Sunday stroll...

Last weekend, I took a stroll along the canals in London. I started from Victoria Park and went to Haggerston stopping by Columbia Road flower market and Broadway Market on my way. Along the way, I ended up becoming friends with a cat, getting some nice tea and listening to a great band playing some of the best folk blues I had listened to in a while...all of which sit in my photo gallery on DeviantArt now. It was just like my other Sunday strolls in my neighbourhood, but this time spring had come and the sun was shining. Hope you can feel the warm glow in the photos.  Check them out here.

"Miniature Adventure" - a Photomotion Roadtrip

I finally decided to challenge myself with a Vimeo Weekend Project now that I have my DSLR. My first attempt can be seen at this link.  The rules were simple: to create a video of any length using Vanchy's "Catching The Simple But Happy Days (Electronica road song)" on SoundCloud.

After four hours of taking photos of millimetric movements, I had my first submission. Video consists of ~1,500 stills. Shot entirely on Nikon D7000 with Nikkor AF-S 50mm f/1.4 G and Nikon 18-105mm VR lenses. Edited and color graded in Final Cut Pro.

A groovy mascot goes on a road trip his own size.  Check it out on Vimeo!  Link here.  Looking forward to feedback in general as I'm still learning my DSLR and the new methods with which I can create video.  Constructive criticism welcome!

On the way to Cinematography...

I am fascinated by the camera and how it emulates how the human eye sees the world.  From aperture to shutter speed, SLR technology allows us to capture the exact moments in time that we see.  Even tough my main goal is to work in cinematography, I am delving into stills photography to understand the workings of the camera better.  As such, I have established a new gallery on DeviantART where I'll be posting my best photography work.  I will also try to post and tweet informational blogs and articles on the subject that I read.  The first one to come will be on the 180 degree rule in shooting video with a DSLR.

Until then, enjoy my first work: a portrait of Deniz Harut. Below is a low resolution version of the image, which you can view in full resolution on DeviantART here.