Back to the streets.....

Finally been back on the street hitting the shutter button again. Can't explain how much fun it is, but you could probably guess.

I will endeavour over the next few weeks to catch up a little in not only my posting, but share a bit more of my work.

Lensbaby Muse Trial..

Well I went and purchased a Lensbaby Muse the other day, and have been fiffing and faffing about with it for  like 3 days now.

I have been using the f4 aperture disc, and think I might really need to get on the f5.6 just for a slight larger and sharper "sweet spot". I must admit though I am using the Plastic Optic so everything is a little more Dreamy and Soft, and feel the investment into the Double Glass will happen when I decide to use it for more Portrait work.

There are many many wonderful little toys and experiments that can be done with this remarkable lens. I am also waiting for the Creative Aperture kit to arrive in Australia for even more fun.

My Thoughts thus far..

I'm still a little undecided on this. I need to head out and shot a lot more with it, just to get the feel and range of what this lens can achieve. I plan on doing a few more Street and City shots before I pass judgement, as anything I say now just wouldn't be fair. I think for landscape and cityscape style shots, the plastic optic offers an AMAZING chance to be extremely creative and offer an almost tilt shift feel to images. 

I will walk down to a few of the Highway Overpass's around my house over the next few days and see what images I'm able to produce. I will post my results over at my Flickr page.

It's Momentum time..... And I'm feeling the Big Mo....

Well it's another busy week here not only in studio, but on location.

I have 3 family portraits to shoot and have been searching for locations high and low. The struggle is really getting to the "Nitty Gritty" of what a family might want to have as their portrait and what it should look like. One family has a Vintage Car they want in the picture; another wants something in a Super Hero Theme; and another wants something very casual but classy.

I have also been hitting up a few of the older more interesting buildings here in Melbourne. I know of a few places that have very elaborate tunnel systems and catacombs I'm trying to get into. They make for fabulous looking pictures of dark and light. 

So I have many fingers crossed... 

Sity

Sity, a set on Flickr.

Some Lomo Photos I took on a walk in Melbourne one day.. They were all taken on my Holga 120N using Fuji Across 100.