Reviewing my Photography in 2010: Experimental

The last genre of photography I'll touch on in my review of 2010 is the more arty and experimental, where that hasn't already been covered earlier.

In 2010 I experimented in both the digital and analogue realms. I returned to some of my black and white roots dabbling with pinhole photography, and went as far as modifying lenses. I expanded my skills at digital manipulation and post-processing. I promised myself to do more with the black and white darkroom, but this will have to wait till 2011 now.

Apr 25
2010 saw me experiment more with different crop angles and colour-tones. Not just black and white, but Aperture's ability to desaturate portions of the colour wheel can lend a very interesting look. Weird angles and strange subjects. And a little humour too. May 28
May 28
Simple images and striking colours: look everywhere. The natural companion to a very expensive camera is a cheap-as-chips lens. As a child I played with pinhole photography, and here was a relatively safe and cheap way to revisit that. Oct 6
Oct 16
Faces aren't the only part of the body which has "expression"... ...consider hands (especially lit well)... Oct 16
Oct 16
...and feet... ...though I might have to work hard at men's feet. Oct 29
Nov 5
Here I was hoping for a "straight out of camera" picture. This became my philosophy as the year went by: try to get it right "in camera". I think I should explore the boundary between machinery and nature some more in 2011. Nov 5
Nov 14
Strobe flashes can be a lot of fun. I think I need to experiment with more strobe possibilities in 2011. Nov 14
Nov 27
Revisiting my old-school black and white roots was very enjoyable. I shall have to indulge this a little more in 2011. Even when shooting in black and white, colour tone can be interesting. And I'm back to hands and feet again. Nov 28
Dec 12
A perfectly crystal clear picture isn't always the best picture: distort, diffuse, experiment. When taking the experimentation to extremes, try making your own lenses. Dec 23
Dec 28
Critique from a friend: "Cartier Bresson elegance. Love black and white street photography. It's just special." In 2011 I shall have to try more street photography. Here I was using my modified Ross lens just past its best focal distance. While I hate the iPhone "tilt shift" "lomography" "Polaroid-matic" images that are all too common in the Web 2.0 blog world, I do still like a tastefully "lo-fi" image. Dec 31
Dec 31
The sun sets on the end of the year.