A 365 thread - Page 10

petemc · 22-07-2008, 17:23

Its been a busy 4 days so here's what happened.

Saturday 19th July

I had a great day at the Tall Ships event. I took a ride on a rib around Albert Dock to get some photos. Really fun. After I went to Wellington Dock to photograph the larger ones and the weather was perfect. Great day out.

Sunday 20th July

Another day with the Tall Ships. I started with some photos of the cruise ship Crystal Symphony and headed over for sunset. I just made it. Things went a bit weird after that. I was looking at the menu for Circo and noticed the girls inside giggling. One came out and also started looking at the menu. "Odd" I thought. Then I realised that her friend was taking a photo of her through the glass. There was a clown face on the glass you see. It wasn't until later that I figured they noticed it because of where I was standing looking at the menu. Super. After I went and got me some nice dusk shots.

Monday 21st July

The big event. The Tall Ships parade of sail. This was taken on the top of a nice yacht that I was able to use for the day. I am super sunburnt but it was totally worth it. As we moved from one dock to the other we were attacked by sailors with water bombs. They scored a direct hit. We had to wait nearly 2hrs before we could go out onto the Mersey. I took a video of that for fun but had the darn thing set to time lapse so its about 5 seconds long now. Fun day speeding around the Mersey on a yacht though. I still haven't properly been through the photos. After I had a shoot for the launch of the new media wall in Liverpool. Its huge and insanely bright. So bright it is literaly like night and day there. We had to put it to the lowest setting to get a balanced photo.

Tuesday 22nd

Its a Tuesday.

Haly · 22-07-2008, 17:52

That's a big catch up

How do you manage to make a piece of paper look so good?

petemc · 22-07-2008, 17:54

I cheat with Photoshop

petemc · 23-07-2008, 21:59

5 minutes before I was going to out and relax in Chester with mates an urgent request comes in. Its been one of those days. Nearly 10pm and I still have another shoot to process for tomorrow.

petemc · 28-07-2008, 14:24

Thursday 24th July

I had a nice afternoon out on Crosby beach with my sister and nephew. While it was warm it wasn't exactly blue skies n sunshine, but it was nice to walk barefoot along the beach, occasionally in the cool water.

Friday 25th July

Friday was one of those days. I got up around 10ish, browsed the web and checked my email. My sister called and wondered if I would like to visit the farm. I said I needed to get a shot so sure. We went and saw about 5 animals. Not exactly the best farm. I then had to dash off and buy a frame, mount and mirror plates for a client before heading to the dentist. I was a bit stressed and arrived late, which he made a point of despite the waiting room being empty and there no need to rush. I had my new filling put in and went for a drive to relax. After about 6hrs the numbness went and I found that the new filling hurt like hll if I ate anything. Super.

Saturday 26th July

A rather busy day. I started at 10am photographing a cruise ship, then I went to the new Apple store to get a iPhone 3G dock. I nearly bought an Apple TV box but figured theres no real point. I was having one of those days where everything feels pointless. Why? Well because while eating breakfast the 2nd temporary filling I had put in came out from eating toast. I couldn't eat on the left and now I couldn't eat on the right. Such a small silly thing but it just added to everything. What if I got low blood sugar, what could I eat? So here I am sitting on the steps of Liverpool 1 very slowly eating a sausage roll. I headed off up through town to see the L1 festival, stopping to grab some shots of some rather lovely ladies. I spent some time chilling at the L1 festival and headed back to Wirral to get photos of the cruise ship leaving. I nipped home for some toast and then out to see a mates exhibition. Great to see real photos not just tiny little ones on Flickr. After I raced to Albert Dock to photograph PIzza Express at sunset and dusk. Annoyingly after sunset there's like a 30-45 minute wait until the perfect dusk light. I got the shots I needed and headed home once again.

Sunday 27th July

Sunday. My sister, her boyfriend, my nephew and I took a trip to Southport. We were there only for 2hrs but it was great. I was back in time for Top Gear which was simply classic.

petemc · 31-07-2008, 11:14

Monday 28th July

Popped over to Liverpool to drop off a print. I found they were filming something but I was told I couldn't take photos. I had a discussion with some random crew guy who moaned about the culture year not offering enough for locals, to which I said that I've seen plenty and our book has documented plenty of it. But no, according to him and his mate there was nothing. After I went for a Starbucks and a drive round Toxteth which is such a culture shock compared to Liverpool city center.

Tuesday 29th July

In the hottest week of the year so far a big storm hit Merseyside. While I was out taking photos I noticed huge puddles appeared in minutes. You can just about see a man in this photo. He had been out with his son cycling over Thursaston when it hit. He said it was amazing to watch and yet a little worrying as they were on one of the highest points of Wirral.

Wednesday 30th July

A bad day. Having had 2 productive days where I completely cleaned my room and got a lot of work done naturally things went tits up. Such a small thing again but I decided to take a risk and look forward to something. End result is I get abuse, I'm the bad guy and I'm left feeling like crap. All because I wanted to go to the cinema...

petemc · 05-08-2008, 22:37

Thursday 31st July

Not a bad day really. I had to go out and photograph the new Pizza Express in Liverpool. One of the strange requests was that they needed photos of the toilets. They wanted a visual record of the interior. So I mentioned this to the manager, she was ok with it. Off I went. I turn around to be greeted by another woman who wonders why I'm in the toilets with a camera and tripod. I explained, she was cool about it and I carried on. I did get some odd looks from the visitors when I left. Thankfully no-one came in while I was there. After I treated myself to a real burger and a sit down. Instead of going to McDonalds for a 5 minute break I went to Circo at Albert Dock for a good 2 hour sit down. The burger was really nice, but the chocolate ice-cream had a random green pepper in and completely ruined it. Still, I was happy to find half decent food at Albert Dock.

Friday 1st August

'Are you happy?' When I took this I was. I've only ever been to the cinema with mates and the idea of going alone seemed strange, even though I hate people who talk in there. It just seemed like I was one of those people who had no-one to go there with, so I didn't. The new Batman film was out and it required me to shrug off that silly notion. One of the great things about being freelance is that if work is too much I can go off and have a break. So I did. I went off for the 11:15am showing and it was almost empty. Just perfect, well they had no coke but hey. Loved the film and after I loved the fact that I could chill out in the cinema's cafe rather than just head home. After I went into town and bought Ninja Gaiden 2 as it was on offer. I walked back up Duke Street and saw this and thought "Ya know, I am." Naturally by the time I went to the evening event in Newsham Park to photograph I wasn't because I was stuck in the crowd unable to get photos but at least I was.

Saturday 2nd August

Carnival! Another long day. Started around 12pm with the Brouhaha street parade which ended in Princes Park with an afternoon of performances till around 5:30. I came home for tea and then off out again to see another carnival right through town. I never normally use flash but as it was going to be dusk I figured I'd take it. I'm really glad I did. I got home around 11:30. Nearly a 12hr day.

Sunday 3rd August

The sun sets over Thursaston and the River Dee. To the left you can just about see some of Wales. Its a really peaceful place Thursaston. Great to sit and take stock of your life as the sunsets. Funnily enough since becoming a photographer I haven't been back here to photograph, despite how stunning it is and despite always going there since I was a kid. I couldn't see Shore Cottage though. Its a house right on the beach owned by a family who I knew in primary school.

Monday 4th August

A long day of sorting photos and sorting things.

Tuesday 5th August

I had a scare on Sunday when my main photography HD stopped. I think the fan has died so its overheating. It scared me enough to throw £400 at a proper solution. A new 1tb external usb drive for my photography which is backed up to a new Apple Time Capsule. The initial backup is taking hours, well its looking like days. Also I've made the decision to dump the original style I was using for this 365. I found a group of photographers who use it and what hit me was that you couldn't tell their work apart. Its totally download a style and off you go. I don't like that. People say they like the processing on these photos and all I did was push f8 to run the action. That doesn't feel right. So I'm dumping it and going back to learning more rather than coping out.

Kell_ee001 · 06-08-2008, 07:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by petemc

Sunday 3rd August

Pic

The sun sets over Thursaston and the River Dee. To the left you can just about see some of Wales. Its a really peaceful place Thursaston. Great to sit and take stock of your life as the sunsets. Funnily enough since becoming a photographer I haven't been back here to photograph, despite how stunning it is and despite always going there since I was a kid. I couldn't see Shore Cottage though. Its a house right on the beach owned by a family who I knew in primary school.

Wow. That's beautiful.

Jonny69 · 05-09-2008, 12:53

I love that picture too! Any updates Pete?

Jello · 12-09-2008, 02:13

Pete, as someone who is just about to embark on a solo photography career, your work is nothing short of inspirational.

22-07-2008, 17:23	#91
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Its been a busy 4 days so here's what happened. Saturday 19th July I had a great day at the Tall Ships event. I took a ride on a rib around Albert Dock to get some photos. Really fun. After I went to Wellington Dock to photograph the larger ones and the weather was perfect. Great day out. Sunday 20th July Another day with the Tall Ships. I started with some photos of the cruise ship Crystal Symphony and headed over for sunset. I just made it. Things went a bit weird after that. I was looking at the menu for Circo and noticed the girls inside giggling. One came out and also started looking at the menu. "Odd" I thought. Then I realised that her friend was taking a photo of her through the glass. There was a clown face on the glass you see. It wasn't until later that I figured they noticed it because of where I was standing looking at the menu. Super. After I went and got me some nice dusk shots. Monday 21st July The big event. The Tall Ships parade of sail. This was taken on the top of a nice yacht that I was able to use for the day. I am super sunburnt but it was totally worth it. As we moved from one dock to the other we were attacked by sailors with water bombs. They scored a direct hit. We had to wait nearly 2hrs before we could go out onto the Mersey. I took a video of that for fun but had the darn thing set to time lapse so its about 5 seconds long now. Fun day speeding around the Mersey on a yacht though. I still haven't properly been through the photos. After I had a shoot for the launch of the new media wall in Liverpool. Its huge and insanely bright. So bright it is literaly like night and day there. We had to put it to the lowest setting to get a balanced photo. Tuesday 22nd Its a Tuesday. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

22-07-2008, 17:52	#92
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	That's a big catch up How do you manage to make a piece of paper look so good? __________________ Halycopter

22-07-2008, 17:54	#93
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	I cheat with Photoshop __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

23-07-2008, 21:59	#94
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	5 minutes before I was going to out and relax in Chester with mates an urgent request comes in. Its been one of those days. Nearly 10pm and I still have another shoot to process for tomorrow. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

28-07-2008, 14:24	#95
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Thursday 24th July I had a nice afternoon out on Crosby beach with my sister and nephew. While it was warm it wasn't exactly blue skies n sunshine, but it was nice to walk barefoot along the beach, occasionally in the cool water. Friday 25th July Friday was one of those days. I got up around 10ish, browsed the web and checked my email. My sister called and wondered if I would like to visit the farm. I said I needed to get a shot so sure. We went and saw about 5 animals. Not exactly the best farm. I then had to dash off and buy a frame, mount and mirror plates for a client before heading to the dentist. I was a bit stressed and arrived late, which he made a point of despite the waiting room being empty and there no need to rush. I had my new filling put in and went for a drive to relax. After about 6hrs the numbness went and I found that the new filling hurt like hll if I ate anything. Super. Saturday 26th July A rather busy day. I started at 10am photographing a cruise ship, then I went to the new Apple store to get a iPhone 3G dock. I nearly bought an Apple TV box but figured theres no real point. I was having one of those days where everything feels pointless. Why? Well because while eating breakfast the 2nd temporary filling I had put in came out from eating toast. I couldn't eat on the left and now I couldn't eat on the right. Such a small silly thing but it just added to everything. What if I got low blood sugar, what could I eat? So here I am sitting on the steps of Liverpool 1 very slowly eating a sausage roll. I headed off up through town to see the L1 festival, stopping to grab some shots of some rather lovely ladies. I spent some time chilling at the L1 festival and headed back to Wirral to get photos of the cruise ship leaving. I nipped home for some toast and then out to see a mates exhibition. Great to see real photos not just tiny little ones on Flickr. After I raced to Albert Dock to photograph PIzza Express at sunset and dusk. Annoyingly after sunset there's like a 30-45 minute wait until the perfect dusk light. I got the shots I needed and headed home once again. Sunday 27th July Sunday. My sister, her boyfriend, my nephew and I took a trip to Southport. We were there only for 2hrs but it was great. I was back in time for Top Gear which was simply classic. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

31-07-2008, 11:14	#96
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Monday 28th July Popped over to Liverpool to drop off a print. I found they were filming something but I was told I couldn't take photos. I had a discussion with some random crew guy who moaned about the culture year not offering enough for locals, to which I said that I've seen plenty and our book has documented plenty of it. But no, according to him and his mate there was nothing. After I went for a Starbucks and a drive round Toxteth which is such a culture shock compared to Liverpool city center. Tuesday 29th July In the hottest week of the year so far a big storm hit Merseyside. While I was out taking photos I noticed huge puddles appeared in minutes. You can just about see a man in this photo. He had been out with his son cycling over Thursaston when it hit. He said it was amazing to watch and yet a little worrying as they were on one of the highest points of Wirral. Wednesday 30th July A bad day. Having had 2 productive days where I completely cleaned my room and got a lot of work done naturally things went tits up. Such a small thing again but I decided to take a risk and look forward to something. End result is I get abuse, I'm the bad guy and I'm left feeling like crap. All because I wanted to go to the cinema... __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

05-08-2008, 22:37	#97
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Thursday 31st July Not a bad day really. I had to go out and photograph the new Pizza Express in Liverpool. One of the strange requests was that they needed photos of the toilets. They wanted a visual record of the interior. So I mentioned this to the manager, she was ok with it. Off I went. I turn around to be greeted by another woman who wonders why I'm in the toilets with a camera and tripod. I explained, she was cool about it and I carried on. I did get some odd looks from the visitors when I left. Thankfully no-one came in while I was there. After I treated myself to a real burger and a sit down. Instead of going to McDonalds for a 5 minute break I went to Circo at Albert Dock for a good 2 hour sit down. The burger was really nice, but the chocolate ice-cream had a random green pepper in and completely ruined it. Still, I was happy to find half decent food at Albert Dock. Friday 1st August 'Are you happy?' When I took this I was. I've only ever been to the cinema with mates and the idea of going alone seemed strange, even though I hate people who talk in there. It just seemed like I was one of those people who had no-one to go there with, so I didn't. The new Batman film was out and it required me to shrug off that silly notion. One of the great things about being freelance is that if work is too much I can go off and have a break. So I did. I went off for the 11:15am showing and it was almost empty. Just perfect, well they had no coke but hey. Loved the film and after I loved the fact that I could chill out in the cinema's cafe rather than just head home. After I went into town and bought Ninja Gaiden 2 as it was on offer. I walked back up Duke Street and saw this and thought "Ya know, I am." Naturally by the time I went to the evening event in Newsham Park to photograph I wasn't because I was stuck in the crowd unable to get photos but at least I was. Saturday 2nd August Carnival! Another long day. Started around 12pm with the Brouhaha street parade which ended in Princes Park with an afternoon of performances till around 5:30. I came home for tea and then off out again to see another carnival right through town. I never normally use flash but as it was going to be dusk I figured I'd take it. I'm really glad I did. I got home around 11:30. Nearly a 12hr day. Sunday 3rd August The sun sets over Thursaston and the River Dee. To the left you can just about see some of Wales. Its a really peaceful place Thursaston. Great to sit and take stock of your life as the sunsets. Funnily enough since becoming a photographer I haven't been back here to photograph, despite how stunning it is and despite always going there since I was a kid. I couldn't see Shore Cottage though. Its a house right on the beach owned by a family who I knew in primary school. Monday 4th August A long day of sorting photos and sorting things. Tuesday 5th August I had a scare on Sunday when my main photography HD stopped. I think the fan has died so its overheating. It scared me enough to throw £400 at a proper solution. A new 1tb external usb drive for my photography which is backed up to a new Apple Time Capsule. The initial backup is taking hours, well its looking like days. Also I've made the decision to dump the original style I was using for this 365. I found a group of photographers who use it and what hit me was that you couldn't tell their work apart. Its totally download a style and off you go. I don't like that. People say they like the processing on these photos and all I did was push f8 to run the action. That doesn't feel right. So I'm dumping it and going back to learning more rather than coping out. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

05-09-2008, 12:53	#99
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	I love that picture too! Any updates Pete? __________________

12-09-2008, 02:13	#100
Jello Nice weak cup of Earl Grey Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 33	Pete, as someone who is just about to embark on a solo photography career, your work is nothing short of inspirational.