Resources, tutorials, inspiration etc (under construction)
Shown on these pages are some of the resources I have used for tuition and inspiration to expand my knowledge of my subjects while studying this course.
I have used various sources of research, including books, web pages, videos, and gaining inspiration from practical days out to museums and exhibitions
Shown below are some of these resources
Webpage and Video's
The screen grab below shows a photography website, "Photo Answers" a resouce which I regurlarly use and visit which shows a vast amount of photography articles, video's, tips and tuition. I have taken some extracts from this website shown below which shows a video of how to produce a low key portrait,which is my first subject I'm studying on this course. The video shows how to direct the light source onto the desired area of the subject.
I tried to emulate some of the lighting effects contained in this within this video and found it to be very educational
Click on the link below to view the video
http://www.photoanswers.co.uk/Video-Tutorials/Search-Results/Imaging-Techniques/Transform-Low-Light-
Portraits/
Website
Low key lighting is perhaps my favorite style of studio lighting. There’s just something about the mood and drama that is created when you have a dark background with the subject standing out against it. I hope to combine this lighting with some creative and dramatic posing to achieve some good results
The extract above was taken from a website called subline light.com which which gives some tips and basic tuition on lighting setups for low key portraits. Click on the ling below to view the site
http://www.sublime-light.com/index.php/2007/09/26/portrait-lighting-for-beginners-low-key-lighting/
These websites have given me some really good tips on producing my own low key photography. I was inspired by reading these sites and analysing images and tutorials contained in their pages
Exhibitions
This link below takes you to the website of the National Portrait Gallery website in London. The gallery hosts a range of exhibitions from photographers of around the world. My classmates and I visited this gallery to view the exhibition of Ervin Penn the famous portrait photographer
http://www.npg.org.uk:8080/irvingpenn/exhib.htm
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Website for motion blur inspiration
This website below shows some really great motion blur shots. I was particulaly inspired by the photography on this site and have tried to emulate some of the styles contained within. Click on the link below to view the website which includes a vast amount of quality photography.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/08/24/45-beautiful-motion-blur-photos/
Shown below are some images taken from various websites which have inspired my photography. I have included some of my own images which show some comparisons of these images.
The above photo of Motion blur was taken from the website smashingmagazine.com above. I was inspired by the photography on this site. Shown below are some of my images on similar themes taken from this site
My Images
Above are some of my images taken taken on a day out to the coast in wales
I spent a lot of the day just produceing motion blur shots. The image from the webpage gave me a source of inspiration which encouraged me to produce these images using slow shutter speeds
Website image
This shot above was obviously taken with a long exposure to produce the couloured light trails. There seemed to be an abundance of light sources which has also added to the overall ambiance of the shot
My Image
Using long exposures of 15-20 seconds allowed me to produce this night shot of a street near Big Ben in London. I tried various exposures of different lengths before I was happy with the end result
Website Image
My image
Again another one of my night shots from a visit to London. I used my camera low down in the gutter to produce this effect using a long exposure of about 10 seconds
One of my favourite images. I would like to try and emulate this kind of shot when I get more time in the studio
Another website for motion blur
Another motion blur website
Books
Shown below are some of the books I have read and have been inspired by which have hepled me to produce my photography on this course
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