My New Kit

For Christmas, Santa gave me a brand new AF-S NIKKOR 50mm Lens and a set of 3 ND Filters with a 52 adapter (I had to order a 58 adapter to fit the lens which is just waiting for me to pick it up) for Christmas and I can't wait to try them out. My Dad also gave me his old Minolta XG-M with a fixed 50mm lens and flash-head which I need to get repaired but I can't wait to use. Once I get it fix. 

I also thought I would say that when I started photography I started using a Fuji FinePix S3400, then I moved on to using a Nikon D40 and now I use a Nikon D3200 with a 18-55mm and 55-200mm lens and now I am really happy that I can add all of this new gear to my arsenal.

My Christmas Presents

Yesterday I did a little experiment and did a little Still Life shoot featuring my presents from Christmas including a new 50mm lens and set of ND filters, my Dad also gave me his old camera, I also got loads of clothes, aftershave and chocolates. I might add some self-portrait pictures of my Christmas clothes but either I just thought that I would post and say that the full set is on my Facebook page so please check them out.

Minchella's

I think I may have posted a similar picture before but I have just finished editing and uploading a set of images from my first shoot at Minchellas, where I took pictures of a delicious ice cream with the sun setting in the background. I'm really proud of this little shoot plus I got to eat some delicious ice cream afterwards. Check out the full set of images here; https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.455425647891887.1073741902.323221521112301&type=1.

Behind the Scenes

Earlier this year I did some "behind the scenes" stuff for some other photographers and a few weeks ago I did it again for this shoot with Anth and Melissa. I really enjoy doing this kind of work; as a relatively new and rough around the edges photographer, I really appreciate the opportunity to work with other established and professional photographers. This allows me to take not of their style and approaches to shoots and lets me think of what I do wrong and what I do right and what I can improve on. I post a little folder on my Facebook page and Anth made this great montage from the pictures so I thought I would post it here. Let me know what you guys think.

Windrunner

Here are a few pictures of Amber as Windrunner; a character from World of Warcraft, modelling in Leazes Park in Newcastle (the location for shoot with Sarah and Macara (as Arwen)). I had a great time photographing Amber as Windrunner and I am really looking forward to possibly shooting with her again either as another cosplay character or as herself. I think she did a great job, looking very amused, worried and serious as Windrunner and the full shoot is now on my Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.453980574703061.1073741900.323221521112301&type=3

Amber and Amy (Raven) are the founders of their own cosplay company; Squishy Pandas, which can be found here; https://www.facebook.com/squishypandascosplay.

College Fashion Shoot

So recently I helped some fashion students at my college do a practice shoot for their final projects, however I was ill on the day of their final shoot, however I did a quick shoot with these two students as they also missed the day. So hopefully today I will be posting the rest of the shoot on my page but I thought I would upload some samples to my blog. What do you guys think? Please check out my Facebook page to check out the rest of the shoot, tell me what you think in comments and please check out the rest of my blog. 

Do you think I should do another shoot with these two beautiful girls? I think I had great fun on the shoot and would love to plan my own shoot with them.

Cupcakes

Anyone fancy a cupcake or three? I've just started a Still Life college project that is focused on kitchen utensils or something you would find in the kitchen. So because I had a dozen fairy cakes left over from a party, I brought in half-a-dozen and a display stand into our studio, set up a quick still life table and softbox flash-head and took a handful of pictures for a practice shoot. What do you guys think? More will be up soon.