Wow What A Week!

ok this is going to be a few blogs posted about a few different days... so you will have to bear with me, 

In the last week I have had both my Mum and Dads birthday, Hacked my Kindle to use my own screen savers(Don't worry it is open-source babe!) Shooting a video for Spits, Meeting Mick Foley with my Dad, Seeing some of my old work mates from my hairdressing days AND gone out to a cheesy club night with the Girls where I shot the event.

WOW that alot of things! 

Keyboard For Blondes

Today I was sent something from a friend of mine... And yes, She is a lady friend of mine before you start moaning at me...

Yes, you can click it to see it bigger but its a keyboard made for not only girls, but blondes(being as thick as they are and all,)

To see more click this LINK. I can think of a few people that this would really suite and I might just say I might have ti grab one for a up coming birthday!

O Flash (20120220)

Today I got a new Light Mod in the post!

Mirror Shot!

 On my 1st server shoot with HappyStreet about 2 years back I worked along side a very good photographer named Louise(Louise May Photography). She used a flash mod called an O Flash other wise know as a ring flash. But unlike a ring flash this is not another toy with more batters and a cost of over £400, With an O Flash mod it fits onto the speed light you already have.

Shooting through the Middle of the O-flash

Now I got mine from Ebay for around £22.00 with free P&P, Sweet! Now as always when I get a new toy I will upload some test images but you will see my work better once I have time to play with it. I like the way it works but it does have a few kinks to work out (HotSpots)!

Test images on this LINK!

Rose & O-Flash

I love Tech!!

I know this is not going to be a shock to anyone that reads this but I really really do!

Take this image I shot at BVE!

Green screens... Good?

Now, A little back story... 

This was a stand at last weeks BVE, It is a tech demo of some software that they were selling. The idea was that you can have multi feeds coming into a computer, Audio/Video and feeds from outside the studio. 

She was sitting on a stall with a screen and keyboard in front of her, and a green screen behind her. This software would take the feeds from 3 cameras, and cut her out past her in on the "news" set, add effect including shadows, reflections and a lot more things that I did not understand.

The screen above her head is the finished look, all done in real time and it really looked amazing!

BVE - Broadcast Video Expo (20120215)

A Canon I don't know but played with none the less

For the people that don't know (don't worry I did not know till a few weeks ago) BVE stands for Broadcast Video Expo... aka an Expo for all the people in and around broadcasting. Television and live shows but almost anything to do with Video.

Now as you guys know I only just got into video(and still have a lot to learn) but I was looking forward to getting out and seeing what's happening in this world. My friend invited me to go along and as I was free I said, "why not?" Trouble is that he got ill the night before and could not make it.

A Sheep... Don't Ask

Now I was starting to think about not going, I knew nothing of this world and my friend would have been my guide, Showing me the ropes and telling me about things I did not yet understand. Now without anyone to tell me about this and that it seemed like it would just be a waste. But when the day came and with a little pep talk from Fluff, I through "What The Hell, It might just be a fun day out".

Me With The Nikon D4

I got to see some cool things at the show, most of it went right over my head and I belive i missed out on some cool things but at the same time I got to play with some call camera's, looked at some cool tech and best of all.... I got to hold the newest Nikon D4 before my ill friend could (His a BIG Nikon FanBoy!).

Just goes to show, Just cos its not going to be easy, does not mean you should miss out.

I (WILL) have some images on the site, if you would like to check them out click this LINK!

21th Century Skinny

As some of you might have seen on my YouTube Channel. I have been making some short clips for my juggling club "Spinning@".

The first was me just seeing what I could get, I have never really used the video on my new camera as I could not use my movie editing software. that changed after a chat with a fellow photography/camera man.

With a little work and some new software I got it working... So after my 1st spits (Spinning@) meeting using my camera in Filming mode!

Now I liked the vid but there were some things about it I really hated. the quietly of it was really bad and the formate was wrong. Also the settings on my camera were way out and most of the fast moving items just blurred.

I took some of the things my friends posted to me for advice and tips, Then used it with next weeks filming. I had some ideas and some images in my head so I set out to better my last film.



Now I believe this was much better, the quietly was much better, exported at 720p (the 1080p file was over 16GB), Trouble is that the formate was still the same once I uploaded it to YouTube. But that being said I am really happy with the idea behind the video. I will try again maybe not this week but I will do it soon, maybe when its a little warmer and were outside with more space. 

RIP Houston!

Just herd that Whitney Houston just passed a

way! 

It looks like Beverly Hills Police Department responded to an emergency call at the Beverly Hills Hotel where members of hotel staff and fire department officials attempted to revive her, It is not know how she died but knowing her past it might have something to do with drugs but I am only going by what's has happened of late.

Its a bit of a shock with the death of MJ not that long ago, My generation seem to be losing the people we grow up with seem to be popping there clog's in a very short space of time. 

But as always, we will always have the memory's of the times we had with her music!

Something to Keep An Eye On!

I was just watching some youtube vid and the normal add came on.... but unlike most addverts, I watch all of this one.. 

Now I know this is live action, and I know that I am a massive kung-fu fan... 

BUT

After a while of playing games you kinda work out what's in the game from the trailers. Little hints that are in the video (that they decide to leave in). I am thinking something link "True Crime Streets Of LA" but next gen version.I really really liked the that group of games but it was limited by the gen they where on.

Coming in 2012 Pre-Order for PC/PS3/Xbox, Its from Square Enix (Deus Ex/Final Fantasy) So you know its going to get a good start... Will let you know more when I do

Chinese New Year - Images

Something about the mix in styles that I love

This is just a quisk blog beofre I head off to bed... I just wanted to let you all know I have a new gallery on my site from last Sundays Chinese New Year event where me and a fre friends all met up to get some cool images... you can find my set on this LINK.

Fluff on the  old sony

And as usual you can find a teaser set on facebook! Hope you like and please leave any comments or feed back as every little thing helps! 

Love the guys in the background!

OccStock.ORG

As some of you might know, I can be very open minded and can even sometimes be political. If you had read any of my blogs you will know I can be out spoken and very open to share almost anything that I find online or from the rest of the world. 

Now with Christmas and all the cold weather, a lot of the guys from the occupy movement have left and gone to warmer places and the worlds eye has moved onto other things - but there are still some hardcore people sitting there in tents, Freezing there arsses off. So to bring some attention to these guys and to get some more people involved, There is an event happening this weekend in London.

Taking place outside St Paul's this weekend, Occstock is a FREE event with Poetry, Dance, Live arts like Dance and music as well as a magic show. Kicking off at 19.00 with the show all they ask is bring a tealight and something to sit on, oh and something to keep you nice and warm like a blanket (or even a Tit warmer?).

Now if you want to know more then please check out there site on THIS LINK, (http://occstock.org/) and I will hope to see some of you there on Saturday. Lets keep the movement going or we will end up in a place you might not like!