21st birthday...

I think that for my 21st birthday I am going to put the money I get towards buying a new camera! I have wanted the Canon 5D Mark II for a while now and I think this is my chance to get it! I will need to get saving now though to get the rest together as this baby isn't cheap at around £2,000 (depending on what lens you get with it etc).

What a beast!!!

My kit at the moment is:

• Canon 550D
• Canon 17-40mm
• Canon 18-135mm
• Canon 580EX II Speedlite Flash Unit
• Tripod
• Filters
• Reflectors

Wee edit

   
    

Here's a wee edit I decided to do recently. I wanted to make this image look a bit more dull and moody. I put a texture of old parchment over the top and added some cracked wall brushed to try and add to the effect. I might end up playing about with it a bit more but I really like it like this!

 

 

I found these images I took whilst wandering around the streets of Glasgow a couple of months ago doing college work. I really like the way I have edited them because they look quite grungey.  They suit being black and white because it makes them look duller.

Documentary - Doors

So, for my self-initiated brief in Documentary I decided to do doors. I find doors quite interesting because they are all different. Different colours, sizes and shapes.


I'm really quite happy with these images and really like Documentary photography. It's definitely something I'd think about doing a lot of in the future, there's no limits with this kind of photography and it doesn't have to be perfect!

Here are the final images I chose for submission:

     

     

     

     

    

     

    

     

     

This is my favourite image of the set

Fashion, self initiated brief...

So, for my fashion self-initiated brief I chose to do English Heritage. I'd been wanting to do this kind of fashion shoot for a while and this was my chance.

It didn't work out exactly how I'd liked because I left all the planning and deciding on clothes until last minute. I would have loved to have bought more clothes and accessories for a few different looks but I couldn't afford it. These two are the best from the shoot.

Model: Suzanne Wilson.

   

   

Graded 2...

I've not posted a blog in a while because I've been really busy with finishing college off. I can't wait until it's all over, during summer I am going to work to save up for more equipment, learn to drive (and hopefully get a car!!!) and work on new photos for my portfolio!

These images are some of my finals for Graded 2. I haven't put them all up here because I wasn't happy with most of them. The ones I have put up are the ones I'm happiest with but I still don't like them much!

    

    

    

   

     

Day 4 - Your favourite drink.