Fashion Faves – Dajana Antic
Via Fashion Gone Rogue comes this absolutely lovely shoot by Richard Bernardin of Canadian model Dajana Antic. And it’s pretty obvious why this shoot appeals to me; it’s that love of the vintage look I’ve got for some reason. A lot of this comes from Sabrina Rinaldi’s styling but Bernardin has sealed the deal with the harsh, narrow, flash lighting in the shots. The shadows are wonderful and the harshness gives everything an element of capturing a moment in a longer story. Dajana’s acting helps too. The slightly open mouth that almost gives her an “Oh! I didn’t see you there!” look adds to the almost paparazzi feel to the photoshoot. The final image I’ve selected is my favourite in no small part because it accentuates Dajana’s long legs. However, it’s the attention to detail in the colouring for this shot that really works; the reds in the shoes, the dress, the carpet, the brickwork, the chair, and even the fire in the drink in the tumbler that really bring out the warmth which lends itself well to...
Buskers
Chichester is a reasonably affluent place and it attracts a lot of tourists on account of its… okay, I'm not entirely sure why it attracts a lot of tourists although it certainly does for some reason. Anyway, where there are tourists and locals with money there will be buskers, and in all the many lunchtimes I've spent observing and photographing people I've come to recognise a lot of these buskers. There's Guy Who Plays The Blues who's very good and doesn't really seem to make as much money as he deserves. Great voice, great skill on the guitar. There's Girl Who Plays Jazz and, again, she's very talented. Although miserable as sin. Maybe it's her jazz personality shining through. There's also White Guy Who Plays Reggae and he's an oddity; he's not bad, not great, but he just seems wrong somehow. The most successful of all the buskers is Guy Who Cannot Hold A Note To Save His Life which does make you wonder just what it is that drives so many people to throw money his way. They might be donations towards singing lessons, I suppose. And there are many more. Today we were pleased to experience a new busker to the scene and, after careful consideration, I've nicknamed him Guy Who Forgot His Accordion for now. Google+: View post on...
Innocent
You'd never suspect it was him just from looking. You'd probably not even believe it could be him if someone simply told you. But it is him. He's not the innocent old man you think he is. He's got that appearance of frailty that comes upon everyone in their later years but there's strength just beneath the surface too. He quite likely is someone's grandad but he's not just anyone's grandad. He moves among the crowds leaving a ripple of chaos wherever he treads and you see the perplexed looks on the faces of those he passes. No, they think, it can't be… Can it? It is. It's the Phantom Hat Gluer. Google+: View post on...
Get Ready Triple
Remember when I used to post a threesome of videos (usually music) every weekend without fail? No, me neither. Anyway, let’s have a trio of music videos that – wait for it! – are all the same song! I know! What am I thinking? Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to determine which of the following performances is just so, so horrible it should never have been allowed to live… and yet… it’s wonderful. The Temptations – Get Ready It’s the version everyone knows! Rare Earth – Get Ready It’s white guys who sound like black guys but they’re performing like white guys! My mind: blown! The Brady Bunch Variety Hour – Get Ready I wonder… is this the performance I was referring...
Farlington Marshes – Handheld HDR
I don't normally shoot HDR (although I do often create pseudo-HDR from a single exposure for monochrome work) but the urge to try it washed over me on a walk around Farlington Marshes yesterday evening as the sun was sliding down the western sky and the gentle off-shore breeze was doing its darnedest to blow away as much of the oppressive heat of the day as it could. Handheld, three exposures, Photomatix Pro, and only five minutes of standing around under the gaze of an ever-more-bored wife while I hunted through the menu options on the camera, turning dials and pressing buttons, trying to remember how to actually put the thing into HDR mode. Google+: View post on...
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