okay well i was trying to match an image that i found inspiring a few days ago. i tried to create the gold colouring as well.





only the strongest survive

was looking for more photos and here are some that i found interesting:


weaselling out of things is what seperates us from from the animals, except the weasel

okay having a chat with Liam and i was asked to research people, photos, angles, lighting...... whatever inspires me.
So i hopped onto www.pinkbike.com which is an awesome site to show off your skills in the BMX and MTB careers alongside photography and videography. i found 25 odd images and saved them into a folder, along side 3 photographers who one day i would love to work in their shoes. some images will be below...


Photographers: (all German :P and each on knows how to use a camera)

http://www.pinkbike.com/u/Laue/
this man loves to fiddle around with his sunlight and his high def images, being dirt/snow/dust flying everywhere.

http://www.pinkbike.com/u/danielroosfotografie/
This guy likes his silhouettes and low angle shots. i would like to practise what this guy does a bit more...

http://www.pinkbike.com/u/Jim-laden/
i enjoy looking at this guys work because he incorporates some scenery into his work which i rather enjoy. he also focuses more on the person riding as well.


a few images that inspire:

alrighty i was fiddling aroung with reflections on sunglasses and this is the best i could come up with...
i do have to mention that i tried to follow the instructions by doing one lens at a time but i found that the second lens wouldnt work. so i did the steps but i made it by doing both of the lens's at the same time. i also added a shadow as if the sunlight was directed down onto the sunnies.

Stay tuned... sounds kinda weird, i think i'll change it to random quotes and sentences.

today will be:
Look smart, use Quotes...

11.3.13

okay having a little play around on photoshop and i saw an awesome image that had water ripples on it and i thought maybe i could replicate that... so i found a pretty good tutorial and followed the steps, heres what i was able to come out with:
1) the 3d man, which was my first attempt. i chose this picture because its very plain, has no real colour, easy to use.
2) Fonzie. Fonzie was a little harder since i was using an actual image. i came across several problems because i was trying to create the ripples by memory which undoubtably i had to check multiple times to see if i was on the right track, another was that the actual image is slightly looking down upon him so if i wanted to make it look more realistic i would have had to alter the 'water level' so that it was in the orignal image. plus the colouring doesn't look right either (thats just my point of view).

Stay Tuned....

okay well this is what i did today. i made this by creating a quick mask and rubbing out all of the bits that i didnt need. after finalising my selection i blurred a little of the ladys dress and the mans back, after that i sharpened up the image via her hair and dress flowers. i tried to make the photo fit in as much as possible

stay tuned...

okay well focusing on this topic. i will hopefully be putting up images being manipulated or just straight upload from my camera. i want to be able to create better images via photoshop and hopefully will be getting better as the days go by. i will also be looking at the way movies and short films and clips are put together, the way they are composed and question why did they use that angle? or why are they using that background? i would like to increase my skills with any programs that would help me become a better photographer and videographer.

im interested in action sport and scenery so those will be the types of content that i will probably be posting later on.

say tuned...

okay starting off.
firstly this is the area where i "should" be posting all of my works in the diploma course - mainly focusing on photography and videography (being manipulated images, compilations etc).

stay tuned...