Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
POEM 'Fairy' by Rachel Cuthbert
Barely five feet tall
Her skin was translucent and bright
The lithe, nubile body flew effortlessly through the air
Her white gauzy wings sparkled under the full moon.
Dressed in a shredded pink chiffon gown centuries old
Her dream like appearance disguised the malice behind her wide, black glistening eyes.
The smirk on her full lips confused you
as she bared her razor sharp claws.
All your senses were so affected by her
otherworldly beauty you never saw
the fatal blow coming, until it was too late.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Location portfolio - Kings X
Having sent out photos via mail or email, I received a reply from this chap - his name is 'Animal'. I had a 3 page letter back from him. Interesting chap from reports on the web - has spent a deal of his life in jail, was a founding member of the Kings Cross Bikers, but some years ago he decided to become a do-gooder & supplies presents at Christmastime to the underprivileged & he raised money for cancer. He has an OAM.
Studio Assignment - Small Products Ideas
Products:
I am thinking that I shall photograph black & white crockery. I cased DJs & they have various patterns that appeal to me.
1st items are a teapot, 2x cups & saucers & a teabag collector - all white with black spots
Next hopefully will be a black & white stripe dinner set.
Not sure after that.
Backgrounds - I may incorporate:
Matchstick blind blackish mat
Some black & white materials/tea towel
Perhaps some red & white material
Some red straw or cord ribbon.
Braidwood photoshoot
Note: we visited Stephen Best, a fantastic photography printer.Stephen Best (Macquarie Editions)
23 Elrington Street
BRAIDWOOD NSW 2622
t: (02) 4842 2976 m: 0403 079 145
23 Elrington Street
BRAIDWOOD NSW 2622
t: (02) 4842 2976 m: 0403 079 145
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
PROPOSAL FOR THE FINAL PORTFOLIO – LOCATION
PROPOSAL FOR THE FINAL PORTFOLIO – LOCATION
After visiting Garema Place and Queanbeyan and plucking up enough courage to place myself in a more difficult situation, I decided to try my hand at Kings Cross and Bondi Beach.
I hit Kings Cross in the afternoon. Light was not good, but then I realised that Darlinghurst Road would seldom have good light. Over the weekend I visited it three times although there were not many subjects each time, but some were definitely interesting. At Kings Cross I would like to capture the different types of people that frequent the place from quite ‘well-to’do’ to the unfortunate down and out ones as well as the 'characters'. At least in some of the photos I want to show that the location was in fact the Cross. I don’t intend doing any night shots due to safety even though it comes alive at night.
Kings Cross is a place that I used to walk through twice daily on my way to and from school (Elizabeth Bay) so it is a drawcard for me. A place from my past. Likewise with Bondi Beach – the surf beach I frequented in my youth.
At Bondi Beach it was a totally different type of place to photograph. All sorts of sporting activities were taking place & being mid-winter, not much of that was surfing even for the hearty ones. There also I would like to capture different types of people that frequent the place – and of course show that it is Bondi Beach.
I might consider doing black and white but probably will stick with the colour.
I intend to take most if not all the photos with my 16-35mm lens as it is my favourite lens. This means that I shall have to get up close to the subjects. I often like foregrounds to be emphasied and backgrounds to be squashed to get detail of the immediate surrounds. On the whole I want detail throughout the photos. These are not places that would benefit from throwing the backgrounds out of focus (I think at this stage).
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