John Masters Photography

Women ♀

John Masters — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:53:02 +0000

Oh how we love them. Those devious wonderful creatures that make our lives better. Sure they can be a pain in the ass sometimes, but we love them anyway.

Kodak Tri-X ISO 400 >> Pentax ME Super

Cars In Back

John Masters — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:49:03 +0000

I just realized how many potentially great photos I have which would have been awesome but alas there were cars in the photo. You know that great shot you have of said building or people and their laying quietly in the background… cars, trucks, vehicles sitting there, taunting you with their frozen facial expressions.

This has always annoyed me and I guess I never thought about it much as I try to patiently crop the pesky vehicles out of the scene. It got me thinking, about cars and not just how much we rely on them and how much time we spend in them, but rather how much they are around us in our environment, littering the urban landscape. Sitting there waiting patiently waiting for us to get back in and and drive them to our next destination. So thinking back to some of my favorite shooting locations in Paris and other sites there are only certain shooting situations when your outdoors and you don’t have to compose a shot a certain way so as to leave out the trusty iron steeds. Near the ocean or deep in the woods are the two situations that come to mind.

Now I just need to decide if I can live with this and incorporate them into the photo the same way as I would a tree or shrub or get to cracking on creative ideas to leave them out. If anyone has any thoughts on this I would be interested to hear from you.

Biker Wedding

John Masters — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:16:27 +0000

Me and my friends were in Belgium sometime around 1991 and as we were walking down the street out pops this lady in white. The amount of time for the bride to cross the street from the bridal shop to the church was only seconds. What you cant see in the photo except for a hint on the right is that it was a biker wedding. There were rows of motorcycles. All lined up except for one which was obviously the bride and grooms. I wonder why we didn’t stick around to catch them leaving? I only know that the thought of standing still back then was about as foreign as the thought of moving on would be for me now. Funny how life is like that… I was only able to snap two shots with my mechanical K1000 but this has always been one of my favorites.

AGFA OPTIMA ISO 100 Pentax K1000

Animals

John Masters — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:14:45 +0000

So on most days my dogs (both herding animals) like to stay close to their pack and or herd not sure sometimes how we are viewed.

Good Morning

John Masters — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:29:05 +0000

Nothing better than a good cup of coffee – or Café crème

Nicole’s Prize

John Masters — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:57:24 +0000

My sister-in-law is an interior designer and she does some fabulous work. You can visit her website HERE

Super A

John Masters — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:51:46 +0000

The newest and last edition to the family, the one and only sexy beast “Super A” …

Ziggy

John Masters — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:27:15 +0000

Last year a friend of mine had a band called Phase Zero. Even though the band was short lived they seemed to be enjoying themselves doing what they do best. We were only able to catch two of their shows, but during one I actually thought to bring my camera along. It was one of those small venues and rather magical for me because I was able to move freely about and behind the stage with my camera. The lighting was enough to allow for some decent shots. These were are a few of my favorites…

Femme Noire

John Masters — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:05:56 +0000

Trocadéro Circa 1991

John Masters — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:53:01 +0000

Trocadéro, at Palais de Chaillot >> More info HERE<<

Kodak Gold 200 -Pentax K1000