Back in the Forest

Moved home today to spend a week in the Forest to take some new images for the summer exibitions!
Need to get inspired for Landscape work again but living here it shouldnt be too hard!

1st day

I had my 1st days work experince today, I was on a "snatch" shoot to get someone who was due to appear in court this wednesday. We ended up waiting for 5 and a half hours in a highstreet waiting for this man, we were about to leave when he left his house and the photographer I was with took a series of photos from accross the street using his 300mm telephoto lens.
The office enviroment was much more different than how I had imagined and I was asked to wearing a shirt and tie next time I have a placement.
I am going back this Thursday and am looking forward to more interesting stories and jobs.

Solent photo agency

Still trying to get a placement sorted but finally it looks like I will be able to get a few days in here at Solent news and photo agency, this would be really good for me as it is a very comercial atmosphere and that is what I need to learn about and be a part of.

Tripod

Using the large manfronto tripods is really amazing, wish I could afford to get one. they hold the 5x4 really well and would be great for my digital for Landscape images and any portraits.

Missed a few weeks

But I will do a triple post to make up for it!

I have new news for work exp, I might be doing something with the BBC or National Geographic magazine which would be amazing as I really dont wan to do studio work as my passion lies in landscape.
I could be working with http://www.tonyhowell.co.uk/ which would be great to see how his wildlife and landscape workk comes together and to assist him in anyway possible.

Also my favourite skateboard site Theberrics has now started a weekly photo update which is really interesting, you dont normally get to look at the behind the scenes and its great to see what goes on that doesnt get featured in the videos! here is a selection from their 1st post.

abd thirdly the sun is getting pretty epic at the moment in the forest around 5.30 the golden glow dazes the area in a almost magical light and everything is picked out and details become more apparent, hopefully I willl get a few images whilst I am staying at home here!

Spill!

I managed to get a photo of a huge 18wheeler that had tipped over on my drive back from a shoot in southampton. the sand was still pouring out as I drove by!

Past and newer work

Here is a link to a blog I am setting up mearly just to showcase some of my old and new work. its nice to see some some progression from the years in technique and style.

http://z-gphoto.blogspot.com/

Work placement

I might be getting the chance to work with Charlie Waite a professional Landscape photographer, his work has a similar style to mine and it would be a great chance to see the working of this genre in a professional emviroment.


http://www.charliewaite.com/home.asp

Space Camera

NASA wants us to choose places on Mars to take photos of with their mega camera thing!

Since beginning its scientific operations in 2006, the orbiter has been flying at about 7,800 mph [between 155 and 196 miles above Mars' surface], while the HiRISE camera takes images of 3.5-mile-wide swaths. The camera has now taken roughly 13,000 pictures.

And although that's barely 1% of the Martian surface, a single HiRISE image will often produce a multigigabyte image measuring 20,000 pixels by 40,000 pixels. The HiRISE camera, nicknamed "the people's camera," is capable of photographing objects as small as a desk on Mars.

A standard computer can take up to three hours to process just one image

Placement

I want to find somewhere that I will be instested in working at and I had tried to organise work at a studio in Lyminton but they are not currently doing any projects.
So I was looking for places closer to Bournemouth as I won't be able to afford travelling to London or places that are further away.

I found Photo6 In Bournemouth which is Landscape photography which is the genre that I have done well out of in my personal work.
I want to look at it in a comercial sense and will try applying for work here

http://www.photosix.co.uk/landscape-photography/bournemouth.html

Andy Mumford

Although some of his waterscapes do seem over the top on post editing I am still a huge fan of his work and style. He really captures the atmosphere of the landscape and although some of the images may be seen as "cheesy" sometimes cheesy can be good!

http://www.andymumford.com/waterscapes.html