Indulging My Passion for Photography: B&W Project 52

To all ye who want to paint with light ...

I should have started this blog many moons ago as I started experiencing the joys of rediscovering the art of photography. But as the saying goes - it's better late, than never!

So, here I am, in the hopes of recording what I learn as I progress from ignorance to enlightenment; about what my eyes can see that my camera can capture; and, what my mind imagines and my camera paints with its capabilities.

Please feel free to add any comments and share your wisdom (tips or tricks) that you have picked up along the way.

And do check out my How-To and Birding pages as well.

Monday, August 29, 2011

B&W Project 52 - Week 4

I did a photo shoot for my friend last evening, and it was one of the worst disasters I've had thus far. She got late arriving, so we were working in fast-fading light. But I had already prepared myself for it, and had my flash at hand.

However, on reaching the park where we were supposed to have the session, my flash refused to fire! I had no idea what had gone wrong with it or the triggers, and then it starting firing very unpredictably once I started using my pop-up flash to trigger it. I ran a number of tests this morning, but it's still not doing it's job as it should. Maybe it's the sync chord that needs replacement? Anyway, the entire session was a nightmare, and I didn't end up getting many nice images.

I added a selenium filter to this one in post.

The following image is technically very wrong as there's too much shadow in the face, especially around the eyes, but there's something about it, that I really like, and therefore decided to post. Please let me know if you think I'm crazy for posting this. :-S