Posts Tagged ‘Joe McNally’
Alone November 29th, 2010
This is a shot from my archives. It was a test shot I made with my then-new 50mm prime lens. For some reason, I keep coming back to it.
So here it is.
What caught my eye was the way the light hit the cup. The scene is at one of the restaurants at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.
On another note, check out the following:
- For a beautiful shot by Joe McNally of a dancer leaping, click here;
- For an interesting Washington Post article on the NYU professor who surgically implanted a camera to the back of his head, click here;
- For a cool shot and behind-the-scenes look at constructing and shooting a set by advertising and editorial photographer John Keatly, click here;
- For an awesome behind-the-scenes and how-to shoot with lasers (yeah, frikkin lasers!) by the one and only Strobist, click here;
- For an explanation of HDR photography in diagram form, click here; and
- For a review of Scott Kelby‘s new book “The Adobe Photoshop CS5 For Digital Photographers“, click here.
More coming soon!
Tags: abu dhabi, adobe photoshop cs5, arab, back of head, beyond megapixels, camera, dancer, emirates, emirates palace, hdr, Joe McNally, john keatly, laser, nyu, petapixel, restaurant, scott kelby, Strobist, surgical implant, UAE, united, united arab emirates, washington post
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Self Portrait on a Train November 6th, 2010
I was lucky enough to take the train a number of times this year. I can never really get enough of train rides. Especially since it’s a mode of travel which is pretty much non-existent in the Middle East. To me, train rides will always have a certain, perhaps romantic and certainly peaceful, connotation. I enjoy all aspects of travel by train, starting from the bustling chaos in the giant hangar-like boxes that are train stations.
Earlier this year, I’d been trying to slow my life down to the point where I could assimilate it all and start enjoying it again. And I think those train rides in March and April were an excellent place to start. What a perfect way to experience and enjoy the beauty of Spring! But I’ve already waxed lyrical on train rides before, so I’ll stop here.
I was looking over my archives and found these two shots. Self-portraits I took as I was heading back in to Paris. They were silly test shots, but I think they came out alright. I am pleasantly surprised by how much I’ve changed since then.
On another note, here are a few quirky things to enjoy:
- check out a working medium-format camera made with lego blocks here;
- check out a cool studio lighting app for the iPhone which lets you take studio shots – and even shows you how to light your subject – here; and
- check out this very funny (and interesting) take on common photography mistakes, by the one and only Joe McNally.
More coming soon!
Tags: diy photography, Joe McNally, lego, medium format, middle east, paris, petapixel, photography mistake, portrait, romantic, self portrait, spring, train
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Joe in Abu Dhabi April 9th, 2010
Joe McNally, one of my favourite photographers, was in Abu Dhabi for a workshop and I missed it.
Why, you ask? Well, cause I’m out of town and didn’t hear about it, probably.
Check out his blog post (littered with awesome shots) on the workshop he conducted in Abu Dhabi here.
Tags: abu dhabi, blog, Joe McNally, photography, workshop
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