As the sun sets a storm rolls in French pigeon! Tour Eiffel Paris from foot of the Sacre Coeur St Germain Des Pres église Eiffel Tower from the Montparnasse tower No words needed! Reflection of the Louvre Architecture on the Notre Dame cathedral Storm brewing over the river Seine Typical busy Paris street Eiffel Tower at night November 23, 2014 An ornate lamp surrounded by golden autumn leaves White bike on a bridge Bicycles on a bridge Faces adorn the Huis Met De Hoofden Windmills on the river Zaan Restaurant next to De Oude Kerk Coffee in the red light district Girls walk down Herenmarkt Windmill on the river Zaan Windmills along the river Zaan

December 21, 2012

It’s been a while since I’ve posted so what better way to rectify that problem by showing you some photos of my family getting in the Christmas spirit. The scene was set; the tree was nicely decorated, the lights were sparkling, camera was on a tripod on a self-remote release, and most importantly we all had our Christmas jumpers on!

I set the camera to take 10 shots consecutively in the hope that at least one would have us all looking at the camera and smiling! Now, whoever said never work with kids or animals is pretty much spot on. Unbeknown to us, as Lou and I were sitting behind, after the first shot Mia started pulling faces. It wasn’t until we looked back through to assess the handy work that we noticed the little tyke sticking her tongue out and pulling funny monster faces! Her shenanigans resulted in the ‘Alternative Family Christmas Portrait’ posted below.

As the year draws to a close most people reflect on the past year and look forward to what the new year holds. 2012 has been a busy year for all of us and all that I am looking forward to at the moment is a relaxing wonderful Christmas with my family. What will 2013 hold for the Johnsons? I guess we will just have to wait and see…

Happy Christmas one and All. Enjoy and Be Merry! October 7, 2012

As per my previous post, I have been experimenting a little more with speedlites. The problem I am currently tackling is getting the image that I am imagining in my head. For example, the last few shots of Ben diving for the ball were taken yesterday afternoon (in bright sun hence the lens flare!) but as I don’t have a stand for my off camera flash the resultant light from it looked a bit naff with most of it going on the grass. Now I could have enrolled a trusty assistant but M was just not getting into the spirit of standing still whilst holding a flash. However, even though the shots didn’t turn out the way I had imagined it was still a good little learning session and something to work on.

I am also looking to invest in a new speedlite that can act as a slave and a master. There are quite a few available on eBay so I’m hopeful I will have one soon. This might allow me to get the shots in my head onto paper – or the digital sensor as it is these days!

Anyway, it’s all a work in progress and slowly but surely I am learning the techniques. Now all I need to do is master them 😉

M with speedlite placed directly behind her Ben shot with a roll of paper acting as a snoot! by DaveJ 1 Comment A Cloud of tags
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