Camera update - hurrah!

I'm so excited - I have anew camera! Thank to a great friend, I've been able to get my mits on a 5D (not the mk2). It's second hand but it an amazing condition and I got a few extras (12 gbs of memory, E4 battery grip + 4 regular batteries and etc) which is all really great.

I have 3 or so important shoots this month so finally having a full frame dslr makes me feel a lot more confident - obviously the camera doesn't make you a better photographer, but it'll certainly be a helpful step-up from my 400D (I've been finding it very limiting recently, and at last I can get the full potential out of my cheap-and-cheerful 50mm f/1.8!)

Below are two images I snapped using the 5D - a crappy self portrait (sorry for obvious skin edits, my skin is awful this Autumn), and an unedited coffee table and mug shot haha. I love the colours and clarity of the last image - I can't wait to use this camera in a more official capacity and show everyone what I have planned.

I am light, I am light

Basically, more photos in the same spot in the same light. Inspired, right? Ha.

Fun, though, if you take out the nettle stings - but that's my own fault for crawling under barbed wire fences.

wedges, topshop top, sunshine and a field.

more self portraits!

So once again I took advantage of the gorgeous sunshine, and took some photos on the roof just outside of my bedroom.
I wouldn't necessarily call any of these photos very ~creative or original, but as a friend said (hello, Imogen!) taking photos of yourself enables you to learn an awful lot, and it seems a shame not to do this whilst the light and opportunity is about. Again, fun too!

These are the ones I have edited so far and probably the ones that came out the best.
Used PS7 for colour and contrast, and that's mostly all the edits that have been done aside from a few marks.

Also, thanks for the comments and support so far people!

Camera remote!

I finally bought a cheap camera remote from Amazon. It's not the best out there but it works, and for £5 including postage I'm not complaining (er, yet). I snapped some rather contrived shots over the last few days as fun and tests to get used to it.

They're relatively crap shots (at least, the last I'm not too fond of, haha), but you know, I enjoyed the sunshine and having fun the most! It's not worth it if you're not having fun, either :) The top and middle two were taken late afternoon on my roof, and the other two outside in the garden (as you might guess).
I fully intend to be more creative/less contrived in the near future, but gosh, not today!

Sunday lovely Sunday.

Feel free to laugh - my face looks weird and I ALWAYS seem to look like I'm frowning or cross, haha. So that's not intentional at all. I'll try to re-shape my eyebrwos at some point.
Oh, and cheap (ancient) lipstick? Fail too, but you know. That's what happens when Boots is closed on a Sunday and you fancy taking photos.

However, INSPIRE meet up inspired me to try and well..do more. I have no models and I need to practice at shooting bodies/faces, so I'm using myself.

I should get my remote this week too, which will make life easier. I'll work on more failtraits next week if we have some sun, in other words






uncropped/rotated:

ALSO. For £15 I got these -

10 rolls of expiried film from eBay. I'm not sure when they expired yet, but, it's ridiculously cheap so I'm happy with it. If anyone's interested in these I'll link you to the seller.
I'm excited!