surrounds Penicuik. It is now my new walking playground and I love it. I have four assignments on the go at the moment, one of which is 'Environmental'. Looking through images from Edward Steiglitz and Minor White, I am inspired to turn a few of these shots monochrome. I have more in colour (see my Flikr to the right) I just need the sunshine to get a section of the graded unit pics shot here. |
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| A Saturday afternoon was spent out on the location hunt with Allan Fraser of EPIC26. (Check them out by clicking on band name) It was a welcome break from the stormy weather and continual proposal for this year's big G-unit. We found some sweet little spots and I tried out some ideas for up and coming shoots. One thing it is never with this boy, is boring. I am reminded on days like these that I LOVE taking photos and poking about new places. Looking forward to more of the same Mr Fraser. |
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| We headed straight out to the coast at Musselborough. |
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| Allan hovering about some Reclamation yard we stumbled upon. |
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| Allan did admit to having some dodgy waterworks. |
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| Allan had a one chance click at Hancock. Nice work! |
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| Jayne, Edinburgh Sept 2010 |
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| HELLO 2011. This is my first post of the year believe it or not. The truth is, I haven't shot anything new yet (apart from shooting all over Morocco recently, see my Flikr) It is far to big a gap to leave on the blog and it won't happen again! THREE things I will be doing from now on: 1. I will be getting a bit more 'wordy' on here (if you know me, you know it will suit my style) 2. My photographs are stepping up a notch or two, you will see lots more experimentation as I leave the basics behind. 3. I am getting busier. I thought I was busy last year but this years plans are made until June, the diary is packed. The first post pics of 2011 (above) are actually a shoot from 2010, the new thing is the plant blend and cross processing which freshens them up a bit. I will unravel all the new shoots when they commence, looking forward to getting stuck in to advertising, environment, fashion and a documentary assignment in Paris. |
