Been a while…

Been a while since updated the blog. Over the next few days will upload some shots from recent shoots and some travelling shots as well.
In the meantime in the name of all things vain, here are a few self portraits.
Much prefer to be the one behind the camera then in front of the lens, but still can be fun to muck around a bit at times.
This was a very straightforward set-up consisting of a single Nikon SB800 shooting through a half shrouded umbrella and a solid black background. This is a great way to play with shadows. For triggering the camera I used a aputure coworker remote release. Images were shot on the D300 using the Nikon 35mm 1.8 prime lens.

Last night I went and shot the Panics performing with WASO in Kings Park.

With the full orchestra backing them and the surroundings of Kings park it was a pretty surreal performance, definitely worth seeing. Have enjoyed their music for a while and was surprised at how well it blended with the compositions of the orchestra. If you ever get a chance to see this, I highly recommend it.

Megan Washington was the support act, and whilst I hadn’t heard much from her before will be sure to listen to her in the future.

Check them out:
thepanics.com.au/
waso.com.au/
myspace.com/meganwashington

Can check out the full gallery at:
FasterLouder.com.au

Just a few recent landscape shots taken around sunset.
enjoy
~m

Just a few shots from a recent shoot on the beach with the talented Holly Wilson

More can be found here

Last week I travelled down south for a short visit to Denmark.  Was only there for a few days and the majority of that time was spent ambling about Greens pool and Elephant rocks.  Unfortunately the weather was being typical for teh region and very heavy cloud cover.
On the last evening down there though there was a brief break in the cloud cover and some nice colours came through.
Very wild and beautiful place.
Enjoy
~m

Just a few shots from an impulsive thrown together shoot in the back yard.  Laura was kind enough to be pinned into a vintage style summer dress and straw hat.

Pretty happy with the results

~m

Just some shots from a recent shoot with model Jennifer Low.

Shots were taken in Freo using a D700, SB600, SB900, umbrellas and light stands.

I used Nikons CLS to trigger the flashes, mostly using Manual mode.  I prefer this method as I feel it gives me more direct control.
The SB800 was used primarily as the key light with the SB600 providing either fill light or some rim light.

Aim was to go for a slightly gritty feel which accomplished mostly in the post processing.

Was a slightly different method of processing to what I normally do, always fun to play around a bit and I am pretty happy with the results.

Hope you enjoy

~m

Well what else to do on a Sunday night but go out and shoot some black and white portraits with a good friend. Initially I was planning on using a strobe, but decided to give the D700 a chance to shine instead with some high iso work. After a quick burger from jus burgers in Leederville (highly recommend), it was going to be cruising about looking for a location to use. This eventually led to a boat ramp and car park on the Swan River.
The lighting for the car-park was very high and very yellow, if I was wanting anything else but black and white shots from the shoot it would have been a nightmare. To counter the height of the lights and the shadows they cast we came up with some poses that involved the face angled a bit more up so we didn’t get the pooling of shadows around the eyes. Daisy loves her 70′s convertible beetle so decided to use that in a few of the shots just for something a little different. Was fun playing with the car, and I can see it being used again.
After getting some shots we were happy with, it was heading back indoors out of the cold wind. After playing around a bit with a few different coats we decided to use a hat that she bought from an airport somewhere and has never worn. The hat (and Daisy) turned out to work great and I am really happy with these shots in particular.
I am going to try and use black and white a bit more often, I really like the simplicity of it and how it can make other factors in the photography much more relevant to the final image. In particular I enjoy how important texture becomes to the look of the final image.

Was a good night, great food, great company and a fun shoot – what more can be asked for, certainly beats Sunday night television that is for sure. Hope you enjoy the images and take care.
~m

Hey everyone
Just changed the site design and well decided to go from scratch with the blog, just a quick note so there is something here really.
Still fixing some little and not so little things so please bare with me.
keep smiling
~m