Medium Format Test

As i am using medium format digital backs for my 'Specialist Studio' assignment i thought i better get back into using medium format and the digital backs before i go out on location with them. So i had a very short studio session today which unfortunately was only half an hour long, which meant i couldn't really shoot much but it was more about getting used to the digital backs again.

Here is a very quick shot that i got, unfortunately the focus is off a bit as the eyes are soft. Shot on a Mamiya RZ67 with a Phase One H20 Digital Back. Lit using one softbox from the front, directly above the camera. Also a bare reflector head from behind left for some rim light and another from behind right on less power for some rim light.

Final Major - Test 2

As the weather was quite nice this evening i decided to go for another shoot. Unfortunately it was quite unsuccessful again as there wasn't much movement in the water so it was giving quite boring photos. Here are two photos which i got from this evening that i'm fairly happy with.

Final Major - Test 1

For my Final Major project i have decided to do Seascapes as it's an area of photography i used to really enjoy a while back and haven't shot for a while, so i thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get back into it.

Last night i went out on my first test shoot to just get back into it, overall it was fairly unsuccessful as the light faded really really quickly so i only got a few shots.

This is the one shot i managed to get from the shoot that i am fairly happy with. This was a 30 second exposure at ISO100, f/16. A ND Grad was also used to darken the sky slightly.

Specialist Studio Locations

For my specialist studio i have decided to develop on the previous fashion work i did as i think i could definately improve it. Something i really wanted to improve on was the locations i use and after i had seen a couple of photographs that gave me inspiration, i wanted to shoot in a stately home.

This is an image from the Burton Agnes Hall website and after seeing this it really made me want to shoot here.
I emailed the Hall and unfortunately they can't allow me to shoot inside the Hall but i am able to shooting in the grounds if i want to. I also contacted Sledmere House which is near Driffield but they would charge me £300+ for half a days shoot. I am currently waiting for a response from Burton Constable Hall.