lollies

just messing about this morning....

pre-focussing

in the workshop we practised a technique where you pre-focus. its useful in sports photography, so that when a cyclist is coming, you focus on a spot on the road and then youre ready to rock once the athlete comes into your field of view.

all very nice, but without a supply of cyclists, i am left with trees to practise on. so i spent some time yesterday focussing on a spot and then putting me in it!

sports photography workshop

went to a sports photography workshop today, run by a perth company called Aussies in Action. it was really really good, i learned heaps and am keen to get out and practise some of the techniques now.

as part of it we did a practical session on a group of cyclists, heres some of my pics.

rotto swim

went to the rotto swim today. but i seemed to have had a bum fettish!! apologies for those eating dinner.

here is the link for all the pics, and just a few below.

these are from the finish line.

icecream

have just been practising a technique i learned in a book by a food stylist. this might sound dumb but i always thought photos of food in books were of, well, real food. but it would seem im totally naiive, these are not edible, and are not even icecream.

body parts and pain

went to shoot some photos at the Matilda Bay race today, heres some. standard race pics gets a bit mundane but im liking snapping assorted body parts and faces in pain!

2 firsts

have, for the first time, got my pics in a mag and on a website. it feels kind of strange seeing your photos in the big world. i really hope theres more to come.

website - http://www.blackwattleretreat.com.au/gallery.php

magazine - Run 4 Your Life (Feb Mar 09)