So basically I haven't written a blog post in a while, it just seems like university has been getting in the way lately. However I did go out and do a little shoot recently with Jason Clifton Photography. This shoot was a bit out of my normal subject range, I have gotten into the habit of shooting portraiture but this was a little crazy. Basically, Jason wanted me to do a shoot of him while he was wearing a Jason mask. For those of you who do not know what this is, its basically a hockey mask, used in a lot of horror movie films - such as Friday the 13th.
I did quite a bit of other photography too, mainly of nature and some shots of the dogs. We did the shoot in a small forest/ greenbelt area not far from where I live. The area is filled with small pathways and rivers and covered by canopies of tress. This is great for shoots in the late afternoon around 6pm here in Cape Town, South Africa as the trees give off a dappled orangey- like light that filters through their leaves. This is fantastic if you are using a 50mm f1.4 lens on your camera or even the 28mm f2.8, as it creates the most amazing bokeh in the background of your images.
This shoot was about creating quite eerie and mysterious images, where the viewer will look at the photos and think " who is this guy, where does he come from? " as well as give the viewer an uneasy feeling - its meant to freak the viewer out a bit.
The whole Jason mask trend has spread quickly recently amongst photographers, so we decided that why not try it out for ourselves and see how the images come out. It is becoming increasingly popular to hide ones identity in photos these days - using masks, such as the Jason mask, old school gas masks from the time of World War two and anything else really that hides ones face.
Besides this shoot, here are a few nature shots I took as well - just of some small creatures and forest landscapes.
I really wanted to focus a bit more on my macro shots, or more close up shots. So I used the 28mm f2.8 to take these close up shots and I must say I was pretty happy with the results. It's hard to do macro type shots with this lens in auto focus, as the focus is quite specific. Therefore I find it better to use manual focus with this lens for close up shots. The shots seemed to come out pretty well, not too blurred or grainy.
I also managed to play around a bit with long exposure for the first time, there was a nice running river that was flowing quite heavily near by where we were doing the shoot. I thought the shots came out well and I was really happy with them. I used the standard lens from the canon standard kit, which worked well because the focus on this lens in less specific to one area and it also gave me a nice wide angle shot - so i managed to fit a lot more into the photos.
Here are also a few sneaky shots I took of my dogs while walking in the greenbelt, these were taken with the 50mm f1.4 and then edited to look quite contrasty.
Hopefully I will have a bit more free time from now on to do more shoots and upload more blog posts - as I actually really enjoy it. This will also give you guys more insight into my daily life and what I'm up to photography wise with Kim Sedgwick Photography. All photos in this blog post are taken by me - Kim Sedgwick Photography- and may not be used or distributed without my written permission.
Thanks so much guys for reading this post and keep your eyes peeled for more posts to come.
Kim x
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