After I posted the photo entitled ocean dreams, I said that I would show those who were wondering how to protect their cams from the rain, how I did it.
Here's how:
What I did was wrap my camera up in a plastic bag which was kinda thin and I made sure it's loose enough to cover the whole cam but also leave the lens area open when I needed it to. I wrapped it round the tripod base thingy too so when I popped the tripod thingy into it's slot with the camera on it, it also secured the plastic bag on the cam so made sure it wouldn't fly off. I then put my lil wireless remote in a zip-lock bag which I folded and sellotaped together so it still worked and wasn't in a big bag. I've killed my remote before by drowning it so was prepared this time round. Anyway, then I made my sister in law hold an umbrella over the camera for extra security. Had she not been there, I would have also put a towel over it leaving the front open for the lens.
and here's the visual aids for the above description (click for larger):
How to protect your camera from rain
Artist Feature: Tamishir
I joined flickr.com back in Feb 2007 and one of the first people I discovered on there whose work I fell in love with was Amir aka Tamishir. He is from one of the most beautiful countries in the world but also a country which heavily restricts artistic freedoms that are so easily enjoyable elsewhere. Yet Amir creates brilliant masterpieces all of the time. His photos have elements of surrealism to them while also being real. He often crosses gender roles and challenges what is/isn't acceptable in this regard. He also includes cultural elements in his photos through things such as props, text, ideas etc. and this only adds to how much I enjoy them. In the time I've been watching his work, he has consistently grown while keeping those parts of his photos which distinguish his images as his own.
Check him out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamishir/
Artist Focus: Allyson Kalie Garrett
I want to start something on my blog where I showcase artists once a week who I think are simply amazing in what they do. I dont think I'll limit it to just photography but it will probably mostly be in that realm.
The first person I want to show you all is Allyson Kalie who I discovered through the world of Flickr. At a mere 18 years of age, she already has a bigger understanding of "photography" than most I know. Her use of light is what made me fall in love with her work and that love and appreciation has only grown stronger so here she is.
thats only from the first 10 pages of her stream and if you click those photos, you will see they usually have a whole bunch more under them! Here is a link to Kalie's stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaliegarrett/
