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365 Day 3.. and a busy day it was!
Studio Shoot Today...
In the studio today we had Lucy, the shoot was a birthday present from her parents and this is our special present to her..
Happy Birthday Lucy!
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Diet? What diet?
The last of the Christmas cookies - only the mine pies, chocolates, profiteroles and sweets left to go.......
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Day 1 of our year long challenge and Happy New Year to you all!
This demonstrates our epic failure of seeing the New Year in with a bang - tired and full of cold, the champagne remains unopened!
Although we had a beautiful meal and a very lovely evening, it would have been a waste of good bubbly when the taste buds were not quite there!
Challenge accepted!
So, here we are, on the cusp of a New Year. We could make and break some resolutions, we could lose that niggling half a stone (and be bloody miserable) or we could embark upon on a new challenge!
Mark had an idea!
Its not a new idea BUT it's a good one!
Yes, we are taking up the challenge of the 'Year in photo's', to take a new photo for every single day of the year
Watch here for daily updates! Some days, may be a pair of old socks, some days will have spectacular landscapes! Some may just have people being silly! The main point is that every day, as in life, will be different!
Going 'Old School'
A new project......
The last film camera I had and used was a Canon Sureshot around 12 years ago before I discovered the wonderful world of digital 'take as many as you like', I was like a kid in a candy store!
So!!!! Why buy a film SLR now when I have all this technology at my fingertips?
1. A challenge - how will I cope with setting it up for that one shot? Manual settings and focusing?
2. Exciting! - Taking 36 shots and not knowing how they look until I finish the roll and wait for it to be processed, it's like the anticipation of Christmas!
3. Peer pressure....yep, peer pressure!! I know quite a few photographers, all of whom have used and are adept at film work, I feel that if I can master this then I can call myself a 'proper' photographer, I want to learn how to get those perfect shots without the aid of automated settings and editing software, so here goes!
Day one!
So I have bought the camera Canon 300 - see above photo! I am using Fujifilm AS400, quite honestly because it was the most recommended for a good value price, I should get quite a nice grain to the finished results....apparently!
It took me 3 attempts to load the film...I have a bad feeling about this...........O_o
All loaded up and no 'live view' to reassure me, I set up my (still life) subject and played with the settings until I felt confident I wouldn't get a black screen! Part pressing the shutter down to check the settings without actually taking a shot requires remarkable self control I discovered. When I finally pressed that button down the camera made a wonderful 'Thwunck!' noise followed by the reassuring sound of the film winding on. I took 3 shots before I remembered I only have 33 more to take....I need to think about my usage carefully!!
Results and learning curves to be blogged as I go along!!!