26.06.17

My brother hasn't stopped asking me for a photoshoot with him since I took photos for my other brother. About 8pm I agreed to a photoshoot and he was the fussiest person ever. He was so confused on what to do when being photographed so I spoke to him, made him laugh until he felt comfortable and came up with some poses he wanted. It did take 2 sessions however as he was slightly frustrated... But in the end, we got there and ended up with some photographs which he liked. Portraiture isn't really my thing, but I am slowly getting there and slowly enjoying it each time I do a portrait shoot. 

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20.06.17

he weather has been fantastic for the last couple of days, so my family decided to have a Barbecue. I thought it was a good opportunity to try something different and have a go at food photography. I had struggled to come up with ideas and what to photograph and I didn't want to go out and photograph the same things I have been for a few years now.  had a great day and had a fun experience capturing food in the sunlight, it was different to my usual style of photography and enjoyed it a lot that I may look further into food photography.

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27.05.17

A fashion shoot with the brother! He recently recieved a tracksuit from a clothing label called ALPHALAB and he wanted some photos, this was a good opportunity for me to take photos and share them. I don't do much fashion photography, it isn't really my forte but I did enjoy taking these photos and loved the outcome of them. I think I enjoyed the location with the tunnel, it was something different and I haven't done a photoshoot there before.

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05.05.17

Another one from my sports photography project for university. I was experimenting by getting the goalkeeper to do different stuff like jumping, kicking, throwing the ball, anything a normal goalkeeper would do in a football match. Obviously this wasn't a football match so I got to plan the shots I wanted to do. I do love this shot.  What you guys don't know is how many times it took me to capture this shot. I had to do it at least 15 times to be able to capture his hand and the ball in frame in the perfect position, after the 10th attempt I managed to find the right timing and this was the best shot from the other 5 attempts. If this was an advertising shot, I think it would be good for Sondico to use as it clearly shows their branding on the goalkeeper gloves and the football too. 

Camera: Canon 5D Mark III

Shutter Speed: 1/4000 

Aperture: F4

ISO: 400

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28.04.17

This image was taken for a self portrait project for one of my modules at university. The project is based around locations that I love or has had an impact on my life, I thought to make it a personal project. I normally wouldn't do self portraits as I don't feel comfortable but I found a photographer named Robert Brittle who used models and photographed them from the back in various landscapes. I thought I would do something similar but using myself and the locations would actually have a meaning to them. I wanted the photos I took to have a dramatic feel to them hence the vignette. The photo was taken in Watermead Park, I used a Canon 700D and a tripod to photography myself. Although I don't do self portraits much, I have enjoyed the project and consider doing more of it.

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17.04.17

This was for one of my university projects. As you have seen the sports photography were shot outside with a canon speed light and the other part of the project involved shooting in the studio using studio lights. So I tried some advertising photography with these Adidas football boots. I used a reflector, and two beauty dishes to have a strong light but also reflected it to diffuse it slightly. Afterwords, I did use different coloured gels to experiment with the background, which may be uploaded sometime this week. Although it isn't the best image, I do love the way the boots are positioned, in my opinion it is a professional layout but that's just me! I had to clamp the shoelaces to a pole so I could photograph them, I did try to change the positioning of the football boots but were quite difficult to keep them steady. It is one of my favourite shots due to the lighting.

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11.04.17

My favourite sports photograph so far! When I was shooting, I was trying different camera angles to capture my subject shooting. Obviously, since we planned the shots, it gave me time to capture the images and see if I liked them or not. However if it was a real game, I wouldn't have the chance to plan it, I would have to keep shooting and shooting and hope for the best. What I love about this shot is the angle mainly but also the depth of field. I love the composition of the foot, the ball and the goalkeeper in the background. I wanted it all in frame and managed to capture this shot in 2. I am definitely trying to get into the sports photography industry and would love to photograph at a Leicester City game! If the opportunity came up, I would definitely take it in a heartbeat. This was shot using a Canon 5D Mark III, I would definitely recommend the camera but it isn't always about the camera, it's about how you use it.

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