Well, getting a 1TB drive today - finally can put all my photos in one place and clean up duplicates (they're spread over 4 drives at the moment, my old OS drive, my Stuff drive, my current OS drive and our very large shared drive... :)
Slightly worried this is putting all my eggs in one basket, but hey...
Hopefully then I'll be able to finish my SoFoBoMo book in the next 2 weeks! :D
Thursday, 4 June 2009
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Old Boss
So, I've now got an article about me and my SoFoBoMo project on the BBC Coventry & Warwickshire site (http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/articles/2009/06/02/clare_selly_feature.shtml)
I've got 2-3 more places to get photos.
I'm looking at a 150 page book. I have over 160 photos in about 95 pages atm.
I'm enjoying it immensly, but I'm kind of looking forward to wrapping it up now!
The picture is the earliest known elephant & castle in Coventry. I'm amazed it's still coloured!
I've got 2-3 more places to get photos.
I'm looking at a 150 page book. I have over 160 photos in about 95 pages atm.
I'm enjoying it immensly, but I'm kind of looking forward to wrapping it up now!
The picture is the earliest known elephant & castle in Coventry. I'm amazed it's still coloured!
Monday, 1 June 2009
Update... 13/31
Well, after a good 2 days of sunshine and photographing, I'm down to the last 3 areas I NEED to photograph for the book.
St Mary's Guildhall
Canal Basin
Underneath the Cook St. Gate.
There's other places - the Undercroft, the Canal, that I'd love to do, but not going to have the time (or space!)
When I started this, I worried I'd not get enough photos - now I have too many! I've gone from '60 pages will be hard' to '120 pages might not be enough!'
I've also found a useful book to help me write some blurb about some of the statues and sculptures. :)
So, yes, it's coming together. Processing is slow but ongoing, and it's looking rather good. And I've had good feedback from people who've seen it. I did a test print, which is a Good Thing as I'm printing via Blurb - and several photos were just out colour-wise... I'm now softproofing properly!
This week will be processing and, possibly, a few days break. :)
St Mary's Guildhall
Canal Basin
Underneath the Cook St. Gate.
There's other places - the Undercroft, the Canal, that I'd love to do, but not going to have the time (or space!)
When I started this, I worried I'd not get enough photos - now I have too many! I've gone from '60 pages will be hard' to '120 pages might not be enough!'
I've also found a useful book to help me write some blurb about some of the statues and sculptures. :)
So, yes, it's coming together. Processing is slow but ongoing, and it's looking rather good. And I've had good feedback from people who've seen it. I did a test print, which is a Good Thing as I'm printing via Blurb - and several photos were just out colour-wise... I'm now softproofing properly!
This week will be processing and, possibly, a few days break. :)
Monday, 25 May 2009
Council House Entrance
I'm actually not uploading many to Flickr now - it's taking long enough to process the ones I want anyway!
I've been unable to find a place that'll do a landscape photobook in A4, so I'm trying 10x8 with Blurb.com. I'm not entire sure they're the best choice, but I don't have huge amounts of options! ¬.¬
I'm now on 54 pages... o.O And about 100 photos... o.O I think I have a limit of about 80 pages...
Current places still to do:
Black Horse - Do on way home
Football figures - Do on way home
Ford's Hospital - Way home?
St. Mary's Guildhall - Try Sunday morning?
Christchurch Spire - Erm...
Canal Basin - Erm...
Far Gosford Street - Erm... Might skip?
Spon Street - Way home if I get the 19W
Canal Walk - Next weekend?
New Cathedral - Hope for a sunny weekend!
Old Cathedta from top of spire - Next weekend
Whitefriar's Monastery - No idea.
I'm worried I have too many pictures, but I can't see any getting left out...
I've been unable to find a place that'll do a landscape photobook in A4, so I'm trying 10x8 with Blurb.com. I'm not entire sure they're the best choice, but I don't have huge amounts of options! ¬.¬
I'm now on 54 pages... o.O And about 100 photos... o.O I think I have a limit of about 80 pages...
Current places still to do:
Black Horse - Do on way home
Football figures - Do on way home
Ford's Hospital - Way home?
St. Mary's Guildhall - Try Sunday morning?
Christchurch Spire - Erm...
Canal Basin - Erm...
Far Gosford Street - Erm... Might skip?
Spon Street - Way home if I get the 19W
Canal Walk - Next weekend?
New Cathedral - Hope for a sunny weekend!
Old Cathedta from top of spire - Next weekend
Whitefriar's Monastery - No idea.
I'm worried I have too many pictures, but I can't see any getting left out...
Friday, 22 May 2009
My Bane...
This was a picture I've been trying to get for a few days. It was not working in colour. At all. Luckily I tried turning it black & white, which works nicely, but doesn't quite fit with my idea of doing colour. Ah well, a few B&W shots should work... :/
There's a few items around the city which just are not wanting to be photographed. These gargoyles, the tower on top of Bluecoats - which I think I'll try as a HDR...
I'd rather not spend the weekend reshooting, there's plenty of places I need to go for the first time!
There's a few items around the city which just are not wanting to be photographed. These gargoyles, the tower on top of Bluecoats - which I think I'll try as a HDR...
I'd rather not spend the weekend reshooting, there's plenty of places I need to go for the first time!
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Edit, edit, edit...
Went around town taking more photos today - and editted some more. I'm trying not to over-use the perspective correction too much, but I'm realising that I probably don't spend enough time getting it right in-camera.
I usually have to straighten, and at least a few pictures are a bit OOF but they're gargoyles and grainy anyway, so the camera wasn't having fun focusing on them... :/ I always have to boost colours/contrast, but I guess that's 'cause I shoot RAW.
The perspective correction, however, is WAY too tempting to straighten up some pictures from odd angles. I've only used it on a few - the door panels and circle pictures being the obvious ones where they're sets... But I used it on another and then tweaked the picture until it looked 'normal' again. I feel like I cheated a little...
But then, I editted bird poop off a gargoyle because, well, bird poop. :P
Was late for work today because I went to get pictures of the Council House... Oops... But hopefully they should be OK.
I'm also debating, assuming I'm over the 35 pictures, putting in one or two of my not-going-to-get-again-easily shots... Hmmm... I know it's bending the rules slightly, but...
Anyway. Back to editting. And maybe bed eventually!
I usually have to straighten, and at least a few pictures are a bit OOF but they're gargoyles and grainy anyway, so the camera wasn't having fun focusing on them... :/ I always have to boost colours/contrast, but I guess that's 'cause I shoot RAW.
The perspective correction, however, is WAY too tempting to straighten up some pictures from odd angles. I've only used it on a few - the door panels and circle pictures being the obvious ones where they're sets... But I used it on another and then tweaked the picture until it looked 'normal' again. I feel like I cheated a little...
But then, I editted bird poop off a gargoyle because, well, bird poop. :P
Was late for work today because I went to get pictures of the Council House... Oops... But hopefully they should be OK.
I'm also debating, assuming I'm over the 35 pictures, putting in one or two of my not-going-to-get-again-easily shots... Hmmm... I know it's bending the rules slightly, but...
Anyway. Back to editting. And maybe bed eventually!
List of places to go.
I need a list (other than post-it notes!) of places I need to go to take pictures:
Black Horse - Roundabout near station.
Football figures - Roundabout near station.
Ford's Hospital
St. Mary's Guildhall - Try Sunday morning?
Naiad statue in Lady Herbert's Garden - no longer there. :(
Christchurch Spire
Canal Basin
Far Gosford Street
Spon Street
Canal Walk
West Orchard's Dome?
New Cathedral
Old Cathedtal (inc. from top of spire?)
Whittle Arch at night.
Timezone thingy under Whittle arch at night.
Whitefriar's Monastery
Argh... This is going to take years!
Black Horse - Roundabout near station.
Football figures - Roundabout near station.
Ford's Hospital
St. Mary's Guildhall - Try Sunday morning?
Christchurch Spire
Canal Basin
Far Gosford Street
Spon Street
Canal Walk
West Orchard's Dome?
New Cathedral
Old Cathedtal (inc. from top of spire?)
Whittle Arch at night.
Timezone thingy under Whittle arch at night.
Whitefriar's Monastery
Argh... This is going to take years!
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