Always have a camera to hand, you never know what you might come across.
Processed in Topaz B&W Effects and Lightroom 5.
Tag: Black and White
Breakable
“Breakable”
I created this weeks Movember self portrait to highlight mental heath problems.
Mental health problems can go undetected or untreated, often due to a lack of awareness. It is important that we raise awareness to help identify when there may be a problem and to throw off the stigma that surrounds metal health issues.
Mental health problems can come at any time, happen to anyone and are caused by many different reasons. For more information please click here.
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The shot itself was set up pretty much the same way as last weeks Movember update, with just a slightly different positioning of the light. Additionally, the light was softened by positioning a white reflector in front of the flash head.
A thanks to my wife for applying foundation (to reduce the shine on my skin) and the writing.
Processed in Topaz B&W Effects and Lightroom 5.
Daybreak
Processed in Topaz B&W Effects and Lightroom 5.
Self (Movember half way mark)
For this weeks Movember update I decided to do a moody self portrait for a bit for fun. 🙂
Processed using Topaz B&W Effects and Lightroom 5.
Recently a friend of ours gave me a studio flash and stand, so I decided that this weeks Movember update would be a good time to have a go at experimenting with a single light setup. This shot was taken using only the modeling lamp as I don’t currently have a way to sync the flash to the camera (to be be purchased soon). Along with a sync cable/radio triggers I’ll be buying a shoot through umbrella to complete my basic flash setup. I was also given a speedlight as a birthday gift, so I have plenty to get me started. Not having any of the extras at this stage, however, meant I had to use the bare the light with no modifiers .
I’ve been taking photos for years now but being primarily a landscape/urban photographer, flash is something I’ve never really had to use much. Perhaps now is a good time to start expanding my knowledge.
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Sentry
Another shot of Beachy head lighthouse.
Processed in Topaz B&W Effects, Photomatix and Lightroom 5.
Ignite
So having taken a fair number of shots of Beachy Head lighthouse (see last post), the incoming tide forced us to make our way back around the cliffs. On our way we noticed a gap in the clouds with some sunlight poking through. Realising it wouldn’t last long we quickly headed toward a flat patch of sand (just a few meters away) to set up to capture the light before it was gone. It lasted just a few minutes.
Really pleased I captured this and when I saw it on the computer screen it cried out to be made black and white. I’ve gone for my usual high contrast look to really emphasise the drama.
Processed in Topaz B&W Effects and Lightroom 5.
Dave Wares 