alright over the holidays was eventful. some good photos and some were a waste of time. i had multiple days of shooting some during the day and some at night.
Problem - im not too competent in night photography without the flash on the camera, i will have to read some more manuals and tutorials about how to take good night shots. this is a given, its something that i will have to learn how to do...

some of the better photos that i took over the 2 week period:

"i am the lizard queen!" - Lisa Simpson

alright i was out taking some photos of 'street riding' and i came across a few issues:

1 - i wasn't really able to find a good place to actually set up and take photos
2 - no offence to the rider, but theres a limit of skill that was lacked for a really good shoot
3 - didnt help that i forgot to bring my tripod :(
4 - i tried to concentrate on the things that i was supposed to (background, lighting, composition) but no matter what happened there was always something.... ugly, that i could see or looks out of place in the backgrounds
5 - limited time - was kinda rushed at the end considering we had to be elsewhere
6 - hard to have a good range of photos with only one rider

on the plus side there where some good photos in the end.

alrighty last week i didnt put a post up because i was out taking photos. before i go any further i wanna say thanks to muzz, gary and nibblz for being my lab rats, i look forward to working with you guys more.
during th time that i spent taking photos and after having a look at them with Liam i have some things that i need to work on a little bit more, for example having a standard background which is clear to look at - like a simple blue sky with barely any clouds or (if at night) a fully dark background. another thing that i have to work on is the background composition, being what the background looks like, being cars, trees, people etc... i have been given a recommendation that i take some photos during the day before i get some evening / night stuff. also possibly taking some street photography as well.
on the plus side of things i believe that i had a great first shoot (even though i did the shoots on multiple days). i was able to get some great shots from different angles and lighting, some even look photoshopped =)
ultimately i have to think a little bit more about what is in the background and how my lighting shows up on the photo. although i dont particularly mind the backgrounds for some photos.

i have also been thinking of what a logo for myself should / could look like...

be calm in mind and swift in action...