Bournemouth Airshow 2010

Sunday 22nd August was a day I had been waiting for. I have missed the Bournemouth Airshow the last few years due to other commitments so I had my cameras packed and planned to spend all day practicing my blurred background plane action shots. I only saw one helicopter and the show had to be cancelled due to low cloud. I still managed to capture some shots of the kids that we took and stumbled upon a tent full of interesting eagles and owls. We still enjoyed our day out and there is always something to photograph as long as you take your brolly.

Meet Lacie

Lacies Mum gave me permission to share these images. I really like them as the choice of clothing really stands out against the background. Both are fairly plain and compliment each other. The result is that the when looking at the image, the viewer is not distracted from Lacies face.

Wedding Course

What I love about photography is that there are so many things to learn and so many ways of taking pictures of so many subjects in so many different places. As this blog is about my photography I should put in just a few pictures that I have taken both at real weddings and on courses. Taking pictures at a wedding is both a privilege and a great responsibility. You only get one chance to capture that moment, unlike in the studio where you can take your time and resit if necessary. Unlike the studio, shooting conditions can change from Brilliant sunshine outside to a dimly lit church when no flash is allowed and the pictures still need to be bright and vibrant. Photographers plan the day like a military exercise and have backup plans. Here is just a flavour.

Kacie the model

I just had to post these pictures that I took in my front room of one of my two goergeuos grand daughters. First of all she was really interested as I set up the light stands, unbrellas, backdrops and all the other gadgets. Children soon get bored and sure enough after a few minutes I heard "grandad !!! when are you going to take some

pictures.

"Soon" I said. As soon as I started to take pictures all was well. Flashing lights and being the centre of attention Kacie was having fun, but after only a few minutes the novelty had worn off and my model couldnt see the point in it all anymore. I asked Kacie if she would like to be a model when she was older as they earn lots of money. Seconds later she was up and posing. We had fun doing lots of posing including jumping and hair flicking. The moral is that all kids get bored quickly. They need to have fun and if there is a reward in site it makes it even better. Kacie earnt £1 for her first modelling job and is dreaming of a new carrear in the fashon industry. Well we all have dreams.

Cute Fantasy Fairy

I just had to show you a couple of cute pictures of Keira that I took recently.

Keira's mum kindly gave me permission to share them with you.

The pictures were shot in front of a white background at Keira's home. Later I added the unique wings that I design, before replacing the background with one of my growing list of high resolution digital fantasy backgrounds.

   

A big thank you

Wow!!!!! what a week, thanks to everyone who commented on my blog. I now have loads of friends who like my pictures and my blog, so a big thanks for taking the time to look or comment.
Many thanks. Ian

Fantasy Fairytale Pictures

I have quite a wide ranging portfolio offering hopefully something for everyone.

I am using my online blog to talk about the type pictures I'm taking. You can see from the two images that I need a posed picture which I can add to one of my backgrounds.

Memories on a Filmstrip

The filmstrip image is made up of four memorable images that ideally should be related in some way. In this image I used four holiday images. Each time I look at it I am instantly reminded of last years holiday, sitting by the pool in Alcudia in Majorca.

Children and Triptychs

Kerry has asked me to post an image that she has on her living room wall. I have many different digital triptych frames that I can use.
As the word triptych implies the image needs to contain 3 images that are related in some way.
In this case Jamie loves playing football so with some photo manipulation I came up with this image of him performing some ball skills.
Your child probably has something that they love from diggers to dolls so triptychs can be very versatile.
A big thanks to Gavin Hoey for the tryptych frame.

Digital Globe Of Your World

The DIGITAL GLOBE is a favourite of mine.

I take a collection of about 25 pictures and transform them into this wonderful shiny globe.

I then create this stunning background and make the GLOBE float in the picture. I also add the cool reflection  underneath the GLOBE.

As with FANTASY FAIRY pictures, I have to create this eye catching effect, so it takes some time on the computer.