phillross

buskers dream

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a selection of old victorian glass bottles lit up using a ring flash-light and a long exposure in darkness.

I was given the chance to photograph some of my friends collection of legal firearms and this was one of the results.

A few props I had hanging around placed together to create a ww2 theme (despite the hat being 1950s)

A photograph of one of my late fathers meerchaum smoking pipes.

Another EP-CD cover I took for Dewsbury based band Little Vegas Lies, the photograph was taken at 1am looking North over the M1 from junction 40, long

I found this lead dice at a site I was metal detecting, it dates from the 1300s and is unusual in the fact the opposing sides do not add up to 7.

Experimenting with darkness and torchlight I decided to create a "stone henge" replica using music related books

Taken at Peace hall Halifax, west yorkshire

My good friend Mr Krazey Dayz agreed to let me take this photograph of him, I created the smoke effect using cigarette smoke.

A picture that I took somewhere in the small town of Ossett, West Yorkshire of a mosquito on a blade of grass, also used as my own latest music album

A photograph I took using a long exposure and only a campfire in the woods as a light source.

A block of ice retrieved from my freezer when it needed defrosting this was after running water over it.

Unknown motorcyclist on his Triumph taken from the passenger seat of a friends car at 70mph on the A1M southbound

Taken around 3am by a campfire while out on a camping trip with some friends.

Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photograph in the living room of my flat after a discussion with one of my friends about me wanting a guitar made from coins, the above image however was a cheap electric guitar I had purchased, I had a jar full of change so decided to see what it would look like, I had to use blu-tack and sellotape to keep the coins from sliding on the curved body.

Time

It was dark outside at around 10:22 Pm I use blackout curtains to keep the street lights from shining into my room.

Lighting

The only light source I used was a high powered torch, I turned off my living room light and using a long exposure shone the torch across the guitar.

Equipment

Nikon D60, Velbon tripod, 18-55 lens, "Police" high powered torch

Inspiration

I wanted to do something unique and creative, as an ex busker I have spent many years travelling, playing guitar on the streets and earning money through this until I became too ill to do it. This photo is my reprsentation of a life of busking.

Editing

I did darken the edges of the image and used a monochrome setting on Photoscape editor, I also cropped the image to fit.

In my camera bag

just my Nikon D3200 (which replaced the D60) with standard 18-55 lens, a few cleaning cloths, remote and a lens brush.

Feedback

use long exposures, complete darkness with no other light source other than a torch and experiment.

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