Ex 4.4 EYV – Ex nihilo

I have some experience with studio lighting, but it’s not something I do frequently. Living space in Hong Kong is tight, and setting up a home studio often gets in the way. So, armed with a couple of sheets of background, I headed to Lamma Island to meet a friend who has more lighting equipment […]

Ex 4.3 EYV – The Beauty of Artificial Light.

I’ve always been a fan of artificial light, but it wasn’t until I began preparing this section of the course that I fully realized its impact on my photography. As I’ve mentioned before, I live in Hong Kong—a city of over 7 million people, so it doesn’t exactly make me unique. However, it has undeniably […]

Ex 4.2 EYV – Light at Different Times of the Day

Here I have used an idential postion to photograph a single subject to illustrate how light changes through the day. Image 1 Taken just after sunrise, about 20 minutes after the sun had risen. The light is soft and cool, creating a peaceful, subtle atmosphere. Although it’s not harsh, it hasn’t yet enveloped the world […]

Thoughts on the Decisive Moment

The Decisive Moment As mentioned in the course, the concept of the decisive moment has many followers and detractors. Has it pushed photography forward, or has it held it back? In my opinion, it can sometimes hold it back, as it has led to a sense of snobbery within the street photography community. Henri Cartier-Bresson […]

Ex 3.1 EYV -The Frozen Moment –

A traditional use of a high shutter speed is in sports photography. In the image below, I used a shutter speed of 1/800th of a second to capture both the power and the almost balletic nature of rugby. The frozen movement of the player’s cheeks is striking, and although the moment is perfectly frozen, there […]

Ex 3.2 Part 2 EYV – A Durational Space

Following on from the previous post, here are a couple of examples where I’ve experimented with movement using slower shutter speeds.. Example 1: f/8, 1/10 sec In this shot, I combined a slow shutter speed with deliberate movement, similar to a panning shot. What stands out to me is how the riders remain relatively sharp […]