Focal Plane - Klips' Idea Log

[klips]

In an effort to collect my photos together a bit more (and somewhere outside the photojournalism forum) I've started this. This will really be for most things that I shoot which have an experimental aspect for me, either something I'm unfamiliar with or uncomfortable doing.

Coping Mechanisms
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3123/2550170043_48f6d0893a.jpg
Taken after dark, using a 1/2 CTO gel to warm up the flash. If you thought it was afternoon, then my job is done :D

Six six six
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/2555345323_ca8e965f16.jpg

Paws
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/2560420040_a9975b0865.jpg
I do *so* little post processing to my photos, that the effort I went to with this one was rather epic for me. Exposure correction, colour correction, contrast optimising, NR, vignetting, exposure painting, highlight hue toning, the works :D

Weariness
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3142/2559721711_f08e3fb25d.jpg
I have an obsession with sharpness, so I'm trying out having shots partially or fully blurred to see if they still resonate with the same (or a different) message as the focused ones, or if it's just lost and looks crud. I'm decided, but tell me what you think.

Please note: HARSH CRITIQUES ARE DESIRED!!!! I've been shooting for a while now and my ego is well protected, so any criticisms and areas for improvement you want to give will be really appreciated!

See you back here soon.

[Jofx]

Love the calm colours you use.
the lighting in the first picture is real nice, i like the highlights it makes

[purplerose]

Yepp I thought it was afternoon in "Coping Mechanisms" you fooled me. :D Strobist freak.... ;) Kinda wish the laptop wasn't cut off though.

For Six six six, it's a bit overexposed. I normally use a negative exposure compensation number, an aperture between 8-12, shutter speed of about 80-100 and an ISO of 100 or 200. Also, my custom white balance produces slightly dull whites (in some cases) with full detail that way I can brighten them up in PS if the lighting conditions are too harsh to begin with. Most of the time I don't have to do this in very sunny conditions. Oh, sometimes I use an old analog flash to brighten up the shadow areas, but since you're a strobist freak it should be no problem. :) Usually a setup up like the one above will give you no overexposure, but it's always fun to play around. :)

I like the diptych setup in "Weariness" For online display, I think it's better to present them in this way because most of the time a blurry picture is highly conceptual and many people may not get it at first glance.

[klips]

Jofx: Thanks mate, it's weird for me to use muted colours, so having an update full of them is really strange :)

Rose: Ahhh, I should pull down that exposure a bit eh, although it was too bright to use a shutter that slow. Ah well, next time!

This one was a rushed job, go see my flickr for a full explanation if you want it:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2572643886_c2127d3f61.jpg

[klips]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2238/2577464822_442c683d90.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2577514128_41f2dcba5c_b.jpg

[klips]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2596435199_16026f9a77.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2596414545_46a79b8d7a.jpg

[purplerose]

I really like the B/W one, the tones are yummy. :)

Your shoes look cool. :)

[klips]

Thanks Rose, I spent a fair while playing with curves to get a nice tonal range so it's good to see it's appreciated.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2612382677_ab1f62f536.jpg

[klips]

Gone Hunting

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2243/2691743755_a70db39470.jpg

Check flickr (link below) for lighting details, blood recipe and more.

[klips]

Klips' Debt Collection Agency:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3193/2889269569_a00c21b302.jpg

Young and Screaming
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3227/2874594323_45e01b7d1c.jpg

Stitch or nine wastes time
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/2770671812_6e9b44afc8.jpg

He's not indie
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3197/2727517061_06988983c2.jpg

[purplerose]

I like the last one. Maybe a bit too bright in the highlights of the shirt.

[Grumbledook]

ok, the stitches one, wtf ;]