Conceptual Photography - Photo Sequences

[Phil]

Right, you 'orrible lot, I'm back, so listen up! 

Conceptual photography, how to explain in a few lines? Nah, have a look at the video below (sorry about the initial waffle) and you'll get the idea.
This is not a competition, nor is it to be taken too seriously, it's just a little something to get the grey-matter moving. There's no limit to the amount of submissions you can make, and I'm not going to set a time limit but I will bump the topic regularly for the next month or so to keep it current. I would love for everyone to take the time and get involved.

So, what are you waiting for? Jump to it! 

 

[kev7d]

I like this idea. A simple one to kick start things:

[Phil]

I wasn't expecting a response so quick.

A perfect example of the subject 

[kev7d]

Lets just say I am quite taken with this idea.

[Clicker]

It's right up your street Kev ...

[kev7d]

17 hours ago, Clicker said:

It's right up your street Kev ...

I am looking forward to seeing some more.   

[kev7d]

Another go! Why not?   

[Clicker]

Quite brillant Kev... I knew you would excel at this genre ...

[kev7d]

Thanks Polly.  

I don't know about brilliant but it was good fun doing this.  

[Clicker]

If I was to be picky ...I'd like the last image not to be e replica of the first and have the dogeater looking straight at the  camera .. sort of challenging  if you know what I mean ...kinda " well what did you expect !"

[Clicker]

It's a minion isn't it ?

[kev7d]

Good point Polly in respect of the last shot. 

[kev7d]

Just now, Clicker said:

It's a minion isn't it ?

I do believe it is.  One from a now old box of stuff that my daughter has grown out of.  

[Clicker]

Not criticising ... just another idea maybe...

[Clicker]

BTW...are you coming to  the meeting in Stratford on June 10th.....? ( erm .sorry...I know it's off topic)

[kev7d]

I did not think you were criticising.  I really like feedback.  Helps me think about the next time I pick up the camera.  We all need some critique.   

I might be working on the morning of the meeting so I cannot say just yet.  

[Ryewolf]

So, with this in mind, the last couple of days I thought I'd try it out on one of my usual drives around Pendle and the Ribble Valley, whilst I didn't exactly have it storyboarded, I do now know the area quite well and what I can expect to see - it was the unexpected image I had no idea for.

A Pheasant, A Tarmac Digger-Upper and a view down the Ribble Valley at Sunset. (They're displayed in the order I took them.)

[FUJI]

This technique has great potential to grow. I must put my old thinking cap on.

FUJI

[Ryewolf]

In hindsight I probably could have done with a 4th image, for my first sequence.

[Phonantiphon]

Great stuff, how do you get the background to be so WHITE.

It's something I always struggle with...

[kev7d]

I use a white card for the background. These sets were shot in RAW.  I adjust / check the white balance in all of the images together in ACR to get as consistent a white balance as I can.   I shoot these to get them as correct as possible in camera including setting white balance in camera.  Only small adjustments need to be made to the RAW file meaning I have no further white balance checks to make. 

[Phonantiphon]

1 hour ago, kev7d said:

I have been using white card for the background. These sets were shot in RAW.  I adjust / check the white balance in all of the images together in ACR to get as consistent a white balance as I can.   I shoot these to get them as correct as possible in camera including setting white balance in camera.  Only small adjustments need to be made to the RAW file meaning I have no further white balance checks to make. 

Thanks for that, I imagine some decent lighting doesn't hurt either!! 

[kev7d]

In respect of lighting I use an off camera flash gun through an umbrella which nicely softens the light. 

[kev7d]

Another sequence. A homeless camera.   

[Ryewolf]

This one I'd sorta planned out prior from today, I had 3 shots out of the 4 I thought I would need allready in mind, so just need a fourth - which I was pretty sure I could get.

Anyway after looking though all the shots, the image I'd planned for the out of the ordinary (a train), didn't actually work.. I ended up with 5 shots in the sequence.