13August2008
Off Camera Flash Experiments With An Old Vivitar 283 And My S5700
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: technique.
When I purchased my Minolta SRT 101 Film SLR from the Car Boot Sale a couple of weeks ago, the seller chucked in a Vivitar 283 Flash.
I wasn’t keen on trying to use the flash with my film SLR, plus I would have needed an extra cable to make it work, so I thought I’d see if it would work with my Fujifilm S5700…
21July2008
Daytime Motion Blur Photographs – Mixed Bag
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: technique.
As part of our Flickr Groups “Time” assignment, I wanted the type of shot where the background is sharp, and the traffic is blurred. Ideally I wanted to do this at night, to get cool head-lamp trails, but with kids and a family I haven’t been able to, so here’s what I came up with trying to recreate that type of shot during the day…
20July2008
Crocked Leg – Black and White Practice!
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: technique.
All right, all right, I know that three book reviews in a row is a bit much, but my leg still hurts so the closest I’ve got to taking some pictures is this quick practice at HDR’s, with a black and white / sepia conversion!
16July2008
Objects – Macro Subjects On White
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: technique.
OK, I’m not as fit as I was ten years ago. Hey, I’m not as fit as I was last year, so it shouldn’t have come as a surprise when I pulled a muscle in the back of my leg when playing football with my son and his mates yesterday. I hobbled home, and have had to put up with much merry mickey-taking from my Wife and the kids, almost all about how I’m “such a drama queen” about such a little thing as pain.
Anyhoo, I’ll probably be doing a few “indoors” posts over the next few days, starting with this exercise in shooting some product type shots on a white background.
13July2008
Objects – Macro Subjects On Black
Posted by Rob_Nunn under: technique.
Had an hour spare the other morning, so I decided to experiment with some macro photography, but with a bit of a twist this time.
I placed my subjects on a black t-shirt, then tried to block off all direct light, hoping for some interesting results…
