Umbrella.
It seemed like it had been raining forever, but the day I wanted to take an umbrella photo there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. So, fake rain to the rescue.
T is for ...
Time for Tea with Tim Tams and tealights on a timber tray
Fuji X-T2 18-55mm
ISO 400 35mm f/16 1sec
Window light on left, candle light with a hint of tungsten light coming from the right.
Comments: Does it make me a realist or a pragmatist or just a stick in the mud to struggle with the visual need to have the fabric draped to create folds for visual appeal when there’s not a chance in hell you’d ever place a tablecloth that way in real life?
Anyway, best tip (again) is to always photograph food you like to eat (towards the end of this shoot there was nothing but crumbs left to photograph! )
Tea Time Still Life
S is for ...
Scissors and string and a spoon full of spice, with a splash of spring onion on the side.
Shot late at night in the kitchen with an ordinary desk lamp. Background is some old boards I rescued from rotting in the garden.
FUji X-T2 - ISO 800 - 60mm - f/4 - 1/50sec
R is for Reading
ISO 400 60mm f/4 1/90sec
Handheld. Shot on the kitchen bench. Lit with the reading lamp that sits on top of the microwave.
Inspired by Olive Cotton.
Q is also for... Quintessential
Every so often, someone convinces me to get up at ridiculous o'clock to go and take photos in 4degree temperatures. And I never regret it.
Darebin Parklands.
Q is for Queen
ISO 200 60mm f/6.4 1/60sec
Raided the piggy bank, placed coins on a piece of orange cardboard, used a bendy lamp light to create texture and shadows.
Handheld as I was experimenting with angles. Played with Hue and Saturation in Lightroom to make the orange look redder.
Comments: This was a late night practice shot to get some ideas on what might work when I did the 'proper' shot. But I haven't gotten around to doing it again so this will do or I'll never get to the end of the alphabet!
