Flickr

I have recently set up a Flickr page to showcase some of my better photographs. As a beginner with a dSLR I am still learning and hope that the internet will provide me with constructive criticism that will help me improve and evolve. I hope you enjoy.

AWOL

I have been a little bit AWOL for the last few months, this is mostly due to my Final Major Project which is now complete. I do however have 3 months of movie reviews to write and some work to post (my previously mentioned FMP). In the meantime I shall post some lovely photos I took on my last trip to Bute Park.

St Fagans 2011

On Saturday 26th February, it was decided that St Fagans was the perfect location for this amateur photographer to break in her new dSLR. Blessed with good company and great weather, (or should that be great company and good weather?) off we jolly trot.

The scenic beauty that awaited us was like nothing one would expect in the modern world, let alone ten minutes from the city of Cardiff. It was like stepping back in time. We were greeted by little wooden houses, complete with smoky chimneys and thatched roofs, a friendly farmyard cat and the history of the Welsh people at our fingertips. An authentic old fashioned sweet shop, seemed to be at the center of a bizarre village, with houses that stepped through time. You could travel from the Victorian period, through the wars and up to modern day in the space of one street.

My favourite place of all was the castle, or more particularly the perfectly kept castle gardens. This provided many photo opportunities, especially around the duck pond.

My task for the day was to take all my photos on manual settings, or at least using the macros, staying away from the automatic switch. Armed with nothing but my Canon 550D, a friends telescopic lens, and just wits about me, I set about completing my task. I thought I'd share a few of my photos here. These are my favourites.

The Castles across the river

This little fellow followed us around

The duck pond

experimenting with shutter speeds

slow shutter speed

 

Otto the dog

All in all it was a fabulous day. The walk is long but well worth it. Certainly a great day out in the fresh air, something the whole family can enjoy.

If you would like to see more of my photos from the day, check out my Facebook photo album.

Photographic Experminentation

 A little experimentation with the dSLR around the flat. Not too bad for a complete novice. :)

Product placement

Tidiness is the sign of a boring mind. 

The chaos that is breakfast time.

digital SLR photography

As a student interested in creating digital art, I felt that taking up a hobby in photography would be both beneficial to improving my sense of composition and useful to creating a paper portfolio. I've always been snap happy with the camera on my mobile phone, but I feel that it's about time I owned an SLR camera.

First photo I have ever taken on a dSLR

Today I booked one out of the Media Loans department at my university. It's a Canon 1000D. It's not top of the range, but it has been good fun experimenting with the settings and practicing. Tomorrow I'll be taking it out around Cardiff at the crack of dawn to get some city photos without being bothered or bothering the public.

Meanwhile, I'll drool over a Canon 550D on Amazon which has a HD 1080p movie capturing mode. It's safe to say I want it!