Well, a bit of a big week. I went and bought my new Gossen Digisky meter. It’s a nifty bit of kit, and seems to work ok. Unfortunately the build quality is that of a cheap 2005 era cellphone. It’s made of lightweight plastic, which feels cheap and weak. I’ll do a full review later, but to sum up – it’s exactly the sort of device a company who will eventually be driven out of business by apps and accessories on smartphones would build.
Something really cool that happened this week, the arrival of my coffee-table book. This is one I created in Apple’s Aperture software, and catalogues all the images from my 2010 Nervous Spaces exhibition.
This week also saw my last photography class. The focus was that each of us would suggest a shoot we wanted to create, and the group would set it up. Since we had a section of venetian blind window lattice in the studio, I decided to try a Film Noir lighting effect with the light through the blind, creating alternating light & dark stripes on the model. The shots worked out pretty well, the only processing here is conversion to black & white, and a blackpoint adjustment.
Next week should see the studio setup consult session, and with that, primary photography of The Metaning.