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QR Codes

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:00:48 +0000

Smarty Tags is an example of a QR code generator.

Cinema 4D

admin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:58:53 +0000

Just getting my head into C4D and trying to learn the package. I followed a tutorial by the Gorilla at http://greyscalegorilla.com/blog/2009/03/intro-to-cinema-4d-tutorial/

The Greyscalegorilla links to a couple of other great sites; http://www.helloluxx.com/ & http://cgpov.com/

Here is my first attempt at a C4D render. It’s only a test shot but I was quite happy with it.

Three Light Setup of a Jazz Player

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:12:46 +0000

A really interesting 2 part video of a ’3 Light Setup’ of a Jazz player. It’s a static photo shoot but the same principles would apply for film. Take a look if you are interesting in lighting subjects;

The Learning Lighthouse – Digital Photography & Photoshop Session

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:39:43 +0000

I had a brilliant day at the Learning Lighthouse last Thursday where I ran a Digital Photography and Photoshop session for 7-11 yr olds with their parents/ grandfathers and guardians. Each session was only 2hrs long and the children/ adults got through quite a lot and more importantly had a lot of fun learning (then breaking) the rules of Photography. The first part of the session was a practical based learning as the young photographers used digital cameras and we followed the Digital Photography Tips & Tricks Presentation . The group then did an introduction to Photoshop and ‘played’ with making titles and adding filters to their photographs. Here is a gallery of all the final pieces. You don’t have to have Photoshop to edit your photographs, there are lots of free on-line photo-editing software . Well done to all the students now photographers who participated on the course and thanks to the lovely crew at The Learning Lighthouse.

10 Must Have Online Tools for Photographers

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:32:17 +0000

A good website for Photographers that has a great link to the 10 must have online tools for photographers. The website is called Epic Edits and is a great community blog & resources for those interested in the static shot.

BBC CBeebies Pilot

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:20:38 +0000

Have been really busy with the BBC the last month working with Milky Tea on the production of a CBeebies’ pilot. We shot the pilot over two days in a converted barn down in Hemel Hempstead. It was a fab couple of days and I will post a bit later once we have got going on the project. In the meantime, here are a few shots from the shoot. It was a completely green screen shoot and was shot on DV Cam. Bit of a shame really as i was trying to convince the Beeb to shoot on HD progressive …. but the budget didn’t allow the extra cost for the pilot. Dave the camera man did a class job of filming and DOP’ing. Again, at a later date I will give a detailed breakdown of the shoot and how he lit the event.