F & F Musings

I thought i'd go through some initial ideas, and how i would like to develop on existing interests. 

Photography - 

Nature/Landscape - this is my general area in terms of photography, and i would like to expand my love of photography because i am still doing it as a hobbie and i would like to be incorporated into my work more. The only issue i have is that when i do photography in a forcing myself to do it way, i seem to not come out with photos i like as much as the random shooting i do. I think this needs to change.

I am doing a project of my own where i take a photo everyday for this year. It's nothing new or groundbreaking but i'm using it to make myself more confident, especially with taking photos in the street/in front of strangers etc. http://pandalotte365.tumblr.com/

In terms of Nature, i have been taking more photos of animals recently. I like the idea of documenting animals movement, maybe my cat as he jumps. Or just general documentation because i do love animals and i think they're beautiful subjects. 

Example of my past work with animals (both from London Zoo) More here 

Also i like the texture of animals too, the fur and skin. If i had access to animals, this could be an interesting concept. 

Macro

I have found this way of making a kind of double exposure/distorted look by holding a macro filter at an angle in front of the lens. I made a couple of videos with it last year and it's a fun technique. I like that i was able to create an effect through physical things, and i want to explore that a bit more. I like the idea of doing it in a crowd or with people to create some ghostly photos. 

Film

We experimented with drawing on film last week, and i found it very interesting and fun. I ended up putting some leaves and petals onto the film with tape so that they became magnified and i thought it was fun. I haven't got the footage of the film in action just yet, but i have a few photos.