Fish-like, Filters and Fun

One 11mgp GoPro, a swimming pool and a willing model gets you some interesting, ethereal photos. But I'm kinda in a going crazy mode with the filters in Photoshop, so this is what you get. Ready. Aim.

Technical Difficulties

I took on a free assignment for a charter school a few days ago. Night time, children, flame, movement and all candids. Well it turned out horribly on my end. I was over my head completely and actually had to leave the "job" early as it just wasn't working. Good thing it was for free and they were good natured about it all. So the event taught me I have soooo much to work on in my photography. Admittedly the set up was very hard, but it was still disheartening. Historically all my focus and talent development has been with just natural light. Whatever the sun and clouds gave me. But there is a whole other world out there of flash photography that I really need to devote some time to learning. Even if just to the point of using a speed light. I don't think my personality will ever take me to lighting set up off the camera or slaved to my shutter, but I can see I do need to do more with flash than I have previously. Maybe I'll get a speed light for xmas then? And to prove a point here is a picture taken with outside lighting. Check out this blog to see similar things and be amazed at what's possible. *I'm happy with my landscapes, fine art, motorsports and posed modeling pictures. But night time, candids, street scenes and such really need some work on my part.