Been stuck with the 20mm frame of view of my GF1 for the last 7 months and I’ve been meaning to brush up on my skills taking wide angle shots. Here I was outside Her Majesty’s Theatre with a 14mm (28mm full frame equivalent) and just grabbing the shot.

I have been more conscious on how I use the GF1 due to the reduced dynamic range, especially when you bump up the ISO settings.

Heh, I think the less advance your camera, the better it is for learning, as you have to push the limits of the camera to get the exposure you want.

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Did a photo shoot on Sunday for a couple I was introduced to through my good friend when I did his pre wedding shoot. It was an interesting experience and the more I take photos of people, the more I learn on what I need to do instead of just pressing the shutter button.

I used to just rock up and hope for he best, but a little direction from yourself makes a big difference. It allows the couple to look more natural and for me I just find more ways to pose them. Just as how I am learning to light subjects by reverse engineering a photo, I also look at portrait photos of other photographers now and see what works in a photo when I compare their shots with mine. Little details make subtle but noticeable changes.

The more I take photos, the more I’m pushing myself to learn how to make better images.

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Still spending the time reading stuff and my next project is to churn out a proper photobook. Will be testing out the services of Blurb as they offer a pretty cheap printing service, even after factoring in printing costs.

I just need to experiment more. Heh, so I also need to hunt for a softbox for outdoor shoots. I have umbrellas but after trying out the wind at St Kilda beach, something that won’t fly away or break apart would be more settling for me. Direct flash gives dramatic lighting but isn’t appropriate for all scenarios.

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Heh, plenty of stuff to keep me busy even without work.