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Curtain Portrait

Taken in July 2000 (Beth would be about 6 years old here) with my old trusty Yashica Minster fixed 35mm pure mechanical camera. Unfortunately quite a bit of dust and scratches were revealed during the scan of this print, but nonetheless I believe this to be a wonderful little portrait, perhaps one of the first aimed portraits I shot.

Faire Haired Flower

Can’t entirely recollect what occasion this was taken from, some form of house party I would think, I do know it was taken in February 2000. Dear sister painted in flowery face-paint.

On The Rocks [2]

Presented to you from a carefully scanned print (of 6 x 4). Its exposure is unchanged with no enhancements other than minor work to remove surface noise obtained from scanning a printed photograph. In addition I have adjusted the gamma to compensate for some extra lighting captured during the scan.

on TheRocks1 and 2 are great natural pictures, here Vicky is completely unaware of the camera and is entirely absorbed in the act of netting for rock pool creatures unknown. These were shot in 2003 using a Nikon F60 35mm.

On The Rocks [1]

Presented to you from a carefully scanned print (of 6 x 4). Its exposure is unchanged with no enhancements other than minor work to remove surface noise obtained from scanning a printed photograph. In addition I have adjusted the gamma to compensate for some extra lighting captured during the scan.

 

on TheRocks1 and 2 are great natural pictures, here Vicky is completely unaware of the camera and is entirely absorbed in the act of netting for rock pool creatures unknown. These were shot in 2003 using a Nikon F60 35mm.

Climbing Frame

Presented to you from a carefully scanned print (of 6 x 4). Its exposure is unchanged with no enhancements other than minor work to remove surface noise obtained from scanning a printed photograph. For this shot however I adjusted the gamma to correct a small degree of excess light captured during scanning.

Toy Buggy Frame

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Presented to you from a carefully scanned print (of 6 x 4). Its exposure is unchanged with no enhancements other than minor work to remove surface noise obtained from scanning a printed photograph. I love the smooth plastic green of this artificial yet perfect frame, if I remember correctly we had some trouble getting her out this infant wheeled buggy. A wonderful smile, no forced expressions here, it was a lovely sunny day and a wonderful barbeque, one of the very few I have decided to attend.

Preoccupied Portrait

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Personally I love this quirky shot of my little sister. She portrays a wonderful deep thoughtfulness with a sprinkle of mysteriousness. During my Leicester day trip in August 2008 I stumbled upon a really colourful weathered wall and wondered for quite some time how to best capture it. Thought it best to use it as a nice textured backdrop. Shot at 35mm f7.1 for 1/100second. This shot was originally in colour however I believe it carries more character in grey-scale.