08 December 2010

New Website

So, I signed up for a new domain and hosting yesterday. Just waiting for the domain to propogate and then my site should be up and running at www.jthomas.com.au

Once that is all running I'll be able to order some business cards and hopefully things will go on from there :D

Just the one picture this time, a teaser if you will. I'm taking some photos for a friend and just got this one from a practice session last week. Hope you like it.

Claire - 7D + 50mm 1.4 - Shoot-through umbrella (camera left)

Got some more gear coming and my 85mm lens came yesterday so hopefully I'll have some more shots up shortly. Work party this evening which I think I'll just take my RF to, then we can see how this Tri-X goes.

01 December 2010

New Camera

Woo, my new camera finally arrived and I managed to get a battery for it today. It's a proper camera this time, Mamiya M645 and it's a beast! Waiting for some replacement light seals but I've got a roll in it and I've been playing around with some portraiture. Got a friend wanting some headshots so I'm going to try for some high quality shots then.

The Beast
Apart from that, my rolls of Tri-X arrived and I plan to do some more street/candid/stalker photography soon. Should be out in town tomorrow night so I might get some shots there. The clean viewfinder on my Yashica is sooo much nicer to use, much more of a joy.

I've just got a couple of other pics to put up today, quite old but I figured they should be displayed somewhere and I haven't actually managed to produce any final images so far this week.

Sunsets - 30D + 50mm 1.8 (ISO 800)
Both from the recent Powderfinger tour. I saw them in Sydney and had an opportunity to try out concert photography for the first time. Needless to say, it's quite challenging. The lighting is constantly changing, getting a good view is almost impossible and it's not exactly calm and still. Still, I think I managed to pull something off, just.

Rock - 30D + 50mm 1.8 (ISO 800)
Just a black and white, trying for the old fashioned rock concert photos. I was actually trying to get a picture of Bernard on the floor but he's a bit obscured by the foldbacks, would have made it so much better if they weren't there.

Anyway, I do hope to have some shots from my new camera for next time, gotta finish this roll and then develop/scan it. Hopefully I'll have worked out a decent scanning method soon.