June 13 ~ Out of the Dark

I've not been very good at keeping to the Photo A Day thing of late. Life has been hectic and I've found that every so often I encounter a huge case of photographer's block. Fortunately, we had a practical night at camera club last night, and I got to take photos that were yet again well out of my comfort zone. It was a lot of fun, and thanks to Caz (my partner in crime on the night) and Danielle and Amanda(the models)for a lot of laughs.

Danielle



Amanda

June 10 ~ Vegetarian Vipers

Inspired by an image of asparagus I saw in a recent magazine, I thought I would give it a try:

June 8 ~ In the Garden

Took the light tent out into the back garden today to make the most of the lovely sunshine. Found some aquilegia and Welsh poppies to play with:

June 7 ~ Another Rework

Another reworking of an image, rather than a new photo today. This is my first attempt at adding a texture layer to a photograph, and I think it gives a really interesting effect.

June 6 ~ Mallory Park

I had a FANTASTIC day! I was lucky enough to be selected by Digital SLR User magazine as one of 4 finalists in their Speed competition. This is the photo that got me my place on the day:



Drove down to Leicestershire early to meet up with the other winners - what a great bunch! We had a superb time - thank you very, very much to DSLR User and Mark Fagleson who was incredibly helpful and approachable and really taught us a lot. What a tremendous experience! We each had to work under incredible amounts of pressure and to very tight deadlines, and produce a portfolio of our 4 best images of the day. Here are 2 of my favourites from my portfolio (I'm sure more will turn up here over the coming days!):

June 3 ~ Still Uncovering Old RAW Files

Today was another day for unearthing old RAW files that haven't yet seen the light of day. This was taken a few weeks ago during one of my PAD sessions, but didn't make the final cut; I remember opting for a shot of a lone tulip that day instead. Finally had a closer look at this one and now realize I like it, so I've decided to process it. I really need to get back in the habit of taking a photo each weekday - lately I've been so busy on weekends with my photography I've not been inspired enough during the week. This MUST change!

June 2 ~ Vertigo

Another day, another file processed. This is another photo from Sunday's meet with A, K, E and R. This is the stairwell in Gateshead's Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. I really did feel dizzy while taking this shot - it's looking down from the fifth floor! My shot of the stairwell yesterday was looking up from the ground floor, so not quite so dizzying.

June 1 ~ Faceless

Had a great wander around Newcastle today with A, E, K and R - thanks to you 4 for a fantastic day, despite the weather conspiring against us. These are my favourites from the day. Our last stop was a small alley filled with chalk graffiti; there are nubs of chalk helpfully left for visitors to add to the wall. Found this little bit of Flex-sized graffiti:

May 29 ~ Waiting For William Tell

Feeling a bit devoid of inspiration today, so thought I would give today's photo a title that made the image seem a bit more interesting than it actually is.

May 27 ~ More Processing

Sometimes I go out on a shoot and don't get around to looking through all the RAW files; they just sit on my hard drive and wait for a day when I do have time to look at them and process them. I'm glad I keep them all, and don't delete the ones that one first glance don't look "right" to me. This is one of the files that if I was a deleter may have gone to the big recycle bin in the sky before I processed it:

May 26 ~ Processing

Today's been a day for processing images from past shoots that I've not gotten round to yet. Some dated from early February! I really need to get on top of things, especially if sales are on the agenda this year. The ones from February were particularly worth it though - I love photographing things in lemonade!

May 25 ~ Rules of the Road

Oh I do love the seaside!

Went to Tynemouth with C today for a wander round the market and a stroll along the coast. Of course, no summer walk at the seaside would be complete without an ice cream!

May 24 ~ Fragility

Quiet day today to start the long weekend. Spent the morning at work, then down to the beach with C for a walk (and to play some pinball in the arcade, of course!). I was having a lovely and lazy afternoon, so decided to take the light tent out into the back garden for a little while for a bit of an experiment. Did it work? Unsure. Do I like the shots? Yes.

May 22 ~ Another Night

This is from a night shoot A and I did about 2 weeks ago - I hadn't gotten around to processing this one, so figured I would have a go at it today as I didn't feel up to taking a photograph.

May 21 ~ By Night

Met with A, A and H for a lovely meal at a local Italian restaurant - great food, great company, and great laughs. After that, we headed to St. Mary's for some night shots (well, we WERE right along the road from it - would have been rude not to!). I've never taken night shots there before, so am happy to say I have two out of the 10 or so I took that I'm rather pleased with.