Sunday, April 29, 2007

Ev Lloyd

Washed Up
Washed Up: Basically this is where it all starts for me, one of the first images that I took that actually made me say "Wow".


two
Two: Has a special place in my heart this shot, When the beach isn't crowded, and i just need some time away, this is one of the spots that I like to surf, or just sit and chill.

1: How long have you been involved in photography?
All my life, but only seriously in the last two years

2: Equipment you use?
Canon XTi 400D

3: Mac or PC?
PC, me and Macs don't get along!

4: What inspires you?
Nature, she always has something special planned for those who keep watch!

5: Preferred subject matter?
Anything, But i have a deep love of the ocean

6: Name one thing you haven't caught with the camera that you REALLY want to capture.
Lightning

7: When in doubt about your art, who do you confide in?
My wife, but this usually results in confusion and an argument because i discredit my work while she tries to build it up! ;)

8: Qualifications/training in anything? ie: Photoshop
I can make bread! :P

9: Plans for the future?
Buy that elusive 5D and invest in a Mamiya 7II with panoramic back.
Start my landscape Photography business with my wife, retire to Fiji!

10: In one word, describe your photography.
Annoying (My wife's description of my 4am starts and long hours on the PC)
I say Silent

Sunday, April 22, 2007

Kenny Maths

Since portraits, stage photography and the Edinburgh Fringe are passions of mine, these two shots feature these three elements.

This was taken during the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe and features a South Korean performer from a production of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. She was being wonderfully playful and this is one of about five shots I snapped in a 30 second period. I just love her make-up and facial expression. It's a shot I can't look at without smiling.

I think this is one of the most hauntingly beautiful images I've ever taken. It's from the 2006 Edinburgh Fringe and features an Italian group called Kataklo (all of whom are former Olympic gymnasts). I became friendly with the show's producer (who is South Korean) and she invited me along to photograph it. I should also note that I really couldn't have taken this shot prior to getting my Canon EOS-5D. The exposure was 1/20 sec at 3200 ISO, relying on autofocus and image stabilisation. It's a superb camera.

1: How long have you been involved in photography?
I have been seriously involved with photography for 24 years. It really started from seeing some shots from a 'real' camera (i.e. an SLR) taken by a friend, and realising the world of difference between his results and those from my (then) little 'point and shoot' instamatic.

2: Equipment you use?
Currently, my main camera is a Canon EOS-5D (for which I have the 24-105 L series IS zoom and the 70-300 IS zoom) and my 'carry around' camera is now the Canon Powershot G7.

3: Mac or PC?
PC

4: What inspires you?
Hmmm, almost too numerous to mention and fairly hard to define. It can be almost anything, ranging from obvious things like great sunsets to unusual abstracts. Certainly I have a hunger to take great shots and there's nothing quite like getting one which really works.

5: Preferred subject matter?
Portraits, Travel, Different Cultures, Architecture, The Edinburgh Fringe, Rock Concerts, Theatre

6: Name one thing you haven't caught with the camera that you REALLY want to capture.
Michelle Pfeiffer....or the Loch Ness Monster. If you forced me to choose, it would have to be Michelle. :-)

7: When in doubt about your art, who do you confide in?
At the risk of sounding dreadful, I'm not sure if I have doubts in that sense. Photography is (obviously) highly subjective and if a shot works for me, that's enough. Obviously, it's very gratifying if other people like it too. I take a lot of shots, some work, others don't. It is my intention to always learn from the latter, and to constantly improve as a photographer. It's really interesting to see how a photograph fares on Flickr. Some of my personal favourites have attracted relatively little attention, while some I think are "OK, but nothing spectacular", have done very well. Different strokes for different folks.

8: Qualifications/training in anything? ie: Photoshop
Basically, I've just picked it up as I've gone along. However, I have invested a small fortune in about a dozen different Photoshop books.

9: Plans for the future?
Simply to continue to enjoy taking photographs (and hopefully take even better ones than to date). In recent years, I've found that my passion for the subject has only grown (and Flickr has been a delight since I started using it last year). I've sold one ot two pics to newspapers and magazines and have won a few competitions. It would be nice to actually start doing both of those on a more regular basis. If anyone is looking for a full-time concert photographer (that would be a dream job!), drop me an e-mail!

10: In one word, describe your photography.
Fun.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

XenonB



symmetry

Both show the natural beauty which I love so much and both are wonderful examples for my leitmotif: "You see something a hundred times, a thousand times, before you see it real for the first time." (Christian Morgenstern)

and then it was on to the questions.

1: How long have you been involved in photography?
Taking pictures is a relatively young hobby. I photograph only a few years, it must be now 3 years ago that I was engaged in that hobby very intensive. Before that I took only “souvenir photos”.

2: Equipment you use?
my little baby: Casio EX-Z50
my baby girl: Panasonic DMC-FZ30
and I hope in the near future my fat baby: a new Nikon D50 with wide angle, tele and macro lens (my birthday is near)!

3: Mac or PC?
PC

4: What inspires you?
A difficult question... my daily walk with my dog, beauty, feelings and a great cup of coffee, this are things which are very inspiring.

5: Preferred subject matter?
All kind of nature: flowers, trees, landscapes and macros of the hidden beauty of nature!

6: Name one thing you haven't caught with the camera that you REALLY want to capture.
Portraits

7: When in doubt about your art, who do you confide in?
Friends and sometimes my husband.

8: Qualifications/training in anything? ie: Photoshop
I’m playing a bit with Photoshop, but I’ve never had a training or a qualification – I’m a self-taught women!

9: Plans for the future?
We’ve a newborn baby in our family – I thing this will be a great photo project and I’m sure: my new fat baby!

10: In one word, describe your photography.
Three words: “learning to see”

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Gardawind

The old fisherman and foggy Garda...
I live in the Lake Garda region in Italy and the lake inspires me every days with its emotions...


Affectionate growling...
My passion is to travel.... this amazing meeting is from my last trip in Namibia and south africa parks....of course my camera is always with me !!!!


And of course...to the questions!!!

1: How long have you been involved in photography?
3 years ago I recieved my first digital camera ( an Olympus c-40 .
1 year ago I've met the flickr community and start to change my approach to photography...

2: Equipment you use?
Olympus E-500 with basic lenses...


3: Mac or PC?
PC

4: What inspires you?
Nature in all the ways...
I love to capture the beauty of nature in the simple things....

5: Preferred subject matter?
I really love the place where I live and the lake is really my favourite subject.... every day it gives me some new gifts: sunsets, sunrises, coloured waves, its people, its animals....

6: Name one thing you haven't caught with the camera that you REALLY want to capture.
Portraits - B&W

7: When in doubt about your art, who do you confide in?
Friends..... for sure....

8: Qualifications/training in anything? ie: Photoshop
I sometimes use phtoshop for saturation and contrast levels .

9: Plans for the future?
Portraits.... people....

10: In one word, describe your photography.
Simplicity.
I discover the beauty in the simple things in the nature and I shoot them.....