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When the Dance is Done
For a long time I have wanted a pair of pointe shoes to use as a prop, but not shiny new ones, instead shoes that have been used and used hard. Luckily it turns out I know people who know … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Adventures, LR & Photoshop
Tagged ballet, black and white, bw, classic, dance, Fine art, fine art photography, nik silver efex, photography, pointe shoe
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Lake Tekapo Cloudscape
While I was in Lake Tekapo, photographing the lupins earlier this month, this cloud formation hung around the eastern mountain range for several days. Determined to capture it, we drove up the other side of the lake, past Mt John … Continue reading
Tortured and Twisted Dancing Trees
These dead trees were on the edge of the Hooker Track carpark and caught my eye after taking some *more* photos of mountains towering above me 🙂 Initially I had my exposure down a stop but when looking at it … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Adventures, LR & Photoshop
Tagged B&W, black and white, bw landscapes, Fine art, Nik, photography, Silver Efex
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Fanfare Sculpture
Apparently this is New Zealands largest piece of art created – its 20m diameter, and each fan (which do spin in the wind) are 1.5m across. It was originally installed in Australia and now finds itself just north of Christchurch … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Adventures, LR & Photoshop
Tagged black and white, bw photography, Christchurch, fanfare, Fine art, photography, sculpture
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Another Selfie
The second selfie from my experiment. I have been surprised by the positive response these have gotten so I am considering getting a bigger piece of fabric and a remote and doing a proper series. This is called Say You’ll … Continue reading
My First Selfie
Inspired by a fellow Awake student who does interesting portraits with himself as the model, I decided to try and shoot myself. Without a remote its a LOT harder to do than expected. Also my hair is not long enough … Continue reading
Further Exploration of Lightroom
Session One of the Creative Black and White course started this week and it takes you back to basics with editing your image in colour then continuing to edit it in the BW module in Lightroom. Our exercise is to … Continue reading
Posted in For Beginners, LR & Photoshop, Photo Challenges
Tagged B&W, black and white, creative bw, flower, image editing, lightroom, macro, photography, post processing
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Experimenting with Black and White in Lightroom
I signed up for a Creative Black and White Photography course that lasts for 4 weeks, starting tomorrow NZ time. As part of the Introduction we got some pointers on using just Lightroom to process a BW image. Much of … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, For Beginners, LR & Photoshop
Tagged B&W, birman, birman cat, black and white, cognac, image editing, lightroom, photography, post processing
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Experimenting with BW Conversions in Lightroom
I purchased the new Creative Black and White Photography course and have watched the Intro videos (The deal is still available here) and one of the major benefits of the course is it will take us in detail through several … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, For Beginners, LR & Photoshop
Tagged B&W, black and white, bw photography, monochrome, nik silver efex, photography
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One Four Challege – Nov Wk 2
Week 2 of the Nov One Four Challenge, this month being hosted by Nic (click here for details if you are new to the challenge) I often find myself doing a BW conversion in this week, not entirely sure why. … Continue reading
Learning to See Light 