tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35694370335768044662024-03-05T23:08:42.993+00:00Words, Words, Words...Ramblings and musings of a UK based PhotographerBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.comBlogger601125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-50710203876534017062016-07-01T07:08:00.002+01:002016-07-01T07:08:26.033+01:00Feline Friday - Cat Videos...Have been amusing myself with trying to capture the different characters of the cats on little videos. So the short version is:<br />
Pepper loves the camera<br />
Ralph is an imp<br />
Charlie is, well, just Charlie ;-)<br />
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<br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-2613291622051855772016-06-27T08:33:00.000+01:002016-06-27T08:33:03.312+01:00Monday Morning...I haven't actually taken any photos over the weekend - I've been too depressed at the stupidity of our country. This morning I finally managed to pick up my camera - nothing too complicated or technical but at least I managed to find the will to point it at something and press the shutter button!<br />
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Pepper is meditating for love, peace and togetherness in our country...</div>
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Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-65277256440401748882016-06-25T06:11:00.000+01:002016-06-25T06:16:25.009+01:00Sad Saturday...Fear, stupidity, lies, and misplaced arrogance at our own perceived importance now seem to rule the day. But it's ok because intolerance, nationalism and the rise of the right have never had any bad consequences have they? I am sad beyond belief at what has happened. Almost 50% of voters did not want this for our country.<br />
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<br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-41312113460077217332016-06-23T07:25:00.002+01:002016-06-23T07:25:39.868+01:00Birthday Boy...Happy birthday to the husband. As a treat you get to go vote in the EU Referendum :-D <br />
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For those wondering which way I'll be voting today - I can't put it better than James Melville's tweet...</div>
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Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-57760488811146243642016-06-22T07:44:00.003+01:002016-06-22T08:06:49.617+01:00Wordless Wednesday...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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These were all taken with side light which I love as it emphasises texture and shape and gives a wonderfully three dimensional feel to objects. If you normally shoot in 'flat' light do give side light a go. I took these on a table with light from our patio doors coming from camera left. I diffused it with some voile to make it softer, and in some cases I closed the curtains to let only a thin strip of light fall on the objects. It's all about controlling the light to give the effect that you want.</div>
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Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-87996305817729058402016-06-19T08:49:00.003+01:002016-06-19T09:00:42.188+01:00My Photo Sunday...<div align="center">
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Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-52456977050297719592016-06-17T07:11:00.000+01:002016-06-17T07:20:59.017+01:00Food Friday...I couldn't find a link-up for a Food Friday post. I wonder if it's worth starting one? <br />
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Today has been a week of changing the way I think, and things appearing to help me to do that in a very strange yet wonderful way. At the beginning of the week I was thinking of going on yet another diet, and feeling depressed at the thought, and then realising that it would fail anyway because it would be a short term solution, and then despairing because I knew I really needed to lose some weight, and then feeling I might as well give up before I start...you know the kind of thing. My brain knows that diets screw up your relationship with food, and the diet industry is the only one that benefits from this, but still part of me was saying 'maybe this time it will be different' even though I knew that it wouldn't be. It takes such mental energy to be in a constant battle with yourself like that, I knew something had to be different this time. So then, I don't know what made me do it, but I decided to search for some books on altering the way you look at food and came up with <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zen-Eating-Ancient-Answers-Problems/dp/0399523820/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466142171&sr=8-1&keywords=the+zen+of+eating">The Zen of Eating </a>by Ronna Kabatznik, and also <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meal-Meditations-Finding-Balance-Through-ebook/dp/B0023ZLI0Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1466142418&sr=8-2&keywords=meal+by+meal+donald+altman">Meal by Meal </a>by Donal Altman. Both are basically saying the same thing - to practice mindfulness when you eat. Of course there's a lot more to it than that but that's the idea - be aware, slow down, notice taste, textures, smells, the feeling of fullness, and stop eating when you reach the point of being satisfied. I've been putting some of the ideas into practice whenever I can this week, and am certainly feeling happier than I was counting calories or points. I'll try and keep a note of how it goes over the next few weeks.<br />
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Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-14192541876491536402016-06-15T06:53:00.001+01:002016-06-15T07:05:34.896+01:00Wordless Wednesday...When I'm not working with my camera (see my websites at <a href="http://www.happypetsphotography.com/">www.happypetsphotography.com</a> and <a href="http://www.barbarajacksonphotography.co.uk/">www.barbarajacksonphotography.co.uk</a>) I like to just play. It's good to create images just for the sake of it and stops me getting fed up with the whole business of photography. <br />
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Because the weather was so warm last week I did a mini shoot in the garden involving some very cute drinks jars I found for 59p each! I knew that I wanted a bright, summery shot and I knew that I wanted my Japanese Maples in the background, but the sun was far too bright in that corner of the garden so I had to soften the light somehow. I decided to use a reflector as a scrim so that there was less light hitting my setup, it also meant I was able to shoot at a wider aperture to make the background less in focus. You can use anything translucent to make a scrim - a shower curtain, tracing paper, a voile curtain. It's great when you're shooting portraits too and want to keep bright sunlight from someone's face.<br />
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<br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-44846677604029024272016-06-14T07:38:00.000+01:002016-06-14T07:44:12.329+01:00And We're Back!Helloo, helloo! Well my indecision was final - after closing this blog down a year ago and trying out Wordpress (can't say I was impressed), I've decided to reopen Words Words Words renamed as The Happy Pumpkin. No particular reason for that name other than that I like pumpkins and I'd rather see a happy one than one drowning in self-pity and misery, and Words Words Words just didn't seem right for a blog so heavily biased towards photography!<br />
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So what's new? Well I'm working part time as a photographer, and part time for PetPals who are a pet sitting/dog walking company. I love my job (well the majority of the time I love it, every job has its days...); I get to go out and play with pooches, then come back to my kitties and be grateful for how quiet and calm they are (usually).<br />
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You can view my professional photography websites at <a href="http://www.barbarajacksonphotography.co.uk/">www.barbarajacksonphotography.co.uk</a> and <a href="http://www.happypetsphotography.com/">www.happypetsphotography.com</a></div>
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Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-49046148403849497092015-05-23T09:48:00.001+01:002015-05-23T09:50:18.115+01:00Au Revoir...I've decided to stop posting to this blog and start afresh, it's just become complicated to separate general blog stuff from my photography business. Thanks to everyone who has followed and commented over the years. For those of you who would like to still see what I (and the cats) are up to you can find me at <a href="https://thehappypumpkin.wordpress.com/">https://thehappypumpkin.wordpress.com</a>. This will be my general blog for cats, crafts, musings etc. My official web page is <a href="http://www.barbarajacksonphotography.co.uk/">www.barbarajacksonphotography.co.uk</a> which has my business info on it, and linked to that is my official photography blog at <a href="http://bee.proimageblogs.com/">http://bee.proimageblogs.com</a> which will mainly be for photoshoots etc. xxBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-91807328421605638792015-05-16T07:21:00.000+01:002015-05-16T13:15:50.747+01:00Mrs P...<div style="text-align: justify;">
Such a sad day yesterday. I had to say goodbye to my dearest, sweetest girl Mrs P. We had eighteen years of friendship (she was at least 20 years old), but she was struggling so much the last week or two that I thought it only fair to let her go whilst she still had some quality of life and dignity. She loved everybody and was quietly confident (ok, she was insistent) that the affection was returned, which it always was. She accepted all other cats on friendly terms although never allowed them to take liberties with her food or blanket. She liked to chat to people, wriggling her paws at them at the same time, and always had an opinion on everything. She was always there for me and I miss her so much.</div>
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Today was about having the house to myself (the mogs were in but asleep - no change there). I was going to be a sloth but then got distracted by actually doing stuff - the best laid plans etc. I started with 30 minutes of yoga, then my campaign to eat more healthily continued with me making Moroccan style sweet potato and chick peas (the smell of the garlic and spices was delicious), with cauliflower rice. I was rather sceptical about the cauliflower rice, but not being a fan of actual rice decided to give it a go. I loved it! For those of you who haven't come across it, the instructions I followed are <a href="http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cauliflower-rice">here</a>. Amazing! Will definitely be using it again.</div>
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The healthy lunch…</div>
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Am just stopping to catch my breath after a very busy few weeks. I can't believe that it's over a month since I last posted. What have I been doing? Photo shoots, yoga, trying to eat more healthily, trying to get the garden back to some semblance of order after the winter, work, getting a new camera, more photo shoots…</div>
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Some people have been… hard-going this week. At times like this I'd like to grab my camera, books, cats, and iMAC and head for the nearest island to escape from everyone (I know I'm on an island but it's a big one so it doesn't count). Foregoing that, I just grab my camera and enjoy a few moment of stillness.</div>
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I came across these sweet plates in a charity shop and fell in love with the colours and design. They're from the Empire Pottery Staffordshire and date from December 1955 judging by the manufacturer's mark on the back. I really only wanted one but ended up with a set of about twelve for £2. The prop shelves are groaning… I don't often do overhead shots because a) I find them difficult to lay out to my liking and b) it hurts my back to shoot them! The little plates seemed to demand it though. It was a relief to get back to a normal pov and shoot clementines :-)</div>
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Still-life shooting is like meditation with a camera… you can be totally in the moment, you don't have to think of anyone or anything else, just what's in front of you. </div>
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I found these sweet little pots at the charity shop at our local animal rescue centre, they were 20p each! I didn't know what I'd use them for but I knew they'd come in handy, and things came together when my sister gave me a bag of scarves including the lacy number here, and Hinckley Fashion Outlet gave me some rather nice artificial flowers. All I then had to do was shoot with window light and some bounced fill-in flash, followed by some LR magic, including Kim Klassen's 'Breeze' LR preset (which I tweaked).</div>
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This week it's all about props. I've become an avid collector of all manner of odd bits and bobs since starting to shoot still-life. My only problem now is where to put it all!</div>
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Am on a bit of a Chinese New Year kick at the moment as you might have guessed if you've read this week's challenge that I posted yesterday…<br />
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I'm so enjoying this year-long exploration of still-life with Kim Klassen, it's so relaxing to just 'play' with pretty things and my camera! This week it's all about side light. I shot these on the kitchen work surface with light from the window, and used some large black card on the opposite side to darken the shadows further and create more contrast. A bit different to the light and airy shots I normally go for - still-life from the dark side. :-)</div>
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… and one more. I couldn't resist these heart-shaped crumpets in ASDA, they just made me laugh. The crumpets of lurve!</div>
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Still being influenced by the Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi: the art of imperfection.</div>
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<br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-59761120172855992272015-02-03T11:54:00.002+00:002015-02-03T11:55:32.174+00:00A Quick How To...So how do you use the numbers on the back of your camera to get a good exposure?<br />
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That row of numbers from -3 to +3 is your exposure. What you're aiming for is to get the little moving arrow in approximately the centre (this is a little simplistic but it's what we'll go with for now).</div>
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Like this: Here I've changed the ISO to 200, the shutter speed to 1/200 and the aperture stays at f1.4. </div>
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A quick change of settings: Aperture stays the same but the ISO is 400 and the shutter speed is 1/320. Note how the arrow is slightly to the right. I've slightly over exposed this because I didn't think the whites were bright enough. </div>
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This week I've mainly be inspired by still-life photography (with the odd cat photo-bombing its way in). I'm really enjoying Kim Klassen's Be-Still 52 class and am finding all sorts of bits and pieces are making their way into my photos because of it.</div>
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<br />Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07769051642180104391noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569437033576804466.post-80532440042834028192014-12-16T11:58:00.001+00:002014-12-16T11:58:10.349+00:00Wordless Wednesday...<div style="text-align: justify;">
After the weekend's crazy photo shoot and then being back at work yesterday, this morning it was just nice to go for a meditative photo walk through Ambion Woods. </div>
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All taken with Canon 6D and Canon 135mm f2 lens.</div>
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At last time to draw breath! More of what I've been up to over the last few weeks in the next few days, I just really wanted to post some pics from a crazy, fun, creative shoot I did on Saturday with burlesque artist Kitty LeCreme. There were three shots I knew I wanted to get with her, one involved fake snow, another was dark with rim lighting, and the last was inspired by a Rankin portrait and involved a feather boa. Kitty also wanted some shots of some amazing headdresses she had so we had a busy afternoon, helped by some gorgeous make-up by Scarlet Holton (who doesn't like cats but is still a nice person - and besides she was quite taken with Mrs P). </div>
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So here's the snow shot.</div>
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I wanted the whole thing bright and zinging with colour.</div>
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Again the two front lights were used.</div>
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One of Kitty's amazing costumes.</div>
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Apart from the last shot which had where very specific editing was needed, there was only basic edits done to the other shots. It really helps to learn as much as you can about lighting, because get that right and you're 90% there. Plus it's great fun to play about with different light and see what you can do (and no these weren't taken in a studio but in my living room). Enjoy!</div>
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