My class assignment this week was to take a portrait using one LED light purchased from the dollar store. After a couple of days of brainstorming, the idea of a light through a keyhole seemed like an interesting challenge. And it was a challenge. After a scheduling miscommunication, I was unable to work with the [...]
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Keyhole.
Posted in The Rest., Tutorials, tagged 2010, LED-light, photography, portraits, Zoey Heath on October 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
R…R..R.Rolleicord.
Posted in Film Cameras, Rants, Tutorials, tagged Film Photography, Medium Format, photography, Rolleicord, Zoey Heath on July 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
First attempts (struggles) at using an old Rolleicord.
Snaps of a City: Paris, New York and Point and Shoot Cameras.
Posted in Rants, Tutorials, tagged Alfred Eisenstaedt, Canon 5D, Cities, cityscapes, Ernst Haas, France, Greenwich Village, Guerrilla photography, Harlem, inspiration, New York, NYPD, Pablo Picasso, Paris, Photograhy, Point and Shoot, PowerShot, Urban, Zoey Heath on May 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Anyone can take photographs. All you need is something to record the picture and a eye. As said by Pablo Picasso: All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up If you would had suggested to me five years ago that I should be a professional photographer, I [...]
(First)Experimentations with Macro.
Posted in Inspiration, Tutorials, tagged close up, how to, inspiration, Internet, Macro, photography, tutorial, Zoey Heath on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
To my utter surprise, I received a wonderful blessing today that came in the form of a new 50mm 1.4 aperture lens and macro filters! This is such a joyous occasion, that I felt I must share my first experiments. I have never explored macro photography and I must admit, I feel a little like [...]
How I Fix (steal) Cameras/ Tips for Amatuers
Posted in Tutorials, tagged Cannon 5D MKII, how to, Nature photography, Nikon D40, photography, snap and go on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am constantly stealing other people’s cameras. If I am out and someone has anything that even resembles an SLR, I can’t help but take a look at the settings, fiddle with the lens and snap a few photographs. I am going to be going to New York in a few weeks (to see Thom [...]
Say Cheese!
Posted in Tutorials, tagged annie leibovitz, photography, portraits, smiling, Zoey Heath on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Now smile – if you still can. This is your zygomatic majour muscle. Each contraction pulls your flesh apart the way tie backs hold open the drapes in your living room window. The way cables pull aside a theatre curtain, your every smile is a premier. You unveiling yourself.” – narrator, Diary Say Cheese. We’ve [...]