Week 11 - Reflection

I had a new toy for Christmas (a girl can never have too many lenses) A Lensbaby Composer. I see this lens as being a bit of a toy really, fun, some cool effects but its so not easy to master!!  I decided to persevere with it and try to get that sweet spot sharp. Not a good success rate but this was my best out of about 10 last night just messing about in my kitchen. I really should of been cooking dinner but hey, this is ART  plus I love my Le Creuset saucepans!!

Week 10 - Hands

Week tens theme - Hands. I initially thought of taking a couple holding hands, zoom in to get a close up from a distance. Then I thought of cute little baby hands but dont know any babies LOL then other end of the scale, an old persons wrinkly hands but although Im old, my hands arent quite wrinkly enough! So......another mooch around Leicester Square at the weekend and M & M World! Cheating really isnt it!! No fancy processing, just cloned out a few lights to get that background all black.

Week 9 - Passion

ooh what a topic!! The obvious shots of roses or chocolates came to mind or perhaps a shot of some protestors camping at St Pauls! Anyway, a walk through Soho. Got be be some shots to take there!! Came across this shop window.....doesnt it look like a magazine cover! Had the wrong lens on though (70-200mm) and the street was narrow so the shot filled the frame completely and cut off the "S" in "Everything's" so I increased the canvas in photoshop and cloned it in. Not easy and not happy with it so dont look too close!

Week 8 - Linear

Had a walkabout in South Ken/Brompton today followed by a late lunch with my good friend. Heres a shot taken in the cemetary. HDR processing using CS4 and Photomatix Pro

Week 7 - Simple

Simple shot? A brick in a brick wall! Could be sharper though.....

Week 6 - Identity

My initial idea was a single thumbprint but on a walkabout in Leicester Square I took this shot
The Swiss Centre

Week 5 - Fresh Start

My idea of taking a shot of a line up of deodorants took some time as I rarely go supermarket shopping these days due to lack of time. Online!! Anyway, a grab shot in Superdrug The Strand, on the way back to the station, dodging the security guard!