We just got back from a trip to Tuscany:
08/11/2011
04/10/2010
Finally, Website finished: www.benjaminwalkeronline.com
After months and months of painstaking deliberation I have finally finished designing my new wedding photography website. Hopefully this design will do me for the next 12 months at least as I really can't handle anymore youtube tutorials and Dream Weaver Help topics. My crowning achievement is the new Javascript portfolio which automatically resizes to fit your browser. It has taken me months to code this but I finally managed to finish it last night. http://www.benjaminwalkeronline.com please just comment on this post if you have any feedback.
Link to site: http://www.benjaminwalkeronline.com
Link to site: http://www.benjaminwalkeronline.com
Easter In The Dales
Last weekend myself and Anna made the trip up to Yorkshire to spend Easter with Anna's family. Here are some shots I took on a day walking in the Dales.
Anna kitted out in all her Mum's walking gear and of course her own legendary earmuff's!
This is a particular fave of mine. (Above) Its SO bleak! The Village Green Preservation Society album by the Kinks, this kinda reminds me of the title song! There's rain drops all over my Lens but I actually think this adds to the image.
Anna kitted out in all her Mum's walking gear and of course her own legendary earmuff's!
This is a particular fave of mine. (Above) Its SO bleak! The Village Green Preservation Society album by the Kinks, this kinda reminds me of the title song! There's rain drops all over my Lens but I actually think this adds to the image.
All Images shot RAW on Nikon d300s - 15mm 2.8 Sigma lens.
Khash & Sam's London Wedding.
A small selection of Images from Khash & Sam's wedding in Marylebone, and then onto a boat on the Thames. www.benjaminwalkeronline.com
03/10/2010
The Gambia
A random set of images from our trip to The Gambia (Feb 2010). We stayed in a compound in the village of Lamin. Many visitors to Gambia never leave the resort areas on the coast and therefore don't realise just how much of a struggle day to day life here can be.
All Images shot RAW on Nikon d300s - 28-70mm 2.8 nikkor lens.
01/31/2010
Up on the roof
Up on the roof...
01/30/2010
Heron Tower
I was walking through the city on my way to Spitalfields market when I looked up and saw this new build right next to Liverpool Street station. I've watched it go up and up over the last year as I live in Shoreditch and can see it from my rooftop but had never seen it from ground level. I had my camera with me so took a few shots.
Shot RAW on Nikon D300-28-70mm 2.8.
Battersea Power Station and Grosvenor Bridge.
I've been meaning to get down to Battersea Power Station for quite a while now but it seems that whenever I find the time to make the trip the mood of the day has not been quite right. On a Saturday afternoon in January the weather seemed nicely menacing, it was one of those eerily calm afternoon's when the air is really still.
I began taking photographs from the embankment just beside the busy road. I figured there must be thousands of photographs of the Power Station taken from this perspective so started looking for an alternative. I walked back along the road and saw what looked like a ladder down into the Thames bank, but to get to the ladder I first had to climb over a spiked metal fence then balance along a wall which to the right of me dropped about 20ft straight down into the Thames. Luckily the tide was at its lowest and because of this I realised I could clamber down these ladders and actually take my shots from the riverbed its self.
I began taking photographs from the embankment just beside the busy road. I figured there must be thousands of photographs of the Power Station taken from this perspective so started looking for an alternative. I walked back along the road and saw what looked like a ladder down into the Thames bank, but to get to the ladder I first had to climb over a spiked metal fence then balance along a wall which to the right of me dropped about 20ft straight down into the Thames. Luckily the tide was at its lowest and because of this I realised I could clamber down these ladders and actually take my shots from the riverbed its self.
The ground below was extremely wet, muddy and very slippery, but I carried on and hung around down there long enough until my nerves had calmed and I could begin shooting.
I carefully negotiated the rocks and mud to get to where I wanted to be, which was just on the other side of the railway bridge where the Power Station would be directly in front of me. at this point I was beginning to regret my decision to climb down as I was still a bit shaken from the descent down the old ladder, it had began raining and my jeans and shoes where covered in grey clay plus in front of me was a sewage pipe that I needed to climb over to carry. I figured I'd came this far now so might as well carry on and stay down here for the duration, relax and get some shots I can be proud of.
I tried my hand to a bit of wildlife photography, There was a Swan hanging around, I threw a small rock in the direction of a group of seagulls which where meandering on the river bed about 50 meters away. I thought if I can get them to take flight it might add more drama to the shot. it worked really well, in fact they all flew in a big group and made two circuits across the river, back over my head and then back down into their original spot. I repeated the process a couple of times and shot blind with my wide lens hoping one of the shots will come out as I saw it in my head. the above image came out close, but I really wish I could have captured the birds flying with the swan positioned as it is in the above image.
Shot RAW on Nikon D300s at 15mm.
01/09/2010
This morning I had a test shoot with a model for Palladium Boots, then me and Anna had a walk around Clerkenwell in the snow.
I'm really pleased with my D300's ability to shoot in low light, even at really high ISO numbers as with this image the noise is quite flattering and adds mood to the scene.
