Matt Birdsall Photography

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57681860728811467602012-02-16T07:59:51.588ZMatt Birdsall PhotographyMatt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.comBlogger831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-33656664978651492192011-10-31T01:27:00.001Z2011-10-31T01:27:17.201ZNot those two reprobates again!

At the weekend, whilst shooting the pictures for Legacy Comics' "Halloween Havoc" Costume Competition, I had a chance to take a couple of impromptu shots of Chris and Vern in their "Harcourt & Haigh" guises. The set-up was actually very simple, with a single 60cm softbox on a boom above camera, another flash on the ground firing through a brolly for fill, and a third flash on a stand

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-75174546957082826682011-05-10T10:41:00.001+01:002011-05-10T15:33:17.873+01:00Pursuit of the Cybermen

I went out to shoot some Cybermen photos over the weekend, only to be faced with a few difficulties. First, when I got to the park where I planned to shoot, I realised that BOTH my camera batteries where very nearly dead, and secondly the high winds were causing the Cybermen to fall over (a lot). I managed to get some good shots, but it's a little nerve wracking when the camera might shut itself

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-7454085382311977832011-04-25T10:30:00.001+01:002011-04-25T10:30:00.522+01:00Star-trekkin'

The originals, and still the best.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-68861451870066374272011-04-14T14:00:00.010+01:002011-04-14T14:49:09.133+01:00Spur of the moment shoot with Molly.

Last week I got a text from Emma Carter asking if I where free to come along on a shoot later on that afternoon. Needless to say I jumped at the chance, packed my gear and headed out. We met Abi and her sister Molly at the location nearby and got shooting. I started out with the 17-55mm f2.8 zoom, which is a great all-round lens for portraiture, especially when you first start shooting and

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-11713396868929369262011-04-01T10:47:00.002+01:002011-04-25T10:31:44.075+01:00Shoot with Sarah W

Last week I got the chance to shoot some photos of Sarah in the backstreets of Halifax, thanks fellow Halifax photographer Emma Carter. As an experiment I decided to only use ONE lens, and a prime lens at that. So I put my trusty Canon 50mm f1.8 Mk1 on the 50D and off we went. First location was an alleyway leading to a carpark that I've used before when shooting Helen and Francesca. It

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-60866315548652757592011-03-30T13:05:00.004+01:002011-04-25T11:22:07.807+01:00Tuesday & Thursday Toy Challenge 2011 - So Far

Well, I'm now well into the first quarter of this years photos, and barring a couple of hiccups I'm pretty happy with what I've got so far. Some of my favourites so far include; This picture of a Lego Knight was inspired by an article I read by Ashley Pomeroy about John Boorman's Film "Excaliber". Apparently Boorman would shine a green light on the knight's armour to make it look "spooky",

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-30385352941246606912011-03-30T12:06:00.001+01:002011-03-30T12:06:00.362+01:00Vicy

On the same day as our shoot with Siobhan Emma and I also spent some time with Vicy at Peoples Park in Halifax. By this time the light was fading so we were more reliant on flash to get enough light and get it where we wanted it. Initially we went with the tried and tested Canon 580ex in a 24" softbox, then adding a backlight gelled blue. This time I tried having the backlight in the frame

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-63965514097349938412011-03-29T13:00:00.002+01:002011-03-29T13:00:06.105+01:00Siobhan

Today myself and Emma Carter went into town to shoot Siobhan. As is often the case, the weather was less than perfect, drizzly, cold and a bit grey. The Piece Hall is our usual location for days like this, so we met Siobhan and set up on the top floor, where most of the empty shop units are. I used my usual default location lighting setup, a Canon 580ex in a 24" Ezybox softbox, triggered with

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-59512038374230716752011-01-20T23:25:00.000Z2011-01-20T23:25:30.746Z"We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard"

Well, a new year, a new alphabet :) This year I'm planning on getting through all the letters in order and on time (unlike last year). First up is Mission Commander Dave, a fine example of a Lego Space Astronaut, possibly dating from the early eighties (it may be as old as my wife!). Done entirely in camera. The background is a still from Georges Méliès' film "A Trip to the Moon" (1895). Shot

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-73024879646413361082010-12-21T13:06:00.004Z2010-12-21T15:03:24.557ZThe Big Freeze

A few days ago I finally got round to trying an idea I've had in the back of my mind for ages, namely Cybermen in the freezer. This was inspired by the Cybermen using cryogenic "Tombs" to hibernate for long periods of time in "Tomb of the Cybermen" and "Attack of the Cybermen". Timing was critical for shooting this picture, as I had to wait until the freezer was mostly empty so I would have

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-2818119066780313762010-12-05T16:19:00.001Z2010-12-05T16:21:45.699ZSnow Fun

Remember, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-9287237139648116892010-11-29T16:48:00.004Z2010-11-29T16:55:37.326ZHalifax from a Great Height

Halifax Panorama, originally uploaded by Hellbelly.I've recently had the opportunity to take some photographs from one of the higher vantage points on Halifax, and thought it would be an ideal chance to try a panoramic shot.Constructed from eight shots, composed vertically and stitched in Photoshop CS5.More photos from high up here.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-35684046609180815942010-11-28T23:33:00.001Z2010-11-28T23:38:24.114ZSNOW!!!!

Just a very quick shot (as it was freezing cold!). Just using a flash with a warm gel bounced off the most expensive flash modifier I own, which costs as much as a house! (the front of my house).:)

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-34412303736090483932010-11-08T17:09:00.001Z2010-11-08T17:09:00.433ZBex

At the same time as I were shooting Fran, Emma and I were also shooting Bex.We used pretty much the same lighting set ups on both models;Clamshell lightingAnd Ringflash`And check out Bex's awesome side shaving!Bex wasn't so used to being in front of the camera, so I used my patented "talk a lot of rubbish" technique and soon she was throwing shapes with the best of them.And I still think she

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-16508792909188583922010-11-06T16:57:00.003Z2010-11-06T17:09:01.796ZFrancesca

Fran has modelled for Emma Carter (who was helping out on the shoot) before, but it's the first time I've photographed her and I certainly hope to work with her again.First up we set up a 43" shoot thru brolly camera left and a bare flash to blow the background out to pure white.Then we pulled out my (much underused) boom arm to use some clamshell lighting along with a silver reflector.Finally we

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-87432590112964532222010-10-24T18:50:00.000+01:002010-11-07T19:27:31.718ZBring out The Gramsch!

It's been a busy few weeks photography wise. First up was a shoot on the streets of Leeds with Graham, who I've known for a long time, but not seen for a couple of years. We shot fast and loose with just one light, and mostly with the 70-200 F4 IS and the 50mm f1.8 prime, which produced some cracking images. After 2 hours rain stopped play, but out of 160 frames or so, I got 98 keepers, which I

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-90912531851823935492010-08-02T10:24:00.003+01:002010-08-02T10:40:09.961+01:00Photographers In Space!!!

While hunting around on the internet looking for an example of the Reseau Plate used on the Hallelblad cameras the Apollo astronauts took to the Moon I came upon this interesting little item, the "NASA Astronaut's Photography Manual". An interesting read, as it not only covers the technical skills needed to operate an manual focus, manual exposure medium format camera in space, wearing heavy

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-76569755845939156622010-07-28T18:50:00.001+01:002010-07-28T18:50:29.667+01:00Your Country Needs You!

Your Country Needs You!, originally uploaded by Hellbelly.I've recently been having a lot of fun playing with Nik Software's Silver FX Pro plug-in for Aperture.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-62392209279314961282010-07-18T14:02:00.002+01:002010-07-18T14:07:49.636+01:00Eleven Days of The Doctor

Coming Soon.........

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-59576308020894060572010-06-19T02:34:00.004+01:002010-06-19T02:45:30.686+01:00Derek the Domo's Big Blackpool Adventure

Derek has a steady job. He stands on the counter at Legacy Comics and greets customers as they enter. Derek likes his job, and Derek is good at it too.But one day, Derek decided that it was time he saw some of the world. So he hitched a ride with me to Blackpool.Derek did many new and exciting things in Blackpool. He went to the zoo, rode on a tram AND an open-top bus, went to the seafront and

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-35309716395741178322010-05-29T11:28:00.001+01:002010-05-29T12:10:27.336+01:00Manhunters

And there we are, 7 photos, 7 days.I hope you've enjoyed them, I certainly enjoyed doing them (it was a little bit of an experiment)If you missed any, here are the others;Saturday - Ewoks in the MistSunday - "He's No Good To Me Dead"Monday - GONK!Tuesday - "ITS A TRAP!!"Wednesday - HammerheadThursday - "Always let the Wookie win"Friday - "The shield will be down in moments, you may start your

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-81486879251105359942010-05-28T10:23:00.000+01:002010-05-28T10:23:00.609+01:00"The shield will be down in moments, you may start your landing."

Come back tomorrow for the final photo in the series.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-27054889176226038962010-05-28T09:08:00.007+01:002010-05-28T09:55:10.473+01:00TVR Growwwl -The Return

Last Sunday I went along to the TVR Growwwl -The Return event in the Piece Hall in Halifax, where over 100 TVR cars had gathered. Luckily the weather held out for the day, although the bright sun did present a few challenges for photography due to the high contrast. Fill flash with Canon's High Speed Sync was the order of the day!I also bumped into fellow flickerite Tim2ubh while I were there (

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-11899085610792102052010-05-27T15:33:00.001+01:002010-05-27T17:41:39.038+01:00Always let the Wookie win

Wise words, I've always thought.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-47004374485051470082010-05-26T14:02:00.001+01:002010-05-26T14:02:00.385+01:00Hammerhead

One of the many shifty denizens of Mos Eisley.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-59010381137611455552010-05-25T13:21:00.000+01:002010-05-25T13:21:00.430+01:00"IT'S A TRAP!!"

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-8934006939006304562010-05-24T11:51:00.000+01:002010-05-24T11:51:00.831+01:00GONK!

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-11845053782391695542010-05-23T10:06:00.000+01:002010-05-23T10:06:00.398+01:00"He's no good to me dead"

Original "mail-in" Bobo Fett figure.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-73927637857181684792010-05-22T19:01:00.001+01:002010-05-22T19:03:59.155+01:00Ewoks in the Mist

First of seven photos exclusive to the blog.Come back tomorrow for photo number two!

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-5367323112640918222010-05-21T08:30:00.001+01:002010-07-18T14:08:31.069+01:0030 Years of Empire Strikes Back

Empire Strikes Back was released 30 years ago today (blimey, that was a quick three decades!).To celebrate that (and the fact that I've just found my old Star Wars figures), I'm going to be uploading a new Star Wars photo exclusive to the blog, starting Saturday, everyday for a whole week.Come back everyday to catch the latest photo everyday or follow us on Twitter or Facebook to keep up with the

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-593930320112360752010-05-18T10:21:00.000+01:002010-05-18T10:21:00.608+01:00Invasion!

5" Cyberman from "Invasion"Canon 400D with Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro LensPhotographed outside with one flash gelled with a CTO (Tungsten gel), bounced off the front of the house.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-58536485944904284262010-05-16T12:02:00.001+01:002010-05-16T12:02:00.392+01:00The Invincible Iron Man

3.75 inch Marvel Universe Iron Man.Canon 400D with Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro Lens

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-776731122456314692010-05-04T09:55:00.000+01:002010-05-14T12:02:16.290+01:00Happy Star Wars Day!

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-19929398887399932642010-04-26T11:59:00.003+01:002010-05-28T10:05:58.723+01:00Toy Tuesday & Thursday - H

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-20468951963349554102010-04-10T21:06:00.001+01:002010-04-20T21:18:32.260+01:00Second Episode

And this is the other half.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-18385112923796286972010-04-04T21:27:00.001+01:002010-04-20T21:15:38.169+01:00The Doctor is In

Well, Matt Smith is now well and truly The Doctor, after the opening episode of Series 5, "The Eleventh Hour".The first of the new series action figures have been released (along with the new Sonic Screwdriver, which I'm giving a miss).This is one half of the "Crash" set.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-9947083435702630702010-02-08T14:02:00.004Z2010-02-10T02:14:11.578ZCamera crew in the Borough Market.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-24055399607372331542010-01-26T13:58:00.005Z2010-01-26T14:09:05.197ZBack to Basics

As an experiment, I decided to forgo the D-SLR, macro lens and flash set-up, and try to produce some shots with the most basic set-up I could get together.Lighting is provided by a desk lamp from Wilkinsons reflected off the white side of an A3 piece of art board, with a peice of A4 paper folded in half on the other side to provide fill.The background is another piece of card, and the figure is

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-36987116469639657732010-01-21T11:28:00.002Z2010-01-21T11:37:48.062ZA Foggy Day on Mondas

We've had a lot of fog where I live over the last few weeks (along with quite a bit of snow) so I decided to head out to try and take some pictures.I had an idea for a shot in my head so I packed a camera, my 35mm f2 lense, a flash and a toy Cyberman. The picture was taken in Peoples Park in Town, lit with a bare Speedlight handheld camera left. To get the background to be recognisable I had to

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-86237731709974055272010-01-06T11:03:00.000Z2010-01-06T11:03:00.302ZSuperhighway

Harry got a new fibre-optic light toy for Christmas so I couldn't resist taking a few shots. :)

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-78852759446877488142010-01-05T10:35:00.000Z2010-01-05T10:35:00.499ZDesolate Snow

I've finally got round to getting some of my prime lenses sorted out so they focus properly and accurately.This shot was taken through my living room window in the small hours of the morning, with a shutter speed of 1/15 of a second. I braced myself against the window frame to steady the camera and came out with a pretty sharp shot.Hopefully I'll post some shots with the 35mm f2 and 50mm f1.8 mkI

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-21236706184424081102010-01-04T09:48:00.000Z2010-01-04T01:10:51.972ZCyberman

I know, I know, another Doctor Who picture, but I couldn't help it.AND this Cyberman was FREE! How good is that?

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-16193966082058155062009-12-18T11:00:00.000Z2009-12-18T11:00:07.596ZHam-fisted Bun Vendors!!

I finally got the 3rd Doctor figures from Forbidden Planet. I splurged on both the "Sea Devils" version and the "Death to the Daleks" versions (I skipped the "Green Death" version because as much as I like the Doctor figure, I refuse to pay £25 for a figure and 3 maggots).

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-62586261125126149912009-12-17T11:47:00.003Z2009-12-17T11:53:15.487ZMulti Storey

Iphone picture, processed with Tiltshift and Best Camera.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-82989100725242115132009-12-05T21:00:00.000Z2009-12-17T11:59:28.535ZSimon Out-take

An out-take from a quick shoot I did with Simon from Legacy Comics.One flash in a 24" folding softbox, handheld by Vern, in E-TTL mode.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-77806985758259693232009-11-08T11:42:00.001Z2009-11-11T15:29:39.684ZRealtime

One of the things that put a lot of people off Colin baker's Doctor was his awful costume, which i often describe as looking like an "explosion in a clown factory".Well, in 2002 BBCi released the webcast story "Realtime". This featured the Sixth Doctor in a much better blue version of his costume. This version of the costume has also popped up on a few cover illustrations as well, namely some of

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-11121790877022095342009-11-07T20:29:00.000Z2009-11-07T20:29:17.589ZDoctor #2

With a couple of "friends" in tow.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-65821214249860961462009-11-05T18:39:00.002Z2009-12-17T12:02:07.252ZThe First Doctor

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-64016199131123079962009-11-05T11:23:00.000Z2009-11-05T11:23:00.938ZWilliam & Patrick

I finally got round to opening my 1st and 2nd Doctor action figures yesterday. (Only took a month!) These are available exclusively from Forbidden Planet in the UK, and come in colour and black & white versions.I went for the colour versions, on the grounds that I were buying them primarily to photograph and if I wanted them black & white I could do so after the fact.I used an 18' pop-up softbox

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-22565243252153208222009-11-04T17:26:00.010Z2009-11-04T18:24:25.215ZIt's not all Doctor Who and Dinosaurs....

.....I do sometimes photograph real people too!Last Saturday (Halloween) I spent the day being "photographer in residence" at the "Halloween Havoc" event at Legacy Comics in Halifax.We set up in the Temporary Art Space in the Piece Hall at around 11am, planning to start shooting at about 1pm.The Gear TableFrom Matt Birdsall PhotographySetup ShotBasically the setup consisted of a Canon 430ex each

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-15720125962663236672009-10-24T17:08:00.002+01:002009-10-24T17:10:28.545+01:00Dinosaurs!

One of the advantages of having young children is the seemingly inexhaustible supply of toys to photograph.Isobel loves dinosaurs, and has built up quite a selection.More dinosaurs here

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-74511935016342720612009-10-23T17:09:00.005+01:002009-10-24T17:11:43.686+01:00Halloween Portraits

I'll be shooting Halloween portraits in conjunction with Legacy Comics as part of their "Halloween Havoc" Event on Saturday 31st of October in the Piece Hall, Halifax from about 11am to 4pm.I'll be in either the Temporary Art Space or one of the empty shop units downstairs.I'll be shooting all of the fancy dress competition entrants (and anyone else who shows up in exchange for a small donation

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-23955438114515168192009-10-23T16:51:00.003+01:002009-10-23T17:34:29.181+01:00#EPICBLOGRT

Over on Twitter there has been a lot of activity with the #epicblogrt tag.To get in on the action just tweet your blog with the tag attached, and a bunch of other folk will retweet it, and their friends will retweet it.And then their friends will retweet it.And so on (until we break the interwebs).Read Jon Hodgson's post on the subject HERE.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-84583698908452435092009-10-23T11:30:00.000+01:002009-10-23T11:30:45.775+01:00Black & White Cyberman

More Doctor Who Timesquad pictures, this time using a climbing frame/slide at the park as a background for a more "industrial" look.Lit with a Canon 580ex at back camera left, E-TTL mode. Mono conversion with Apple Aperture.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-25216470412982108382009-10-09T19:25:00.002+01:002009-10-09T19:27:13.238+01:00Duck!

Went up to the Mother-in-Laws yesterday afternoon and took the opportunity to shoot some pictures of the Doctor Who Timesquad figures.Mostly shot with flash, with little or no contribution from the ambient.The best part is that the bulk of the garden is raised 2 feet above the path, so no crawling around on the floor!More shots HERE

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-36243861624855656382009-10-06T19:56:00.003+01:002009-10-09T19:16:17.881+01:00The Doctor

Spent some time last night (well, actually this morning!) taking some pictures of some of the Doctor Who TimeSquad figures I've picked up recently.Used a simply two light setup, with a number of different colour gels for effect.In the background are five Daleks, thrown out of focus to give a little interest.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-85629146413538218802009-09-27T00:59:00.002+01:002009-09-27T01:01:04.986+01:00Isobel

Isobel, originally uploaded by Hellbelly.I've been playing with Chase Jarvis' Bestcamera application for the iphone lately. It's pretty nice, the only issue being it tends to blow out some of the highlights, but apart from that, it produces some nice effects.Isobel, using the "Paris" black & white filter.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-42145582749149774132009-09-21T23:10:00.002+01:002009-09-21T23:15:33.878+01:00Vern

_MG_5711, originally uploaded by Hellbelly.Today I had a photoshoot with an actor friend of mine.Everything went great, apart from nearly putting my back out carrying all my gear on the bus! :)More shots here

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-49031282619900184922009-09-21T00:22:00.011+01:002009-09-21T01:12:03.443+01:00Leeds International Pool HDR 1

Travelled across to Leeds on Saturday to meet Matt Spaull, buy Doctor Who figures and take photos. After a (worryingly) slow start I got into my groove and got some really nice shots.This is one of those shots, and is the first time I've shot with the intention of producing an HDR image. Three shots (-2, 0, +2) processed in Photomatix Pro.More pictures here

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-90280448062415305562009-09-18T15:24:00.001+01:002009-09-18T15:24:39.916+01:00YOU BELONG TO UZZZZZZZ

YOU BELONG TO UZZZZZZZ, originally uploaded by Hellbelly.Recently I've been getting into the Patrick Troughton era of Doctor Who, so have picked up a few of the "Tomb of the Cybermen" style Cybermen, including the Cyber Controller pictured here.I've also been experimenting with using LED lights instead of flash for action figure photos. This photo is lit simply with a small lightbox (of the type

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-54969329215950606752009-08-20T19:35:00.003+01:002009-09-21T01:06:48.781+01:00Cannon Hall Farm Trip

We had a family trip to Cannon Hall Farm near Barnsley yesterday with my Mother in Law, Stepsister and her family. If anything it was too sunny, but all in all everyone had a good time. Flickr Set here

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-49993279750640474552009-08-02T00:44:00.002+01:002009-09-21T00:47:53.749+01:00Yorkshire Day

In short, it wasn't very Yorkshire and it rained.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-1940377223196834932009-07-18T01:22:00.003+01:002009-09-24T10:40:24.511+01:00Summer holiday

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-32583492646127402212009-03-29T13:12:00.001+01:002009-03-29T13:12:41.934+01:00Commander Cody

Commander Cody, originally uploaded by Hellbelly.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-64455383060925677202009-03-03T13:34:00.001Z2009-03-03T13:34:15.813ZClone Trooper

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Clone 2, originally uploaded by Hellbelly. Recently I've been taking a lot of photos of Action Figures. Partially due to weather, partially due to lack of willing models :)This was shot with a Tamron 90mm f2.8 Macro lens on

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-45918712301263540872008-08-22T15:15:00.001+01:002008-08-22T15:15:08.273+01:00Flying a Kite

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Flying a Kite, originally uploaded by Hellbelly. Well, back from holiday, still have a few photos to process, but here's one to keep you going.:)

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-36384638237828496582008-07-11T20:28:00.001+01:002008-07-11T20:28:06.302+01:00Harry playing to the camera

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Harry 2008-07-11 1144, originally uploaded by Hellbelly. Well it looks like Harry likes his photo taken as well.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-78940728940557553932008-06-29T19:49:00.003+01:002008-06-29T19:53:11.187+01:00Fixed!

Something I noticed about Blogger is that it kept cropping landscape format images square, for no apparent reason.Well, last night I hit Google and found the answer.So as you can see, the landscape images are now the right shape.Yay! :)

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-89401096654595142342008-06-29T06:42:00.001+01:002008-06-29T06:42:42.820+01:00Flyover

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-60620993604731883992008-05-16T05:45:00.001+01:002008-05-16T05:45:05.786+01:00Park Row

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-30802971123140267332008-05-11T18:00:00.002+01:002008-05-11T18:02:37.970+01:00Simon

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Simon 2008-05-07 073, originally uploaded by Hellbelly. Just a quick portrait I shot of my friend Simon, in St James's Hospital. Leeds.Shot with the EF 100mm F2 with window light.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-57504725052390218432008-02-11T19:48:00.003Z2008-03-28T19:28:10.070ZPlaying on the beach

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-64190283275687411852008-02-10T17:24:00.004Z2008-02-15T17:34:21.452ZSimon

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Simon 2008-02-10 1022, originally uploaded by Hellbelly. Spent Sunday morning taking some photos of my friend Simon about Sowerby Bridge.First time really using off-camera flash and Strobist techniques outside. Got a few

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-21272999354303661052008-02-09T22:44:00.001Z2008-02-09T22:49:42.196ZPhotoshoot

Tomorrow I'm going to be shooting some photos of my good friend Simon, and anyone else how shows up.Anyone needs more info, check out Facebook or drop me a comment.I'll have some shots up as soon as I've processed them.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-71276562534986045502008-02-08T12:44:00.002Z2008-03-28T19:30:48.584Z6 months

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-24677859640127968732008-01-17T15:04:00.004Z2008-03-28T19:33:41.560ZCovered Street at Night 1

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-84977122195106924202007-12-24T15:51:00.002Z2008-03-28T19:35:02.024ZBlue sky at night

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Blue sky at night, originally uploaded by Hellbelly. A shot from last christmas.Shot with Tungsten white balance to match the shop windows.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-38672398773358818842007-12-02T23:52:00.002Z2008-03-28T19:36:57.829ZPiecehall Entrance

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-29874599768855394772007-12-02T23:07:00.002Z2008-03-28T19:38:18.183ZRyburn Dam

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-1676135245082753472007-12-02T23:05:00.002Z2008-03-28T19:39:55.633ZRyburn Reservoir

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-23982034853415675002007-11-12T21:44:00.001Z2007-11-12T21:44:14.109ZFlowers

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-34472733377045462342007-11-12T18:47:00.001Z2007-11-12T18:47:42.146ZCoffee Girl

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5768186072881146760.post-53985050349756290672007-11-12T18:30:00.000Z2007-11-12T18:53:13.250ZNew Blog

Well, I've decided to start a new blog dedicated entirely to photography.My other blog will continue (whenever I get round to updating it) for any other nonsense that pops into my head, but as far as this one is concerned, it's photography all the way.

Matt Birdsallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04110148896544277569noreply@blogger.com1