Tag: portraits

  • Taking Instant Pictures

    Last year, I bought a Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 camera. My intention was to get kids at my son’s school excited about photography during the Winter Fair, but that was a bust 😔.

    I guess, I was just too excited and I failed to do my photobooth homework well.

    With more practice, I will definitely be back.

    Fast forward to May, 2016, having not used the camera for a while due to other commitments, I decided I would actually make use of my Instax camera, but I needed a challenge. Shooting using film, instant or otherwise, in this day and age of digital photography is not cheap. Anyway, I dusted off my cool blue Instax Mini 8 camera, bought my film from Amazon UK and came up with an idea to shoot using the film.

    The Kenya Sevens team were going to be in town for London 7s and I thought I would do my own version of the squad profiles using the camera. And this was the result…

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BFon7YsiBr2/?taken-by=ek13_photos

     

    There was a lot of buzz from this image on my Instagram and I knew I was on to something. Even Fujifilm UK reposted my image on their feed.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BFt_1GpgjZR/?taken-by=fujiinstaxuk

     

    I actually even used the camera to collect signed prints from a few people during London 7s which I will be posting on my Instagram feed in due course. One of which I kept from the Kenya 7s team – Collins Injera – as he became the ‘All Time Try Scorer’ of all time in the Sevens World Series.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BFqZoUGiBqC/?taken-by=ek13_photos

     

    What next? I have something planned for June using my Instax Mini 8 and I am so excited about it. My son even wants one now. So I may just upgrade to the Instax Mini 70 in Island Blue and gift the Mini 8 to him on his 6th birthday.

    #filmsnotdead

  • Man Like Nells

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BCouHw2iBhj/?taken-by=ek13_photos

    What else can I say, but what a pleasure it was to photograph Nelly. The caption on the IG post says it all.

    Sometimes it just take a bit of courage and self believe to see a project through. Being a creative is all about knowing and feeling the right vibe with your subjects.

    With Nells (as he like to be called) it was smooth sailing.

    Follow him on Twitter or preferably on Youtube to listen to his music. Very talented young chap in my books.

  • Participants Found…

    …to take part in my photography project.

    It wasn’t easy as I have a very weird nervous way of talking to strangers and asking if they would like to take part in my project. I soon realised how important it is to have someone in the sidelines to help you with certain things. Keep you in check and all that.

    For the most part, this involved them having bare shoulders and we know how that goes in autumn and you are all layered up. Good thing, the studio I had booked for the shoot was kind of private.

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    Setting up the H3D Hasselblad

    Anyway, I used whatever resources I had at my disposal and went for it. Approached willing participants from around campus. I got quiet a few weird stares, but I managed to get at least 10 students willing to take part. Even I was shocked.

    The rest were some of my colleagues.

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    Rosario sitting for me for lighting test shot

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    Nicole sitting for me and final set-up for images

    I am still shooting the project in the hope to be finished by the end of this month. My determination is fuelled by words I keep uttering to my son, “Please finish it, as you have already started.”

    This particular assignment is making me approach total strangers, ask them for something and build some sort of relationship.

    After all, if I am to be portrait photographer, I have to keep practising how to talk to people from all walks of life – family and friends excluded – as it is the most daunting thing I would ever do.

    This is for the COURAGE & CONFIDENCE to see this project through.

     

  • Portrait: Kiboko HachiYon

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    Kiboko and Khai

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  • Portrait: Dj Dubwise

    Portrait: Dj Dubwise

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    Canon 7D with Canon 50mm f/1.8 II EF lens.
    Exposure: 1/750 at f/1.8 (ISO 200) Focal length: 50mm
    Post production: Lightroom 4
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    Canon 7D with Canon 50mm f/1.8 II EF lens.
    Exposure: 1/750 at f/1.8 (ISO 200) Focal length: 50mm
    Post production: Lightroom 4
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    Canon 7D with Canon 50mm f/1.8 II EF lens.
    Exposure: 1/125 at f/1.8 (ISO 200) Focal length: 50mm
    Post production: Lightroom 4

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