tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47057162583193800012011-11-28T10:53:42.192+11:00My learning journal for photography. Please add your constructive comments.Sharanjithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305072071345093096noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705716258319380001.post-66433421447070478022009-07-02T09:14:00.004+10:002009-07-02T09:15:26.342+10:00

This has completely changed the way I think of wedding photography. Absolutely amazing pictures.http://jeffascough.typepad.com/jeff_ascough_blog/wedding-portfolio.html

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Tanvi Originally uploaded by SharanjitWe have a winner.This will be my entry for the student show at the end of term (details to come).It took some whittling down, and was a painful process, but helped me clarify what I'm aiming to achieve with photography. Well, at least I know the area - B&W portraiture, with an environmental feel. And of my shots in this category this is clearly the best. I

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Originally uploaded by SharanjitTaking around my Olympus Mju:II has been a rather hit and miss affair - mostly miss. I really am starting to see the limitations of a point & shoot compared to an SLR.However, here's one of the hits. I loved the shot - even though it required a lot of post-processing to clean out the results from the expired film.

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Originally uploaded by SharanjitSecond choice, or perhaps first. My wife prefers this one and she definitely has better taste.

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Art Gallery of NSW Originally uploaded by SharanjitThis week's subject was "Rules of composition". I took a lot of shots that I'm very pleased with, and which went down well with the class. This I think is my strongest shot, though I think most people prefer the staircase one that I'll post tomorrow.It's coming close to the end of term, and next week I'll have to choose my single entry into the

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 Some scans of the slide film shots over the weekend. There's something quite magical about using slides - much more attachment to these shots than both the negative film and the digital shots. Not sure how to describe it, but it's surely something to do with putting far more thought and feeling into taking these shots than the almost laconic shooting that is digital.The exposures are too dark,

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6.05 AM Originally uploaded by SharanjitWoke up at 5.30 AM to take this final digital shot in the series at 6AM.Managed to catch a plane coming into Sydney airport.The set is looking pretty good I think however, it would have been better to get more of the sky in as the colour change in the day is not so visible. Luck was also with me with the full moon, so I have a nice shot showing moonlight

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7.00 AM Originally uploaded by SharanjitThe Colour of LightUse colour slide film or a digital camera set to Daylight white balance.Set up your tripod and photograph the same scene from before sunrise and through the day at 2 hour intervals until it is completely dark.Here's the first shot taken at 7 AM this morning (dawn was earlier than I thought!). Will continue till this evening, and then

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Originally uploaded by SharanjitOk, it didn't turn out too bad in the end, as the teacher wasn't too fussed about keeping to the subject matter. I ended up doing two mini-series:1) Katoomba shop windows. These shots showed the windows, the reflection in the windows, and often the people inside the shop as well as reflections in mirrors inside the shop. I liked that multi-layered aspect,

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This week I have to do one of:Photograph within 2 blocks of your home; orPhotograph a communitySeeing as I was away this weekend visiting friends the first one wasn't an option for once! The second one is harder - I have so many pre-conceived ideas about what community means, it's getting in my way of just shooting.I have a few options:Some shots I took whilst in Katoomba of the shop windows -

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Getting better results with the Ilford now, so am happy to give it more of a chance.Also like that this photo has displaced the "cute puppy" photo that was my previous most popular photo on flickr!Also put in a roll of Neopan that I'd pushed two stops. Will be interesting to see how that comes out. The roll was a gift from my photography teacher, which I thought was very kind of him. I'd been

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My first roll of colour film is back from the lab and I'm pretty happy with the results for the first go. The film was a last minute grab from the RBS shop, which made the choice very simple. 24 exposures go fast, especially after tourette-style shooting that is digital, but I'm starting to slow down at least a little. Another roll to come. Thankfully it's so much cheaper to process colour

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First photo from the roll of Chromogenic Kodak BW400CN I took last week, and I'm very very happy with it. I think I'll be sticking with this for B&W for a while.This picture is a good advert for Earth day. Someone should go in and turn off the lights!Added an abstract crop from this.

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Three wise men Originally uploaded by SharanjitThese are the buildings I see from my office in the Sydney CBD. I'm intrigued about how there seems to be a glow on each building - no idea how that happened, and wonder if its something to do with the Ilford HP5 plus film I used.

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I find myself spending way too much time looking at cameras and lenses and figuring out what to buy. I think I have enough gear now, and it's time to focus on using what I have:Nikon D60Nikon 18-55 and 55-200 AFS VR kit zoomsNikon AFS 35mm f/1.8G DXNikon F80Nikon AF 28mm f/2.8 DNikon AF 85mm f/1.8 DHowever, I have figured out where I want to go next, in case you'd like to buy me a gift :)1)

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Angels Originally uploaded by SharanjitSome results from excursion last weekend through Waverley Cemetary. I find it a tough place to photograph. I'm desperately trying to avoid the Gothic look, in a place that is almost perfect for Victorian Gothic Chic. Plus the lighting is always tricky - big skies, big ocean. Composition too - hard to avoid distractions in the shot. I think I was more

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Man from Armidale Originally uploaded by SharanjitI found a few videos on how to use some of the develop tools in Lightroom 2, and played a little with this shot to try and get some better exposure on the face, whilst keeping the detail in the clouds.Interestingly enough this photo seems to be the consistent favourite of my friends who look at my photostream on flickr.It's a photo of my

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Bronte Pool, originally uploaded by Sharanjit.Took a new roll on the Ilford HP5 Plus film I got for a low price. I'm still undecided about how I feel about this film. Some shots (such as the one above) work well, but others seem to lose so much sharpness because of the grain, or perhaps because my technique is off. Well I have at least another ten rolls to try out and see if I can improve my

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