Jameslp.com PhotoBlog

Relax on Father's Day

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:14 +0000

We went for a walk on Father's Day and my father-in-law chose to soak up the sunshine. I spotted the potential and composed this shot.

Iron Shed

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:45 +0000

Whilst out walking with the dog near Longformacus we stumbled across this lovely, old, rusty iron shed. I’m trying to experiment with B&W and duotones and I thought this was an ideal subject for it.

Angelic

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:11 +0000

One of my favourite shots from a recent shoot.

Jodie in the Studio

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:50 +0000

Another shot from Jodie's studio shoot. I like this one in particular because she has her mouth open - it seems to make a better dog portrait somehow. More shots and a description of my set up can be found on my new blog.

Festive Jodie

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:00 +0000

I've recently invested in some cool new photography gear including a Bowens Studio Lighting kit (Gemini Digital 500/500 kit), Manfrotto background support, white seemless paper, black muslin, Lastolite 5-in-1 bottletop reflector and last (but not least) a gorgeous Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L.

I've got a lot to learn about studio photography, but here's a photo I put together for Lynsey's blog. A very festive Jodie! I hope I have more to share when I find time.

Jodie on the Hill

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:00 +0000

We went for a walk to Hume Castle today. With my 70-200mm f/4L at 200mm I captured Jodie as she paused for a breath in the lovely evening sun.

Silhouette Mosque

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:34 +0000

Another shot of the Mosque at sunset, this time a silhouette.
For more shots from Israel, please visit my gallery.

Departures

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:43 +0000

I had quite a long time before my flight home so I walked around the airport looking for some interesting things to photograph. With my 70-200mm f/4L I thought this silhouette looked quite cool as I pressed the shutter just before the girls reached the escalator.

Art and Politics

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:17 +0000

This is an interesting image to me. It shows competing graffiti of art and politics on a wall in Neve Tzedek (the oldest part of Tel Aviv). The graffiti in blue with the 'Star of David' translates to "The Nation of Israel Lives" and the graffiti in black crossing out the star adds something along the lines of "We will conquer"; a reminder of the conflict the land and its people are suffering.

I discovered a photograph of the same wall on Flickr, which was taken in July 2006 - notice the graffiti in black was not there at that time...

Mosque Crescent Moon

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:05 +0000

Here's the top of the Mosque Tower at 180mm of my 70-200mm f/4L. The quality of light and sharpness of the lens created an image I really like.

Number 5

Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:03 +0000

Walking through the oldest neighbourhood of Tel Aviv; Neve Tzedek, I spotted this lovely blue gate, intercom, letter box and quaint stone window.

Rustic Gate

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:02 +0000

I spotted an appealing, rustic gate in old Jaffa. This area was strangely quiet and eerie with very few people around.

Jaffa Mosque

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:03 +0000

A business trip allowed me to spend a week in Tel Aviv, Israel this month. I arrived at the weekend, so I had a couple of days to explore the old parts of the city (most of it is very modern, which doesn’t really give me much photographic inspiration).

This is a shot of a Mosque tower in Jaffa. I spotted a good vantage point early in the day, and then returned at dusk to capture the perfect light. I also have some nice silhouette shots that I’ll post soon.

More shots from Israel will follow here on the photoblog.

Cow Over the Hill

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:59 +0000

Whilst walking not far from home, we approached a field of young cattle. Through the viewfinder of my camera, I watched as every cow scarpered over the hill. All of them disappeared out of view, except for one that stopped to look back at us. It was the perfect opportunity for a 'Zen' composition with plenty of negative space!

"What are you doing down there!?"

Sat, 19 May 2007 22:10 +0000

I like to try to capture our yellow lab, Jodie, from unusual angles that create a different dog portrait from the norm. A handy thing about our garden is that it is on different levels, which allows me to shoot Jodie at her level or, in this case, below her level. I used my only wide angle lens (the 350D kit lens, which I'm dying to replace!) to ensure that I captured plenty of our lovely wall and beautiful blue sky to create an interesting background. The wide angle distortion also adds to the unusual perspective to create a different look. I used a slightly narrow aperture to keep a bit more DOF (but not too much), then I made a funny noise to make her tilt her head in a cute way! The only annoying thing, technically, is the shadow on the left of her face... Lightroom's fill light works wonders though!