MicroBioI love photography. You probably do to - am I right? It's brilliant, isn't it!Webhttp://chris-beaumont.comBioam·a·teur (ăm'ə-tûr', -tər, -chʊr', -chər, -tyʊr') pronunciationn. 1. A person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession. 
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chrisbeaumont uploaded a photo: A morning coffee, cigarette and chatOne Comment | One FaveI pass the Monmouth Coffee Company every morning on my walk to work. This little bench is a prime spot for morning commuters to get their early fix of caffeine and have a quick read of the paper or a friendly chat.
The Monmouth Coffee Company is one of those lovely places that makes you feel weird because everyone who works there seems so happy.
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chrisbeaumont uploaded a photo: The Tools of the Modern StateOne FaveThere's something about going back to Essex that really messes with my constitution. I feel like I regress back down several steps on the evolutionary scale. Like I've walked right onto the set of 'They Live'.
These security cameras are quite the eye sore; menacing and portentous. Ultimately I suppose the reasons for their existence are rational and understandable, desirable even, but still, for me they represent a facet of the darker side of the modern state, especially in Britain, which is, apparently, the most surveiled state on earth. |
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chrisbeaumont uploaded a photo: Arsenal vs Real Madrid - Fake Tilt ShiftOne FaveI went to see the Arsenal vs Real Madrid pre-season warm up game a couple of weekends ago with some work mates. It was a tepid game with little to write home about, though my friend Ash bought his 2 year old son along to his first football match, which was lovely to see.
I added a fake tilt-shift effect in Photoshop when processing this one, which makes it look like an image of a tiny model.
I've made a video tutorial about how to apply fake tilt shift in photoshop and would love to get some feedback from you guys about what you think. It's my first attempt at such a venture so go easy! |
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chrisbeaumont uploaded a photo: Natasha - portraiture using a long focal lengthOne FaveThis was an experiment in taking a portrait using a longer focal length, which I’ve oft heard quoted as rule number one for portraiture. The golden number is 100mm, so they say.
The only lens I have is a 17-85mm zoom lens, and this was taken all the way out at 85mm. The idea is to compress the background and flatten out the space between subject and surroundings.
It definitely works - much more impactful.
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chrisbeaumontI'm resting up at home having had my appendix removed! 1 year, 4 months ago [Web] |
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chrisbeaumont uploaded a photo: Gas Tower - Hackney, London5 FavesI love these gas towers. Not sure why. I've gone past this one every day on the train for about three years and always wanted to photograph it. Then one day all this graffiti popped up on the side of it, and then I REALLY wanted to photograph it :) Sometimes graffiti looks so right.
Well I found it a little while back - just round the corner from where I live. I love it.
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chrisbeaumonthas found Benedryl! The days of intense hayfever suffering are at an end! He better not operate any heavy machinery though. Zzzzzzz ... 1 year, 5 months ago [Web] |
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chrisbeaumont uploaded a photo: Rikke Brunste-DahlRikke is a journalist. This shot was taken for her profile on one of the websites she works for. It's actually a reject - the ones that got through the editorial sieve made her look far more friendly and approachable. This one was for me :)
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The scene was lit with continuous lights that we use for video production. The Key light is a Kino Flo 400 placed camera left. The edge highlight is a Photon Beard Highlighter 110 placed to the left of, and behind, Rikke, and the backdrop is lit with an Arri Fresnel 300 spot.
The Kino and Photon Beard are both great to work with - they're flourescent tubes that are naturally diffused and give off a lovely light. The Arri is a tungsten bulb that runs at a different colour temperature, which is why you can see some strange reddy/blue casting on the backdrop. The wall it was shot against is actually a light grey ... I like the way the Arri turns it into that blue colour when it's picked up by the camera sensor. |
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chrisbeaumont- suffering from the feverous hay! 1 year, 5 months ago [Web] |
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chrisbeaumont uploaded a photo: HugoOne Comment | 2 FavesThis is Hugo - hes a friend of a friend, who owns a little night spot in Hackney thats not really a night spot but actually where he lives! He puts on parties and exhibitions from time to time to help pay the rent.
He was a great guy. I had hoped to put a night on with him, but it all came to nothing in the end, as these things often do.
His place was amazing. You can only see a small portion of it here, but behind the camera is a large open space, the walls adorned similarly to the walls you can see in this image. Speakers, wires, cables
all manner of brick-a-brack. There was also a stage where bands could perform.
Being there reminded me of my favourite Jeff Wall image:
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/jeffwall/image/roomguide/rm6_invisible_lrg.jpg |
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chrisbeaumont uploaded a photo: Carrion7 FavesTaken on Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands. I’m not sure what it was that bit the dust on the moorland, but it had feathers, and had been picked clean.
This one was processed using the dodge and burn tools in Photoshop - lots of really heavy dodging and burning.
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chrisbeaumontAnnoying my girlfriend by uploading photos to Zooomr when I should be romancing her :D 1 year, 5 months ago [Web] |
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chrisbeaumontSitting in bed on my old Powerbook, adding my first photo to Zooomr and trying to figure out how on earth I add a profile pic! 1 year, 5 months ago [Web] |
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chrisbeaumont uploaded a photo: Glen Coe, Scotland - April 12, 20082 FavesThis stubby little mountain was the first I photographed on a week long trip to the Scottish Highlands last April. There's something about him (it seems like a he) that's ever so cheeky, though I can't figure out what it is.
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