Unity Day Warm Up
Reading Time: 2 minutes Took my self and my kit down to the warm up party for this year’s Unity Day for a few beers and some shooting. Here’s a few shots from the night.
Tag: Canon EOS 60D
Uncle Bob
Reading Time: 2 minutes …I was an ‘Uncle Bob’ – as those in the wedding trade call the family member with a good camera.
There was a slight trauma when our toddler launched himself at the cake, and I actually saw the wedding photographer give me a knowing look…
Amelia
Reading Time: 3 minutes …the opportunity to share skills and play with new equipment, and also the chance to do some work with models.
This is Amelia – she said that she was relatively new to modelling and it was mostly a hobby for her, but i found her great to work with…
Summer Fêtes
Reading Time: 2 minutes …I have been shooting at the Elliot’s Footprint summer fete in Meanwood; a fundraiser for the charity, which supports parents after the loss of a child.
Though I had a lovely time, I have to say this was one of the most difficult shoots in have done for a long time…
Le Grand Depart
Reading Time: 2 minutes …so Le Grand Depart on my doorstep was always going to be something I’d take a look at.
But a bit of a challenge it was, as I had the small toddler in tow…
Waterfront Festival
Reading Time: < 1 minutes This event takes place in Leeds on the waterfront each year. I’ve been to this event a few times, and there’s not a lot more to shoot that I haven’t already, but I did take a nice panorama of Leeds Dock.
Temple Works
Reading Time: 2 minutes …designed by Joseph Bonomi the Younger and built by John Marshall between 1836 and 1840, it boasts a two acre main space, and apparently is pretty unique (at least for the time) in that it is held up under both compression and tension.
On the tour, in the main room we we hard-hatted and required to walk to a ‘safe area’ without stopping, just in case anything fell…
Photocamp 2013
Reading Time: 6 minutes It’s been a busy weekend here. I must confess I was a little apprehensive about all this. Not really by choice, but simply because I haven’t really found many people as obsessed as I am with taking pictures , much of my photography has been …
The Wedding
Reading Time: 4 minutes ‘Don’t do it’, they all say… ‘Shooting a wedding for a fried or family member is a baaaaad idea.’ Of course many photographers would love the chance to jump in and shoot a wedding – for may it is seen as a surefire way to …
ISS Flyby
Reading Time: 2 minutes As a photographer, like anything, there is always a possibility that nature will not play ball. I think this rates highly as one of those. The International Space Station actually passes quite frequently and visibly, but this was supposedly a good show, where it would …
Families, Flu and Extreme Photography – Part 2
Reading Time: 5 minutes Welcome back to my crazy holiday in Wales. By Saturday, the snow had really set in. These are my adventures from that point onwards. Saturday On Saturday morning, we all decided to get the bus into Betws-y-Coed, so that Nain (the Welsh word for Nana) …
A Few Questions…
Reading Time: 4 minutes I am a bit bored, and my ‘blog needs feeding. So, just for the bants (as they say) here are a few photo related questions… What got you into Photography? I had always liked taking snapshots as a child, though at that point I had …