With halloween just round the corner, we've been getting ready for a week of death blood and gore down at Dudley canals with news paper coverage. Birmingham Mail has our pictures up more to come.

If you want to find out more about the trips and the events  visit Dudley canals

see flikr stream for images

Cheers Scott

The Wig Party

Well they are now live the wig party page is up and running, I personally thing it's some of my best but I think that after every shoot, but they do say your only as good as your last shoot.

It was a really interesting one with indoor and outdoor shoots, I'm still finding green paint on the tops an equipment. I think I'll add that to the list of things not to be used in the studio. Thank god that glitter isn't as popular any more.

Cheers for now.....

Wig Party

Well Just working on the images for this years Wig party samples to be posted soon. but check out the web link http://www.wigparty.org/

Legal rights of photography

I have recently been working on the legalities of photography in and around public I came across this link really useful.  


http://www.sirimo.co.uk/2009/05/14/uk-photographers-rights-v2


Hope it helps any of you guys who are unsure. This is just a guide if you do get into to real trouble get a good solicitor who deals with photography cases


Cheers  

Well what a hectic week.

Sorry not updated the blog in the last week or so but been a tad busy.  I'd just like to share a little site with you it's called Animoto it's brilliant do check it out.

Also it's festival season I've been invited back to bridge bash again this year so should be a good weekend Ocean Colour Scene are playing as well as "dodgy" fingers crossed the weather will hold out for us this year.

I'd just to like to thank........................

Well the sun is out and it's warm, it must English Summer time. Great time for a shoot, Well we did.

Yesterday in fact, We went with bit of the next season fashion in makeup and style.

We found one of the last Raipe seed fields of this year and did a shoot in the corner of it. The colours were amazing and Georgie was brilliant.

So I would just like to say a big thank you to Iain and Georgie

Night Photography

Well Night Photography has been of major interest with My students this year so here is a few tips and Ideas to help anybody interested in Night time photography also known as star trails


1. Keep warm, take warm clothing and I normally take a flask.


2. A good strong tripod, you don't want and camera shake after a long exposure. Ensure it will hold the weight of your camera. I have seen photographers using really light duty tripods with Canon 5ds.


3. Remote triggers are a must, it means your handling to camera a lot less also certain makes and models won't hold open shutter without them or you holding your finger on the trigger, which if your doing a 10 minute exposure thats a substantial time to hold your finger on there with out shaking the camera or getting cramp.


4. This might seem and obvious one but a really good torch/flashlight more for focusing than anything else. You can do light painting a technique I'll go into at later date.


5. Preplan your shots, check out  locations during the day make sure there is easy access you don't want to be stumbling out in the  dark with out a clue of where your going.


6. Don't use really High f stops this will increase your exposure time drastically mean a much longer night.


7. Pick your night, Make sure it's not too cloudy  a little bit of cloud will really give you some dramatic shots but too much will give you a flat grey sky.
also a lot of moon light will shorten your exposure time but can shorten your star trails in the sky.


8. be creative , look out side the box try new angles, filters etc just play.


This should get you started I'll post some more short technical blogs soon


Cheers.......