Small Studio
Sometimes you just don’t have that much space to work with 🙂
I ended up shooting from across the hall…
Nikon D90, Sigma 12-24mm Lens
Sacha
Publicity photo for Sacha’s website and other random things like exhibitions. Check her website HERE and while you are at it go check out her art its pretty damn cool! 🙂
Nikon F5, Ilford Delta 3200 ISO Film.
The Rose…Part Three Film
And finally a shot from Rolleiflex using Fuji 160NC Film…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Rolleinar +1, Rolleipar +1,Fuji 160NC Film.
Glasses
This was an image I made for a friends birthday invite but I ended up framing it for her as well.
Its every pair of glasses she has ever worn 🙂
All glasses were shot on a product light table individually and then put together in Photoshop.
Nikon D90, 50mm f1.8, ISO 200
The Rose… Part 2… Digital
This is the second part of the rose that I found on the beach last week.
This time I was playing with light fall-off with a saftbox directly above and very close to the rose.
Nikon D90, 50mm f1.8, ISO 100.
Adventures In Assisting: Frenz Hair Salon
This is from a couple of weeks ago when I did a job with photographer Alicia Scott. Ivan and his team at Frenz Hair Salon were great to work with and it was a fun shoot. I even managed to plug Rollei into the lights, via pocket wizards, and snap a couple of shots 🙂
See one of the final shots on Alicia’s page HERE
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, (Bottom Four) Pocket Wizard Plus 3 Radio Slaves, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Hi My Name Is Simon…
Posts have been a bit far apart of late and to be perfectly honest I have been out taking a whole heap of images, partly because its winter and cold outside.
I have just invested in a set of studio lights (Bowens Gemini 750s with batteries) and haven’t really had them out of there case since I got them 🙂 The double garage under the house is being roughly converted to a studio space and eventually I should start setting up some shoots there. I am however excited by the prospect of taking the lights out to some urbex locations to shoot some portraits but really need the weather to be a bit more settled.
I went out for the first time to shoot street yesterday and although I didn’t take any images I’m going to try and get out at least once a week.
Anyway hopefully this means a few more images to come onto the blog.
Here is a shot from a couple of months ago from Fergus as I was just starting to get bits and peices set up…
Simon/Darkhalide
Photo courtesy of Fergus Cunningham
Melissa And Ilford Delta 3200
Here goes some shots from last weekends shoot with Melissa, Alicia and Renee.
These are from my F5 that was loaded with Ilford Delta 3200 Film and were possibly the only images that really looked like I saw them in my head. I only started using it near the end of the shoot rather than reloading my RZ67 and Rolleiflex.
Sometimes you just cant really beat using film 🙂
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Ilford Delta 3200 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Things To Do While Your Rolleiflex Is Away Being Repaired #6
Photograph My Left Foot.
I just realised the other day that in the last 30 years my foot has been like this I have never actually taken a photo of it…
I was run over when I was about 8 years old, totally my fault crossing the road without looking. The back wheel of the car ran over my entire foot but skidded over the last two toes basically ripping them off. One was stitched back on and the other was just left as a stump. The doctors had been planning to take the stump off when I was older to make my foot look more normal but I like it the way it is 🙂 . I was told I would never have very good balance on this foot but after a lifetime of skiing and skating my balance is better than most people I know.
I keep forgetting that most people either don’t know or have forgotten about it… Its not a big deal its just part of who I am 🙂
This might be one of the last posts like this since I go and get Rollei back from repair this afternoon 🙂 It had its shutter fixed and a good clean and check so it should be sweet 🙂
Nikon D90, 50mm f1.8 Lens.
Things To Do While Your Rolleiflex Is Away Being Repaired #2
Pimp Your Pepper Grinder.
The other day I wanted pepper for something, I don’t use pepper much, and the only pepper we have is in a battery powered pepper grinder that was a gift from someone (I cant remember who and if it was you possibly don’t read any further).
The thing about battery powered stuff is that when you want to use it, it is always flat. This one takes something like 8 AAA sized batteries so even if I did want to change then I probably wouldn’t have enough… This was my solution…
Pepper Grinder: Looks pretty but without batteries completely useless.
You thought I was joking when I said it takes 8 AAA batteries…
So it is now broken into its 3 component parts. Power Unit, Peppercorn Storage and Nice looking top bit…
Introducing new power unit, 14.4V Black and Decker Drill…
Attach drill chuck to central column of pepper grinder.
Pepper grinder has now been pimped 🙂
Nikon D90, 50mm f1.8, Light Tent, 3 x 250w Constant Tungsten Lights.
Things To Do While Your Rolleiflex Is Away Being Repaired #1
For those of you who follow this blog you probably know that Rollei died in the weekend and is now away being repaired (hopefully), So I thought I would start a “Things to do while your Rolleiflex is away being repaired” series until it comes back (again hopefully fixed).
Make Jewellery Out of Broken Clocks
I have been looking around Op Shops for ages trying to find props for future photo shoots and finally found an old wind up clock to pull apart and turn into jewellery for a Steampunk shoot. The leather came from another Op Shop purchase of an old belt.
Nikon D90, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Light Tent, 3 x 250W Constant Tungsten Lights.
Adventures In Assisting: Out Of The Box
Another shoot with Bev Short for her NZ Tattoo project. This one was using the storeroom in the New Zealand Portrait Gallery here in Wellington as a set and we got to have it for a couple of days so things wouldn’t be too hectic especially since we were basically building a set for the shoot.
The main element of the set was the packing crate which I ended up making (and then destroying). The day I took the finished crate (unbroken) to Bevs we found out that breaking it was going to be a bit problematic. No matter how hard I stomped on the thing it just wouldn’t break, next came the hammer (that was possibly the smallest hammer I have ever seen) and after about 15 minutes it was starting to look a bit more demolished, although I managed to pull a muscle in my shoulder doing it (must be getting old).
Since this shoot was going to be inside over two days I thought it would be fun to set up my D90 as a time lapse camera to show what goes on (the video is done and just getting a custom music track from my friend Ben Capp) and should be up later this week 🙂 Its the entire photoshoot from empty storeroom to empty storeroom in 3 minutes.
The first day was building the set and initial lighting set-up which went pretty smoothly complete with fake dust and occasional issues with light bulbs.
Day two and Gillian Parkinson (model) and Matt Middleton (make-up) turned up which gave me some time to take some shots of everything.
Enjoy
See finished image HERE
Box before destruction
Box after attempted destruction
Box in position on the set.
Bev posing for the time lapse camera
The time lapse camera up above the shoot and looking out to the gallery.
Custom dust placement.
Catering Trolley
Make-up under scrutiny.
Wood particle placement.
Eye lashes Matt made from peacock feathers.
Costume alterations.
More costume alterations.
Hair alterations.
Instruction.
Shooting.
Stand in.
Final Set-up.
Square Shots: Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
35mm Shots: Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 and 35mm f2 Lenses, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film Pushed to 1600 ISO, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
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