29.04.16

My first go at capturing the moon! I took this image a while ago and you may have seen it on my social media but I haven't done a blog post about it yet. As it was my first time, I found it difficult because I didn't have a tripod as it broke. (Don't buy a cheap tripod!!) So without the tripod, I didn't have the stability to capture the moon perfectly. I used my 75-300mm lens which I rarely use and thought it would be the best time to use it. But it didn't zoom in enough so I couldn't get a bigger and better picture of the moon. But yet it still looks amazing. As it was my first go, I am proud of it and definitely recommend you guys to try it out and see how you get on with it. I have seen loads of amazing pictures and wanted to try it and although it doesn't look as good, I love it and proud of it. This is my best picture of the moon and luckily it came out clear and was in focus!

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27.04.16

A random flower in my garden! I saw this flower in my garden yesterday and thought why not try capture it and improve my camera skills with macro skills. I love still life photography and so any opportunity I get, I will take to photography it as long as I have my camera with me. What I love most about still life is the close up of the detail you get in a photograph and the blur it creates in the background always makes the subject matter stand out. Recreating a shot like this is always possible whether it is with a DSLR or a smart phone so no excuses! Still life photography is always beautiful to look at, one of the main reasons why I love it so much.

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25.04.16

An important detail in your work is the composition of the subject and maybe other objects in the photograph. In this instance, my composition of the building and the sky works really well together. While composition is really important, you need to bring out the detail. Whether it is from the building, the sky or whatever the subject is in your own image. Without detail, it would be a simple and boring image. So as you can see, I have managed to bring out the cloud detail from the sky and it looks really good in my opinion. A little detail can make a photograph and can have a bigger impact on the final result.

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19.04.16

The man at the sweet shop. While doing my street work, I noticed this man was staring into the sweet shop for a while. It reminded me that this is what kids used to do when there was proper sweet shops around. So this image could have a back story to it. Maybe this man used to come here as a kid a lot and loved the sweets. Thats why I love this image because it is so dramatic and although I took the picture I sort of feel sorry for him. His facial expressions look sad and so thats why I have the feeling that there is a back story to it.

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18.04.16

Another shot from my street photography work. This man was kind enough to let me take a photo of him working at the market in town. I decided to make this image black and white and leave some colour in as it adds a dramatic effect to the image with the vignette added to the image. People would look at this image and think where is this man looking so people would be interested in the image and think about the overall photo. His facial expressions are interesting too. He looks worried so people looking at this image will want to know whats wrong with him and other things too.

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15.04.16

Another street photography blog! Going through my street work, I definitely noticed that my camera skills have improved. Not just that but my confidence as well. The woman in focus noticed me taking photos so I smiled and she just let me carry on working, Street photography can be difficult if you're not confident, I know this because I wasn't confident. In fact someone was shouting at another fellow photographer for taking pictures, which was scary to witness but don't let that get to you. Street photography can achieve great images but only if you are able to do it, `Slowly you'll build up your confidence and before you know, you have hundreds of photos and you'll have amazing images. What I like most about this is how the main subject is in focus and the family are out of focus. This woman who's is by herself in this image represents today... she isn't with anyone but has her phone to talk to people instead of interacting with them in person, Then we have the family in the background that is out of focus. They represent the past. When families went out without going on their phones and just sitting and having fun. 

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14.04.16

In my previous architecture blogs, I mentioned that old buildings can look just as good as modern buildings in a photograph. This is one of my favourites. I really like the composition of the two buildings as one building is nearly destroyed and is old and gritty. Whereas the building next to it is in construction, so you get to compare both the photos. I think that due to the main building being old , it adds a dramatic and tensed effect to the photo, it makes people think, what happened to the building or how long has it been there for. With modern buildings, you don't think about the past, just how they could improve the building thanks to technology. But in this case the building and the tensed atmosphere in the photo almost makes you feel sad for the building that it is now destroyed and probably will be knocked down at one point in time.

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13.04.16

Clock Tower, Leicester. Normally when taking photographs of the clock tower, it would be the whole tower but this time I went for a close up shot and the detail on the tower itself is immense. The statues add a dramatic effect to the image which is why the vignette effect works. The clock tower is a famous and major landmark in Leicester and an official memorial. There are 4 statues on the tower, Simon DeMontfort, William Wigston, Thomas White and Gabriel Newton. The statues that can be seen in this image are Simon DeMontfort, William Wigston and Gabriel Newton. This image is interesting because just by looking at this famous memorial, you can tell that this tower is an important piece of history in Leicester. Photos that have a meaning or a meaning behind it works really well because it makes people think.

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12.04.16

I love this image due to the bold colours of green and yellow leafs clashing with each other. The sun was really shining that day and it hit the leafs perfectly in time for me to get a great nature photograph. This was taken in Autumn time and as I was going through my images, I found this beauty. In my honest opinion it, is a great nature shot as the colours "pop out" which will attract to people and also stand out to them. The vignette effect really works with this image in particular due to it brightening up the centre of the image which is the main area of the image as it is the most part of the photograph that is in focus.

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11.04.16

This is one of my favourite buildings in Leicester because of the modern style in which it is built. It is a fantastic building to look at let alone to photograph it. Lucky for me the weather was amazing, so the sun helped the shopping centre to look even better. At night the John Lewis connected to the highcross shopping centre, lights up and I'm pretty sure that will look just as good in a photo as this one. I have never captured the shopping centre at night so this will be my next step and compare the two photos to see how they look. In my previous architecture blog, I discussed how modern buildings are great to capture but don't forget the historical buildings. Edit it to give the photo a vintage effect and you will have just as a fabulous image as your modern ones.

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08.04.16

Street Photography. As I have mentioned before street photography wasn't my strong point when I had taken this. I was looking through the photos from this project and came across this image. This man doesn't really like being photographed I guess but I really like this image. With it being in black and white and the background of Leicester blurred, it works really well. The black and white adjustment and the vignette adds a dramatic effect to the image matching with the mans' facial expressions. Sometimes people will end up posing, won't react to it at all or they might even make a funny face (which I haven't experienced before). Although he looks mad, he didn't say anything to me so I guess it was all good. Overall I love this image and built my confidence when doing street photography. Confidence is the key to being able to capture photos of random people on the street and not to be scared.

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07.04.16

Another type of photography that I love is architecture. There are modern and historical buildings that look amazing, whether its their colours, shapes or size. Capturing buildings is cool because you can edit them in different ways on Photoshop or Lightroom. This building is the cinema called Showcase Cinema De Lux in Leicester. I love the building because of how it is made. The building is modern and massive, capturing it is just the fun part. It is an amazing building and photographing it or other buildings always helps you to appreciate the beauty of the architecture and the structure of it. Another thing is that buildings won't stand forever, so photographing them or landscapes can be seen as a memory in a photo and will allow you to see how it looks in the past to the present/future.

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06.04.16

A little throwback post to my first ever photoshoot at Diwali. I thought these "candles" looked amazing. The flames really stood out and this was when I hadn't really used my new camera as much so I thought it would be the perfect time to use it. The photos came out great. I love how the objects which I wanted in the frame to be focused and the background is blurred. I feel like it helps to set the atmosphere, a warm feeling to the indian festival. Diwali means the festival of lights and I captured a lot from the shoot but except for fireworks, this is my favourite image. The fire is the light in this image and brightens up the photograph. This is different from a lot of photographers work, another reason why it stands out to me. 

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05.04.16

I find macro photography really interesting due to a particular subject being in focus and the background is blurred. It always looks fantastic. While making my way to town, I thought I would try some macro photography myself. I was surrounded by many leafs but this one caught my eye due to the bold yellow and green clashing together. I thought the background blurred looks great and gives the image a forest/rainforest feel. Macro Photography is easy to do as long as you can focus a camera manually. Although a camera can focus automatically, manual focusing helps you and your camera skills to improve. I have always used manual focus and it has made my work look a lot much better so I would definitely recommend it!!

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04.04.16

In my opinion, this is my all time favourite image from all of my work. I love the bold and vibrant colours of the plants. Only recently I noticed the little insect and it made me even more impressed with the picture. I have seen a lot of photographers who captured insects up close and they are my favourite images that I have seen. It works well with the background being blurred and attracts the audience to look at the clear detail in the image. My next step is to try get out my comfort zone and get a close up of another insect or even try capture wildlife at Bradgate Park or even one day somewhere out of Leicester.

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03.04.16

In Abbey Park, there are many colourful flowers, they are literally everywhere. For some reason this is the flower that stood out to me the most. Maybe it's the bold white and yellow that stands out and brightens up the image. But as I have mentioned in previous posts, I always enjoy macro and still life photography because it is so fun and you can edit it however you want and will have such a bold image. Colours from the flowers will always make an image better, so when photographing still life, choose the subjects carefully, try get some bold colours that clash with each other, it looks great!!

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02.04.16

This is the first time I have really photographed and experimented with animals in my photography. In Abbey Park, you are literally surrounded with ducks, geese and swans. So I thought 'Why not try something new and try get some interesting photos?' Honestly, I loved it. But since there isn't many parts in Leicester than I can get to just yet, I am limited to places which I can photograph. But this is just the start of something new. I have done all types of photography and honestly photography is amazing. Blogging is just for me to share my images with people who love photography too but I get to enjoy my pictures at the same time.

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01.04.16

This image is similar to my blog post from yesterday but I can't help but love this type of image. The tree silhouettes look great and blend in well. I edited it slightly on Photoshop, taking the brightness down to give it a darker effect and I loved the final outcome so I kept it like that. I also decided to add a vignette effect to the images which has to be done by Photoshop. It is really easy to do and I think it suits my style of Photography. It adds a dark border to the image and just brings out the main image more and makes it "pop". 

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