Photos you have taken in the last month of which you are proud?

13th bivi a month in a row, 5 out of 5 for 2017

Natterjack Toad

To the bivi spot

Beach sunset shots

View from my bivi

This was taken at the same fair I had my little ‘incident’ at!

Woman in Red – The Politics of Experience by Greg Turner[/url], on Flickr

What is with us and beach huts?

Beside The Sea (10 of 10) by Ed Schroeder[/url], on Flickr

Wedding #3 (#2 hasn’t made it online yet…). At the start of the year, I would’ve totally fluffed this shot, but knowing my camera and my abilities really paid off with this one. Fave of the day.

Helen and Rob's wedding by Kit Carruthers[/url], on Flickr

Friday afternoon fun.

Like this Bob, Greg may and GT
esp “Tom on beach”, Sari lady, and the young lad with the ball infant of caravan.

Untitled by Polarisandy[/url], on Flickr

Cloud inversion over Loweswater.

Finding shade on a sunny day.

Last Nights Moon

Bit a depature from my usual ‘aesthetic’; I decided I wanted to develop my style with the use of studio strobes. I’m not sure about them – I kind of like them as they’re very striking, but I’m not sure if they don’t look, well, kind of catalogue-esque.

Paulette – The Politics of Experience by Greg Turner[/url], on Flickr

Ade & Isabella – The Politics of Experience by Greg Turner[/url], on Flickr

Amir – The Politics of Experience by Greg Turner[/url], on Flickr

They don’t look quite right to me, Greg, possibly for two reasons: harsh strobe (unmodified? or with a snoot or reflector?) and underexposed background. If that’s the aesthetic you were going for, then you’ve achieved it, but I’m not sure it works for these types of shots/your style, IMO.

edit: easy to criticise though, eh? 😆

A few from this weeks camping trip with small hachurch.

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harsh strobe (unmodified? or with a snoot or reflector?) and underexposed background.

Yeah the underexposed background was very deliberate; that is what I was trying to achieve but I’m not sure I like it either. It’s an interesting step in a direction I would like to take and it is the first time I’ve used a proper stuido strobe, so it’s a learning experience.

I hate with a passion the HDR look, at least when you have that as a result of post proessing and while this is not done that way, and the background is also under exposed, it still has that HDR look. The subjects pop though.

I used a beauty dish, but it’s only 60cm so the lighting will be harsh (larger the source relative to the subject, the softer the effect and vice versa).

Put some diffusion over the beauty dish and bring it closer (so bigger)
Or get a bigger deeper box with a grid, I got a cheap walimex one which works well, eleinchrom want a fortune for theirs and I just don’t do enough of that kind of work to warrant buying one.

Best thing is an assistant who will be a boom/stand holder 😆

Put some diffusion over the beauty dish and bring it closer (so bigger)

I was SO hoping you would comment! Thanks MrSmith. The dish does actually have a diffuser, so I will use it tomorrow. As for an assistant, I think I need to be one before I have one.

On that point, if you ever need one on a weekend, I would jump at the shot to be yours for free; I would probably learn more from that than anything else I can think of.

Dammit, thought I’d typed out a reply. Was going to say something along the lines of MrSmith, like maybe a strip softbox with a grid?

Anyway, I was going to put up an example of a recent shot using just a speedlight, no modifier. Not really your style, Greg, but I think it works with this style. Otherwise, I tend to use a shoot through brolly with a speedlight. Can’t be arsed carrying around anything larger, if I’m honest.

Ance and Ann retro shoot by Kit Carruthers[/url], on Flickr

(this was a brolly shot)
Hollie by Kit Carruthers[/url], on Flickr

I like that picture of Hollie; t hat’s great.

This is what I was thinking of for today’s work:

I love Rineke’s work, I think it’s wonderful. I just can’t bring myself to start shooting large format film!

I’m trying to work out if that’s a single light, or two. Anyway, much more diffuse than what you were trying but I can see the similarities.

It is much more diffuse. I’ll try the diffuser and then get a bigger softbox and grid if need be.

20170604_GradFashionWeek_0058 by Jeremy Henderson[/url], on Flickr

L1020669-Edit.jpg by Greg.May[/url], on Flickr

Much better results from MrSmith’s advice.

Paris – The Politics of Experience by Greg Turner[/url], on Flickr

I don’t make a habbit of asking the homeless to be subjects in my project; I’m not sure it’s fair or right even if they are willing (and they almost always are, because the taking of a photograph is an affirmation of identity) but I’ve made a few exceptions mostly because they are people in my home town I’ve got to know.

In this instance, I didn’t twig he was homeless until after I stoped him to talk. He told me his story, about how his wife had cheated on him with his best friend and he hadn’t been able to cope with that and had been forced to leave.

Tom – The Politics of Experience by Greg Turner[/url], on Flickr

Chapeau GT!

developed/scanned recently, if not strictly taken quite within the last month!

Quality page, especially like John Climbers stuff, that toad is superb. Kit’s wedding shot, stevie D’s fun in the afternoon: all really engaging shots. Just dug out my camera after a fallow period, this is really motivating me….thanks to everyone who contributes…

Photos you have taken in the last month of which you are proud?

trail of destruction: That is John Rylands Library Deansgate Manchester and I claim my £10.
One of the most beautiful libraries in tbe world.Visited it for the first time three weeks ago, having passed it hundreds of times. I especially like the way the modern extension works with the Victoria original. There is a great little historical Mission for Street Children on the side street next to it, which I only discovered as there was a ‘real’ fire alarm when I was there.

Points to Lotsroad. It is a lovely building, and if anyone hasn’t been before it’s well worth a visit when you’re next in Manchester.

Welcome to the thread by the way. I’m slowly getting better at photography, despite working with cameras and camera equipment for 20 years ! This old dog is still trying to learn some new tricks.

Nothing to post at the moment as I’ve been a bit busy with other things, but finding some more time now, and I have a couple of trips planned, so I’ll be back later on with my efforts.

After the last cup game of the season. Chuffed with this shot – just wish my son had been one of the lads caught, then it would’ve been on my wall!

(Open in new window looks much better)

developed/scanned recently, if not strictly taken quite within the last month!

Great light in both but the second image on the beach is particularly well structured.

A rather random moment in Brighton Beach early on Sunday morning (and yes this is exactly how I found her):

Kinda Blue – On the Beach by Greg Turner[/url], on Flickr

DSC00118-Edit-2 by davetheblade[/url], on Flickr

Chilli plant on the balcony:)

Chilli plant on the balcony:)

So put it inside then!

I’ll get my coat.

First roll back from the new M6 – am excited. Scanning away now.

Test2_1 (3)-2.jpg by Greg.May[/url], on Flickr

IMG_0150 by Scott Mansell[/url], on Flickr

IMG_0461 by Scott Mansell[/url], on Flickr

IMG_0549 by Scott Mansell[/url], on Flickr

IMG_0402 by Scott Mansell[/url], on Flickr

A David Brown classic

Hattie

Headstone Tunnel, Monsal Head. Sony A77ii, Sigma EX 10-20mm @ 20mm, f3.5, ISO50, 3.2s

DSC00172-Edit by davetheblade[/url], on Flickr

I had to embargo these until the subjects had said they were OK with me publishing them. But they are fun!

Freedie Freeloader – On the Beach by Greg Turner[/url], on Flickr

Sax on the Beach – On the Beach by Greg Turner[/url], on Flickr

Out exploring again after too long a break:

Tullis Russell (39 of 70) by Ben Cooper[/url], on Flickr

DSC03159 by Rob[/url], on Flickr

DSC03123 by Rob[/url], on Flickr

DSC03326 by Rob[/url], on Flickr

DSC03222 by Rob[/url], on Flickr

DSC03425 by Rob[/url], on Flickr