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Evening Ride Home
Getting home from the Railway Station at Quorn
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A quintessential Brighton scene, Vesta Scooter, Seaside attraction. Fish and Chips with Mushy peas, Bank Holiday Mondays, booze and punch ups, Mods and Rockers, a timeless vista, the past reaching forwards and the present backwards, here we are now, whats changed, not a lot probably.
© 2015 by Wil Wardle.
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"say, say my playmate
come out and play with me
and bring your dollies three
climb up my apple tree
slide down my rainbow
into my cellar door
and we'll be jolly friends
forever more...."
we had fun today.
(2/365, a year of portraits)
oh, and i guess this can go in year of portraits?? if not, please someone let me know . thanks.
So this was entirely last minute and you can't really tell but the flowers are in a mason jar (which was inspired by amazing Lissyelle and everyone else who has taken beautiful shots with mason jars.)
Sorry, I'm a little behind with posting but exams are coming up soon and I have a paper and eighty-something questions due Friday that I can't procrastinate. Sorry to everyone who has an email sitting in my inbox, I really am trying to get to those and prints will be getting sent soon =]
Apparently it can take a few visits to get conditions like this at Blea Tarn - First Time :) > #JUSTSAYING
Lyrics from Let Me Out by Everfound (only one of the most incredible bands ever.)
So I had no ideas for today...that is until I walked outside and remembered the foot of snow that covered everything and the fact that golden hour was fast approaching. Therefore it only seemed logical to stand in front of the sun and throw a handful of snow into my face several hundred times =P
Oh, the things we do for photography XD
If you don't click this then I'll throw snow on your face and see how much you enjoy it XD
Sorry I'm reposting but I just wanted to say that I won't be here all weekend; I'm going to my friends lakehouse XD
From my series 'Just Saying' which was displayed at Animal Studios and my HND year end show in 2015.
Cool as a Cucumber is a literal depiction of a personified cucumber chilling out and relaxing for the summer months in a stereotypical humanoid style, with a pair of doll sized sunglasses equipped and a beach towel in the background.
Each of the images from my series 'Just Saying' portrays either an idiom, a proverb or a saying. The proverbs or sayings include idioms from the UK and those recognised internationally.
The series of conceptual images visually narrate proverbs and sayings using creative explorations of photography and mixed media supplemented by the use of props.
My images are fine art narratives using toys in human situations. Cultural references such as idioms, and societal references to Generation Y's obsession with self-image/narcissism, portray, convey, and question life and its challenges to the human condition. The images highlight my ability of using scale to mislead the observer, with the toys ranging from 1/4 size to 1/76 size.
As promised, the berriment continues. This is "it" for me. The ultimate berryeh. I don't even remember what I did to get this.. I need to work it backwards and find the preset. Need. To.
This makes me think of Heaven. Or what Heaven would look like if there were berries. And since there seem to be berries in Hell (carnivorous berries be careful), well, there must be good berries in Heaven? Yes? (Ironically these are the same berries you saw in Hell yesterday *shhhhh* - wait, did I just let you see the little man behind the curtain?)
Shutting up now.
Except for: See them more Heavenly
I think I'm just going to hang out here whilst the world goes crazy. Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. Oh, and for all those people stockpiling hand sanitizer..you realise OTHER people also need to keep their hands clean to stop the spread of disease, not just you...#justsaying
Can't believe it's the fourth week of January already...
The backdrop for this image is an old bokeh shot I took back in 2012 with a rollei planar (which makes the most beautiful cube shaped bokeh).
....in New York City.
Corner of 8th Street & 6th Ave., NYC
Taken with an iPhone 3GS
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UPDATE: (Sept. 25, 2010)
This picture was one of my iPhone shots used in the Italian interview of me in ZOE MAGAZINE.
The PDF of the magazine can be found here:
www.youblisher.com/p/38177-Zoe-Magazine-27/
But since it's in Italian, I offer the original answers I gave in English below (and Italians want to compare the two and see what was cut or lost in translation?):
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How/when/why did you start taking pictures of strangers?
It really only started in the last year or two. I had gotten my boyfriend an iPhone for his birthday in mid-2008, and he immediately started taking streetshots with it. He started posting on Flickr, and has since gone on to become one of the premiere iPhonegraphers of the world. Well in order to NOT get frustrated by all of his picture-taking while we were outside, I decided to start taking shots with my own iPhone too, and created my own Flickr account in 2009. From there, I discovered I really liked the “stealthiness” of the iPhone, and the amazing shots of people you were able to get when they had no idea you were taking their picture. I got hooked! And haven’t stopped since...
Could you tell me a little story of what happened after you took a picture? I don't know...either someone asked you to have it sent via email, or someone who didn't want to be in the picture?
Well to tell you the truth, most people have no idea that I am taking their picture! And if they do, they have not approached me about sending it to them or deleting it.
However, there are many times when someone has seen a picture of mine, and recognized someone they know in it. One example is one of my “Off Duty Bunnies”. A friend of the guy in the bunny suit put me in contact with him, and he liked his portrait so much that he made it his Facebook profile picture for a while.
I have also unknowingly taken pictures of people who I have later learned are semi-famous, including a porn star in one, a famous photographer’s boyfriend in another, and a reality TV star in one of my most well-known pics (the White Rabbit in this picture is apparently Austin Scarlett — a contestant on the first season of Project Runway).
There are also stories I get WHILE I’m taking someone’s picture, like “The Woman and The Beagle” — she had no idea I was taking her picture, but decided to tell me about her dog, and how she was sheltering him from the rain outside, because she was fearful of him ever getting sick and dying like her previous dog. It was a very touching story that added to the already tender portrait of the two of them.
I guess NY city seems like the perfect spot to shoot interesting pictures — its like an open air theater stage. What do you like of NY, visually speaking?
What’s NOT to love about New York? It has everything! But beyond the amazing architecture, and the iconic sites that everyone loves to visit, the most amazing visual aspect of NYC is its people. There’s just no other city in the world that’s as culturally diverse, and has as many “characters” as The Big Apple. This is the best city for people-watching, and for people-picture-taking!
4. I've read that you work for DC comics, and I love the way you always write little stories together with pictures you post. How do these two worlds feed each other?
Well comics is a very visual medium of storytelling, just like photography — so the two have quite a lot in common, as you can imagine. As you mentioned, sometimes I like to make up stories for the people that I have photographed (My "NY Stories" set). I think it’s quite natural to see an interesting stranger, and wonder “What must their life be like?” Comics can tell ANY type of story (not just super-heroes), and there’s a whole genre that’s more “slice of life”-type stories. That’s how I see some of my photos sometimes...as these small moments of people’s lives, forever captured on film and given importance. They are almost like single-panel comics, in a way.
I definitely think my love of the comics medium has influenced the way I’ve taken photographs. It’s made me think in a more visual way, which makes me spot moments that most people might not pay attention to, and forces me to frame my shots in the best way that I can.
I do think that "framing" and the "moment" are the most important things in a picture. What do you think?
I absolutely agree! And I’ll add in “subject” as well.
I’m glad you bring this up, because the majority of my photographs are taken with an Apple iPhone — and there are many people out there who don’t believe the iPhone is capable of taking a good picture simply because of the low megapixel count. These are people who are so fixated on image quality and sharpness, and not the actual content of the photo. There are so many people who will be impressed with photos of a flower, simply because it’s high-resolution and shows lots of fine detail. That’s great and all, but to me the most important thing is the subject and the moment.
The great thing about the iPhone (or cell phone cameras in general) is that you can take a shot quickly and capture “the moment” before it’s vanished. Honestly, if I was trying to use a DSLR for my pictures, by the time I took it out and got it prepared to take a photo, the “moment” would already be long gone. So I will happily take a fantastic decisive moment image from an iPhone that might not be the best quality, over a super high-res image of a boring flower any day. But that’s me....
iPhone — and in general cell phones photography — are the new thing. What differences do you see between this and traditional photography? I mean the pluses vs. the minuses of the two worlds.
The advantages of cell phone photography are obvious: its ease of use, and the immediacy of it. It’s now quicker than ever to not only take a picture, but to share it with the rest of the world. That’s a big change from the old days of film, where it would be a long time before you even knew whether the shot was good or not, and even longer before it could be seen by other people in any capacity. Even with DSLR’s, it’s not as easy to take a quick snapshot — and then you have to download it to your computer before it can be sent anywhere else. With most smart phones like an iPhone, the ability to snap and share a picture (on Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, or any website) can be instantaneous.
That’s also one of the drawbacks, though. Just about ANYONE can feel like they are a photographer now — but at the end of the day you still need to have an “eye” for strong subjects and interesting composition. With the iPhone in particular, there are many apps that can make any photo look semi-interesting in the way it is processed. However...processing alone does not “make” a picture good. The image still needs to be strong by itself, BEFORE processing, to really be counted as true photography. You have no idea how many times I’ve seen someone take a picture of something mundane, like a chair, and then use an iPhone app to process it and attempt to make it look interesting. It might come out with some pretty colors or textures after the app processing...but it’s still just a boring picture of a chair. There’s nothing very original or exciting about that.
Do you process your pics after you take them, or do you use them just as they come out?
I process many of the pics I take in some way or another. Sometimes it’s just a minor tweak (I used to use the online program Picnik.com for this and do it on my computer), while other times it’s a more specific iPhone app that I’m using for a stronger effect, and it’s done ALL on my iPhone. And again, I make sure I’m quite happy with the photo in its rawest form FIRST before processing it any further. The original iPhone’s picture quality was quite limited, so tweaking the contrast or whatever was almost mandatory. With the introduction of the iPhone 3GS, there was the ability to “tap to focus” which helped things a bit. Now with the upcoming iPhone 4, there are even more improvements — so post-processing may become less and less necessary. However...the charm of some of these iPhone apps IS the very fact that they CAN make pictures look like just about anything...from mimicking the look of Polaroid film, to simulating the effects of a toy camera, to making an image look like specific analog film — the potential is limitless!
I suppose there might be a day when I want to use a pic that’s “straight from the regular camera” with nothing else done to it. But for now...it’s too much fun to process them in some way or another...
Which is the number one rule for street photography? To do it "in your face" style? Or ninja/hidden style?
I could never truly be “in your face” about it — I’m always trying to be as sneaky as possible. I think it’s a bit rude to get right into someone’s face, and would hate it if someone else took a photo of me that way. Having said that...I know a LOT of people who take photos this way, and the results can be quite impressive sometimes. I guess it depends on how comfortable you are with invading someone else’s personal space. Personally, I think it’s possible to get really amazing street photos without anyone ever knowing — ESPECIALLY with a cell phone camera. That’s what makes it so great. You can get quite close to a subject and have them in their natural, comfortable state. As soon as you make someone aware that they are getting their picture taken, it can change the mood of your image dramatically. Again...sometimes that can work for great effect. I have a set myself called “They See Me”, where people seem to be looking right at me. Whether they actually knew their picture was being taken or not is up for debate (not one of them ever said anything to me, nor seemed to care if they knew), but the fact that they are making eye contact makes for a compelling image sometimes.
As for other rules of street photography...I always say to concentrate more on an interesting subject rather than trying to get the perfect composition. The way your final image is laid out WILL be important, of course — but the most important thing is always the subject. If you can get a person at the right “moment,” doing something very interesting, or making a dramatic expression, then it can make for a really powerful image — and sometimes “not perfect” compositions can be a little more forgiven in that case.
Seattle Washington
Free walls are the best!!!!!!
We actually had to scrape off a bunch of stupid gum because tourists dont understand that this wall is for poster art and the gum wall across the way is for gum
Read about starheadboys manifestion of a scrape here
starheadboy.tumblr.com/post/29451035561/the-scraper-about...
Artists
SKAM
Famous Stranger
Henry
Abys
Dent
Comfy
Skrumpy
Starheadboy
Narboo
Just one
13 fingers
Heck
Graffface
The Lost Cause
Waffles
Cuppakafka
Tiny
Photocoyote
Magical
I wrote description previously and it was awesome but it didn't save :( so I guess my second attempt will have to do.
I was meant to upload this last week, but forgot. Anyway this is my first image of my 52 week project and I thought it only appropriate to tie it into my ongoing series for my first post. Head in the Clouds is a literal take on the idiom with a rather apt fluffy house miss rainbow being the head in the cloud :D
Week Three already? Time really seems to have flied. Today's upload revolves around idioms still...with the saying 'Don't throw the baby out with the bath water' in a literal manner.
* CHOMP * Biting the new year of with the first week and chewing hard!!! ;D
(* chomp chew chomp chew * The next part of text, imaging me chewing like a cashier chewing gum)
Had a goooood new years eve, and the day after was even better, my kiddo just must be the cutest!!!
Hmmmmm one new years wish didnt come treu tough, might be cos i didnt buy any lotto tickets.. if you wanna win them its handy to have atleast one!!! ;D
My other whishes? I wont tell cos they wont come out otherwhise!!!
Hope all entered the new year gooooods!!!
Starting a 52 weeks, i rather would have done a other 365 ermmm 366 this year, but my life got so busy i even wonder now days how i did it back then!!!
Hoping to keep this up, cos a few weeks this year i will be gone and im sooooo planning on not cheating!!!