As most of you will now be aware, Libby, myself and the kids are now in Bulgaria. We have a house about 20km south-south-west of Veliko Tarnovo (the old cultural capital of the country) and will be spending at least the next six weeks here ... if not longer. I'll be writing more about life in Bulgaria in forthcoming posts, but for the time being you might want to read through Libby's latest blog post for a bit more information on what we've been up to.
As for this shot, it was taken yesterday evening about a mile up the road from us, close to the village spring, and is a shot of Tabby (our youngest) exploring her surroundings. As always, let me know what you think.
Our next training weekend
On a totally different matter: I'll definitely be back in the UK in June as we're running a training course in Blackpool on the weekend of 13/14th June. The cost for the course is £225.00 and we still have a few places left. If you'd like to receive some more information please email Libby for the details (libby AT chromasia DOT com).
25% off print offer
Also, most of you will probably have noticed that we are now selling prints of our images through FOTOMOTO. As a special introductory offer we are offering a 25% discount on the next 50 prints that are ordered. If you're interested, all you need to do is enter the following coupon code on the order form (after clicking the ‘purchase a print’ link beneath most images):
8F5CD0
Critique required
And finally, If any of you have a moment to spare, please could you visit the link below and take a look at the images posted by the daughter of a friend of mine. The images are part of her final major project for her BTEC photography course and it was suggested to them that they seek opinions from other sources than college or home. Any comments would be gratefully received:
comment byThatch at 12:16 PM (GMT) on 15 May, 2009
Interesting image and composition, the negative space on the right works well to give an endless feel. Sounds a fantastic place you stopping at.
All the best.
comment byCarlos Garcia at 03:03 PM (GMT) on 15 May, 2009
Just priceless. You can see the peace in Tabby. In fact, the overall tone is peaceful. Perfect focusing. Loved reading Libby's blog... the house and surroundings are just beautiful.
C.
comment byClaude at 03:41 PM (GMT) on 15 May, 2009
Just magical. The light, the texture, the posture of your child - That's one you want to frame
comment byDan Kaufman at 10:24 PM (GMT) on 15 May, 2009
I love the calmness in the tonal range, and the depth-of-field "focusing bands". Very nicely presented.
comment by kate at 12:36 PM (GMT) on 16 May, 2009
there is something almost elastic in her pose- her neck...arms/hands, especially the left. and, that what she is intent upon is almost invisible, like a thread of pure spun gold...if you told me she was an ancient bulgarian soul posed as bulgarian baby, i'd believe it. add the technical beauty here-light, proportion, contrast, texture, composition...this photo transported me. one of my all-time faves of yours. :)
comment bylusyamcoga at 10:23 AM (GMT) on 17 May, 2009
une magnifique composition !
comment byBJ Vicks at 05:20 AM (GMT) on 18 May, 2009
Beautiful. There's a film called Green Dream being produced by filmmaker Maia Iotzova whose intro utilizes a shot of the auteur in very much the same circumstance in Bulgaria. It's uncanny:
I love this shot. The child add to the image but my most favouritist bit is definitiely the texture of the grass. I have shot similar and only achieved such delicacy very early in the morning. Dreamlike.
As most of you will now be aware, Libby, myself and the kids are now in Bulgaria. We have a house about 20km south-south-west of Veliko Tarnovo (the old cultural capital of the country) and will be spending at least the next six weeks here ... if not longer. I'll be writing more about life in Bulgaria in forthcoming posts, but for the time being you might want to read through Libby's latest blog post for a bit more information on what we've been up to.
As for this shot, it was taken yesterday evening about a mile up the road from us, close to the village spring, and is a shot of Tabby (our youngest) exploring her surroundings. As always, let me know what you think.
Our next training weekend
On a totally different matter: I'll definitely be back in the UK in June as we're running a training course in Blackpool on the weekend of 13/14th June. The cost for the course is £225.00 and we still have a few places left. If you'd like to receive some more information please email Libby for the details (libby AT chromasia DOT com).
25% off print offer
Also, most of you will probably have noticed that we are now selling prints of our images through FOTOMOTO. As a special introductory offer we are offering a 25% discount on the next 50 prints that are ordered. If you're interested, all you need to do is enter the following coupon code on the order form (after clicking the ‘purchase a print’ link beneath most images):
8F5CD0
Critique required
And finally, If any of you have a moment to spare, please could you visit the link below and take a look at the images posted by the daughter of a friend of mine. The images are part of her final major project for her BTEC photography course and it was suggested to them that they seek opinions from other sources than college or home. Any comments would be gratefully received:
http://veritymay.wordpress.com/
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
100mm
f/4.0
1/250
aperture priority
+1
evaluative
100
no
RAW
ACR
2x1
That's a lot to explore. Lot's of bugs and stuff.
Beautiful - gorgeous light and processing - sweet model too! Thank you :o)
The 'Libby's Latest Blog Post' link didn't seem to work...
Well composed and with a very peaceful mood. I like the soft touch of this shot.
Nice composition and processing. I'm quite curious as to how a colour version would look though.
Sean: my mistake, I've fixed it now.
Lovely Picture
Good morning Dave, i was waiting so long for such a shoot! Oh i love it ... fantastic. Have a good time ... ^Nicki^
Superb.
Interesting image and composition, the negative space on the right works well to give an endless feel. Sounds a fantastic place you stopping at.
All the best.
Just priceless. You can see the peace in Tabby. In fact, the overall tone is peaceful. Perfect focusing. Loved reading Libby's blog... the house and surroundings are just beautiful.
C.
Just magical. The light, the texture, the posture of your child - That's one you want to frame
I love the calmness in the tonal range, and the depth-of-field "focusing bands". Very nicely presented.
there is something almost elastic in her pose- her neck...arms/hands, especially the left. and, that what she is intent upon is almost invisible, like a thread of pure spun gold...if you told me she was an ancient bulgarian soul posed as bulgarian baby, i'd believe it. add the technical beauty here-light, proportion, contrast, texture, composition...this photo transported me. one of my all-time faves of yours. :)
Thanks everyone :)
une magnifique composition !
Beautiful. There's a film called Green Dream being produced by filmmaker Maia Iotzova whose intro utilizes a shot of the auteur in very much the same circumstance in Bulgaria. It's uncanny:
http://vimeo.com/4136226?pg=embed&sec=
I love this shot. The child add to the image but my most favouritist bit is definitiely the texture of the grass. I have shot similar and only achieved such delicacy very early in the morning. Dreamlike.