Abstract Photography

These two images are actually from last year but back then I didn't have a photography blog up and running, and I wanted to include them because abstract photography is not something I've explored much to date. I had great fun playing around with lighting and focus to create these abstracts that I really like due to their bold, colourful and graphical qualities. In many ways they look like a coloured spotlight, then when you take another look you see something else, perhaps a brightly lit out of focus plant stem? Of course I know what they really are but that would be telling!

Dancing, Football & Karate In The Studio!

Well I've been busy in the studio and spent almost an entire afternoon photographing a dancer in various costumes, and a young karate kid and football player. With the dancer there were certain jumps and positions that we wanted to catch on camera which meant fast shutter speeds to freeze the action like this shot of her jumping up with her legs behind. Then there were the other portrait shots more close up to show off the hair and make up as well as details such as the tap shoes.

In between costume changes I photographed the next karate kid as he demonstrated various moves and poses, again often capturing movement, but I was using flash anyway. Also getting some shots of him with his four belts to date and various other portrait photographs like the one here with the football.