120:365 Batteries Not Included

it's like getting that brilliant new toy at christmas but no batteries to go in it.

i ordered my MPP yesterday and have today got a 150mm f5.6 lens to try out (im likely to buy it) but the camera is still yet to arrive.

soon please :)

119:365 The Rockstar

An interesting day for me today, nipped into college for a wee while and ordered myself a MPP Microtechnical Mk VIII 5x4 field camera which i'm totally looking forward to.

after seeing the weather gave Scott McKillop a wee txt and we ended up at the side of linlithgow loch doing these for my graded unit.

Really like how they work.

118:365 I was Hungry Again

tut tut tut i know but i was hungry again :)

117:365 Guess?

Guess what i was doing tonight?

116:365 Charlie's Back with a Bang

Well she certainly has a flair for the spectacular and I just LOVE this shot.

It was the http://www.togsnmods.co.uk/ Group Shoot today at the Brickworks and so a huge thanks to all who turned up especially Charlie (a trooper as ever) and Kayleigh (she came even though she underwent an operation on Tuesday - that's dedication).

This was shot using flash from Camera left bounced into a silver/gold brolly and on camera right with a 1/4 CTO gel fired through a shoot through brolly.

Really pleased with this final shot, beginning to feel better about things now.

Oh and congratulations to Charlie and keith who got engaged last weekend :)

115:365 Preparation

In Prep for tomorrows group shoot :)

114:365 Burp!!!!

Buuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppp!

113:365 Salmon Cut

Partly to help out the restaurant, Livingston's in Linlithgow, and partly for my college style life, i had the opportunity to shoot some still life food.

This is - Whisky and Orange Cured Salmon, Rocket, Orange and Shallot Vinaigrette from the starter menu.

Really are nice folks at Livingstons and i can testify to the desserts being utterly awesome.

112:365 The Lion King

This is a bit of pottery that Caron did at school of a Lion's face, really love it.

111:365 A Bit Unusual

another odd one today, was looking at this type of image for some documentary stuff - not sure though

110:365 Fun with Smarties

Another still life type image, seems to be something i'm doing a lot of on here even though i'm not a big fan, just think they are easier for me to do :)

This time it's a replicant of something i seen in a previous magazine, maybe Digital SLR photography (i think).

It's Smarties in a white tube (made from a4 white paper) with a cd holder front on the top and some syringe dropped water, with a flash from hitting it from around a foot away.

I do quite like this though :)

109:365 A Smile to Melt Hearts

Really happy with todays shot, not often i manage to get a decent shot of this young man smiling :)

He has such an infectious smile in reality but never keeps it for the pics.

Shot in the kitchen with lots of daylight streaming in the windows and a flash with a 1/4 CTO gel on for a bit of warmth.

108:365 A Cat on Mars

Today was a good day, Scott and Bruce and I had the utter pleasure of a shoot with Catriona Rennie and what a superstar she is.

She put up with all of our fussing about and silly and unusual ideas, especially things like my completely odd lighting with blue lights.

The shots here are my first run through, i'm really happy with how they look.

I will be adding more info on how the "mars" shot was done to TnM later once i have the set-up shot from Bruce.

Would love to work with Cat again soon.

107:365 Awful Picture

Unfortuanately today was that day when i had to post a horrid shot from the camera phone, but hey hiopefully never again

106:365 The MD

Alex helped Scott and I out earlier today with a few shots at the Black Bull in Mid Calder.

This is pretty much the shot that i done on the LF camera, should be posting that to the LF blog on Monday.

105:365 Monsters v Aliens

Snapped this earlier on in the kitchen it's my daughter and her friend Rebecca :)

So what do you think? Monsters or Aliens :)

104:365 The keys to my Life

Another crap one tonight as i'm just in from the pub, 4-4 - oh my what a game that was.

pic of my keys with flash shot through a tea towel, this was a test but i liked it better than the 'final' one :)

103:365 A Trip to Edinburgh

Despite not having my triggers to play with Scott and I went to Edinburgh to do a shoot with Sam.

Really happy with the whole series of images, with 3 that I'm really happy with.

I love the red shadow in this one, made possible by using a red gelled flash behind Sam.

I really enjoyed this shoot, it has re-invigorated me again and i can't wait to do more :)

102:365 It's Not Easter Without...

Well it isn't is it?

You well and truely know it's Easter when the daffy's are in full bloom

This one was shot whilst looking at some derilict buildings with Scott, shot using a lensbaby and tungsten white balance, then processed in ps.

101:365 Handmade

Couple of handmade easter cards made by the kids for their Grandparents.

Think these are utterly cute :)

100:365 A Century

For making it to my first 100 images,of which i'm pretty proud, i shot some tumbolla tickets whilst helping out at River kids today

not much more to add :(

099:365 I Love Graffiti

Todays shot i'm much happier with...

Scott and I had the pleasure of Karen modeling for us for a while... we first went to my favourite graffiti'd walls then onto the brickworks where things failed drastically.

Scott had accidentaly lost my flash trigger, just one of those things, and by the time i got the cables out for the flashes my concentration was out the window....

So Karen and I will get together again sometime for a shoot and in the meantime i've ordered some more triggers.

098:365 A Shoe In

Another awful one today, really struggling at the beginning of this week, got much more stuff coming later that should be better

097:365 Nom Nom Nom

Struggling for ideas again today and going out tonight so took the opportunity to snap the wean as he muched on a sausage roll

096:365 MOOOOOOOOOOO

Struggled for tonights shot, so photographed my glass of Coke with the laptop in the background :)

hopefully more inspried shots later in the week.

095:365 Swing It

Scott helped me out today with some testing for one of my graded unit shots which will involve someone playing golf.

Strobist wise this shot uses a metz flash camera left on strob (8hz 4 repeats 1/16 power) and flash camera right on full power set to slave on the 4th flash to give a second curtain effect. Added to f8, 0.5 sec exposure got this effect.

Quite happy with this.

094:365 Another Vroom Vroom

Spent another couple of hours today trying to get this to work, much much much happier with this shot.

Shot with flashgun through softbox from above.

think that's my still life stuff all complete now :)

093:365 Vroom Vroom

Some of the first test shots from my last still life stuff that i'm working on, this time trying my themed shot of model cars.

The background is an A3 print of the car park shot from yesterday.

Think it work ok, but still lots of tweaking to do.

092:365 The Scene

Tonights shot is a set up scene shot for a still life i'm working on...

Just need to wait and see if the next part works

091:365 Colourful Fun

Had spent a good few hours tonight trying to get another of my still life images to work and i've got nothing at all out of it ...

They just don't seem to be working at all.

So i ended up shooting this for todays shot instead... it's Glitter glue pens stood lid side down on our kitchen table with a flashgun fired through from behind.

I like the texture and glitter...