Another day, another face

Two more kind folk passed before my lens today.
I hope I've found something in each that says something to you.

There are still one or two more people in the queue, but this will be my last chance to get any feedback before I submit to the mercy of the judges. I've put a name and number with each portrait posted over the last couple of days. If you could take a moment and let me know which images work for you I would be very grateful. Thanks

Glenn #1

Rachel #1

Two more portraits

Two more versions of portraits from recent days.

Carrie #4

Roland #3

Colour ?

I guess I'm wondering why William Eggleston, Stephen Shore et al. bothered sometimes. Their ground breaking work in colour photography has largely been ignored by yours truly of late. Beautiful, arresting images from way down south in Memphis. So, I thought I'd better add in some of the colour images and resist the urge to allow the tones to have the stronger voice. That's after all where this particular image was meant to go.
Sometimes I just can't resist the power of the black and white. Judge for yourself and please let me know what you think.

Roland #2

Something new from yesterday and someone new from today. It is my aim to photograph a new portrait every day this week. I have two people lined up for tomorrow. We'll see if I can keep up the pace.

Carrie #3

Roland #1

Portraits

A couple of today's portraits. Many thanks to Carrie who volunteered to have water sprayed in her face while being subjected to the cameras scrutiny. A truly lovely person, I've known Carrie for a few years now and can't ever see enough of her.

Thanks also to Clare also subjected to the water torture albeit from behind the glass.

Would love all feedback as I am to submit three portraits by the end of the week, one of which will hang at the Maitland Regional Art Gallery (MRAG)

Carrie #1

Carrie #2

Night Drive

Clare

Blue Sky Mining

If you have a look at the links attached to this blog, you'll see Richard Avedon's name. After the stunning images he made it's difficult to think of myself as a portrait photographer. And if you've followed this blog at all you'll know that I am more interested in the flotsam and jetsam of life than anything more conspicuous.

As I prepare to embark on the portrait challenge I have involved myself in, I will allow myself this small indulgence. An image from I trip I did last January coming home from northern NSW. Nambucca Heads. A small south-east coastal town in NSW. On this overnight stop I walked and walked. Camera in hand I found much to enjoy.

Xmas Day - Portrait Prize

Well then, the image in the previous post was entered a couple of days ago into the 1233 Portrait Prize. Run by the ABC and the Maitland Regional Art Gallery. I've been fortunate enough to have been selected as one of the Ten Finalists.

From here we final ten have been awarded a workshop with SMH Photographer Quentin Jones. Following the workshop we create another portrait image for judging, with the winner receiving a trip for two to the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. All ten finalist will have their work shown at the Maitland Regional Art Gallery. This is the prize for me.

Congratulations to the other nine finalists.
Below is one of the other images I submitted into the Prize.

Xmas Day

This is an image of my dad taken last xmas day at the family gathering. I used the lens baby on my nikon. Didn't touch the images until two nights ago. I photographed everyone who came to lunch, up against the wall. Surprised they all agreed. Much grimacing and nervous grins. My dad toughed it out for the crowd. Nervous, and who isn't with a camera shoved close to their face, but still relaxed enough to let the feeling of happiness he carried within to escape through his eyes. He's a happy man and it's good to see.

Head On Photo Festival

Sydney’s Head On Photo Festival features over 180 events and includes exhibitions of Australian and international work by established and emerging photographers.

This year I have some images in the Head On photo Festival at the Leichhardt Library Exhibition Space.


Opening on Thursday 3 May


I'm sharing the space with two other photographers


It's an interesting show and a great, great event so support your local image makers and artists and go enjoy their images

Just a Sunday night at the computer. An image I played with a few weeks ago and liked. I came back to it again tonight to have another go. I love the composition and texture of this image.

It's just so incredibly simple, and at the same time so complex...