Saturday, 4 December 2010

More Marco work

The first images where took in my back garden


I took this in a back garden of a dying flower in a flower pot  

Cyclamen
ice on a flower


I found this bug on a plant in the back garden and took a shot 

frosty leaves
frosty leaves and a pattern left from a bug

                                The next  images where took in beacon park lichfeild


water droplets 


A frozen water droplet


Some Berry's

                            The next  images where took in Sutton park


snowflake



Berry's










Friday, 3 December 2010

Macro research / Bryan Peterson

                                              MACRO RESEARCH

BRYAN PETERSON





Bryan Peterson takes some great photos in all Fields of photography , I came across him on you tube and realized i had one of hes books , he has captured some great macro photography over the years in many of hes books .







In this video Bryan finds some sea shells on a beach and placed them on the sand on the beach and uses a Tripod and a zoom lens with a close up lens smilier to close up filters that i use in some of my macro photography he uses the tripod to get a sharper image plus a self timer to stop any vibrations taking the final image with a aperture of f/11 and a shutter speed of 1/25 sec .


The Final image


A great close up shot with great colours and textures

Bryan Peterson has been a successful commercial photography for over 30 years , shooting for broaches and advertising campaigners he has worked with Kodak and Philips , Microsoft and many more , Hes trademark of using strong colours and graphic style of photography has won him many awards like the new york Art directors gold Award

In hes spare time Bryan is a contributes editor to a popular photography magazine and hes also a author of 4 books on photography with over 300 thousand copies sold

I was looking at my books and realized i have hes book

understanding exposure has many forms of photographs in it

How to shoot great photos with a film or digital camera
BRYAN PETERSON

A macro shot taken with extension tube and a 75-300mm zoom lens and a Tripod

I like how the butterfly is resting on the lone flower
Its nice how the space around the flower makes the butterfly stand out showing good composition
and the compromise between the colour of the flower and butterfly .

Taken with a 35-70mm lens with a f/22 Aperture

Two dew drops on a long piece of grass ,I like how he has focused onto the dew making the background fade out showing a good depth of field


The top photo is the sun going down with a dandelion in front of it taken at 105mm with a aperture of f4
Taken with a fast shutter speed of 1/500 sec

I think its a amazing photo , i didn't realize what it was till i read about it  , I'm sure there are hazards to this sort of shot , you could  focus onto the sun by mistake and damage your sensor .

The photo of the seed head was was taken with a 70-180mm lens at 1/125 sec with a aperture of f/4
its a great photo with a great depth of Field


The lone feather on the rock photo was taken with a Macro lens
He used a Aperture of f/22 and a shutter speed of 1/15 sec
He placed a lone feather on a rock , this simple idea has great texture lines and composition


Some of the other books published by Bryan Peterson


Bryan Peterson has done a book on close up photography
Understanding Close up photography


This is a book are look out for I'm sure it has some great 
 techniques on how to take close up macro shots

Understanding Digital photography by Bryan Peterson


Understanding photography a Field guide by Bryan Peterson



understanding shutter speed Bryan Peterson


Learning to see creatively Bryan Peterson .

Bryan Peterson photography are a inspiration and i hope to capture some of the beauty he has produced over the years in hes long Career.

Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Macro research

Macro research

I have many magazines and books and will be using them for research for my macro photography

This magazine tells you information on the technique
involved in macro photography and the different lenses and equipment that you can use to improve your shots



I have many books on photography and many have pages on close up and macro photography so they may become helpful for ideas


I have drawer fulls of magazine and many have interesting article's on macro photography
with great photos to learn from

I also have many books with sections on macro


I have over 50 books on photography and they help with research

How to Shoot Architectural Digital Photos : Photographing Details in Arc...

How to Shoot Architectural Digital Photos : Unusual Elements in Architec...

How to Shoot Architectural Digital Photos : Light & Shadow in Architectu...

Thursday, 25 November 2010

Warwick Architectural / Theme 2

I went to Warwick on a sunny day and took some  Architectural photos with my 18-55 lens and my 50 mm lens

                                                                    Castle street

                            This street was used for filming in the TV series Dangerfield



St Mary, Warwick







Warwick Lord Leycester Hospital

















I wanted to get close and capture some detail in the buildings
so i got close to some of the detail in the wood carvings






A night shot i took hand held using the floor to help to keep the camera steady