Colleen and I got bored one morning, So we decided to have a photo shoot around the house, Enjoy.
All these were shot at 50mm f1.4. i just love the super soft depth of field that this little gem of a lens gives you.
All natural light with a very minor filter effect added using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.
Tuscany Photography Workshop
As Colleen and I headed over to Italy I had no Idea what was laying ahead of me. After what was to be honest a nice trip to Tuscany via Milan, Bryon and Kellie (viewfindercentre.com) Picked up us from the Train station. We promptly headed for II Poggiolo in San Quirico d`Orcia. An ancient village of Etruscan origins. Later that evening we went for the first best meal of my life (there were many more along the coming weeks). Day One. Sorted.
At the end of the workshop, I can say that alot of things had changed, me, my style , my work flow, my energy, my ambitions and my outlook. I can confirm I shall be there next year to keep working on my sun tan.
A massive thank you to all the students, Eric and Dan, I love individual way of approching photography, There is nothing like raw talent in this world, I can not wait to see where your work takes you. Sam, I love your passion and the way you tackle the things in front you, I can not wait so see what next year will bring !
I would love to thank in person everyone who contributed to the making it a success. You know who you all are. I really hope to see as many of you there again next year for an even bigger better workshop.
John, Ian, Eric and Dan, thank you for letting me steal your cameras from time to time. Below are a few shots from the week 
Thank you to Colleen, Magena, Iveta and all the other models
Please be sure to check out the links below:
Bryon Paul McCartney – www.bryonpaulmccartney.com/
Viewfinder Center – Tuscany Workshops - www.viewfindercenter.com
Nkwo Onwuka is ‘AFRO-BOHEMIAN CHIC’.
Winner of the Phoenix Award at Kulture2Couture 2007,in association with the Mayor of London’s office and the V&A.
The Nkwo collection features volume created with layers of tulle, silk and the softness and fluidity of chiffon in earthly warm colours. The vibrant print fabrics come alive, with bubble hems, frill details on the necklines, tulip skirts and dresses.
The ‘print’ embroidery on her pieces is proof of her distinctive craftsmanship as a designer. It is also an exquisite complement to the fabrics as it stimulates interest in the burst, neckline and waist line of her pieces. Her collection comes off as organic; reflective of the beauty of the African soil!
Photography Dave Piper
Models- Emma Kate Dawson & Lucy Nibblet
Designer – Nkwo Onwuka
Styling – GTE Styling
TEXTURE LABB – ISSUE 1 | VOLUME 2
Fashion | Art | Photography - Texture
Labb magazine is a fashion, luxury, art , photography and conceptual bookzine
Things are set for Labbs return, Polished and looking stunning as ever. Featuring fantastic work by Karl Baxter (Cover), Tom Jackson, Spiros Halaris, Craig Flemming, Natalie J Watts, Erik Erxon, Hannah-Beth Todd, Bob Packert and many many more !! Here at Labb HQ, we have not shown our cards yet, BUT, please stand sure that we have have some big things in the line for you all.
The website has had a little face lift, Links the blog/ facebook/twitter are all there !! get in touch !!
The Labb Team have not shown our cards yet, BUT, please stand sure that we have have some big things in the line .
Jessica Nurse’s work is stunning, I had been wanting to shoot with her for a quite a while, so when the chance cropped up I jumped at it !!
There was an under theme that I wanted to bring though , A sort of East meets West. The idea of the shoot name being ‘The Lines’ was a reference to not just the lines on the skin but a change in direction in my work, a line in the sand .
If you have not already checked out my new 2010 portfolio be sure to click here to view the Fashion or Portrait website sections.
Be sure to check out Jessicas website !
This shoot can also be seen www.behance.net/DavePiperPhotography
If you have not already checked out my new 2010 portfolio be sure to click here to view the Fashion or Portrait website sections.
While on a shoot the other week, Oscar Alexander came up with this stunning make up. Thank you Oscar !!
This shoot has become an inspireation for a whole set, which will be shoot in late Feb.
Wedding photography started a long time before the camera, where the very rich could sit and have a portrait painted by an artist. Many of the modern posing techniques and portraits find themselves rooted in these early painted portraits. Some of those artists became involved with the new modern invention the camera, and early photographic portraiture was born
Wedding photography goes back almost as far as the camera itself, and the earliest examples are from about 1840. Photography was very different back then, and each photograph took a long time to set up, and even longer to actually take. In the main wedding photography was kept in the studio, as the cameras, and all of the jigs used to keep everyone still long enough for the exposure were large and cumbersome. The photographs were very classical artistic in look – this is because in the main the backdrops were painted by the photographers, who were artists themselves.
The style of photography in the early days was formal, as the cameras and technologies were so slow in use. The finished result back then was the daguerreotype, which basically was an impression on a copper sheet. In the mid 1800’s there was no printing, as we know it now, just the little copper sheet. Wedding photography in terms of style remained pretty constant through the next 100 years into the mid 1900’s some things changed – the introduction of glass plates, paper, and colour. There are many Internet websites explaining these early processes, and interestingly the modern Internet has spawned a revival of some of the early techniques amongst photographic enthusiasts
For many years black and white photography was king, despite the introduction of colour photographic technologies. Basically this is because the colour faded. For this reason, even today us professional photographers are recommending that albums are made from acid free paper, and that archival quality materials are used for the production of photographs on paper
In the late 50’s when marriage was popular and the new social revolution began, the modern wedding photography industry was born. Soldiers returning from the war meant many marriages. This coincided with the advent of easier, smaller roll film based cameras and the new fangled flash. Wedding photographers then used to just turn up to weddings and then try to sell prints after the event. This was the fundamental shift that moved social photography out of the studio, into the real world – where real events were documented
Back then there were only 2 types of wedding photograph – those taken by a professional and enthusiast. The professional was basically a studio photographer forced to make a living in the field, and the influence from the studio tradition showed in the poses and lighting. The professional photographers were basically emulating what they had been doing for many years, for a couple of generations in their studios. The enthusiasts however lacked the resources and classical training of the professional, and took a variety of photographs ranging form the badly posed copy of the professional shot (without the lighting) through to the more informal snapshot. A while ago I was ploughing through some images from the time, and was stunned by the quality of some of the enthusiasts black and white work. Truly both a industry in terms of wedding photography was spawned then, but also the masses has access to a medium that was just affordable and nearly reliable in results.
In the very late 60’s a new style of working emerged in photography – partly as a result of enthusiasts, and partly as a result of changes in press photography – enter photojournalism. The sixties was when the press started really glamorising “stars” from the music and film industries, and the camera technologies let the press introduce a new style: photojournalism. The introduction of the 35mm rangefinder, and 35mm SLR with electronic flash pretty much opened the door to what we now call the modern candid reportage style. A roll of film now took 36 exposures instead of 12, and the flashgun took limitless flashes instead of 1 or 4
This brings us to events in the last few years. Digital is the biggest event – this allows the modern wedding photographer to almost take unlimited amounts of images, and distribute them easily. A combination of digital photography is changing and will continue to change the face of social and wedding photography
Modern photography clearly has some of its values rooted in the past, all the way back to classic painted portrait. Modern wedding photography also has one eye clearly focussed on the present and future, embracing technological changes to create new artistic ways of conveying the event
