365 Challenge #237 - Purple Rain

365 Challenge #237 - Purple Rain, originally uploaded by Melanie Surplice.

After practicing yesterday, I still wasn't getting the look I was aiming for with the dripping tap experiment. So I set up the shot again tonight and tried a different approach.

I shot this with my trusty Canon EOS 5D Mark II with the Tamron 90mm macro lens, on f/4.5 1/40, ISO-100, WB=flash. The speedlight flash was set to +2 exposure, and I used both a red and blue Honl gel over the flash to create the funky colours. The whole rig was on a tripod and fired with a cable release. This shot is definitely sharper with a tripod - that'll teach me to be lazy!

I used a white bread board as a backdrop, which seemed to carry the red and blue reflection.

I bumped up the clarityand contrast in Photoshop and voila. I still have a another shot in mind that I've yet to create, but I'll crack it...at some point.

365 Challenge #229 - all hail the mighty flash!

365 Challenge #229 - all hail the mighty flash!, originally uploaded by Melanie Surplice.

This week, it's all about flash photography!

We covered flash in tonight's session of my BCPA ,and for three days out of the next five, I'm going to be immersed in the massively exciting world of off-camera flash with da boyz from Creative Photo Workshops.

I did one of their flash workshops earlier this year, and signed up for three more as soon as I read they were heading back to Brisbane.

Watch this (perfectly illuminated) space for pics from a crazy three days of learnin', laughin' and shooting' :)

365 Challenge #215 - Still Rainin'

365 Challenge #215 - Still Rainin', originally uploaded by Melanie Surplice.

Yet more rain in Brisvegas, so I thought it only appropriate to pay homage to the humble brolly.