Red - week 3
Third week already?! The theme was: Red. And I tried to go in a few different directions with this.Red light - a rainy evening on busy streets, as a passenger in a car I find things to do :). I think it turned out quite nice.
Colouring - I discovered zentangle and the art of adult colouring and how relaxing and visually pleasing it is so I thought it could go well with the theme.
Red berries and desserts <3. I found a delicious looking fruit tart at the Sunday Market on the riverside and had to take some photos :)
Macro - with an inverse lens was interesting to try but the amount of writing in focus is so small I can't argue it was worth it at for this challenge.
Red lips - as seen in the following photo - but in this case maybe some red nails would have been a good addition to the look. Also I must admit I desaturated my top in Adobe Photoshop (it's originally purple)
I'm starting to wonder if I should focus on one image per theme but in the same time I think that trying different things will help me find a style I love in time.
Landscape - week 2
The photo challenge this week continues with another theme which I personally found quite difficult: a landscape.The weather hasn't been amazing now that it's winter in Wales and it's been quite wet and cold and gloomy.I managed to get a few images in different locations but if I am honest I am not particularly happy with any of them. Still I'll document some of them for future reference ...by the end of the year I'm hoping my skills will improve in this area :)
The following photo was taken from the car.
The next images were from the walk we've been on this weekend on Garth mountain. We found out about this place from a list of amazing walks in Wales. It was so beautiful and even if my boots weren't really made for walking on steep hills through slippery mud I thoroughly enjoyed it.
And the last ones are taken an early morning before work in front of my apartment in Cardiff.
Self portrait - Week 1
This year I decided to give myself a more difficult photography challenge and have weekly themes. So I'm actually joining the Dogwood 52 Week Photography Challenge . Week one theme was: Self portrait. I didn't want to go for the idea of a simple selfie so I tried to create something different.Tools used: an Ikea candle lantern (pretty right?!), a tea-light, Giottos tripod, Nikon D7000 camera and the night shirt I got for Christmas(H&M)Exif data: ƒ/3.2, shutter speed: 1/5, ISO: 250;
A few things to take from this little session:
- Be careful to not move too much when shooting in the dark- Because of low light I used long exposure and it can get blurry if not holding still for the right amount of time.
- Make sure your camera is well positioned on the tripod and that the tripod head is not sliding under it's weight. (I'm not in the photo as I ran to fix the issue)
- When working with only one source of light, learn to lean your (the model's) face towards it. Practice before maybe in a mirror, and be patient. In some of the shots the shapes on the lamp I used made shadows on my skin that were not very attractive.
To follow me or others on this journey and maybe even join in have a look at the following links:
- My Flickr Album
- The Flickr Group for the 52 photo challenge
- The Facebook Group for the challenge
- My Instagram @silviaddot