Sunday, December 28, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Man of the Year 2009
The title is very tongue and cheek! ;)
Through some contacts at work I was able to get several of my images into three different company calendars for 2009. In the coming year I will have 13 images displayed around Tasmania. Two in the Tasmanian Alkaloids calendar on the months of February (Richmond Bridge) and July (Safety Cove Sunrise).
The other two company calendars I'm in are filled exclusively with my photos. Gunns has Safety Cove Sunrise (the only image to double up), Port Arthur, The Hazards Sunset, Mt Roland, Picnic Rocks and Freycinet Boats. FRM has The Entrance to Georges Bay, Government Gardens, Albert Hall, Tasman Island Sunrise, Evercreech and Safety Cove Yellow.
I am very excited to have so many images appearing in calendars next year. I'll have to get out and take more photos next year, otherwise I'll have nothing for the 2010 calendars. It would be nice to have at least some of my images in each of these calendars every year, and maybe some other calendars as well.
Through some contacts at work I was able to get several of my images into three different company calendars for 2009. In the coming year I will have 13 images displayed around Tasmania. Two in the Tasmanian Alkaloids calendar on the months of February (Richmond Bridge) and July (Safety Cove Sunrise).
The other two company calendars I'm in are filled exclusively with my photos. Gunns has Safety Cove Sunrise (the only image to double up), Port Arthur, The Hazards Sunset, Mt Roland, Picnic Rocks and Freycinet Boats. FRM has The Entrance to Georges Bay, Government Gardens, Albert Hall, Tasman Island Sunrise, Evercreech and Safety Cove Yellow.
I am very excited to have so many images appearing in calendars next year. I'll have to get out and take more photos next year, otherwise I'll have nothing for the 2010 calendars. It would be nice to have at least some of my images in each of these calendars every year, and maybe some other calendars as well.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
2008 Senior Medal Winner
I have been a golfer for many, many years now and I’ve been a member of the Quamby / Prospect Vale GC for the last 9 years. I’ve won my share of prizes in that time, this year I decided to give something back to the club. The club has grown in the last three years since we moved to Country Club Tasmania and a large number of the newer members are seniors. With that in mind I choose to donate a prize for the Senior Medal.
The inaugural winner of the Senior Medal for 2008 is Denis Lockwood! The prize is a 12” x 18” framed print of Safety Cove. Congratulations Denis!!
The inaugural winner of the Senior Medal for 2008 is Denis Lockwood! The prize is a 12” x 18” framed print of Safety Cove. Congratulations Denis!!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Safety Cove
This is another calendar I've put together. All the images were taken at Safety Cove on the Tasman Peninsula. I found this place on my visit to Port Arthur 2 years ago, I've been fascinated with it ever since.
This calendar shows the dramatic scenery I witnessed during my short visits.
Clicking the image will take you to a preview page where you can purchase it.
This calendar shows the dramatic scenery I witnessed during my short visits.
Clicking the image will take you to a preview page where you can purchase it.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Old Trout
Recently we had a client come in to work look to get his painting reproduced on the printing press. This gave me an idea!
Working in the printing industry I've learned a few things that most of the public ignore. The most prevalent lesson is that we have trouble reproduce oil and water colour paintings in CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black). The colour gamut is very small in CMYK printing. We have to try and reproduce the colours of a painting while compensating for the colour of the canvas behind it compared to the paper stock it's being printed on. It's a difficult time consuming and, at times, painful experience.
The general way to get the painting into a electronic images has been for a local photographer to shoot if with a film camera and give us a transparency. From that we have to scan it in on a high-end scanner. The problem with this is the transparency is rarely colour correct to the painting, and the scanner sees some colours differently to the human eye. this means that the colours are completely out of whack by the time we show the client a proof.
Knowing all the problems involved with a painting of this sort gave me the idea to try and shoot the painting myself with my digital camera and cut out the extra handling. I used a couple different light set-ups combining natural light with diffused flash.
This shot below is what I think is the closest to the original. It was taken in the shad with a direct diffused flash (thanks to my sb-900 and Gary Fong Lightsphere). I got the white balance correct by using a WhiBal white balance card.
As I said, this is the one "I think" is the closest to the original, the client chose a different image which I think is too blue. But the customer is always right (unless they are wrong ;) ). Either way it has made my job at work much, much easier!
Working in the printing industry I've learned a few things that most of the public ignore. The most prevalent lesson is that we have trouble reproduce oil and water colour paintings in CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black). The colour gamut is very small in CMYK printing. We have to try and reproduce the colours of a painting while compensating for the colour of the canvas behind it compared to the paper stock it's being printed on. It's a difficult time consuming and, at times, painful experience.
The general way to get the painting into a electronic images has been for a local photographer to shoot if with a film camera and give us a transparency. From that we have to scan it in on a high-end scanner. The problem with this is the transparency is rarely colour correct to the painting, and the scanner sees some colours differently to the human eye. this means that the colours are completely out of whack by the time we show the client a proof.
Knowing all the problems involved with a painting of this sort gave me the idea to try and shoot the painting myself with my digital camera and cut out the extra handling. I used a couple different light set-ups combining natural light with diffused flash.
This shot below is what I think is the closest to the original. It was taken in the shad with a direct diffused flash (thanks to my sb-900 and Gary Fong Lightsphere). I got the white balance correct by using a WhiBal white balance card.
As I said, this is the one "I think" is the closest to the original, the client chose a different image which I think is too blue. But the customer is always right (unless they are wrong ;) ). Either way it has made my job at work much, much easier!
Friday, December 19, 2008
My Tasmania 2009
I have had some success with calendars this year, which I will cover in a later post, but I decided to create my own for the year 2009. This is probably too late for Christmas but it's still in time for the new year.
It has landscapes from all over Tasmania. I've tried to put a good spread of image into it with sunrises, sunsets, HDR and a little infrared.
Clicking the image will take you to a preview page where you can purchase it.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed taking the images!
It has landscapes from all over Tasmania. I've tried to put a good spread of image into it with sunrises, sunsets, HDR and a little infrared.
Clicking the image will take you to a preview page where you can purchase it.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed taking the images!
C Family
I was asked to do my first family portrait shoot a couple weeks ago with an extended family of 10!! It was a good experience and I hope that it's not the last.
The day was nice except for all the wind. It made for some difficulties, particularly with hair blowing over faces but, the end results were still very good. This is a sample from the shoot.
The day was nice except for all the wind. It made for some difficulties, particularly with hair blowing over faces but, the end results were still very good. This is a sample from the shoot.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Golf Tasmania Centenary Gala Dinner
This is a quite a bit late but, better late than never.
Last month Golf Tasmania celebrated it's centenary. Part of the centenary celebrations was a dinner and the first Tasmanian Golf Hall of Fame Induction. I was lucky enough to be there to take photos of the event and the following are a small selection from that night.
It was a great night! The inductees were very good and the comedian was a good laugh!
Last month Golf Tasmania celebrated it's centenary. Part of the centenary celebrations was a dinner and the first Tasmanian Golf Hall of Fame Induction. I was lucky enough to be there to take photos of the event and the following are a small selection from that night.
It was a great night! The inductees were very good and the comedian was a good laugh!
Winner!?!?
There I was Wednesday morning waiting for an email for a client when I received an email from Jen Rinaldi. The title of the email was "FWD: Tasmania Sweepstakes Winner".
Earlier in the year I told her about this competition to try and win a trip to Tasmania. I thought it would be a long shot but you never know your luck.
So there I was, reading the line and getting very excited about the possibility she had actually won the competition, because quite frankly that's the way it reads to me. So my first thought was "no way?", which quickly became "this could be awesome!". Filled with anticipation I clicked on the email only to find she hadn't won. It was all about "the winners" exploits in Tasmania, not "you are the winner".
I've got to say I was disappointed! I was thinking that the email would say something like "I'm on my way to Tassie, my flight gets in at xxxxx.....". Wishful thinking I guess?
Oh well, it got my full and undivided attention (at least for a few moments). :)
Earlier in the year I told her about this competition to try and win a trip to Tasmania. I thought it would be a long shot but you never know your luck.
So there I was, reading the line and getting very excited about the possibility she had actually won the competition, because quite frankly that's the way it reads to me. So my first thought was "no way?", which quickly became "this could be awesome!". Filled with anticipation I clicked on the email only to find she hadn't won. It was all about "the winners" exploits in Tasmania, not "you are the winner".
I've got to say I was disappointed! I was thinking that the email would say something like "I'm on my way to Tassie, my flight gets in at xxxxx.....". Wishful thinking I guess?
Oh well, it got my full and undivided attention (at least for a few moments). :)
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Movember 08
It was a long month but in the end it was all worth it. Here is my Mo for 08!
With the help from several people I was able to raise $300 for Movember. Thank you to each and everyone of you!!
With the help from several people I was able to raise $300 for Movember. Thank you to each and everyone of you!!
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