losalamos666's PhotoBlog

Cloudy beach morning

2009-04-15T21:26:49Z

FaTmAn and I took an early morning walk down to the beach to check out the sunrise. It wasn't the best one I have seen but we got a few shots.

Melbourne skyline

2009-04-06T01:48:41Z

The reflections of the clouds on this building were great.

Mont Salvat

2009-04-06T02:01:25Z

Mont Salvat is in Melbourne. A most unusual place which I would really like to go back to with some lighting gear.

Self portrait

2009-03-29T00:50:13Z

From the last post you will recall that I had one image too warm and one too cold. I changed the gel on the front light for a lighter one and then had a go at taking my own photograph. My model was busy with a good book! For me, other than they are my ugly mug and apologies for not shaving first, I think they are getting closer to what I was after. Ok did you guess how I put the shadow pattern on the back wall? Well this time I used an empty laundry basket. I have put a shot up of the set up for you to see. When I took the first couple of shots the blue light from behind me was contaminating the light from the front. To get around this I put a snoot on the blue light for greater control.

My better half

2009-03-28T15:39:46Z

Playing around with gels on flashes/strobes. The warming gel on the first one is a little too strong for my liking. The second one was without any background gel flash being used and no warming gel on the main light. For me it is a little too cool. Will now work on getting the balance right (as long as my model cooperates :-)) Ok here is a little competition for you. Can anyone guess what I shot the blue flash through to get the shadow effect on the wall? The correct term is a cookie. I will post a set up shot at a later date but in the mean time will keep you guessing.

Evening light

2009-03-24T02:27:17Z

FaTmAN and I took a walk up on the hill near our place. He has a photography assignment and needed to shoot some images to construct a panorama. On the way back I couldn't help myself and took this shot after the sun had gone down. For Namaste....

Playing with water

2009-03-15T19:08:55Z

Ok I realise that cameras, strobes and water are not a good mix but this was kinda fun to do. We found an old fish tank (without fish of course!), gave it a good clean and then set it up on a white background. Wont tell you how many times the FaTmAn and I had to drop the objects in to the water to get an image but suffice to say it was lots!! Edit Cherax noted that the exif data doesn't show up. Not sure why that is. So here is a little more info: Camera: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL Tv(Shutter Speed): 1/125Sec. Av(Aperture Value): F8.0 Metering Modes: Evaluative metering ISO Speed: 100 Lens: EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM Focal Length: 110.0 mm The way we did it was to hold the object above the fish tank, count down from three to one and drop the object. Then it was a matter of timing to get the shot. No fast bursts just pure timing and luck :-)

Rainbow connection

2009-03-15T00:44:19Z

A big storm this afternoon brought a little rain and these awesome rainbows.

Still life

2009-03-06T01:21:20Z

A little more playing with the strobes

Product shots

2009-03-01T17:53:00Z

Ok not wanting to be outdone by the FaTmAn I pinched a little studio time (actually the garage, a table tennis table and the strobes) and had a play with doing some product shots. It was fun and I think we are starting to understand how to control light.