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Weirdo Fine Art Photographer Visual Artist Portraits & Self-portraits π¨π¦ Lover of Occult, Fantasy, Horror & Pop Culture
Week 15/52 - Monochrome Magic
Make a compelling black & white image.
#photography #landscape #blackandwhite
Candlelit portrait of a bearded man.
Week 14/52 - Wax Works
Make an image using candlelight.
I went for sinister vibes. . .
Finish this caption:
On a dark and stormy night . . .
#photography #portrait #candlelight
Orchid
Purple shamrock
Blue-eyed Dog
Necklace of blue and green crystals
Week 13/52 - In The Shallows
Make a set of images with your lens wide open.
#photography #bokeh #softfocus
Week 12/52 - High Key
High Key is not really my thing. So here's my weird attempt.
#photography #highkey #weird
Environmental portrait of a bearded man in his shop.
An environmental portrait of my main squeeze in the chaos he calls a shop.
#portraits #environmentalportrait #photography
Week 11/52 - Frozen In Time
This week's challenge was to stop time with fast shutter speeds.
I played with liquid drops.
These are my top 4 of the 13 images I edited.
#photography #abstract #waterdrop
Wizard raising a sword in triangle of light (mirror under water).
Green Tara statue reflection on water.
Flower and broken glass reflected in water.
Tarot Cards (Deviant Moon Tarot) reflected on an aquarium.
Week 10/52 - Mirror Reflection
Make an image using creative reflections.
I wandered through my house looking for reflections and then created some of my own.
#photography #reflection #creative
Chocolate cupcake decorated with candy sprinkles on a white cupcake stand with strawberries and black roses surrounding it.
Fruit tart surrounded by strawberries, a green cup and plants.
Macarons displayed on a handmade applewood board and bowl, stacked on wood slices with a green cup, skull and green foliage.
Tiramisu cake with strawberries on wood slices with green foliage in the background
Week 9/52 - Master The Masters
Emulate the style of a photographer you admire.
I made 3 attempts these are my final images in the style of @pascalestable and @anastaija_food on Instagram.
Sweet treats from the local Save On Foods.
#foodphotography #photography #desserts
It's all about the mood right??
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A shot glass of green Absinthe on fire surrounded by ice cubes, sugar cubes, the Absente bottle and other shots.
A different angle of a shot glass of green Absinthe on fire surrounded by ice cubes, sugar cubes, the Absente bottle and other shots.
Three shot glasses of green absinthe on fire surrounded by sugar cubes and ice cubes.
Week 8/52 - Still Life
Set up a still life scene and photograph it.
I enjoy photographing beverages so I decided to do my shoot around Absinthe.
Fire & Ice
This brings me up-to-date on my 52-week project here. So I'll be updating weekly from now on.
#photography #stilllife #productphotography
Icicles on a shed during Blue Hour
Orchid during blue hour.
Abstract door glass during blue hour.
Week 7/52 - The Big Blue
Make a set of three images during blue hour.
The example for this one showed interesting archtecture with orange lighting that contrasted with blue of the hour. With -37Β°C temps, I stuck around my acreage.
#photography #bluehour #personalproject
A circle of blue, white, and orange streaks painted with light.
A blue and purple light painted spirograph-type design.
A light painted circle of blue and red rings.
A purple spirograph-style light painting.
Week 6/52 - Blaze A Trail
I was supposed to capture light trails in a scene but I live on an acreage and we've been in a deepfreeze so I decided to play with light indoors. I used 2 flashlights with fibre optic tips and gels inserted on strings hanging from my ceiling.
#photography #lightpainting
Cup of coffee without polarization shows the light reflection on the surface of the coffee creating a lighter half moon in the cup.
Cup of coffee with the polarizer cuts the reflection and makes the coffee appear black.
A star shaped candle holder without polarizer is silhoutted against the reflective surface it sits on.
A star shaped candle holder with polarizer is clearer and the surface can be seen to be wood.
Week 5/52 - Polar Opposites
Explore using a Circular Polarizer.
I took this indoors since everything around me is white at the moment.
The polarizer cuts the reflection and makes the colours richer.
#photography #experiments
Dragon silhouette against red and blue light.
Fox ornament backlit against orange and red light.
Silhouette of snowglobe containing a skeleton couple riding a motorcycle against green light.
Week 4/52 - Facing The Light
Find 3 interesting shapes or subjects and create a set of silhouettes.
I chose some of my favourite ornaments and then plsyed with coloured LED lights.
#photography #silhouette #personalproject
Infrared photo of trees against the sky.
Infrared photo of a yard in winter.
Infrared photo of sheds in winter.
Week 3/52 - Otherworldly
Make an otherworldly image using an Infrared camera or filter.
The third week of January is not the ideal time to experiment with an Infrared filter but I did what I could. I look forward to experimenting further in the summer.
#photography #infrared #landscape
Low Key Portrait of a Wolf Pups Sculpture
Low key portrait of a silver candle stick with white candle.
Low Key portrait of a Chinese Water Dragon Sculpture
Week 2/52 of 52 Assignment: Exposure
Out From The Dark
The assignment was to create a low key image that gives just enough light to understand what you are seeing and creates a mood.
#lowkeylight #photography #moody
Black roses against a red lit background with neutral side light.
Black roses against a red lit background with front neutral light.
Week 1/52 - Light The Way
Even though I generally focus on portraits, I love learning, so this year I am doing a 52-week project exploring exposure using thr book "52 Assignments" by Antony Zacharias.
Explore how moving the light, or yourself, changes the scene.
#photography #learn #exposure
Self portrait of a woman with a skeleton face and vampire teeth holding a normal face as a mask.
Hello Weirdos.
This is a self-portrait inspired by @metallica.com Sad But True.
I love making weird pictures and this one is pary of an ongoing series I call the Jukebox Project.
#photography #art #music
