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288/365 # Here's to trying new things. Or not. I'm not sure . . .
I meant this shot to look like this. What I mean is that the original shot was way overexposed but I thought I might be able to do something with it, and this is what it turned out like. So I guess I meant it to look like a crap photo? Something like that.
What I'm trying to do is seperate myself from my usual methods of taking SPs. I looked back through my 365 a few nights ago, and apart from being disillusioned my 95% of it I noticed that the last couple of weeks, while I posting stuff that I thought was good and interesting (and lovingly Photoshopped) I'd unconsciously used an almost identical setup for very shot. Composed with me in the centre and the flash bounced off the ceiling.
This has been bothering me all this week, and I've come to the conclusion that when I said a long time ago that as long as I could get a sharp shot for my 365 I'd be pleased, that was a load of balls. I don't want to settle for taking the safe option every day until I finish. I want to explore other methods and techniques, and actually learn something I can use after my 365 drags its sorry ass over the finish line.
A by product of this new philosophy is that for the last week I've had fuck all ideas, and because the safe option is no longer an option I've found myself in a rut. Posting safe shots ironically.
Last night's shot was the first time in ages I've taken a conscious step away from what I know and tried something I haven't done before. Well, I've taken loads of blurry shots in the last year I've been taking photos, but most of 'em weren't on purpose.
And today I found myself out of ideas again. I even went out for a walk to find some cool places to shoot in, but came back with an empty memory card. Didn't even take the lens cap off. Which I know I have done in the past when I'm trying to take a photo, but this time it meant I didn't take nowt.
As panic set in, I chucked the flash on camera and started firing away. This is the first shot I got, horribly overexposed but with something about it that stopped me from deleting it.
I dunno what the rest of you will think about it - personally I quite like it. Though I couldn't tell you why.
Now then, next stop - Southampton and seeing Red Light Company live. Did I mention they're awesome? And that you should check 'em out? I think I've summoned up the nuts to take my camera, so if a miracle happens and I met them again and they agree to a cheesy photo with me, this might end up being an outtake.
Of course what's most likely to happen is that I bottle it and Mr Nikon stays in his case all night. Boo.
PS: Thanks to you guys I hit 50 shots in Explore yesterday . . . I know we're not meant to love Explore or anything but it's still cool, so fang yoo vurry mush!
288/365 # Here's to trying new things. Or not. I'm not sure . . .
I meant this shot to look like this. What I mean is that the original shot was way overexposed but I thought I might be able to do something with it, and this is what it turned out like. So I guess I meant it to look like a crap photo? Something like that.
What I'm trying to do is seperate myself from my usual methods of taking SPs. I looked back through my 365 a few nights ago, and apart from being disillusioned my 95% of it I noticed that the last couple of weeks, while I posting stuff that I thought was good and interesting (and lovingly Photoshopped) I'd unconsciously used an almost identical setup for very shot. Composed with me in the centre and the flash bounced off the ceiling.
This has been bothering me all this week, and I've come to the conclusion that when I said a long time ago that as long as I could get a sharp shot for my 365 I'd be pleased, that was a load of balls. I don't want to settle for taking the safe option every day until I finish. I want to explore other methods and techniques, and actually learn something I can use after my 365 drags its sorry ass over the finish line.
A by product of this new philosophy is that for the last week I've had fuck all ideas, and because the safe option is no longer an option I've found myself in a rut. Posting safe shots ironically.
Last night's shot was the first time in ages I've taken a conscious step away from what I know and tried something I haven't done before. Well, I've taken loads of blurry shots in the last year I've been taking photos, but most of 'em weren't on purpose.
And today I found myself out of ideas again. I even went out for a walk to find some cool places to shoot in, but came back with an empty memory card. Didn't even take the lens cap off. Which I know I have done in the past when I'm trying to take a photo, but this time it meant I didn't take nowt.
As panic set in, I chucked the flash on camera and started firing away. This is the first shot I got, horribly overexposed but with something about it that stopped me from deleting it.
I dunno what the rest of you will think about it - personally I quite like it. Though I couldn't tell you why.
Now then, next stop - Southampton and seeing Red Light Company live. Did I mention they're awesome? And that you should check 'em out? I think I've summoned up the nuts to take my camera, so if a miracle happens and I met them again and they agree to a cheesy photo with me, this might end up being an outtake.
Of course what's most likely to happen is that I bottle it and Mr Nikon stays in his case all night. Boo.
PS: Thanks to you guys I hit 50 shots in Explore yesterday . . . I know we're not meant to love Explore or anything but it's still cool, so fang yoo vurry mush!